Is anyone doing anything for Halloween tomorrow?
rowanboy
- Tue Oct 30 17:29:36 2001

Oh yes? So Tom is going to lose ay Sega Rally 2 eh? Would that be the Tom who drives about in a rally specced Ibiza? I don't think so buddy!!! ;-)
rowanboy
- Tue Oct 30 17:27:36 2001

dsp...er...would that be tim..? lol..yeah...i seemed to get into bars quite easily...dunno how..? a visit to trocadero (where tom's ass is gonna be kicked at all games...lol)
TUX <chrisboy@lineone.net>
- Tue Oct 30 17:02:41 2001

I clearly meant Weakest Link there.
John
- Tue Oct 30 09:46:14 2001

Gav, a friend of mine, is appearing on the weakest tomorrow (5:30ish I think), which ought to be fun.
John
- Tue Oct 30 09:45:51 2001

Hmmm... maybe...
John
- Tue Oct 30 09:33:31 2001

R U UP 4 IT?
rowanboy
- Tue Oct 30 09:23:40 2001

We (Chris and I) are going to the Trocadero on Thursday John... and then on for some food and a beer or two!
rowanboy
- Tue Oct 30 09:23:24 2001

Chris - I remember you now! I recall being mildly jealous of how gratuitously underage you managed to get away with going into pubs... Erm, is that a proper sentence? Oh well, I'm sure you know what I mean...
John
- Tue Oct 30 09:11:39 2001

Hey Chrisboy!
dsp
- Tue Oct 30 09:00:00 2001

so, how much tea do u drink..?
TUX <chrisboy1@lineone.net>
- Mon Oct 29 22:00:20 2001

Dr. Debug - I oddly had a dream the other day that Debug was a small town in Utah, or maybe Wisconsin. Also, the tea drinking thing was based on the fact that I put a picture of myself on that who's who page that gave a false impression I drink tea a lot. Errr, or something.
John
- Mon Oct 29 11:39:47 2001

hi..this is rowanboy Jr. some of u may remember me as the annoying brat rowanboy dragged around with him
TUX <chrisboy1@lineone.net>
Aldershot, - Sun Oct 28 21:38:56 2001

That would be around the 7-8 day mark. Infact it was then put on a baked potatoe. (Which was nice).
Jon E
- Fri Oct 26 11:11:04 2001

JonE: When was the lsat time you grated some cheese?
dsp
- Fri Oct 26 11:10:01 2001

I strongly urge not to. No only joking.
jon E
- Fri Oct 26 11:05:54 2001

JonE: I strongly urge you to use the HSBC 100% mortgage with no indemnity premium whilst you still can, i.e. 2yrs after your graduate account ends.
dsp
- Fri Oct 26 10:41:31 2001

Hmmmmmmmm...... has Mr. Sneeky Peeks been getting Mortgage lenders down him and everyfing?
Jon E
- Fri Oct 26 10:38:59 2001

Hanging kind of okay, ish. I've heard a rumour that You've bought a house before I have (or you will buy a house before i do). This is good news. However I must urge you to indulge yourself in the lost art of opening the french windows / back door on a freezing cold Christmas day, while having a sandwich with 1 slice of Thin ham / chicken. A la your step father.
Jon E
- Fri Oct 26 10:37:19 2001

JonE: Alright mate!!!
How's it hanging?
dsp
- Fri Oct 26 10:34:06 2001

Graf, How about instead. Getting a massive light bulb a white wall, and some shadow puppeteers?
Jon E
- Fri Oct 26 10:31:55 2001

Doctor Debug, I'd like to you ask you a question. That question is: Where are you from in the U.S.?

Oh and Alright their DSP?
Jon E (AKA Flymo).
- Fri Oct 26 10:30:52 2001

Well Doctor, my Internation friend, that would be my favourite beverage.
dsp
- Fri Oct 26 09:57:57 2001

Ah, I see dsp. Nerdiness it is! I like the ways you guys have all your pictures online to give other folks an idea of who is saying what. That's really cool. What is the thing about tea, though?
Doctor Debug
US, - Fri Oct 26 09:55:22 2001

How daft can i be?
rowanboy
- Thu Oct 25 16:12:20 2001

"How hard can it be?" Famous last words!
rowanboy
- Thu Oct 25 16:12:04 2001

"How easy can it be?" Famous last words!
rowanboy
- Thu Oct 25 16:11:59 2001

You should look on ebay for projectors, there seem to be quite a few going cheap-ish (500 odd quid). I'm toying with the idea of just building one though. All you need is an lcd screen, a bright light and a lens... How difficult can it be?
Graf <graf@altavista.net>
- Thu Oct 25 15:49:46 2001

