Rocksolid Light

Welcome to novaBBS (click a section below)

mail  files  register  newsreader  groups  login

Message-ID:  

All your files have been destroyed (sorry). Paul.


devel / comp.sys.acorn.hardware / Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

SubjectAuthor
* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsDavid Higton
+* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitscharles
|+* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsStuart
||`* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsDavid Higton
|| +* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitscharles
|| |`- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsJohn
|| `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsNick Roberts
||  +* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsStuart
||  |+* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsDavid Higton
||  ||`* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsBob Latham
||  || `- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsStuart
||  |`* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsRussell Hafter News
||  | `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsAlan Calder BT
||  |  `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsRussell Hafter News
||  |   `- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsTim Hill
||  `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitscharles
||   `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitscharles
||    `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsBob Latham
||     +* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitscharles
||     |`* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsBob Latham
||     | +- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitscharles
||     | `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsDavid Higton
||     |  `- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsBob Latham
||     `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsNick Roberts
||      +- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitscharles
||      `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsTim Hill
||       `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitscharles
||        `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsSteve Drain
||         +- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitscharles
||         `- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsJohn
|`- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsdruck
`* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsChris Hughes
 +* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsBob Latham
 |+- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitscharles
 |`* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsAlan Calder BT
 | `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsBob Latham
 |  +- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsStuart
 |  +- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsAdrian Crafer
 |  +* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsSteve Fryatt
 |  |+- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsDave
 |  |`- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsBob Latham
 |  `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsDave Plowman (News)
 |   `- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsBob Latham
 `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsNick Roberts
  `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsRussell Hafter News
   `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsChris Newman
    `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsdruck
     +* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsBob Latham
     |`* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsJohn Williams (News)
     | +* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsStuart
     | |`* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsChris Newman
     | | `- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsdruck
     | `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsBob Latham
     |  `- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsDave
     `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsDave Plowman (News)
      `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsTim Hill
       +* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsMatthew Phillips
       |+- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsDave
       |`- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsStuart
       `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsDave Plowman (News)
        `* Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitscharles
         `- Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbitsTim Hill

Pages:123
Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<598289a866dave@davenoise.co.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=191&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#191

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!aioe.org!+zN3PTLAg/eKg6N7sBBRPQ.user.46.165.242.75.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: dav...@davenoise.co.uk (Dave Plowman (News))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:51:29 +0100
Organization: None
Message-ID: <598289a866dave@davenoise.co.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com> <59820452e0bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> <59820749cdalancalder.8@btinternet.com> <59820f6927bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
Injection-Info: gioia.aioe.org; logging-data="4207"; posting-host="+zN3PTLAg/eKg6N7sBBRPQ.user.gioia.aioe.org"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@aioe.org";
User-Agent: Pluto/3.16 (RISC OS/4.39) NewsHound/v1.53-32 RC1
X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.2
 by: Dave Plowman (News) - Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:51 UTC

In article <59820f6927bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>,
Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
> There is no serious suggestion that we abandon metric in favour of a
> previous measurement structure. However, if a business thinks that
> their customers would like to purchase by the yard, pint, ounce or
> whatever there is no intention or need to prevent them doing so.

Quite. Most businesses will be happy to confuse their customers in any way
they can to prevent easy comparison on prices. Think energy prices with a
cost per unit + daily standing charge. And so on.

--
*Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.*

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=192&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#192

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!aioe.org!+zN3PTLAg/eKg6N7sBBRPQ.user.46.165.242.75.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: dav...@davenoise.co.uk (Dave Plowman (News))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:59:03 +0100
Organization: None
Message-ID: <59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>
<c1ec0c8259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>
<5982241134see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> <59822c4f51cvjazz@waitrose.com> <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me>
Injection-Info: gioia.aioe.org; logging-data="11092"; posting-host="+zN3PTLAg/eKg6N7sBBRPQ.user.gioia.aioe.org"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@aioe.org";
User-Agent: Pluto/3.16 (RISC OS/4.39) NewsHound/v1.53-32 RC1
X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.2
 by: Dave Plowman (News) - Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:59 UTC

In article <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me>,
druck <news@druck.org.uk> wrote:
> On 27/10/2021 22:51, Chris Newman wrote:
> > There are still those about who refer to the metric system as
> > Napoleon's Revenge although it was devised before he came on the scene.

> That and driving on the wrong side of the road.

> Luckily the sensible parts of the world still pass sword arm to sword
> arm.

But not on London Transport. ;-)

--
*Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy.

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=193&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#193

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!paganini.bofh.team!news.dns-netz.com!news.freedyn.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed9.news.xs4all.nl!peer01.ams4!peer.am4.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!fx03.ams4.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: tig...@orpheusinternet.co.uk (Nick Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Message-ID: <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk>
<59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <4ca11f8259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>
Lines: 42
User-Agent: Messenger-Pro/8.04 (MsgServe/8.04) (RISC-OS/5.28) NewsHound/v1.50-32
X-Complaints-To: abuse@easynews.com
Organization: Easynews - www.easynews.com
X-Complaints-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly.
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:39:40 +0100
X-Received-Bytes: 2536
 by: Nick Roberts - Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:39 UTC

In message <4ca11f8259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>
David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:

> In message <59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
> Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > In article <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk>,
> > charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
> > > In article <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>,
> > > David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
> > > > In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
> > > > <info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
> >
> > > > > Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly
> > > > > less than three pounds
> >
> > > > Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
> >
> > > > David
> >
> > > It's a British Computer - perhaps endorsed by a certain Rees-Mog?
> >
> > I guess the majority of us RO users are entirely familiar with the
> > imperial system and many still use it!
>
> Hmm. I abandoned the Imperial system somewhere around 1975, IIRC.
>
> Years earlier, I had grown up with Imperial, then learned the CGS and
> MKS systems (as they were called at the time) at school. It was
> abundantly clear by them that metric (in whichever set of units) was
> easier and clearer, so, as an adult, I made the switch completely.

