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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 11:19 pm
Post subject: What Happened to October?
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I have what is truly a strange question.
My hard drive crashed last week, and I've lost around 6 months of work
- including messages from abth, all my email, etc.
So, in an effort to catch up, now that I have my newsreader installed
on my new system, I downloaded all the messages from abth.
There are only two that I can see from last October.
The messages start in September.
So - what happened in October? Or is it just me?
On another note (pun intended) - countdown to England is 9 days... We
fly over on the 4th of February to attend Sixteen Tones.
Will I get to meet many abthites there?
Cheers
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:18 am
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In <octa109n9rs6qk7rgfjn3gi9grldq9artb DeleteThis @4ax.com> PostPerson Peggi writted:
>I have what is truly a strange question.
>My hard drive crashed last week, and I've lost around 6 months of work
>- including messages from abth, all my email, etc.
Aaaaaaargh! Much sympathy!
>So, in an effort to catch up, now that I have my newsreader installed
>on my new system, I downloaded all the messages from abth.
>There are only two that I can see from last October.
>The messages start in September.
>So - what happened in October? Or is it just me?
2 out of 380 (not including spam) ain't good.
>On another note (pun intended) - countdown to England is 9 days... We
>fly over on the 4th of February to attend Sixteen Tones.
>Will I get to meet many abthites there?
I shall be there for at least for a bit of the time, now that I have
discovered by purest chance which town it is actually in.
Beetle
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 11:02 am
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anon2765 DeleteThis @firedrake.org writted:
>In <octa109n9rs6qk7rgfjn3gi9grldq9artb DeleteThis @4ax.com> PostPerson Peggi writted:
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>>I have what is truly a strange question.
>>My hard drive crashed last week, and I've lost around 6 months of work
>>- including messages from abth, all my email, etc.
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>Aaaaaaargh! Much sympathy!
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Seconded. This has happened to me, twice, plus I work in IT, and I
*still* need to get a regular backup regime going...
>>On another note (pun intended) - countdown to England is 9 days... We
>>fly over on the 4th of February to attend Sixteen Tones.
>>Will I get to meet many abthites there?
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>I shall be there for at least for a bit of the time, now that I have
>discovered by purest chance which town it is actually in.
>
Conrunners are good at that. I was guest liaison once, and had the
following conversation with Neil Gaiman:
NG: "Thanks for the invitation. I'd love to attend. What date is it?"
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"Trust your instincts, Captain!"
"No, I'm going to use this incredibly expensive targeting computer."
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 2:58 pm
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On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:02:05 +0000, Harry Payne
<Harry RemoveThis @menageri.org.uk> wrote:
>anon2765@firedrake.org writted:
>>In <octa109n9rs6qk7rgfjn3gi9grldq9artb RemoveThis @4ax.com> PostPerson Peggi writted:
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>>>I have what is truly a strange question.
>>>My hard drive crashed last week, and I've lost around 6 months of work
>>>- including messages from abth, all my email, etc.
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>>Aaaaaaargh! Much sympathy!
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>Seconded. This has happened to me, twice, plus I work in IT, and I
>*still* need to get a regular backup regime going...
Oh. Did I mention that I work for an IT company, used to provide
technical support, and am married to a programmer? So you'd think WE
would know about backp, right? Only trouble is, we're typically the
ones with most to backup up,and no method sorted out yet of doing it
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 3:10 pm
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In article <mekc109th94u61kni7fe24c89mgtuamf9h RemoveThis @4ax.com>,
peggiwl RemoveThis @rogers.com () wrote:
> Oh. Did I mention that I work for an IT company, used to provide
> technical support, and am married to a programmer? So you'd think WE
> would know about backp, right?
It's an interesting point. I'm an IT journalist and am forever telling
readers to back up. One of these days I'll get caught out not having done
so and then will I feel a fool...
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 5:04 pm
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In <bv5kgh$8l4$1@thorium.cix.co.uk> Guy wrote:
>In article <mekc109th94u61kni7fe24c89mgtuamf9h.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>,
>peggiwl@rogers.com () wrote:
>> Oh. Did I mention that I work for an IT company, used to provide
>> technical support, and am married to a programmer? So you'd think WE
>> would know about backp, right?
>It's an interesting point. I'm an IT journalist and am forever telling
>readers to back up. One of these days I'll get caught out not having done
>so and then will I feel a fool...
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>Bit like all those doctors who smoke...
(and drink, and take the drugs from their own dispensary, yes.)
The cobbler's children always run barefoot.
(One of the oldest proverbial sayings I know. The oldest is from the Norse
or something, and translates as "Tongue seeks sore tooth". Sorry, Paul...)
Speaking of which: Guy, you don't seem to have any residence in the
Village, and we already have a Newshound. Would you fancy running a Shoe
Repair Shop and Cobblers Emporium in the Shambles, to augment your income
from doing Investigative Articles for the local freebie broadsheet, which
by its nature isn't a very reliable source of cash?
Any pun you may see in the name of the shop was not intended until after I
had written the sentence and noticed the missing apostrophe, ok? I
promise.
