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Re: [Poll] Computing favorities

Started byjmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com>
First post2015-10-11 13:48 +0000
Last post2015-10-12 19:56 +0000
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  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-11 13:48 +0000
    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-11 14:45 +0000
    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-11 10:52 -0400
      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-11 22:18 +0000
        Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-11 20:05 -0500
        Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-10-12 05:26 +0000
          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-12 15:59 -0500
          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2015-10-13 01:19 -0300
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-13 12:27 +0000
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2015-10-13 13:40 -0300
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-10-13 23:17 -0500
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-14 10:02 -0400
          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-13 12:16 -0400
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities David Hume <David.Hume@example.com> - 2015-10-13 17:39 +0100
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-13 12:51 -0500
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-13 18:23 +0000
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-13 14:41 -0400
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-13 17:35 -0500
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-13 22:24 -0400
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 05:39 +0000
                      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-16 14:32 -0500
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-15 16:25 -0700
                      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-15 20:07 -0400
                        Re: [Poll] Computing favorities David Hume <David.Hume@example.com> - 2015-10-16 10:46 +0100
                          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-16 08:58 -0500
                            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-16 13:52 -0400
        Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-12 13:09 +0000
          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-10-12 08:49 -0500
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-12 16:41 +0000
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-13 10:39 -0500
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-13 18:23 +0000
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-13 19:03 +0000
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-13 20:44 +0200
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-13 20:24 -0700
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 05:39 +0000
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 12:51 +1100
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-12 20:34 +0100
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-10-13 07:02 +0000
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities David Hume <David.Hume@example.com> - 2015-10-13 09:01 +0100
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-13 09:43 -0400
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities David Hume <David.Hume@example.com> - 2015-10-13 15:19 +0100
                      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-13 10:21 -0400
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock) - 2015-10-13 13:12 +0000
          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-12 15:14 +0000
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:38 +0000
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-13 13:17 +0000
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-13 12:03 -0400
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-13 20:26 -0700
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 05:47 +0000
                      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-15 16:27 -0700
                        Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-10-16 07:48 +0000
                          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-16 13:55 -0400
                            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-16 18:14 +0000
                              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-16 14:35 -0500
                            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-10-17 07:02 +0000
                              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-19 13:09 +0000
                              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-19 15:14 -0500
                                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-10-20 07:02 +0000
                        Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-16 16:47 +0000
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-16 14:26 +0100
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities simon@twoplaces.co.uk (Simon Turner) - 2015-10-14 13:00 +0100
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-14 10:00 -0400
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-14 14:20 +0000
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-15 12:54 +0000
                      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-15 16:44 +0000
                        Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-16 13:04 +0000
                          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-16 18:48 +0000
                            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-17 15:58 +1100
                              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-18 17:37 +1100
                                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-18 11:12 +0000
                                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-18 13:24 -0400
                                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-18 19:21 +0000
                                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-19 15:28 +1100
                          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-17 15:30 +1100
                      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-16 06:31 +1100
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 09:04 +1100
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 12:54 +1100
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 12:59 +1100
          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-12 10:22 -0500
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-12 20:42 +0000
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-10-12 21:40 +0000
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-12 22:39 +0000
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-12 18:08 -0500
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-13 17:15 -0500
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-12 20:17 -0500
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-13 12:12 -0400
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-13 17:22 -0500
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-13 20:06 +0000
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-13 20:38 -0700
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Joy Beeson <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> - 2015-10-16 22:33 -0300
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-13 10:38 -0500
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-13 20:40 -0700
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-12 13:48 -0400
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-12 16:04 -0500
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-13 12:25 +0000
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 15:49 +0000
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 11:30 -0500
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-15 12:54 +0000
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-16 14:38 -0500
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 08:51 +1100
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-14 21:16 -0500
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-13 12:14 -0400
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-12 16:19 -0700
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-13 00:17 +0000
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2015-10-13 01:33 -0300
          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-12 16:00 -0500
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-13 07:46 +0100
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-13 11:42 +0000
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 12:53 +1100
          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-13 20:08 +1100
          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Joy Beeson <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> - 2015-10-14 12:17 -0300
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 18:21 +0000
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-16 14:44 -0500
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-16 21:09 +0000
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-19 15:19 -0500
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-19 20:45 +0000
        Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-12 15:57 -0500
          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-12 20:16 -0500
            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-13 12:34 +0000
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-13 13:12 +0000
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock) - 2015-10-13 14:02 +0000
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-14 16:20 +0200
                      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-15 12:54 +0000
                        Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-15 17:51 +0000
                          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-16 13:09 +0000
                            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-16 21:33 +0200
                        Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-16 07:03 +1100
                        Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-15 23:04 +0200
                          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-16 13:04 +0000
                            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-16 20:24 +0200
                              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-17 11:18 +0000
                                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-17 19:06 +0200
                                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-17 18:34 +0000
                                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-17 21:31 +0200
                              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-17 13:22 +0000
                            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-17 15:45 +1100
                              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-10-17 06:47 -0500
                                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-18 05:00 +1100
                                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-10-24 15:23 -0400
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 08:49 +1100
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-13 20:47 +0200
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 08:54 +1100
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-15 12:54 +0000
                      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-16 06:29 +1100
                        Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-10-15 14:42 -0500
                          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-16 11:21 +1100
                          Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-16 13:04 +0000
                            Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-17 15:32 +1100
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2015-10-13 10:00 -0400
                Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 15:49 +0000
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2015-10-14 13:24 -0400
                  Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-14 17:35 +0000
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-14 18:21 +0000
                      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-14 18:48 +0000
                      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-16 14:42 -0500
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-14 21:20 -0500
                      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-15 06:49 +0000
                      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-15 17:51 +0000
                    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-16 14:40 -0500
                      Re: [Poll] Computing favorities jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-17 13:22 +0000
              Re: [Poll] Computing favorities "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-14 12:47 +1100
    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2015-10-11 15:11 +0000
    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-11 15:01 -0400
    Re: [Poll] Computing favorities pechter@S20.pechter.dyndns.org (William Pechter) - 2015-10-12 19:56 +0000