One oddity - I have no problem with measuring (route) distances in Km
rather than miles, but I still think in terms of miles per hour for
speeds. Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage
or speedometers to KPH.

--
Nick Roberts tigger @ orpheusinternet.co.uk

Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which
can be adequately explained by stupidity.

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=194&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#194

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!news.misty.com!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!buffer2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.orpheusnet.co.uk!news.orpheusnet.co.uk.POSTED!not-for-mail
NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:22:17 -0500
From: Spam...@argonet.co.uk (Stuart)
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:22:12 +0100
Message-ID: <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk>
<59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <4ca11f8259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>
User-Agent: Pluto/3.18 (RISC OS/5.28) NewsHound/v1.50-32
Organization: None
Cache-Post-Path: slave.orpheusnet.co.uk!unknown@81.5.185.111
X-Cache: nntpcache 3.0.2 (see http://www.nntpcache.com/)
Lines: 13
X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com
X-Trace: sv3-qVpHSauQj6JJqN+sSiNv6taAeevblM79E5rKWjz1j7qMoUnZmOm8RTUqkUFdEmV6fZrknzscaGibCR+!D13dIHdxd2dKCcHImBNzJLd1MBchSg3QfhQX7696BwLq8bZGdAqX7MC4+fZhS7ujE2h3MT0OyWY=
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly
X-Postfilter: 1.3.40
X-Original-Bytes: 1562
 by: Stuart - Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:22 UTC

In article <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>,
Nick Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
> Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage
> or speedometers to KPH.

And I hope it stays that way!

--
Stuart Winsor

Tools With A Mission
sending tools across the world
http://www.twam.co.uk/

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<slf079$dkm$1@dont-email.me>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=195&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#195

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: new...@druck.org.uk (druck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:12:23 +0100
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Lines: 12
Message-ID: <slf079$dkm$1@dont-email.me>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>
<c1ec0c8259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>
<5982241134see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> <59822c4f51cvjazz@waitrose.com>
<sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me> <598267c427bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
<59826b9060UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> <59827d333bSpambin@argonet.co.uk>
<59827d9a9fcvjazz@waitrose.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Injection-Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:12:25 -0000 (UTC)
Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="83d341b1caf918d2f539960bff2d57a5";
logging-data="13974"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19tp+5YzJ0b+mFA1k9ZGu+c"
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; Win64; x64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101
Thunderbird/78.14.0
Cancel-Lock: sha1:HTDpv1t5ZDHKgug+sJ/DargMQzI=
In-Reply-To: <59827d9a9fcvjazz@waitrose.com>
X-Antivirus-Status: Clean
Content-Language: en-GB
X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 211028-4, 28/10/2021), Outbound message
 by: druck - Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:12 UTC

On 28/10/2021 13:39, Chris Newman wrote:
> In article <59827d333bSpambin@argonet.co.uk>,
> Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
>> Anyway the sword-arm version is generally considered to be the origin of
>> driving on the left.
>
> Ah! Perhaps it's different for cross-bows & guns. Technology moves on ;-)

You might want to give it a moments thought.

---druck

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<9b66a78259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=196&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#196

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: dav...@davehigton.me.uk (David Higton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:16:22 +0100
Organization: Home
Lines: 16
Message-ID: <9b66a78259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk>
<59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <4ca11f8259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>
<59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="feeabfbd3cd036dc1ef5c30ea5cbedaa";
logging-data="18828"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/DtJm8svJlxGxuGPdLp32bfU27BdmL9Cg="
User-Agent: Messenger-Pro/8.03 (MsgServe/8.01) (RISC-OS/5.29) NewsHound/v1.54
Cancel-Lock: sha1:0kpK8hYqnr2ro0cwlBZknrQrp6Y=
 by: David Higton - Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:16 UTC

In message <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>,
> Nick Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
> > Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage or
> > speedometers to KPH.
>
> And I hope it stays that way!

And I'd like it to change to km/kph.

But I don't expect it to happen in the near future, because of the mass
stupity that is Brexit.

David

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<5982e4163cbob@sick-of-spam.invalid>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=197&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#197

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail
From: bob...@sick-of-spam.invalid (Bob Latham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:19:13 +0100
Organization: None
Lines: 19
Message-ID: <5982e4163cbob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com> <59820452e0bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> <59820749cdalancalder.8@btinternet.com> <59820f6927bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> <598289a866dave@davenoise.co.uk>
X-Trace: individual.net /mQMha5kek4zRunOwKR5yw5ZJPcs3U7lOM5xg1+RAa+zlEjJX3
X-Orig-Path: sick-of-spam.invalid!bob
Cancel-Lock: sha1:qilP04+q/yxGrjfBZTAMszKGr/4=
X-No-Archive: Yes
User-Agent: NewsHound/v1.53-32 RC1
 by: Bob Latham - Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:19 UTC

In article <598289a866dave@davenoise.co.uk>,
Dave Plowman (News) <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <59820f6927bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>,
> Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:

> > There is no serious suggestion that we abandon metric in favour
> > of a previous measurement structure. However, if a business
> > thinks that their customers would like to purchase by the yard,
> > pint, ounce or whatever there is no intention or need to prevent
> > them doing so.