Sadly quiet.
rowanboy
- Thu Oct 25 15:42:52 2001

Sadly true.
rowanboy
- Wed Oct 24 15:07:44 2001

Dr Debug: That would be mostly nerdyness you are referring too.
Only rowayboy has the geekyness you refer to.
dsp
- Wed Oct 24 14:58:48 2001

Surfed on in and found a whole load of geekyness. It seems that this place exists because it exists or is there some solid, real reason?
Doctor Debug
US, - Wed Oct 24 14:55:48 2001

Do you suffer from pool table blindness then? I'm sorry to hear that, but I have heard it's highly treatable.
Dr. P. S. Mestozasione
- Wed Oct 24 13:26:05 2001

Damn good idea though.
rowanboy
- Wed Oct 24 12:25:16 2001

Hmm. Hester can be real.
rowanboy
- Wed Oct 24 12:23:40 2001

Wahey - looks like I'll be getting a games room in our new house. Mentioned this to Rowanboy last night, but he was sceptical. But last night Hester was looking at pool tables for me :)
Graf <graf@altavista.net>
- Wed Oct 24 11:26:41 2001

Build a robotic copy of yourself out of lego and use that.
Uncle Rocking Chair
- Wed Oct 24 09:32:31 2001

I have flu. And I have to teach a course. The main problem with being freelance is that you don't have anyone to cover for you!!! Ack.
rowanboy
- Wed Oct 24 09:28:00 2001

I swear i didn't press the add button then... Anyway, for those of you with bandwidth to spare Vic n Bob. The chris morris stuff is good too, though I would say that, being a bit of a fan and all..
Graf <graf@altavista.net>
- Tue Oct 23 11:45:35 2001

graf
- Tue Oct 23 11:32:32 2001

Graf: have you had any luck with LAME on Solaris?
rowanboy
- Mon Oct 22 17:11:39 2001

i think we're all trying to work out how that's pronounced.
rowanboy
- Mon Oct 22 16:31:36 2001

Well that shut everyone up.
dsp
- Mon Oct 22 16:28:55 2001

Contraversially, my house is not in Blackpool,
Its in Poulton-Le-Fylde. Posh or what?
dsp
- Mon Oct 22 16:03:52 2001

Turn the sound down a bit if at work..
rowanboy
- Mon Oct 22 15:58:11 2001

John: Literally, in one/two/three weeks I may have my own house for you to come and visit. Walking distance from train station, pubs and nite club and evryfing?
Plus, just heard today that I may be in London for a nite on a Microsoft thing early in December.
dsp
- Mon Oct 22 15:55:38 2001

Tim, what are the chances of you being free some weekend for me to come and visit you in Blackpool...?
John
- Mon Oct 22 15:50:14 2001

Nice, Mr Hawkins. Nice. And the point is, it's all TRUE!
rowanboy
- Mon Oct 22 15:27:44 2001

I'm having a nerdy satisfaction overdose... Bloody hell that feels good.
John
- Mon Oct 22 11:21:50 2001

You are my God John!!
dsp
- Mon Oct 22 11:20:19 2001

I've just experienced possibly one of the happiest moments of this year so far - take a look here, plus there's plenty more similar posts on rec.photo.digital
John
- Mon Oct 22 11:17:16 2001

YEE HAW!
OBS
- Fri Oct 19 13:53:38 2001

Well I don't know about any other weird ass IDEs, but in VC++ 6, you might need to enable smart tabbing by going to Tools / Options, then choosing Tabs, make sure you've got File type selected as C/C++, and setting the Auto Indent thing to Smart. I think in my VC++ this was selected already. Then just select a block of text in one of your source files (or better still someone else's), maybe shift tab a few times if you want to flatten it out first (not sure if this makes any difference but I like it), then Alt-F8 and hey presto.
John
- Fri Oct 19 11:35:45 2001

I press Alt-F8 and got a macro editor.
national Indentation week indeed!
dsp
- Fri Oct 19 09:54:11 2001

I pressed alt-F8 and nothing happened... What's it meant to do?
Graf <graf@altavista.net>
- Fri Oct 19 09:50:50 2001