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#153101

From"Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com>
Date2015-10-19 15:14 -0500
Message-ID<n03ira$8b4$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#153025
"Stan Barr" <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> wrote in message 
news:slrnn23sjb.8m8.plan.b@ID-309335.user.uni-berlin.de...
>
>        [snip...]                    [snip...] 
> [snip...]
>
> Yep I'm familiar with his stuff!
>
> Now I've got old and decrepit and have tendon trouble in my fingers
> I've more-or-less stopped playing ordinary guitar and concentrated on
> slide guitar.  This led me into buying a lap steel guitar and I've
> been doing a lot of listening to those players lately.  I'm starting
> to get the hang of it now...
>

Stan, can you play "Steel Guitar Rag" on the lap steel guitar???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FVIB_lWeAg

-- 

numerist at aquaporin4 dot com

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#153114

FromStan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org>
Date2015-10-20 07:02 +0000
Message-ID<slrnn2bpn8.52k.plan.b@ID-309335.user.uni-berlin.de>
In reply to#153101
On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:14:32 -0500, Charles Richmond 
<numerist@aquaporin4.com> wrote:
> "Stan Barr" <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> wrote in message 
> news:slrnn23sjb.8m8.plan.b@ID-309335.user.uni-berlin.de...
>>
>>        [snip...]                    [snip...] 
>> [snip...]
>>
>> Yep I'm familiar with his stuff!
>>
>> Now I've got old and decrepit and have tendon trouble in my fingers
>> I've more-or-less stopped playing ordinary guitar and concentrated on
>> slide guitar.  This led me into buying a lap steel guitar and I've
>> been doing a lot of listening to those players lately.  I'm starting
>> to get the hang of it now...
>>
>
> Stan, can you play "Steel Guitar Rag" on the lap steel guitar???
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FVIB_lWeAg
>

I wish :-)

-- 
Stan Barr     plan.b@bluesomatic.org

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#152999

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2015-10-16 16:47 +0000
Message-ID<mvr9nf02prk@news7.newsguy.com>
In reply to#152985
On 2015-10-15, Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> wrote:

> On 14 Oct 2015 05:47:05 GMT, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2015-10-14, Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:03:42 -0400, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 13 Oct 2015, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>>> There seems to be a new "back to the land" movement, the new generation 
>>>> not realizing that their parents or grandparents did it forty-five years 
>>>> ago.
>>>>
>>>> They may want to know the phase of the moon so they can dance skyclad the 
>>>> night before the planting to ensure fertility, or something like that.
>>>
>>>      It could be far more practical.  ISTM that if you sow around the
>>> full moon, you could more easily work into the evening, if it were
>>> needed.
>>
>>Ditto for reaping, hence the term "harvest moon".
>
>      Ah.  Thank you.  I never knew the significance of the term.