> Quite. Most businesses will be happy to confuse their customers in
> any way they can to prevent easy comparison on prices. Think energy
> prices with a cost per unit + daily standing charge. And so on.

Spin. Paint it black at all cost.

Bob.

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<5982e45b32bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=198&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#198

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!lilly.ping.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail
From: bob...@sick-of-spam.invalid (Bob Latham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:22:09 +0100
Organization: None
Lines: 12
Message-ID: <5982e45b32bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>
<c1ec0c8259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>
<5982241134see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> <59822c4f51cvjazz@waitrose.com> <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me> <598267c427bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> <59826b9060UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk>
X-Trace: individual.net +lc2k/oP8frq9Aya4A5jtQCbxYbu+EqpQOAYDM1k0eVXnRJu/k
X-Orig-Path: sick-of-spam.invalid!bob
Cancel-Lock: sha1:FcGaRYCWWrdb+zEON57vgrdRBDo=
X-No-Archive: Yes
User-Agent: NewsHound/v1.53-32 RC1
 by: Bob Latham - Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:22 UTC

In article <59826b9060UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk>,
John Williams (News) <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

> Typical Rees-Mogg outdated attitudes.

Well I rather like the man. He has some principles I admire and
listening to him speak is a pleasure for me. Sorry to be so outdated
and out of touch but I'm sure I'm not alone.

Bob.

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<5982e4e021bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=199&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#199

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail
From: bob...@sick-of-spam.invalid (Bob Latham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:27:50 +0100
Organization: None
Lines: 21
Message-ID: <5982e4e021bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk> <59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <4ca11f8259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <9b66a78259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>
X-Trace: individual.net aUTNJpx6jxSK47r2eaEq1gDFQI5UFnoMWPf4n5nXYAYWgf0RYG
X-Orig-Path: sick-of-spam.invalid!bob
Cancel-Lock: sha1:jll8zCNhU87MX7G2QMhPwS/u3iA=
X-No-Archive: Yes
User-Agent: NewsHound/v1.53-32 RC1
 by: Bob Latham - Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:27 UTC

In article <9b66a78259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>,
David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
> In message <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
> Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> > In article <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>,
> > Nick Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage or
> > > speedometers to KPH.
> >
> > And I hope it stays that way!

> And I'd like it to change to km/kph.

> But I don't expect it to happen in the near future, because of the
> mass stupity that is Brexit.

That's me stupid and unrepentant. Thanks for that.

Bob.

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<5982e76468dave@triffid.co.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=200&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#200

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail
From: dav...@triffid.co.uk (Dave)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:55:19 +0100
Organization: TLP
Lines: 24
Message-ID: <5982e76468dave@triffid.co.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>
<c1ec0c8259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>
<5982241134see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> <59822c4f51cvjazz@waitrose.com> <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me> <598267c427bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> <59826b9060UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> <5982e45b32bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
X-Trace: individual.net TBv8THfTyRuE2+6w8AnGuwqGdyMfWZPyD4rkwu7bW7aTW/9Tfh
X-Orig-Path: triffid.co.uk!dave
Cancel-Lock: sha1:ZZXfED2xi+pbWFvqh8D9tsZGsW8=
User-Agent: Pluto/3.18 (RISC OS/6.20) NewsHound/v1.52-32
 by: Dave - Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:55 UTC

In article <5982e45b32bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>,
Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <59826b9060UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk>,
> John Williams (News) <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

> > Typical Rees-Mogg outdated attitudes.

> Well I rather like the man. He has some principles I admire and
> listening to him speak is a pleasure for me. Sorry to be so outdated
> and out of touch but I'm sure I'm not alone.

> Bob.

Indeed, I agree with the sentiment...

But unfortunately he has a rather noticeable flaw, he needed to either
have a vasectomy or purchase more rubber ware in the past... :-/

Dave

Part of saving The Naked Ape, and saving the planet, have fewer children.

D.

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<5982ec4888Spambin@argonet.co.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=201&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#201

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!paganini.bofh.team!news.dns-netz.com!news.freedyn.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed8.news.xs4all.nl!tr1.eu1.usenetexpress.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr3.iad1.usenetexpress.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!buffer1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.orpheusnet.co.uk!news.orpheusnet.co.uk.POSTED!not-for-mail
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:48:57 -0500
From: Spam...@argonet.co.uk (Stuart)
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:48:44 +0100
Message-ID: <5982ec4888Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk> <59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <4ca11f8259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <9b66a78259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5982e4e021bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
User-Agent: Pluto/3.18 (RISC OS/5.28) NewsHound/v1.50-32
Organization: None
Cache-Post-Path: slave.orpheusnet.co.uk!unknown@81.5.185.111
X-Cache: nntpcache 3.0.2 (see http://www.nntpcache.com/)
Lines: 29
X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com
X-Trace: sv3-gJp9b72yNdBOKm7tuXIDmQEgqRlM43mYr0U1cHQjoPOpxXEtjNoPDsHOxUwQ1hURg+Q+GUVlq/CSSUu!JoFrq+s7R3ogvd3yvtDOWactbdp6w7mgnUGBGrlc5QhMlA+6K0nEP5DXTyjXUoa5scvFy2EWQ68=
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly
X-Postfilter: 1.3.40
X-Original-Bytes: 2246
 by: Stuart - Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:48 UTC

In article <5982e4e021bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>,
Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <9b66a78259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>,
> David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
> > In message <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
> > Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> > > In article <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>,
> > > Nick Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
> > > > Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage or
> > > > speedometers to KPH.
> > >
> > > And I hope it stays that way!

