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tsty
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http://thomas.loc.gov download the gummint !
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Jan 5 22:37 UTC 1995 |
Download the gummint, in gorious color ...... comments?
possible link to Internet?
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tsty
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response 1 of 30:
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Jan 5 23:11 UTC 1995 |
Cuss-n-Discuss:
grex% lynx http://thomas.loc.gov
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet (p1 of 4)
[Thomas Jefferson logo]
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Full text of all versions of House and Senate bills searchable
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Last update 1/4/95
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pegasus
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response 2 of 30:
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Jan 6 01:16 UTC 1995 |
TS,
It would be helpful to me, and perhaps others, if you posted a shorter
header and then put the long text as the first message. Thanks!
Pattie
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mju
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response 3 of 30:
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Jan 6 02:25 UTC 1995 |
You've seen http://www.whitehouse.gov/, right?
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tsty
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response 4 of 30:
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Jan 6 03:07 UTC 1995 |
I think it's terribly difficult to get it much shorter than :
:>Item 47: http://thomas.loc.gov download the gummint !
:>Entered by TS Taylor (tsty) on Thu, Jan 5, 1995 (17:37):
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:> Download the gummint, in gorious color ...... comments?
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:> possible link to Internet?
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:>3 responses total.
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:>#1 of 3: by TS Taylor (tsty) on Thu, Jan 5, 1995 (18:11):
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:> Cuss-n-Discuss:
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:> grex% lynx http://thomas.loc.gov
But of course, I'm always open to suggestions.
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danr
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response 5 of 30:
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Jan 6 04:04 UTC 1995 |
Getting back to the topic, I think this is a great idea. I'm glad
to see this happening.
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rcurl
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response 6 of 30:
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Jan 6 07:11 UTC 1995 |
Re #3: you can get into an enormous body of government information
via http://www.whitehouse.gov/, but I haven't compared it to this
lynx site. How are they the same, or different?
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cel
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response 7 of 30:
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Jan 6 16:19 UTC 1995 |
thomas, named after thomas jefferson, was introduced yesterday by
speaker of the house gingrich. it's purpose is to make information
available to the public which was previously only easily accessible
to congressional lobbyists. they plan to keep the same type of
information on thomas that the executive branch maintains on
whitehouse.gov: the text of legislation, press releases, etc.
one of michigan's representatives (i forget who) lead the team
that set up thomas.
so the real difference is thomas is "owned" by congress, and
whitehouse.gov is "owned" by the president's staff.
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bartlett
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response 8 of 30:
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Jan 7 01:35 UTC 1995 |
Agora 47 linked to Internet 79.
I took a brief peek at this tonight and while I don't know how
comprehensive the service is, it sure beats hell out of trying to get
anything out of locis (the Library of Congress Information Service), which
uses an archaeic search engine and an interface that makes Ghenghiz Khan
look friendly. Enjoy.
Chris
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robh
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response 9 of 30:
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Jan 7 02:41 UTC 1995 |
And remember, folks, the correct form of that URL is
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Always remember to include the trailing slash, or you may
have trouble accessing the links on that page.
Your friendly neighborhood lynxadmin, Rob
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tsty
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response 10 of 30:
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Jan 8 08:36 UTC 1995 |
hmm, that command i used was cut-n-pasted - what's the
difference? I hit several of the links but didn't
include them in #1. Was I lucky?
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robh
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response 11 of 30:
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Jan 8 22:52 UTC 1995 |
If you try accessing links on the same system as thomas.loc.gov,
and you haven't included the trailing /, it may not be able to
load them properly. Links to different sites will work fine.
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rcurl
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response 12 of 30:
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Jan 8 23:57 UTC 1995 |
I mosaiced to Thomas yesterday, and had a look at the HofR Gopher:
surprised to learn that only 40 representatives are listed in the
directory. What's surprising is that this service got launched in
such an unfinished state, unlike any printed listing that would
be produced. However, they don't want you to e-mail your reps
until you send them a postcard first, to etablish that you *are*
their constituent.
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danr
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response 13 of 30:
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Jan 9 01:22 UTC 1995 |
I think only 40 reps are listed because only 40 are using email
or those are the only ones that want to accept email from their
constituents.
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bartlett
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response 14 of 30:
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Jan 9 05:24 UTC 1995 |
Note that if you are using Netscape, the trailing slash is unnecessary and
the URL
http://thomas.loc.gov
is sufficient.
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rcurl
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response 15 of 30:
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Jan 9 05:41 UTC 1995 |
Re #13: I think so too, but my point was that this exhibit a difference
of attitude toward the public, for better or worse. They all had
postal mail addresses simultaneously ;->
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danr
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response 16 of 30:
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Jan 9 12:05 UTC 1995 |
That's true, but mail preceded the House of Reps, email came after.
I think the listing should put some pressure on those not listed to
get listed.
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tsty
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response 17 of 30:
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Jan 9 14:46 UTC 1995 |
lots of pressure, lots of .... "fun?" (heh-heh)
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rcurl
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response 18 of 30:
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Jan 9 14:57 UTC 1995 |
We're going to start seeing form e-mail responses ("I understand
your concern about.....but....."). These are going to be even
more bizarre than the form mail responses, which come weeks later
when you've forgotten what you wrote. And now, you'll just be able
to hit r . (It said, though, that responses *may* come by mail...)
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chi1taxi
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response 19 of 30:
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Jan 15 10:26 UTC 1995 |
ok, I can't seem to do it. What exactly do I type from the picospan promt?
Thanks.
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mwarner
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response 20 of 30:
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Jan 15 19:14 UTC 1995 |
(drumroll)
Type this at picospan o.k.: !lynx http://thomas.loc.gov/
(symbols crash)
(I just tried it. It works.)
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rcurl
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response 21 of 30:
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Jan 15 20:50 UTC 1995 |
Your "symbols" sure did crash ;->
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mwarner
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response 22 of 30:
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Jan 16 02:26 UTC 1995 |
http:\\metaphor.grammar.mixed.oops\
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popcorn
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response 23 of 30:
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Jan 16 19:39 UTC 1995 |
This response has been erased.
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decaff
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response 24 of 30:
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Feb 13 22:25 UTC 1995 |
Any one else got any good URL's?!?!?!?!
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