I've also heard the term "hunter's moon" for the following month's full moon.

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#152995

FromAhem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net>
Date2015-10-16 14:26 +0100
Message-ID<20151016142633.a574df918b4a2574b9769008@eircom.net>
In reply to#152863
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:26:43 -0700
Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:03:42 -0400, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
> wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, 13 Oct 2015, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> >There seems to be a new "back to the land" movement, the new generation 
> >not realizing that their parents or grandparents did it forty-five years 
> >ago.
> >
> >They may want to know the phase of the moon so they can dance skyclad
> >the night before the planting to ensure fertility, or something like
> >that.
> 
>      It could be far more practical.  ISTM that if you sow around the
> full moon, you could more easily work into the evening, if it were
> needed.

	Plants that ripen based on photoperiod will start to ripen when
the nights are long enough, but a near full moon is bright enough to break
this so they won't see the short nights until the moon is dark.

	So planting by phase of the moon provides a consistent period
between planting and the long dark nights of an early autumn dark of the
moon that trigger the ripening. Of course the mechanism does not have to be
known to see the results, and then extend the practice to crops where it
doesn't matter because they are not photoperiod sensitive.

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#152879

Fromsimon@twoplaces.co.uk (Simon Turner)
Date2015-10-14 13:00 +0100
Message-ID<20151014.1200.972563snz@twoplaces.co.uk>
In reply to#152807
On Tuesday, in article
     <alpine.LNX.2.02.1510131202310.2103@darkstar.example.org>
     et472@ncf.ca "Michael Black" wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Oct 2015, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> 
>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>
>>>> A quick sampling of four calendars on Amazon.com show that half of
>>>> them contained moon phase information, half didn't.
>>>
>>> Interesting.  I live in an agriculture-based part of the state; none
>>> of the give-away calenders had moon phases on them.
>>
>> Farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon for half
>> a century or more, so the calendars don't need the phase.
>>
>> The family farm is pretty much done - industrial operations don't
>> use folklore to grow crops, they use science.
>>
> There seems to be a new "back to the land" movement, the new generation 
> not realizing that their parents or grandparents did it forty-five years 
> ago.
> 
> They may want to know the phase of the moon so they can dance skyclad the 
> night before the planting to ensure fertility, or something like that.

Sounds like Biodynamics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodynamic_agriculture

-- 
Simon Turner                                    DoD #0461
simon@twoplaces.co.uk
    Trust me -- I know what I'm doing!          -- Sledge Hammer

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#152885

FromMichael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
Date2015-10-14 10:00 -0400
Message-ID<alpine.LNX.2.02.1510141000090.4442@darkstar.example.org>
In reply to#152879
On Wed, 14 Oct 2015, Simon Turner wrote:

> On Tuesday, in article
>     <alpine.LNX.2.02.1510131202310.2103@darkstar.example.org>
>     et472@ncf.ca "Michael Black" wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 13 Oct 2015, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>
>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>
>>>>> A quick sampling of four calendars on Amazon.com show that half of
>>>>> them contained moon phase information, half didn't.
>>>>
>>>> Interesting.  I live in an agriculture-based part of the state; none
>>>> of the give-away calenders had moon phases on them.
>>>
>>> Farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon for half
>>> a century or more, so the calendars don't need the phase.
>>>
>>> The family farm is pretty much done - industrial operations don't
>>> use folklore to grow crops, they use science.
>>>
>> There seems to be a new "back to the land" movement, the new generation
>> not realizing that their parents or grandparents did it forty-five years
>> ago.
>>
>> They may want to know the phase of the moon so they can dance skyclad the
>> night before the planting to ensure fertility, or something like that.
>
> Sounds like Biodynamics.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodynamic_agriculture
>
I thought it was just an excuse to dance naked in the moonlight.