> > And I'd like it to change to km/kph.

> > But I don't expect it to happen in the near future, because of the
> > mass stupity that is Brexit.

> That's me stupid and unrepentant. Thanks for that.

And you're not alone.

--
Stuart Winsor

Tools With A Mission
sending tools across the world
http://www.twam.co.uk/

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=202&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#202

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!aioe.org!UrJTc/xR3nHWn6+5Z+2t5Q.user.46.165.242.91.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: tim...@invalid.org.uk (Tim Hill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:59:02 +0100
Organization: timil.com
Message-ID: <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>
<c1ec0c8259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>
<5982241134see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> <59822c4f51cvjazz@waitrose.com> <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me> <59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>
Injection-Info: gioia.aioe.org; logging-data="13967"; posting-host="UrJTc/xR3nHWn6+5Z+2t5Q.user.gioia.aioe.org"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@aioe.org";
User-Agent: Pluto/3.16 (RISC OS/5.24) NewsHound/v1.50-32
X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.2
 by: Tim Hill - Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:59 UTC

In article <59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>, Dave Plowman (News)
<dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me>, druck <news@druck.org.uk>
> wrote:
> > On 27/10/2021 22:51, Chris Newman wrote:
> > > There are still those about who refer to the metric system as
> > > Napoleon's Revenge although it was devised before he came on the
> > > scene.

> > That and driving on the wrong side of the road.

> > Luckily the sensible parts of the world still pass sword arm to sword
> > arm.

> But not on London Transport. ;-)

You keep right on TFL escalators and stairs so that 90% of the population
can hold the handrail with their dominant hand.

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<59837a07afsee.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=203&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#203

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!aioe.org!zL8D6ICN700hQGax06QsAQ.user.46.165.242.91.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: see....@russellhafter.me.invalid (Russell Hafter News)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:37:00 +0100
Organization: Russell Hafter
Message-ID: <59837a07afsee.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk>
<59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <4ca11f8259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
Injection-Info: gioia.aioe.org; logging-data="54752"; posting-host="zL8D6ICN700hQGax06QsAQ.user.gioia.aioe.org"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@aioe.org";
User-Agent: Pluto/3.18 (RISC OS/4.02) NewsHound/v1.52-32
X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.2
 by: Russell Hafter News - Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:37 UTC

In article <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk>, Stuart
<Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> In article
> <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>, Nick
> Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:

> > Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed
> > signage or speedometers to KPH.

Every car I have had since 1979 at least has had an anologue
speedometer in both miles and km per hour. An essential
piece of equipment for those of us who drive in other
countries.

Must be much harder for those from elsewhere whose
speedometers are in km/hr only.

> And I hope it stays that way!

Why? What is the advantage to using units of measurement
that 90% of the world do not understand?

--
Russell
Russell Hafter
E-mail to russell at russellhafter dot me dot uk
Need a hotel? <http://www.hrs.com/?client=en__blue&customerId=416873103>
Friendly web hosting <https://www.xencentrichosting.uk/billing/aff.php?aff=7>

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<59837d367balancalder.8@btinternet.com>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=204&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#204

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!aioe.org!t+pnlA8TUbXG9pLktY4NPA.user.46.165.242.75.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: alancald...@btinternet.com (Alan Calder BT)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 12:11:45 +0100
Organization: None
Message-ID: <59837d367balancalder.8@btinternet.com>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk>
<59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <4ca11f8259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <59837a07afsee.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid>
Injection-Info: gioia.aioe.org; logging-data="17475"; posting-host="t+pnlA8TUbXG9pLktY4NPA.user.gioia.aioe.org"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@aioe.org";
User-Agent: Pluto/3.14 (RISC OS/4.39) NewsHound/v1.50-32
X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.2
 by: Alan Calder BT - Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:11 UTC

In article <59837a07afsee.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid>,
Russell Hafter News <see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> wrote:
> In article <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk>, Stuart
> <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> > In article
> > <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>, Nick
> > Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:

> > > Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed
> > > signage or speedometers to KPH.

> Every car I have had since 1979 at least has had an anologue
> speedometer in both miles and km per hour. An essential
> piece of equipment for those of us who drive in other
> countries.

> Must be much harder for those from elsewhere whose
> speedometers are in km/hr only.

> > And I hope it stays that way!

> Why? What is the advantage to using units of measurement
> that 90% of the world do not understand?

Intriguingly, given the recent Brexiteer trumpetings about trade deals with
New Zealand and Australia (deals only marginally worse than those done with
the EU), both these nations use solely metric road measurements and
displays. Motor vehicles sold new in Australia must have K/ph speedometer
markings - not sure of the situation in NZ but I imagine its the same.
Both countries continue driving on the left though that can be a bit of a
variable matter in outback areas in Australia, New Zealanders tend to be
better behaved in my experience.

Alan

--
Alan Calder, Milton Keynes, UK.