Hiya boys and girls. Today is national indentation day. So think of the children, and spend a while pressing Alt-F8. Thanks.
John
- Fri Oct 19 09:46:03 2001

I know, they make set top boxes too. I think my parents have got one, or is theirs a pace. God fridays are dull. Or is it just me.
Graf <Graf@altavista.net>
annoyed, my gamecube almost arrived - Fri Oct 19 09:42:47 2001

Nokia don't just make phones you know.
rowanboy
- Thu Oct 18 13:10:32 2001

Hoorah for MDAC.
Uncle Rocking Chair
- Thu Oct 18 12:54:31 2001

I have had a shite day. Here I am brain the size of a teapot and I get to teach this lot about stuff they should already know. Doh.
rowanboy
- Wed Oct 17 17:18:29 2001

No. Are you?
rowanboy
- Wed Oct 17 17:17:50 2001

I certainly am.
Tarquin P. Oak-Decomposition (Mrs)
- Wed Oct 17 13:40:25 2001

Alright gaylords? You all still gay?
dsp
- Wed Oct 17 11:24:26 2001

Yeah. Kinda like MegaDeth.
rowanboy
- Tue Oct 16 17:21:20 2001

I think I have already contracted Anth..fedat[mev t99ruvvwehallUIAd h
Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk>
- Tue Oct 16 16:33:13 2001

What, are they planning on reforming, or are you just talking about the greatest hits album?
John
- Tue Oct 16 13:46:04 2001

Hmm. Anyone else worried about anthrax?
rowanboy
- Tue Oct 16 13:08:32 2001

Hey John, You know how much you just loved playing Hired Guns
Rusty Brundelfly <azoth@angelfire.com>
- Tue Oct 16 00:43:56 2001

John, totty count low music very good. Got the bald bastard to play 'Children of the Sun', 'Bullet in the Head' and 'Bulls on Parade'. Amongst some Korn and stuff. Cool!
Rob Lang
- Tue Oct 16 00:23:38 2001

Small cakes would definitely help at this point.
Mike
- Mon Oct 15 17:03:34 2001

Oh, in fact that does seem to be a different program - what a coincidence...
John
- Mon Oct 15 11:57:17 2001

Camee - do you mean Came (written by Tsuruzoh Tachibanaya) - it doesn't support USB though surely??
John
- Mon Oct 15 11:55:48 2001

If you've not seen the Sesame Street and Osama Bin Laden thing, check it out here here.
dsp
- Mon Oct 15 09:21:22 2001

DSP: will check it out... I need some sort of scripted approach as I have Unix boxes and PC's. I think???! I guess the CD ripping bit is the hard bit to script without owning a homehelp robot.....
Jon and John: I downloaded a program called CAMEE, which is OK, but not brilliant. I'm searching for another one.
rowanboy
- Sun Oct 14 11:26:48 2001

Tom - what was the software you got from tucows?
John
- Thu Oct 11 15:01:54 2001

Jon, you have really found an excellent use of technology there, mate.
Rob Lang
- Thu Oct 11 11:56:15 2001

Tom, can you inform me of the software that you downloaded? Is it anygood? With this motion detector you could set your camera up to see if the Cookie Monster eats your cookies.
Jon E
- Thu Oct 11 08:14:05 2001

Tom: I've found a nicer and perhaps quicker way of compressing wav's to MP3s It's called RazorEnc or BladeEnc or something like that (available from download.com). Rob, you're damn right, infact that is exactly how I access my Pictures on my camera through John's quite amazing piece of software.

P.S. I had DNS problems yesterday afternoon trying to get back to the board, which Is why I didn't answer then.
Jon E
- Thu Oct 11 08:08:45 2001

If USB makes a new drive under windows, surely Johnnies type program will work as you can browse folders and stuff. Or am I wrong? You can all point and laugh at the Cybernetics student.
Rob Lang
- Wed Oct 10 17:47:22 2001

FANTASTIC! Download this!!
rowanboy
- Wed Oct 10 15:34:19 2001

DSP: do you have the scripts that you used to automate mp3 production at radstock please? I've got about 200 CD's to do... and enough processing power to render Toy Story :-)
rowanboy
- Wed Oct 10 15:21:41 2001

It's okay. I found that my camera complies with some standard API or something cos it works with some freeby software form tucows.com.. The software that came with the camera does motion detection.... (evil grin).
rowanboy
- Wed Oct 10 14:56:48 2001