   Michael

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#152892

Fromjmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com>
Date2015-10-14 14:02 +0000
Message-ID<PM00052211489B9D8F@aca479f3.ipt.aol.com>
In reply to#152791
Scott Lurndal wrote:
> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>
>>> A quick sampling of four calendars on Amazon.com show that half of
>>> them contained moon phase information, half didn't.
>>
>>Interesting.  I live in an agriculture-based part of the state; none
>>of the give-away calenders had moon phases on them.
>
> Farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon for half
> a century or more, so the calendars don't need the phase.
>
> The family farm is pretty much done - industrial operations don't
> use folklore to grow crops, they use science.
>
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>I've always noticed phases of the moon.  Some holidays are determined
>>>>by moon phases within a season.  People plant based on the moon phase.
>>>
>>> Farmers in the middle ages planted based on the moon phase.  Modern
>>> farmers plant based on the soil conditions and weather report.
>>
>>Which has to do with the occurrence of the phase of the moon within a
season.
>
> No, it has to do with weather and climatology.

Which are determined by the position of the Earth's orbit.  Counting
the phases of the Moon helps keep track of the timing of the seasons
within a single orbit of the Earth around the Sun.  Looking
at a paper calender gives an overview of the schedules of the
tasks which need to be done.  That why "first full moon after
crossing the n" is important.

/BAH

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#152896

Fromscott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
Date2015-10-14 14:20 +0000
Message-ID<BwtTx.16765$Y%4.15634@fx28.iad>
In reply to#152892
jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>
>>>> A quick sampling of four calendars on Amazon.com show that half of
>>>> them contained moon phase information, half didn't.
>>>
>>>Interesting.  I live in an agriculture-based part of the state; none
>>>of the give-away calenders had moon phases on them.
>>
>> Farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon for half
>> a century or more, so the calendars don't need the phase.
>>
>> The family farm is pretty much done - industrial operations don't
>> use folklore to grow crops, they use science.
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I've always noticed phases of the moon.  Some holidays are determined
>>>>>by moon phases within a season.  People plant based on the moon phase.
>>>>
>>>> Farmers in the middle ages planted based on the moon phase.  Modern
>>>> farmers plant based on the soil conditions and weather report.
>>>
>>>Which has to do with the occurrence of the phase of the moon within a
>season.
>>
>> No, it has to do with weather and climatology.
>
>Which are determined by the position of the Earth's orbit. 

No, the farmer just watches the weather report every night.  This
has been the case since radio.

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#152956

Fromjmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com>
Date2015-10-15 12:54 +0000
Message-ID<PM0005222447156096@aca43228.ipt.aol.com>
In reply to#152896
Scott Lurndal wrote:
> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>
>>>>> A quick sampling of four calendars on Amazon.com show that half of
>>>>> them contained moon phase information, half didn't.
>>>>
>>>>Interesting.  I live in an agriculture-based part of the state; none
>>>>of the give-away calenders had moon phases on them.
>>>
>>> Farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon for half
>>> a century or more, so the calendars don't need the phase.
>>>
>>> The family farm is pretty much done - industrial operations don't
>>> use folklore to grow crops, they use science.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I've always noticed phases of the moon.  Some holidays are determined
>>>>>>by moon phases within a season.  People plant based on the moon phase.
>>>>>
>>>>> Farmers in the middle ages planted based on the moon phase.  Modern
>>>>> farmers plant based on the soil conditions and weather report.
>>>>
>>>>Which has to do with the occurrence of the phase of the moon within a
>>season.
>>>
>>> No, it has to do with weather and climatology.
>>
>>Which are determined by the position of the Earth's orbit.
>
> No, the farmer just watches the weather report every night.  This
> has been the case since radio.

For a lot of things, the farmer needs more than 12 hours notice
to plan.

/BAH

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#152967

Fromscott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
Date2015-10-15 16:44 +0000
Message-ID<BJQTx.26916$pi.25042@fx05.iad>
In reply to#152956
jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> A quick sampling of four calendars on Amazon.com show that half of
>>>>>> them contained moon phase information, half didn't.
>>>>>
>>>>>Interesting.  I live in an agriculture-based part of the state; none
>>>>>of the give-away calenders had moon phases on them.
>>>>
>>>> Farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon for half
>>>> a century or more, so the calendars don't need the phase.
>>>>
>>>> The family farm is pretty much done - industrial operations don't
>>>> use folklore to grow crops, they use science.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I've always noticed phases of the moon.  Some holidays are determined
>>>>>>>by moon phases within a season.  People plant based on the moon phase.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Farmers in the middle ages planted based on the moon phase.  Modern
>>>>>> farmers plant based on the soil conditions and weather report.
>>>>>
>>>>>Which has to do with the occurrence of the phase of the moon within a
>>>season.
>>>>
>>>> No, it has to do with weather and climatology.
>>>
>>>Which are determined by the position of the Earth's orbit.
>>
>> No, the farmer just watches the weather report every night.  This
>> has been the case since radio.
>
>For a lot of things, the farmer needs more than 12 hours notice
>to plan.

 http://forecast.weather.gov/

 In any case, farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon
since tractors grew lights.