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<a1be928359.Matthew@sinenomine.co.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=205&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#205

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!border2.nntp.ams1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!buffer2.nntp.ams1.giganews.com!buffer1.nntp.ams1.giganews.com!nntp.brightview.co.uk!news.brightview.co.uk.POSTED!not-for-mail
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:20:59 -0500
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 16:06:56 +0100
From: spam20...@yahoo.co.uk (Matthew Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Message-ID: <a1be928359.Matthew@sinenomine.co.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>
<c1ec0c8259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> <5982241134see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> <59822c4f51cvjazz@waitrose.com>
<sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me> <59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk> <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>
User-Agent: Messenger-Pro/8.04 (MsgServe/8.04S) (RISC-OS/5.16) NewsHound/v1.50-32
Lines: 13
X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com
X-Trace: sv3-0U2KvoH/gew20AZcEKx5N30EVU1JQkBFTpbhX85ilnpXQbs6yFvMH5eh7CsgzIgvlUlQ6pVB0ned4iw!V9o1ECQLLV0ufNLY+/XUXVSCq5eSlLDUwnzw2wpEGBQMI/ZdKeuic5gk8rSnNRTxBxc87BX9P0ow!2QJTU0K+
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly
X-Postfilter: 1.3.40
X-Original-Bytes: 1651
 by: Matthew Phillips - Sat, 30 Oct 2021 15:06 UTC

In message <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>
on 29 Oct 2021 Tim Hill wrote:

> You keep right on TFL escalators and stairs so that 90% of the population
> can hold the handrail with their dominant hand.

If the escalator had been invented ten years ago, we'd be keeping left so
that 90% of the population could hold the handrail while using their phone
with their dominant hand.

--
Matthew Phillips
Durham

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<598396d84bdave@triffid.co.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=206&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#206

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail
From: dav...@triffid.co.uk (Dave)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 16:51:44 +0100
Organization: TLP
Lines: 23
Message-ID: <598396d84bdave@triffid.co.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com> <c1ec0c8259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> <5982241134see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> <59822c4f51cvjazz@waitrose.com> <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me> <59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk> <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk> <a1be928359.Matthew@sinenomine.co.uk>
X-Trace: individual.net FR1fXLIGgXd+dmEltePolwvpsV8MrqaOx0IuciVB8Yglni8V9i
X-Orig-Path: triffid.co.uk!dave
Cancel-Lock: sha1:6TOdD2SS3bZI/leWQcnnFVgBz8M=
User-Agent: Pluto/3.18 (RISC OS/6.20) NewsHound/v1.52-32
 by: Dave - Sat, 30 Oct 2021 15:51 UTC

In article <a1be928359.Matthew@sinenomine.co.uk>,
Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>
> on 29 Oct 2021 Tim Hill wrote:

> > You keep right on TFL escalators and stairs so that 90% of the
> > population can hold the handrail with their dominant hand.

> If the escalator had been invented ten years ago, we'd be keeping left
> so that 90% of the population could hold the handrail while using their
> phone with their dominant hand.

Oh, Oh! just luvit, so appropriate, it brought a smile to my face and a
tear of joy to my eye, and believe it or not, though it's true, my left
eye.

Excellent...

Dave

--

Dave Triffid

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<59839b7a96Spambin@argonet.co.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=207&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#207

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!news.misty.com!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!buffer2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.orpheusnet.co.uk!news.orpheusnet.co.uk.POSTED!not-for-mail
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:56:19 -0500
From: Spam...@argonet.co.uk (Stuart)
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:42:21 +0100
Message-ID: <59839b7a96Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com> <c1ec0c8259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> <5982241134see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> <59822c4f51cvjazz@waitrose.com> <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me> <59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk> <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk> <a1be928359.Matthew@sinenomine.co.uk>
User-Agent: Pluto/3.18 (RISC OS/5.28) NewsHound/v1.50-32
Organization: None
Cache-Post-Path: slave.orpheusnet.co.uk!unknown@81.5.185.111
X-Cache: nntpcache 3.0.2 (see http://www.nntpcache.com/)
Lines: 22
X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com
X-Trace: sv3-DPAcj3FmiJD5f1iYektKAsK1HazMyE8i3fK2zM13IRNz6LyfRgNDFUhRlL9cLZlIN5W6KorXOajW22Y!Kc+lKvT454Zw1lc3KuDvMh8HmGrgz9EsAXbdSjt4ruUVAuBbqb9ipIyA0GCIuTUK5H0vUY+SIOU=
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly
X-Postfilter: 1.3.40
X-Original-Bytes: 2005
 by: Stuart - Sat, 30 Oct 2021 16:42 UTC

In article <a1be928359.Matthew@sinenomine.co.uk>,
Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>
> on 29 Oct 2021 Tim Hill wrote:

> > You keep right on TFL escalators and stairs so that 90% of the
> > population can hold the handrail with their dominant hand.

> If the escalator had been invented ten years ago, we'd be keeping left
> so that 90% of the population could hold the handrail while using their
> phone with their dominant hand.

ROTFL

I nearly fell off my chair.

