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kingjon
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response 13 of 139:
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Jan 7 16:50 UTC 2006 |
Re #11: The one setting I am particularly interested in is the backspace key.
On some computers it sends ^H, and on some it sends ^?, and I was hoping for
some way to detect which one and change it here to match.
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gull
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response 14 of 139:
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Jan 7 23:12 UTC 2006 |
Re resp:12: I don't think so, because the 'date' command produces output
in the proper time zone. But I'll try explicitly setting TZ to PST in
my .shrc, and see what happens.
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rcurl
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response 15 of 139:
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Jan 9 06:27 UTC 2006 |
What adhesive would be good for gluing wax to metal? I asked this in the
diy conf but I have discovered that the best adhesive might be that used
for theatrical makeup, in particular some version of "spirit gum"
adhesive, and the theatre people are more likely to be reading here than
in diy. I would like to be able to remove the wax pieces with some kind of
remover that would not attack wax.
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tod
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response 16 of 139:
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Jan 9 17:01 UTC 2006 |
re #15
Epoxy is your best bet but the type of wax you're using is also important.
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rcurl
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response 17 of 139:
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Jan 9 17:34 UTC 2006 |
Unfortunately, there is no good remover for set epoxy. I'm also not sure
if epoxy will seal to wax.
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marcvh
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response 18 of 139:
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Jan 9 17:46 UTC 2006 |
In general my resource for adhesives is www.thistothat.com, and it contains
much useful info. It does not, alas, specifically mention wax, which is
not known as something that's easy to stick to.
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tod
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response 19 of 139:
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Jan 9 18:03 UTC 2006 |
Can I ask what the application is where you're attaching wax to metal?
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rcurl
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response 20 of 139:
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Jan 9 19:33 UTC 2006 |
I have made carved wax models from which I will make RTV rubber molds, for
casting metal figures. The wax models must be fixed to a plate so that they
do not detach (and float) when the RTV is poured on them.
I've bookmarked thistothat anyway - may be useful for future projects. Thanks.
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gull
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response 21 of 139:
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Jan 10 04:04 UTC 2006 |
What about drilling a hole in the plate, then locking the wax figure to
the plate with a wax stub through the hole?
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naftee
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response 22 of 139:
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Jan 10 05:15 UTC 2006 |
i hope that i'm not on your twit filter, gull.
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rcurl
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response 23 of 139:
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Jan 10 06:38 UTC 2006 |
Re #21: that's worth considering, although more complicated than an adhesive,
especially as these figures are rather small.
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gull
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response 24 of 139:
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Jan 10 20:07 UTC 2006 |
I don't use a twit filter.
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gull
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response 25 of 139:
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Jan 10 20:08 UTC 2006 |
I suddenly realized today why cron was using the wrong time zone -- I
never restarted it after changing /etc/localtime. I made that change
when I set the machine up in my new apartment, five months ago, but
didn't reboot afterwards. This dawned on me when we had a power outage
last night and I realized upsmon's log messages were all in the wrong
time zone, too.
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kingjon
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response 26 of 139:
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Jan 12 23:23 UTC 2006 |
I had a help request (from a Macedonian who didn't speak much English -- the
conversation broke up after about three iterations of "I don't understand")
asking how to set up a "bnc for irc". The only web definitions I found for
"bnc" were various sorts of cable connectors -- physical objects. Does anyone
have any idea what he or she might have been talking about?
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tod
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response 27 of 139:
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Jan 12 23:42 UTC 2006 |
Tony Almeida wants a socket from CTU into Division, Edgar.
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marcvh
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response 28 of 139:
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Jan 12 23:57 UTC 2006 |
Actors in 24 often complain that the process of memorizing their various
technobabble lines, and delivering them quickly so as to explain to the
audience what's going on without interrupting the pacing, is somewhat
challenging to them.
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aruba
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response 29 of 139:
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Jan 13 01:34 UTC 2006 |
Re #26: I don't know what a bnc is, but I do know that only members have
access to IRC on Grex.
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kingjon
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response 30 of 139:
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Jan 13 01:44 UTC 2006 |
So do I, for that matter, but I'd forgotten it in the conversation -- what I
did remember to say was that any sort of server, "bot", or "bouncer" isn't
allowed at all.
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bhoward
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response 31 of 139:
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Jan 13 01:56 UTC 2006 |
bnc was probably short for psybnc. "bnc" is short for a 'bouncer.'
A bnc acts as a proxy for irc, allowing you to hide your real IP
address and offers some protection against the script kiddies who
decide they don't like you and start attacking your IP address or
more specifically, your connection into irc.
It is definitely not welcome on grex, nor will it it work but that
doesn't stop hoards of newusers from coming in and trying anyways.
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kingjon
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response 32 of 139:
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Jan 13 02:02 UTC 2006 |
That's what I thought. (s/hoards/hordes/, surely?)
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tod
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response 33 of 139:
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Jan 13 05:01 UTC 2006 |
re #28
I thought the whole streaming video of a captured Secretary of State in order
to embed a worm into nuke facilities was pretty intriguing. I'd actually
encountered some ugly IIS at FermiII once upon a time so it was not far off
the mark of feasibility.
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bhoward
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response 34 of 139:
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Jan 13 05:44 UTC 2006 |
I kent spel.
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keesan
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response 35 of 139:
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Jan 13 15:18 UTC 2006 |
Jon, send me any Macedonians, I speak the language (not that I could have
helped in this case).
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twenex
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response 36 of 139:
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Jan 13 15:21 UTC 2006 |
How much does USPS charge to send Macedonians?
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tod
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response 37 of 139:
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Jan 13 16:04 UTC 2006 |
About the same as pistaccios
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