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#152991

Fromjmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com>
Date2015-10-16 13:04 +0000
Message-ID<PM00052238AC4D4E6E@aca46c82.ipt.aol.com>
In reply to#152967
Scott Lurndal wrote:
> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> A quick sampling of four calendars on Amazon.com show that half of
>>>>>>> them contained moon phase information, half didn't.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Interesting.  I live in an agriculture-based part of the state; none
>>>>>>of the give-away calenders had moon phases on them.
>>>>>
>>>>> Farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon for half
>>>>> a century or more, so the calendars don't need the phase.
>>>>>
>>>>> The family farm is pretty much done - industrial operations don't
>>>>> use folklore to grow crops, they use science.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I've always noticed phases of the moon.  Some holidays are determined
>>>>>>>>by moon phases within a season.  People plant based on the moon phase.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Farmers in the middle ages planted based on the moon phase.  Modern
>>>>>>> farmers plant based on the soil conditions and weather report.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Which has to do with the occurrence of the phase of the moon within a
>>>>season.
>>>>>
>>>>> No, it has to do with weather and climatology.
>>>>
>>>>Which are determined by the position of the Earth's orbit.
>>>
>>> No, the farmer just watches the weather report every night.  This
>>> has been the case since radio.
>>
>>For a lot of things, the farmer needs more than 12 hours notice
>>to plan.
>
>  http://forecast.weather.gov/
>
>  In any case, farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon
> since tractors grew lights.

That's not true.

/BAH

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#153003

FromGreymaus <mausg@mail.com>
Date2015-10-16 18:48 +0000
Message-ID<slrnn22kqu.30v.mausg@dmaus.org>
In reply to#152991
On 2015-10-16, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>> has been the case since radio.
>>>
>>>For a lot of things, the farmer needs more than 12 hours notice
>>>to plan.
>>
>>  http://forecast.weather.gov/
>>
>>  In any case, farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon
>> since tractors grew lights.
>
A farmer in Meath had his wheat sown this year by a tractor working 
completely guided by GPS, there was a man sitting in the drivers seat
who loaded the seed, drove into the field, pressed the button, and sat
there until the time to drive out of the field. He said that he was 
needed for insurance purposes, some years ago there was a show of driving
robots on an ex-WWII airfield south of Berlin, again, insurance was the
problem. The german machines were smallish but the Meath tractor was _large_
and would take a lot of stopping. I think there is a proposal to try robotic
trucks on the highways across Nevada.

-- 
greymaus
 .
  .
...

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#153022

From"78lp" <78lp@nospam.com>
Date2015-10-17 15:58 +1100
Message-ID<d8e2snF3lliU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#153003

"Greymaus" <mausg@mail.com> wrote in message 
news:slrnn22kqu.30v.mausg@dmaus.org...
> On 2015-10-16, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
>> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>> has been the case since radio.
>>>>
>>>>For a lot of things, the farmer needs more than 12 hours notice
>>>>to plan.
>>>
>>>  http://forecast.weather.gov/
>>>
>>>  In any case, farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon
>>> since tractors grew lights.
>>
> A farmer in Meath had his wheat sown this year by a tractor working
> completely guided by GPS, there was a man sitting in the drivers seat
> who loaded the seed, drove into the field, pressed the button, and sat
> there until the time to drive out of the field. He said that he was
> needed for insurance purposes, some years ago there was a show of driving
> robots on an ex-WWII airfield south of Berlin, again, insurance was the
> problem. The german machines were smallish but the Meath tractor was 
> _large_
> and would take a lot of stopping.

By far the biggest and heaviest trains in the entire world,
in the Pilbara in Australia's NW, iron ore trains are now being
completely automated, and they don’t bother with drivers at all.

> I think there is a proposal to try robotic
> trucks on the highways across Nevada.
 

