16 May
2005
16 May
'05
3:11 p.m.
Big thank you to whoever got my PDA history article on Slashdot! I was a
Slashdot virgin 'til now.
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16 May
16 May
3:32 p.m.
LOL ... Man some people are so dense ... The top two feedback comments on
Slashdot so far are "you barely talked about 96-2005" (when the HEADLINE
says it ends at 95) and "you should include the Hitchhikers Guide" (which I
did include).
I wish people who read before replying... Guess being on that site is a
double-edged sword!
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Computer Collector Newsletter
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 3:12 PM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Subject: Woohoo!
Big thank you to whoever got my PDA history article on Slashdot! I was a
Slashdot virgin 'til now.
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3:58 p.m.
On Monday 16 May 2005 14:32, Computer Collector Newsletter wrote:
LOL ... Man some people are so dense ... The top two
feedback
comments on Slashdot so far are "you barely talked about 96-2005"
(when the HEADLINE says it ends at 95) and "you should include the
Hitchhikers Guide" (which I did include).
I wish people who read before replying... Guess being on that site is
a double-edged sword!
It's Slashdot - what do you expect? Useful commentary?? :)
Pat
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5:40 p.m.
On Mon, 16 May 2005, Computer Collector Newsletter wrote:
LOL ... Man some people are so dense ... The top two
feedback comments on
Slashdot so far are "you barely talked about 96-2005" (when the HEADLINE
says it ends at 95) and "you should include the Hitchhikers Guide" (which I
did include).
I wish people who read before replying... Guess being on that site is a
double-edged sword!
Slashdot nerds are historically overzealous and attempt to find even the
tiniest (and as you found out, usually inconsequential or outright
invalid) openings to pick your work apart. As far as I'm concerned,
Slashdot's feedback forums are vast wastelands of narcissistic,
self-aggrandizing babble.
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5:50 p.m.
Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
Slashdot nerds are historically overzealous and
attempt to find even the
tiniest (and as you found out, usually inconsequential or outright
invalid) openings to pick your work apart. As far as I'm concerned,
Slashdot's feedback forums are vast wastelands of narcissistic,
self-aggrandizing babble.
...and always has been. That's why, when I read slashdot comments, I do
so on level 5 and even then only from people who are marked "friend" or
"friend of a friend" or "fan". I bypass 90% of the drivel that way.
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5:56 p.m.
The encouragement is much appreciated!
LOL, however sometimes in the sentence "Slashdot nerds are historically
overzealous and attempt to find even the tiniest (and as you found out,
usually inconsequential or outright invalid) openings" we need to change
"Slashdot" to "ClassicCMP". ;)
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Jim Leonard
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 5:50 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Woohoo!
Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
Slashdot nerds are historically overzealous and
attempt to find even
the tiniest (and as you found out, usually inconsequential or outright
invalid) openings to pick your work apart. As far as I'm concerned,
Slashdot's feedback forums are vast wastelands of narcissistic,
self-aggrandizing babble.
...and always has been. That's why, when I read slashdot comments, I do so
on level 5 and even then only from people who are marked "friend" or
"friend
of a friend" or "fan". I bypass 90% of the drivel that way.
--
Jim Leonard (trixter at oldskool.org)
http://www.oldskool.org/
Want to help an ambitious games project?
http://www.mobygames.com/
Or check out some trippy MindCandy at
http://www.mindcandydvd.com/
6:09 p.m.
On Mon, 16 May 2005, Computer Collector Newsletter wrote:
The encouragement is much appreciated!
LOL, however sometimes in the sentence "Slashdot nerds are historically
overzealous and attempt to find even the tiniest (and as you found out,
usually inconsequential or outright invalid) openings" we need to change
"Slashdot" to "ClassicCMP". ;)
True, but at least we're not dorks.
:)
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17 May
17 May
12:33 a.m.
On Mon, 16 May 2005 15:09:41 -0700 (PDT)
Vintage Computer Festival <vcf at siconic.com> wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2005, Computer Collector Newsletter
wrote:
I dunno about you, but for the last six months I've been wearing the
plainest black plastic hornrim glasses they sell at WalMart. I'm
talking $16 black plastic rims. No, they haven't broken yet so the
black tape isn't out yet. And I've been cutting my own hair with a buzz
clipper for the last four years.
So speak for yourself, non-dork.
(I'm considering a new look, since I've been getting weary of the funny
looks from 10 year old boys at McDonalds these days. Karma's still up
at Slashdot, tho.)
The encouragement is much appreciated!
LOL, however sometimes in the sentence "Slashdot nerds are
historically overzealous and attempt to find even the tiniest (and
as you found out, usually inconsequential or outright invalid)
openings" we need to change"Slashdot" to "ClassicCMP". ;)
True, but at least we're not dorks.
:)
1:31 p.m.
Scott Stevens wrote:
(I'm considering a new look, since I've been
getting weary of the funny
looks from 10 year old boys at McDonalds these days.)
Your license plate wouldn't happen to be "D-FENS", would it? ;-)
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18 May
18 May
11:12 p.m.
On Tue, 17 May 2005 12:31:21 -0500
Jim Leonard <trixter at oldskool.org> wrote:
Scott Stevens wrote:
Actually, since in this state we only have a rear license plate, I
recently got one of these
http://www.opengroup.org/pubs/catalog/n900.htm (UNIX license plate) for
the front.
(I'm considering a new look, since I've
been getting weary of the
funny looks from 10 year old boys at McDonalds these days.)
Your license plate wouldn't happen to be "D-FENS", would it? ;-) 
19 May
19 May
9:58 a.m.
>>>> "Scott" == Scott Stevens
<chenmel at earthlink.net> writes:
Scott> Actually, since in this state we only have a rear license
Scott> plate, I recently got one of these
Scott> http://www.opengroup.org/pubs/catalog/n900.htm (UNIX license
Scott> plate) for the front.
Cool. I wish I still had one of the originals, given out by DEC
around 1980 -- I think Armando Stettner, DEC's first Unix engineer,
was the perpetrator. How he ever got that past the bureaucracy is
still a miracle.
paul
1:55 p.m.
On Wed, May 18, 2005 at 10:12:35PM -0500, Scott Stevens wrote:
Actually, since in this state we only have a rear
license plate, I
What state is that?
Is there a list of states where I could do something like this
legally?
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5:20 p.m.
At 12:55 PM 5/19/05 -0500, you wrote:
On Wed, May 18, 2005 at 10:12:35PM -0500, Scott Stevens
wrote:
I don't know where Scott is but Florida only requires the rear license
plate. Virginia requires front and rear. IIRC Georgia, Vermont, Texas and
Kalifornia all require front and rear.
Actually, since in this state we only have a rear
license plate, I
What state is that?
Is there a list of states where I could do something like this
legally?
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trixter at oldskool.org
Like PC games? Help support the MobyGames database:
http://www.mobygames.com/
Or taste a slice of the demoscene at
http://www.mindcandydvd.com/
6:14 p.m.
On Thursday 19 May 2005 12:55, Jim Leonard wrote:
On Wed, May 18, 2005 at 10:12:35PM -0500, Scott
Stevens wrote:
Indiana.
Actually, since in this state we only have a rear
license plate, I
What state is that? Is there a list of states where I could do something
like this
legally?
Any state that supplies you with only one license plate when you get
your car registered...
Pat
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