--
Stuart Winsor

Tools With A Mission
sending tools across the world
http://www.twam.co.uk/

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<59840292b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=208&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#208

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!aioe.org!+zN3PTLAg/eKg6N7sBBRPQ.user.46.165.242.75.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: dav...@davenoise.co.uk (Dave Plowman (News))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 11:28:24 +0000 (GMT)
Organization: None
Message-ID: <59840292b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>
<c1ec0c8259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>
<5982241134see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> <59822c4f51cvjazz@waitrose.com> <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me> <59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk> <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>
Injection-Info: gioia.aioe.org; logging-data="38305"; posting-host="+zN3PTLAg/eKg6N7sBBRPQ.user.gioia.aioe.org"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@aioe.org";
User-Agent: Pluto/3.16 (RISC OS/4.39) NewsHound/v1.53-32 RC1
X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.2
 by: Dave Plowman (News) - Sun, 31 Oct 2021 11:28 UTC

In article <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>,
Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> wrote:
> In article <59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>, Dave Plowman (News)
> <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> > In article <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me>, druck <news@druck.org.uk>
> > wrote:
> > > On 27/10/2021 22:51, Chris Newman wrote:
> > > > There are still those about who refer to the metric system as
> > > > Napoleon's Revenge although it was devised before he came on the
> > > > scene.

> > > That and driving on the wrong side of the road.

> > > Luckily the sensible parts of the world still pass sword arm to sword
> > > arm.

> > But not on London Transport. ;-)

> You keep right on TFL escalators and stairs so that 90% of the population
> can hold the handrail with their dominant hand.

I've heard this one before. But in your home, most staircases have only a
rail on one side. Escalators have them both sides. Stairs on stations etc
either one way, or a rail in the middle. And how does the city gent
carrying a briefcase decide? ;-)

--
*There's two theories to arguing with a woman. Neither one works *

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<598406f4c7charles@candehope.me.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=209&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#209

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!news.misty.com!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!buffer2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!buffer1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.orpheusnet.co.uk!news.orpheusnet.co.uk.POSTED!not-for-mail
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 07:27:40 -0500
From: char...@candehope.me.uk (charles)
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 12:16:17 +0000 (GMT)
Message-ID: <598406f4c7charles@candehope.me.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>
<c1ec0c8259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>
<5982241134see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> <59822c4f51cvjazz@waitrose.com> <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me> <59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk> <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk> <59840292b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>
User-Agent: Pluto/3.18 (RISC OS/5.29) NewsHound/v1.52-32
Organization: None
Cache-Post-Path: slave.orpheusnet.co.uk!unknown@82.152.154.148
X-Cache: nntpcache 3.0.2 (see http://www.nntpcache.com/)
Lines: 34
X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com
X-Trace: sv3-WiTjlP2fwDm+aWkFkFMZFCVkLuZtLjtUYQz+Xn4Eaj2JCAFVYX/wPqOovl5cdb9RxtoR+mz/bCA1fjL!D8IbD29T6P4lrS58ILAHKgbBZQRF9teeoWpMhZCYAiExNk3FKEzOA/onceotq2ubPlrY06L+JgL1!og==
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly
X-Postfilter: 1.3.40
X-Original-Bytes: 2802
 by: charles - Sun, 31 Oct 2021 12:16 UTC

In article <59840292b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>, Dave Plowman (News)
<dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>, Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk>
> wrote:
> > In article <59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>, Dave Plowman (News)
> > <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> > > In article <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me>, druck <news@druck.org.uk>
> > > wrote:
> > > > On 27/10/2021 22:51, Chris Newman wrote:
> > > > > There are still those about who refer to the metric system as
> > > > > Napoleon's Revenge although it was devised before he came on the
> > > > > scene.

> > > > That and driving on the wrong side of the road.

> > > > Luckily the sensible parts of the world still pass sword arm to
> > > > sword arm.

> > > But not on London Transport. ;-)

> > You keep right on TFL escalators and stairs so that 90% of the
> > population can hold the handrail with their dominant hand.

> I've heard this one before. But in your home, most staircases have only a
> rail on one side. Escalators have them both sides. Stairs on stations etc
> either one way, or a rail in the middle. And how does the city gent
> carrying a briefcase decide? ;-)

you don't need to be a city gent to carry a briefcase. Mine held lunchtime
sandwiches and a library book to read on the train.

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<5984871fe6see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=210&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#210

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!aioe.org!zL8D6ICN700hQGax06QsAQ.user.46.165.242.91.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: see....@russellhafter.me.invalid (Russell Hafter News)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:36:13 +0100
Organization: Russell Hafter
Message-ID: <5984871fe6see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk>
<59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <4ca11f8259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <59837a07afsee.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> <59837d367balancalder.8@btinternet.com>
Injection-Info: gioia.aioe.org; logging-data="23137"; posting-host="zL8D6ICN700hQGax06QsAQ.user.gioia.aioe.org"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@aioe.org";
User-Agent: Pluto/3.18 (RISC OS/4.02) NewsHound/v1.52-32
X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.2
 by: Russell Hafter News - Mon, 1 Nov 2021 11:36 UTC

In article <59837d367balancalder.8@btinternet.com>,
Alan Calder BT <alancalder.8@btinternet.com> wrote:

> > Why? What is the advantage to using units of measurement
> > that 90% of the world do not understand?

> Intriguingly, given the recent Brexiteer trumpetings about
> trade deals with New Zealand and Australia (deals only
> marginally worse than those done with the EU), both these
> nations use solely metric road measurements and displays.

Ireland too has km distance signs.

Last time I drove across the border from Derry to Donegal
the only clue that I had done so was the numeric increase in
distances.