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#153040

From"78lp" <78lp@nospam.com>
Date2015-10-18 17:37 +1100
Message-ID<d8gt19Fp7irU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#153022

"78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> wrote in message 
news:d8e2snF3lliU1@mid.individual.net...
>
>
> "Greymaus" <mausg@mail.com> wrote in message 
> news:slrnn22kqu.30v.mausg@dmaus.org...
>> On 2015-10-16, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
>>> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> has been the case since radio.
>>>>>
>>>>>For a lot of things, the farmer needs more than 12 hours notice
>>>>>to plan.
>>>>
>>>>  http://forecast.weather.gov/
>>>>
>>>>  In any case, farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon
>>>> since tractors grew lights.
>>>
>> A farmer in Meath had his wheat sown this year by a tractor working
>> completely guided by GPS, there was a man sitting in the drivers seat
>> who loaded the seed, drove into the field, pressed the button, and sat
>> there until the time to drive out of the field. He said that he was
>> needed for insurance purposes, some years ago there was a show of driving
>> robots on an ex-WWII airfield south of Berlin, again, insurance was the
>> problem. The german machines were smallish but the Meath tractor was 
>> _large_
>> and would take a lot of stopping.
>
> By far the biggest and heaviest trains in the entire world,
> in the Pilbara in Australia's NW, iron ore trains are now being
> completely automated, and they don’t bother with drivers at all.

And the haul-paks too
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-18/rio-tinto-opens-worlds-first-automated-mine/6863814

>> I think there is a proposal to try robotic
>> trucks on the highways across Nevada.
>
> 

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#153042

FromGreymaus <mausg@mail.com>
Date2015-10-18 11:12 +0000
Message-ID<slrnn272s2.31g.mausg@dmaus.org>
In reply to#153040
On 2015-10-18, 78lp <78lp@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>
> "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> wrote in message 
> news:d8e2snF3lliU1@mid.individual.net...
>>
>>
>> "Greymaus" <mausg@mail.com> wrote in message 
>> news:slrnn22kqu.30v.mausg@dmaus.org...
>>> On 2015-10-16, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
>>>> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> has been the case since radio.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>For a lot of things, the farmer needs more than 12 hours notice
>>>>>>to plan.
>>>>>
>>>>>  http://forecast.weather.gov/
>>>>>
>>>>>  In any case, farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon
>>>>> since tractors grew lights.
>>>>
>>> A farmer in Meath had his wheat sown this year by a tractor working
>>> completely guided by GPS, there was a man sitting in the drivers seat
>>> who loaded the seed, drove into the field, pressed the button, and sat
>>> there until the time to drive out of the field. He said that he was
>>> needed for insurance purposes, some years ago there was a show of driving
>>> robots on an ex-WWII airfield south of Berlin, again, insurance was the
>>> problem. The german machines were smallish but the Meath tractor was 
>>> _large_
>>> and would take a lot of stopping.
>>
>> By far the biggest and heaviest trains in the entire world,
>> in the Pilbara in Australia's NW, iron ore trains are now being
>> completely automated, and they don’t bother with drivers at all.
>
> And the haul-paks too
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-18/rio-tinto-opens-worlds-first-automated-mine/6863814

I've heard of those places, hot, remote, boring beyond belief. They _have_ to
pay good wages to get people to work there, there was a lot of hiring from
here during our crises, some can take that, some can't, I have heard of distant
relatives in one of those sites, hauling water to  keep the dust down (wear in
equipment due to dust is signivent). Probably a good use for robotics.
>
>>> I think there is a proposal to try robotic
>>> trucks on the highways across Nevada.
>>
>> 


-- 
greymaus
 .
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...

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#153049

FromMichael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
Date2015-10-18 13:24 -0400
Message-ID<alpine.LNX.2.02.1510181321460.11725@darkstar.example.org>
In reply to#153042

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On Sun, 18 Oct 2015, Greymaus wrote:

> On 2015-10-18, 78lp <78lp@nospam.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:d8e2snF3lliU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Greymaus" <mausg@mail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:slrnn22kqu.30v.mausg@dmaus.org...
>>>> On 2015-10-16, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>>>> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>>>>>> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> has been the case since radio.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For a lot of things, the farmer needs more than 12 hours notice
>>>>>>> to plan.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  http://forecast.weather.gov/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  In any case, farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon
>>>>>> since tractors grew lights.
>>>>>
>>>> A farmer in Meath had his wheat sown this year by a tractor working
>>>> completely guided by GPS, there was a man sitting in the drivers seat
>>>> who loaded the seed, drove into the field, pressed the button, and sat
>>>> there until the time to drive out of the field. He said that he was
>>>> needed for insurance purposes, some years ago there was a show of driving
>>>> robots on an ex-WWII airfield south of Berlin, again, insurance was the
>>>> problem. The german machines were smallish but the Meath tractor was
>>>> _large_
>>>> and would take a lot of stopping.
>>>
>>> By far the biggest and heaviest trains in the entire world,
>>> in the Pilbara in Australia's NW, iron ore trains are now being
>>> completely automated, and they don’t bother with drivers at all.
>>
>> And the haul-paks too
>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-18/rio-tinto-opens-worlds-first-automated-mine/6863814
>
> I've heard of those places, hot, remote, boring beyond belief. They _have_ to
> pay good wages to get people to work there, there was a lot of hiring from
> here during our crises, some can take that, some can't, I have heard of distant
> relatives in one of those sites, hauling water to  keep the dust down (wear in
> equipment due to dust is signivent). Probably a good use for robotics.

Yes, places you go to earn some money, then back to civilization.

In the seventies, here in Quebec they were building a lot of hydroelectric 
dams at remote locations, and they pay was great since it was in the middle
of nowhere and they needed to lure people, and then nowhere to spend the 
money, so you could go and spend six months there, and then back home.  I 
knew someone who worked as a cook at one of the construction camps.

But even 200 years ago, my great, great, great grandfather had come over
from Scotland intended to make some money and then return home.  Teaching 
wasn't cutting it, so he went into the fur trade.  But then he got 
married, so he never did get back to Scotland.

   Michael

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#153056

FromGreymaus <mausg@mail.com>
Date2015-10-18 19:21 +0000
Message-ID<slrnn27vge.30b.mausg@dmaus.org>
In reply to#153049
On 2015-10-18, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote:
>   This message is in MIME format.  The first part should be readable text,
>   while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools.
>
> --8323328-1392573837-1445189063=:11725
> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE
>
> On Sun, 18 Oct 2015, Greymaus wrote:
>
>> On 2015-10-18, 78lp <78lp@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:d8e2snF3lliU1@mid.individual.net...
>
> Yes, places you go to earn some money, then back to civilization.
>
> In the seventies, here in Quebec they were building a lot of hydroelectric=
>=20
> dams at remote locations, and they pay was great since it was in the middle
> of nowhere and they needed to lure people, and then nowhere to spend the=20
> money, so you could go and spend six months there, and then back home.  I=
>=20
> knew someone who worked as a cook at one of the construction camps.
>
> But even 200 years ago, my great, great, great grandfather had come over
> from Scotland intended to make some money and then return home.  Teaching=
>=20
> wasn't cutting it, so he went into the fur trade.  But then he got=20
> married, so he never did get back to Scotland.

The gulf (Persian or Arabian) is the place to do that now, live in an
expatriot community, never see Arabs except during working hours. Come home,
have a party, `throw prawns on the barbai'. The barbacue sets fire to the hedge
between them and the house next, lots of damage. back to the gulf. Weather
better out there anyway. 
>
>    Michael
> --8323328-1392573837-1445189063=:11725--


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#153060

From"78lp" <78lp@nospam.com>
Date2015-10-19 15:28 +1100
Message-ID<d8j9sgFdfo8U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#153042

"Greymaus" <mausg@mail.com> wrote in message 
news:slrnn272s2.31g.mausg@dmaus.org...
> On 2015-10-18, 78lp <78lp@nospam.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:d8e2snF3lliU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Greymaus" <mausg@mail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:slrnn22kqu.30v.mausg@dmaus.org...
>>>> On 2015-10-16, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> has been the case since radio.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>For a lot of things, the farmer needs more than 12 hours notice
>>>>>>>to plan.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  http://forecast.weather.gov/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  In any case, farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon
>>>>>> since tractors grew lights.
>>>>>
>>>> A farmer in Meath had his wheat sown this year by a tractor working
>>>> completely guided by GPS, there was a man sitting in the drivers seat
>>>> who loaded the seed, drove into the field, pressed the button, and sat
>>>> there until the time to drive out of the field. He said that he was
>>>> needed for insurance purposes, some years ago there was a show of 
>>>> driving
>>>> robots on an ex-WWII airfield south of Berlin, again, insurance was the
>>>> problem. The german machines were smallish but the Meath tractor was
>>>> _large_
>>>> and would take a lot of stopping.
>>>
>>> By far the biggest and heaviest trains in the entire world,
>>> in the Pilbara in Australia's NW, iron ore trains are now being
>>> completely automated, and they don’t bother with drivers at all.
>>
>> And the haul-paks too
>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-18/rio-tinto-opens-worlds-first-automated-mine/6863814