No I've given up with USB - besides - why do you need it ? Every USB camera I've seen working just maps itself as an extra drive under Windows...
John
- Wed Oct 10 13:32:07 2001

Also, for a short time only, you can see what I'm up to. Http://www.muddypaws.org/webcam/webcam.jpg
rowanboy
- Wed Oct 10 11:29:39 2001

ROB! Nice one sir... you should work in the security industry :-)
rowanboy
- Wed Oct 10 11:29:03 2001

Cunning Bastard, I am. Yesterday I booked two tables, one at the Grand Imperial and then one Garden of Gulab. Dialling 1471 would have given the Garden of Gulab. I left the Yellow Pages open on the 'Indian Restaurants' page and then cancelled the Gulab using my mobile. Pete came back from work and then found the YP open... he entered smug mode. But only for a short number of hours!
Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk>
- Wed Oct 10 11:24:07 2001

John, do you have a mechanism for grabbing pictures from USB yet? I have just got a USB webcam and I'd love to be able to grab a picture every ten minutes or so (like JohnyCam!!)
Oh, and Yes. Open another pack.
rowanboy
- Tue Oct 9 22:18:52 2001

I've already had two packets of French Fries, I'm considering a third, but I thought I'd put it to the public vote...
John
- Tue Oct 9 13:47:05 2001

Good point.
And well presented.
dsp
- Tue Oct 9 10:29:35 2001

Who needs a house?

Hiya boys and girls. Can I suggest none of you go into London on Saturday? I've just heard from a bloke at work that apparently there's going to be some terrorist activity there or something. To be on the safe side, why not spend the weekend in Devon?
John
- Tue Oct 9 09:32:39 2001

hi out there my name is venice i am in a calender girl contest right now iam i second place please help by going to wwwspeedzone.com im in LA in the bottom left corner. thank you
venice
- Tue Oct 9 02:08:01 2001

Does anybody know who Esfandiar Ahmadi is? Today I've oddly received an invitation to a private viewing of his (her?) sculptures and paintings at the St. Raphael Gallery, along with an apology for it having been postponed. Quite odd.
John
- Mon Oct 8 14:21:19 2001

On a similar note, yesterday I had a can of Coke
with Artificial Intelligence. After becoming good friends
throughout the drink, I was touched when it reminded me
that I should brush my teeth afterwards, and saddened
when I threw it into a recycling bin.

Please blue fairy, make me the Real Thing, it pleaded.
dsp
- Mon Oct 8 13:38:36 2001

Yesterday I had the coolest most steeliest thing ever - a can of self heating coffee. It was so cyberpunk, I loved it. On the downside it was Nescafe so the coffee itself tasted like shit, and I shortly after paying for it remembered (of course) its made by Nestle who are the most evil company in the world etc etc. Still, given that apparently there's also disposable mobile phones available it makes me wonder if marketing bosses and technical innovators at all these big companies are just blatantly reading lots of William Gibson.
John
- Mon Oct 8 13:30:29 2001

Oh, and Tim. GOOD LUCK and WELL DONE.
rowanboy
- Sun Oct 7 21:29:20 2001

Not to sound old and past it, but I've also just started growing roses up the front of it :0)
rowanboy
- Sun Oct 7 21:28:56 2001

Getting a house is both cool an crap - at least for the first six months. You love the place, but it is not what you want - but you've got no cash to do anything about it to start with. Eventually, you begin to make back the money you spent on your deposit, legals fees and stamp duty, moving costs, new kettle, toaster and saucepan set! I love my house now... we are having a conservatory built in January. NICE HUH?
rowanboy
- Sun Oct 7 21:27:55 2001

Oooooh Tim are you sure? Doesn't getting a mortgage mean you'll never ever have any money ever?
John
- Sun Oct 7 10:48:12 2001

It appears that the House must be previously owned by a Girl as there is an MGF in the driveway.

- Fri Oct 5 15:41:05 2001

What's quite funny is that the second picture down, shows a set of Radstock Houses running along the back.