> Motor vehicles sold new in Australia must have K/ph
> speedometer markings - not sure of the situation in NZ but
> I imagine its the same. Both countries continue driving on
> the left though that can be a bit of a variable matter in
> outback areas in Australia,

Same here in parts of Cumbria. As so many of the roads are
barely wide enough for one car, some of the locals seem to
think that when they get onto a main road with a white line
down the middle, they are supposed to straddle that line
with their car.
:-)

--
Russell
Russell Hafter
E-mail to russell at russellhafter dot me dot uk
Need a hotel? <http://www.hrs.com/?client=en__blue&customerId=416873103>
Friendly web hosting <https://www.xencentrichosting.uk/billing/aff.php?aff=7>

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<59848c8fbctim@invalid.org.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=211&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#211

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!aioe.org!UrJTc/xR3nHWn6+5Z+2t5Q.user.46.165.242.91.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: tim...@invalid.org.uk (Tim Hill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:35:36 +0000 (GMT)
Organization: timil.com
Message-ID: <59848c8fbctim@invalid.org.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk>
<59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <4ca11f8259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <59837a07afsee.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> <59837d367balancalder.8@btinternet.com> <5984871fe6see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid>
Injection-Info: gioia.aioe.org; logging-data="8569"; posting-host="UrJTc/xR3nHWn6+5Z+2t5Q.user.gioia.aioe.org"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@aioe.org";
User-Agent: Pluto/3.16 (RISC OS/5.24) NewsHound/v1.50-32
X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.2
 by: Tim Hill - Mon, 1 Nov 2021 12:35 UTC

In article <5984871fe6see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid>, Russell Hafter
News <see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> wrote:

[Snip]

> Same here in parts of Cumbria. As so many of the roads are barely wide
> enough for one car, some of the locals seem to think that when they get
> onto a main road with a white line down the middle, they are supposed
> to straddle that line with their car.
> :-)

That's 100% legal so long as the white line isn't solid and you move over
to pass oncoming traffic on the left. The minor roads with lines here are
often better navigated on the crown of the road thanks to the crumbling
of road margins.

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<59848d2c5ftim@invalid.org.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=212&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#212

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!aioe.org!UrJTc/xR3nHWn6+5Z+2t5Q.user.46.165.242.91.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: tim...@invalid.org.uk (Tim Hill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:42:17 +0000 (GMT)
Organization: timil.com
Message-ID: <59848d2c5ftim@invalid.org.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>
<c1ec0c8259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>
<5982241134see.sig@russellhafter.me.invalid> <59822c4f51cvjazz@waitrose.com> <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me> <59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk> <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk> <59840292b7dave@davenoise.co.uk> <598406f4c7charles@candehope.me.uk>
Injection-Info: gioia.aioe.org; logging-data="25255"; posting-host="UrJTc/xR3nHWn6+5Z+2t5Q.user.gioia.aioe.org"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@aioe.org";
User-Agent: Pluto/3.16 (RISC OS/5.24) NewsHound/v1.50-32
X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.2
 by: Tim Hill - Mon, 1 Nov 2021 12:42 UTC

In article <598406f4c7charles@candehope.me.uk>, charles
<charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
> In article <59840292b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>, Dave Plowman (News)
> <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> > In article <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>, Tim Hill
> > <tim@invalid.org.uk> wrote:

[Snip]

> > > You keep right on TFL escalators and stairs so that 90% of the
> > > population can hold the handrail with their dominant hand.

> > I've heard this one before. But in your home, most staircases have
> > only a rail on one side. Escalators have them both sides. Stairs on
> > stations etc either one way, or a rail in the middle. And how does
> > the city gent carrying a briefcase decide? ;-)

> you don't need to be a city gent to carry a briefcase. Mine held
> lunchtime sandwiches and a library book to read on the train.

There has been a experiment which proved that more passengers can be
carried if they do away with 'stand on the right' and stop people using
the left lane as an express lane.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/16/the-tube-at-a-standstill-why-tfl-stopped-people-walking-up-the-escalators

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<598addada9charles@candehope.me.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=213&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#213

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!aioe.org!news.uzoreto.com!tr3.eu1.usenetexpress.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr2.iad1.usenetexpress.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!buffer1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.orpheusnet.co.uk!news.orpheusnet.co.uk.POSTED!not-for-mail
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2021 13:01:41 -0600
From: char...@candehope.me.uk (charles)
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:58:50 +0000 (GMT)
Message-ID: <598addada9charles@candehope.me.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk> <59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <4ca11f8259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> <f959db8a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk>
User-Agent: Pluto/3.18 (RISC OS/5.29) NewsHound/v1.52-32
Organization: None
Cache-Post-Path: slave.orpheusnet.co.uk!unknown@82.152.154.148
X-Cache: nntpcache 3.0.2 (see http://www.nntpcache.com/)
Lines: 23
X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com
X-Trace: sv3-Vv4AA+Et9EWLigENIWPMHBE1lcbSocwmkMuBqJwDq93Btu164G7eQZgWX4aPx0mXu3z7eQiBc4GEn4y!zHNmUTRl9uiXSNELrYORqxwEZjSrb3tD/EUaN/1FEq7vsruFRsEB1MZljNEhBaDKwGmZbScIMNS9!qw==
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly
X-Postfilter: 1.3.40
X-Original-Bytes: 2292
 by: charles - Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:58 UTC

In article <f959db8a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk>, John Rickman
<rickman@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> Nick Roberts
> <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:

> > One oddity - I have no problem with measuring (route) distances in Km
> > rather than miles, but I still think in terms of miles per hour for
> > speeds. Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage
> > or speedometers to KPH.