Beetle
Cartographer, Bombardier, Weather Witch and Village Storekeeper
Selling atonal apples, and amplified heat, and Pressed Rat's
collection of dog-legs and feet. Coffee mornings a speciality.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: What Happened to October? |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 5:27 pm
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In article <20040127140432.109738002372072.RemoveThis@firedrake.org>,
anon2765.RemoveThis@firedrake.org () wrote:
> Any pun you may see in the name of the shop was not intended until
> after I
> had written the sentence and noticed the missing apostrophe, ok? I
> promise.
I think 'Cobblers Emporium' is a very good description for a journalist of
my quality and standing actually...<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: What Happened to October? |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 8:19 pm
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In <bv5sg7$eru$1@thorium.cix.co.uk> Guy wrote obligingly:
>In article <20040127140432.109738002372072 RemoveThis @firedrake.org>,
>anon2765@firedrake.org () wrote:
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>> Any pun you may see in the name of the shop was not intended until
>> after I
>> had written the sentence and noticed the missing apostrophe, ok? I
>> promise.
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>I think 'Cobblers Emporium' is a very good description for a journalist of
>my quality and standing actually...
OK. Then I shall ask Isambard Kingdom Earwig to add this information to
the Map.
I think the 'Cobblers Emporium' is next door to the Cheese Shop, somehow.
Beetle
Cartographer, Bombardier, Weather Witch and Village Storekeeper
Selling atonal apples, and amplified heat, and Pressed Rat's
collection of dog-legs and feet. Coffee mornings a speciality.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: What Happened to October? |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 10:05 pm
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Beetle noted:
> (One of the oldest proverbial sayings I know. The oldest is from the
Norse
> or something, and translates as "Tongue seeks sore tooth". Sorry,
Paul...)
's allright. Tis true!
Au Res.,
Paul (part one of the Crowning ceremony tomorrow...)
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 10:05 pm
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 2:42 am
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In article <20040127171920.131985746397735.TakeThisOut@firedrake.org>,
<anon2765.TakeThisOut@firedrake.org> wrote:
>OK. Then I shall ask Isambard Kingdom Earwig to add this information to
>the Map.
And so he has.
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 12:10 pm
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In article <bv6cp0$fri$2@sparta.btinternet.com>,
p.a.bines RemoveThis @spambtinternettrap.com (Paul B.) wrote:
> so hopefully I'll be able to get it when next in
> W.H.Smiths...
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 12:52 pm
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In article <bv7uaq$mts$1@thorium.cix.co.uk>,
<gclapperton DeleteThis @cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <bv6cp0$fri$2@sparta.btinternet.com>,
>p.a.bines@spambtinternettrap.com (Paul B.) wrote:
>> so hopefully I'll be able to get it when next in
>> W.H.Smiths...
>Hopefully they'll also pay me for the thing...
Come on, it's only been a month or two. They'll wait for you to have
to sell a kidney first, _then_ pay you.
Firedrake R who does a bit of this stuff himself
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 2:00 pm
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In article <mekc109th94u61kni7fe24c89mgtuamf9h.DeleteThis@4ax.com>,
peggiwl.DeleteThis@rogers.com writes
>On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:02:05 +0000, Harry Payne
><Harry.DeleteThis@menageri.org.uk> wrote:
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>>anon2765@firedrake.org writted:
>>>In <octa109n9rs6qk7rgfjn3gi9grldq9artb.DeleteThis@4ax.com> PostPerson Peggi writted:
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>>>>I have what is truly a strange question.
>>>>My hard drive crashed last week, and I've lost around 6 months of work
>>>>- including messages from abth, all my email, etc.
>>>
>>>Aaaaaaargh! Much sympathy!
>>>
>>Seconded. This has happened to me, twice, plus I work in IT, and I
>>*still* need to get a regular backup regime going...
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>Oh. Did I mention that I work for an IT company, used to provide
>technical support, and am married to a programmer? So you'd think WE
>would know about backp, right? Only trouble is, we're typically the
>ones with most to backup up,and no method sorted out yet of doing it
>
I'm going to be outnumbered by computer geeks then?
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 6:18 pm
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:00:44 +0000, Omega <omega DeleteThis @menageri.org.uk>
wrote:
>In article <mekc109th94u61kni7fe24c89mgtuamf9h DeleteThis @4ax.com>,
>peggiwl@rogers.com writes
<snipped stuff about losing computer stuff>
>>>Seconded. This has happened to me, twice, plus I work in IT, and I
>>>*still* need to get a regular backup regime going...
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>>Oh. Did I mention that I work for an IT company, used to provide
>>technical support, and am married to a programmer? So you'd think WE
>>would know about backp, right? Only trouble is, we're typically the
>>ones with most to backup up,and no method sorted out yet of doing it
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>I'm going to be outnumbered by computer geeks then?
Um. Sorry about that. It only occurred to me after I posted <g>.
What's even worse is the fact that I've taken a geek test online. (So
did my husband, and my coworkers.) My coworkers came out as "posers".
I came out as a Major Geek, and my husband as a Super Geek. FWIW, only
one other individual on my floor at work got the same score that I
did. And I would have sworn he would have scored higher
But we can talk about lots of non-geeky stuff! Like, um, cats, and um,
science fiction, and um, uh.....oh yes! The Squire!
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