Re: OT: US administration "yes people"

From	rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc, alt.usage.english
Subject	Re: OT: US administration "yes people"
Date	2026-03-27 20:40 +0000
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On Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:59:37 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 27/03/2026 12:20, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> On 2026-03-27 11:37, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> On 26/03/2026 20:58, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I wrote one of the latter.  Whenever we programmers would get an
>>>>> unreasonable change request, a cow orker would complain,
>>>>> "What do they want us to do, make the machine sing Old MacDonald?"
>>>>> I wrote my program after hours, hid a transistor radio in the
>>>>> machine next to the backplane, then called my buddy over, hit the
>>>>> START button, and enjoyed his expression when "Old Macdonald" came
>>>>> out of the machine.
>>>>
>>>> I don't fully understand. The radio sound came from the interference?
>>>> Or was playing some station that chanced to play that song?
>>>
>>> The radio sound came from the interference...
>> 
>> I had trouble with the English, not with the concept.
>> 
>> 
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRXwWbo_mX0
>>>
>>>
>> Amazing, that the motor can speed that fast to make each tone.
>> 
> Ultra light flywheels, cranks, rods and pistons - you don't want to
> store energy in the motor while accelerating.


It would throw a rod if it tried the American national anthem; half the 
singers that try it don't have the range. Of all the old drinking songs to 
adapt...

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Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-22 21:59 +0000
  Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-23 00:46 -0400
  Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-03-23 06:25 +0000
    Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-23 06:39 +0000
      Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-03-23 07:03 +0000
        Re: OT: US administration "yes people" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-23 11:13 +0000
          Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-03-23 13:39 +0000
      Re: OT: US administration "yes people" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-23 20:06 +0000
        Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-03-23 17:25 -0700
          Re: OT: US administration "yes people" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-24 01:55 +0000
            Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-24 00:09 -0400
              Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2026-03-24 02:05 -0400
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-24 03:14 -0400
              Re: OT: US administration "yes people" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-24 18:55 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-03-24 21:28 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-24 23:45 -0400
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-25 06:33 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-03-25 08:54 +0000
            Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-24 00:10 -0400
              Re: OT: US administration "yes people" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-24 18:58 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-24 23:36 -0400
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-25 06:41 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-26 00:04 -0400
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-26 06:53 +0000
            Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2026-03-24 01:36 -0400
              Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-24 03:12 -0400
              Re: OT: US administration "yes people" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-24 08:28 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-24 07:04 -0400
          Re: OT: US administration "yes people" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-03-24 13:40 +0100
            Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-24 08:51 -0400
              Re: OT: US administration "yes people" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-03-24 14:34 +0100
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-24 22:57 -0400
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-25 06:37 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-25 23:47 -0400
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-26 06:40 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-03-25 20:37 +0100
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-26 01:34 -0400
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-26 06:27 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-26 18:16 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-26 19:24 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-03-27 02:43 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-03-27 13:16 +0100
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-03-26 21:58 +0100
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-26 21:17 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-03-26 22:28 +0100
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-27 10:37 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-03-27 13:20 +0100
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-27 12:59 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-27 20:40 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-28 10:43 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-03-28 14:22 +0100
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-28 13:30 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-29 12:09 -0400
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-29 22:30 +0100
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-03-26 14:17 +0100
              Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Charles Hope <clh@candehope.me.uk> - 2026-03-24 15:15 +0000
              Re: OT: US administration "yes people" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-24 15:15 +0000
            Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-03-24 08:41 -0700
        Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-24 00:18 -0400
          Re: OT: US administration "yes people" "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <rinaldij@alien.free> - 2026-03-24 06:12 -0500
            Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-24 08:43 -0400
              Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-24 14:45 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-24 15:07 +0000
                Re: OT: US administration "yes people" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-03-24 23:19 -0400
          Re: OT: US administration "yes people" Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2026-03-24 11:50 -0400
            Re: OT: US administration "yes people" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-24 16:00 +0000
          Re: OT: US administration "yes people" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-24 18:50 +0000

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