- Fri Oct 5 15:39:25 2001

Easy Tiger. Houses can only be bought If network skewer is accessible. Nice one Tim.
Jon
- Fri Oct 5 15:37:51 2001

I have put an offer on a house, and it has been accepted.
If all goes according to plan, it would appear
that I have a house.





dsp
- Fri Oct 5 15:34:29 2001

Oh, also, I uploaded the pictures from the Mexican Party, at last.
John
- Fri Oct 5 14:20:09 2001

I secretly really wanted to buy Kylie's latest album, but thought I would be buried in a landslide of criticism for it.
John
- Fri Oct 5 14:17:06 2001

Yesterday I bought three CDs, the first two of which (Travis - The Invisible Band, and Basemant Jaxx - Rooty) I din't really listen to, however, I did give a bit more time over to Turin Brakes - The Optomist LP and thoroughly enjoyed it.
John
- Fri Oct 5 14:15:49 2001

The world today is absolutely crackers.
With nuclear bombs to blow us all sky high.
There's fools and idiots sitting on the trigger.
It's depressing, and it's senseless, and that's why...

I like chinese,
I like chinese,
They only come up to you knees,
Yet they're always friendly and they're ready to to please.

I like chinese,
I like chinese,
There's nine hundred million of them in the world today,
You'd better learn to like them, that's what I say.

I like chinese,
I like chinese,
They come from a long way overseas,
But they're cute, and they're cuddly, and they're ready to please.

I like chinese food,
The waiters never are rude,
Think the many things they've done to impress,
There's maoism, taoism, I Ching and chess.

I like chinese,
I like chinese,
I like their tiny little trees,
Their zen, their ping-pong, their ying and yang-eze.

I like chinese thought,
The wisdom that Confusious taught,
If Darwin is anything to shout about,
The chinese will survive us all without any doubt.

So, I like chinese,
I like chinese,
They only come up to you knees,
Yet they're wise, and they're witty, and they're ready to please

Wo, I chumba run,
Wo, I chumba run,
Wo, I chumba run,
Ne hamma, Ne hamma, Ne hamma chi chen.

I like chinese,
I like chinese,
They're food is guaranteed to please,
A fourteen, a seven, a nine and lychees

I like chinese, 
I like chinese, 
I like their tiny little trees,
Their zen, their ping-pong, their yin and yang-eze

I like chinese,
I like chinese...

Read this. Now.
newsboy
- Thu Oct 4 21:40:42 2001

John, phone your mother!!! Mothers can be socially under-privileged individuals, too.
Mary Hawkins <mary.hawkins@shieldscrescent.fsnet.co.uk>
- Thu Oct 4 20:01:18 2001

John, phone your mother!!! Mothers can be socially under-privileged individuals, too.
Mary Hawkins <mary.hawkins@shieldscrescent.fsnet.co.uk>
- Thu Oct 4 20:00:59 2001

Woo hoo! Day off work!!
Boo, going to the bank, boo, boo!
dsp
- Thu Oct 4 10:53:50 2001

Please go and buy Snow White on DVD. Thanks.
Walt Disney
- Thu Oct 4 09:17:43 2001

John, you're a slag. A big slag. Gasson told me.
Rob Lang <sooty@bullet-systems.com>
MADLAB, Reading - Wed Oct 3 14:56:45 2001

Mmmmmm.... Yessss.... Yeahs.... Cheeeeese. Mmm. Cheese... Oh! Lard... cheese.... yess.
Rob Lang <sooty@bullet-systems.com>
MADLAB, Reading - Wed Oct 3 14:04:44 2001

It'll cost a couple of quid - about a quid to list it and a quid as their cut of the final sale price. But prices go up with more expensive items (it's a percentage of the final sale price and it costs more to list items with a higher reserve)
Graf <graf@altavista.net>
- Wed Oct 3 12:49:30 2001

Boo.
rowanboy
- Tue Oct 2 15:00:01 2001

How much does it cost to sell an item?
rowanboy
- Tue Oct 2 14:55:12 2001

You've gotta love ebay. Selling a video box set on ebay. Price brand new at blackstar.co.uk £31.49 - price on my second hand copy £26 and rising (30 mins to go on the auction). Madness. But i like it :)
Graf <graf@altavista.net>
- Tue Oct 2 14:38:51 2001

But mmmm cheese, yes, mmmm cheese, mmmm, lard.
John
- Tue Oct 2 10:31:46 2001

I must see it. I must.
Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk>
- Mon Oct 1 16:49:04 2001

Oh no, you didn't go to see it did you? I can't help but think any film where civilisation comes to an end part way through is onto an immediate downer.
John
- Mon Oct 1 09:53:17 2001

Please Blue Fairy, make me a real boy.
dsp
- Mon Oct 1 09:43:41 2001