> The only problem with kilometres is the way the word is usually
> pronounced now-a-days. I can understand Americans saying killom-eter,
> but a kilo-metre is not an odometer, a tachometer, speedometer,
> milometer, nor any other instrument for measuring things.

> As an aside the allotment plots in Gaydon village are measured in
> fractions of an acre using rods.

I went round RAF Gaydon fro scholl in the mid 1950s.

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<598ae7e8ebcharles@candehope.me.uk>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=214&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#214

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!news.misty.com!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!buffer2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.orpheusnet.co.uk!news.orpheusnet.co.uk.POSTED!not-for-mail
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2021 14:56:00 -0600
From: char...@candehope.me.uk (charles)
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2021 20:50:35 +0000 (GMT)
Message-ID: <598ae7e8ebcharles@candehope.me.uk>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk> <59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <4ca11f8259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> <f959db8a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk> <598addada9charles@candehope.me.uk> <5ddae28a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk>
User-Agent: Pluto/3.18 (RISC OS/5.29) NewsHound/v1.52-32
Organization: None
Cache-Post-Path: slave.orpheusnet.co.uk!unknown@82.152.154.148
X-Cache: nntpcache 3.0.2 (see http://www.nntpcache.com/)
Lines: 35
X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com
X-Trace: sv3-k6ZGiIirdVkdXQndne3Yw05zGi6rlq/+enOQ0heeaBrXPl7CLbglKc+k7nRfuzXAKDWTgw/3nUtg1gX!L0NDQtxXV2mAeG/d4fGI5t0sqRr1VoSy+xMKbFJRBhY84b/5nmWav2NpCrMKsTHpm96AvvXZERkz!Dw==
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly
X-Postfilter: 1.3.40
X-Original-Bytes: 2798
 by: charles - Sat, 13 Nov 2021 20:50 UTC

In article <5ddae28a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk>,
John Rickman <rickman@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <598addada9charles@candehope.me.uk>
> charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:

> > In article <f959db8a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk>, John Rickman
> > <rickman@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> >> In message <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> Nick Roberts
> >> <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:

> >>> One oddity - I have no problem with measuring (route) distances in Km
> >>> rather than miles, but I still think in terms of miles per hour for
> >>> speeds. Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage
> >>> or speedometers to KPH.

> >> The only problem with kilometres is the way the word is usually
> >> pronounced now-a-days. I can understand Americans saying killom-eter,
> >> but a kilo-metre is not an odometer, a tachometer, speedometer,
> >> milometer, nor any other instrument for measuring things.

> >> As an aside the allotment plots in Gaydon village are measured in
> >> fractions of an acre using rods.

> > I went round RAF Gaydon fro scholl in the mid 1950s.

> You may have seen these then
> http://www.gaydon.org.uk/photos/oldpix/raf.jpg

> John
Not in that quantity, but we went inside one and into a Vulcan flight
simulator

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits

<598b3bf17bbob@sick-of-spam.invalid>

 copy mid

https://www.novabbs.com/devel/article-flat.php?id=215&group=comp.sys.acorn.hardware#215

 copy link   Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail
From: bob...@sick-of-spam.invalid (Bob Latham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject: Re: Pre-Show Release for RISCOSbits
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:08:29 +0000 (GMT)
Organization: None
Lines: 42
Message-ID: <598b3bf17bbob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
References: <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk> <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk> <59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk> <4ca11f8259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> <f959db8a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk> <598addada9charles@candehope.me.uk> <5ddae28a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk> <598ae7e8ebcharles@candehope.me.uk>
X-Trace: individual.net D7cHW/RAJODmCj8xdtdgEg9oIRUZ2jMdyYOm7ISmHtF1j7PRzE
X-Orig-Path: sick-of-spam.invalid!bob
Cancel-Lock: sha1:KZAQ/PcO5CcBku6VgVjTk3vNwNs=
X-No-Archive: Yes
User-Agent: NewsHound/v1.53-32 RC1
 by: Bob Latham - Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:08 UTC

In article <598ae7e8ebcharles@candehope.me.uk>,
charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
> In article <5ddae28a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk>,
> John Rickman <rickman@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> > In message <598addada9charles@candehope.me.uk>
> > charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:

> > > In article <f959db8a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk>, John Rickman
> > > <rickman@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> > >> In message <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> Nick Roberts
> > >> <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:

> > >>> One oddity - I have no problem with measuring (route) distances in Km
> > >>> rather than miles, but I still think in terms of miles per hour for
> > >>> speeds. Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage
> > >>> or speedometers to KPH.

> > >> The only problem with kilometres is the way the word is usually
> > >> pronounced now-a-days. I can understand Americans saying killom-eter,
> > >> but a kilo-metre is not an odometer, a tachometer, speedometer,
> > >> milometer, nor any other instrument for measuring things.

> > >> As an aside the allotment plots in Gaydon village are measured in
> > >> fractions of an acre using rods.

> > > I went round RAF Gaydon fro scholl in the mid 1950s.

> > You may have seen these then
> > http://www.gaydon.org.uk/photos/oldpix/raf.jpg

> > John
> Not in that quantity, but we went inside one and into a Vulcan flight
> simulator

I have vague memories of my father (ex RAF) taking me somewhere
probably Gaydon where we watched a V bomber scramble. As I say vague.
I would have been very young at the time and I would guess early 60s.
My memory says all 3 V bombers took part including my then favourite
the 'Victor' with its ink pen nose.

Bob.

Pages:123
server_pubkey.txt

rocksolid light 0.9.7
clearnet tor