Social December 2001

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by Martyn Drake 21 Dec '01

21 Dec '01

Hi folks, Just wanted to let people know that the ALUG Main and Social mailing list archives are now searchable (thanks to htDig). Just visit the main archive page at http://lists.alug.org.uk/pipermail/main/ or http://lists.alug.org.uk/pipermail/social and either enter your search term(s). Please let me know if you encounter any strange happenings during use, or if you want to suggest any improvements, etc. Regards, Martyn Drake -- Web : http://www.drake.org.uk Web : http://www.martyn-drake.info Web : http://www.alug.org.uk

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by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 11 Dec '01

11 Dec '01

Anyone fancy a quick Monday morning sneer?................ http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/club/your_reports/newsid_1697000/1697132.…

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Re: [alug social] Beer Beer Beer beer, Lovely beer
by Ricardo Campos 11 Dec '01

11 Dec '01

> (say > the Fat Cat in ipswich) one evening (suggesting Next monday) for a few > drinks. etc... > > What do people think? How's about the Fat Cat in Norwich? (Not that I live next to it or anything, cough cough) :-D Inevitably it'll be lemonade, lemonade for whoever's travelling! Ricardo -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [alug social] laundry
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

Jo wrote: >Hmm... I seem to remember an old episode of 'Ren & Stimpy' that >developed on this theme... >Certainly there was a planet covered in single socks, anyway! Ah, I thought he'd been reading obscure SF again. That was like a cross between Starlight Barking (Dodie Smith of the 101 dalmations fame) and RedRobe (J.C Grimwood, probably not famous). Funnily enough, though, I can actually see David, deadpan expression, complete with chauffeur's cap, driving a family of socks about on an alien surface. Anyway, my current efforts on fetch/sendmail show complete inability to press the ON button on the washing machine.

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Re: [alug social] laundry
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

David F wrote: >Just explain why I always get an odd number of socks out of the washing >machine no matter how many I put in? Including where n = 0! I wondered about the inordinate quantity of odd socks; they never do get matched up. They must be the spam.

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laundry
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 06 Dec '01

06 Dec '01

Has anyone ever noticed how fetch/ sendmail is just like doing the washing? Incoming mail is just like all the washing appearing from different parts of the house into the ISP laundry basket. Wrongly addressed ones take a bit longer to reach it, such as the crumpled sock behind Rebecca's bed, often being bounced back to the sender before being properly addressed ("Tidy your room...."). Then the washing machine retreives the mail from the basket. At this point a virus may slip past its door, with the result that the washing turns greyish pink. The washing machine then sends the mail off to be prepared for delivery then the smart host sorts it all out and carries it to the final destination in the local household. Sometimes I have to look at the aliases file as I examine a grey sock of unknown owner. Dunno what the drying part is.

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RE: [alug social] printer recommendations
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 06 Dec '01

06 Dec '01

Jen wrote: >I can get hold of quite a cheap HP840C printer....any idea about this one >anyone? It's ok - I've found this: Should have looked first, sorry. http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=133664 Useful link to add to my Useful Links page.

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Re: [alug social] laundry
by Ricardo Campos 06 Dec '01

06 Dec '01

> Dunno what the drying part is. I think that's when you leave it in your inbox for ages while you do something else, then you have the ironing- which is constructing your reply in a neat, precise, concise manner. (then comes the sendmail bit) You may have guessed from my posts- I'm not very good at ironing! ;-) Ricardo -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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RE: [alug social] printer recommendations
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 06 Dec '01

06 Dec '01

BJ wrote: >HP 970CXi works with Linux cups and lpr great for photos but the don't >support double sided printing as yet. Results on glossy paper are stunning >though. Do you mean even though the printer is capable of double sided printing the linux software isn't? So in other words, there is no point in buying a double-side printer anyway? They use the HP970CXi printer here at work, they are excellent, cost closer to £200 though. I can get hold of quite a cheap HP840C printer....any idea about this one anyone? Jen

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printer recommendations
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 05 Dec '01

05 Dec '01

Hi, Can anyone recommend a printer that does double-sided printing in colour or b/w, has linux support, and costs less than a hundred quid? It will be £70 to have my epson stylus 400 repaired and I've been advised i may as well get a new one (although as a recyclist I'm having guilt pangs). Thanks, Jenny.

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