> I've heard of those places, hot, remote, boring beyond belief.

Those ones are, but there are plenty of others that are also being
automated like container ports that aren't. Coal mines too.

> They _have_ to pay good wages to get people to work there,

They don’t actually have to, same with the container ports
and coal mines, particularly with the open cut coal mines.

> there was a lot of hiring from here during
> our crises, some can take that, some can't,

That is much more about the way they operation
mostly fly in fly out, 12 hour shifts, sleeping in
what are called dongas, which are basically
not much better than a very down market
holiday camp, with fuck all to do except drink
sleep and eat when not actually working.

> I have heard of distant relatives in one of those sites,

The oldest kid of one my mates works in one of
them, as a chemist, not a machinery operator.

> hauling water to keep the dust down (wear
> in equipment due to dust is signivent).

That isn't the reason they keep the dust down
and they don’t bother with those by far the
heaviest and longest trains in the entire world.

> Probably a good use for robotics.

All mines and container ports and factories
are, particularly as they are operating on their
own property and don’t need any regulatory
approval to operate on public roads etc.

Lots of other work like mail sorting is too.

Lots of farming is now too.

>>>> I think there is a proposal to try robotic
>>>> trucks on the highways across Nevada.
 

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#153019

From"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Date2015-10-17 15:30 +1100
Message-ID<d8e17mF30hfU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#152991

"jmfbahciv" <See.above@aol.com> wrote in message 
news:PM00052238AC4D4E6E@aca46c82.ipt.aol.com...
> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A quick sampling of four calendars on Amazon.com show that half of
>>>>>>>> them contained moon phase information, half didn't.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Interesting.  I live in an agriculture-based part of the state; none
>>>>>>>of the give-away calenders had moon phases on them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon for half
>>>>>> a century or more, so the calendars don't need the phase.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The family farm is pretty much done - industrial operations don't
>>>>>> use folklore to grow crops, they use science.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I've always noticed phases of the moon.  Some holidays are 
>>>>>>>>>determined
>>>>>>>>>by moon phases within a season.  People plant based on the moon 
>>>>>>>>>phase.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Farmers in the middle ages planted based on the moon phase.  Modern
>>>>>>>> farmers plant based on the soil conditions and weather report.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Which has to do with the occurrence of the phase of the moon within a
>>>>>season.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No, it has to do with weather and climatology.
>>>>>
>>>>>Which are determined by the position of the Earth's orbit.
>>>>
>>>> No, the farmer just watches the weather report every night.  This
>>>> has been the case since radio.
>>>
>>>For a lot of things, the farmer needs more than 12 hours notice
>>>to plan.
>>
>>  http://forecast.weather.gov/
>>
>>  In any case, farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon
>> since tractors grew lights.
>
> That's not true.

Yes, some dinosaurs kept using the phase of the moon
long after much better alternatives showed up. 

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#152979

From"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Date2015-10-16 06:31 +1100
Message-ID<d8ad82F59dmU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#152956

"jmfbahciv" <See.above@aol.com> wrote in message 
news:PM0005222447156096@aca43228.ipt.aol.com...
> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> A quick sampling of four calendars on Amazon.com show that half of
>>>>>> them contained moon phase information, half didn't.
>>>>>
>>>>>Interesting.  I live in an agriculture-based part of the state; none
>>>>>of the give-away calenders had moon phases on them.
>>>>
>>>> Farmers haven't cared about the phase of the moon for half
>>>> a century or more, so the calendars don't need the phase.
>>>>
>>>> The family farm is pretty much done - industrial operations don't
>>>> use folklore to grow crops, they use science.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I've always noticed phases of the moon.  Some holidays are determined
>>>>>>>by moon phases within a season.  People plant based on the moon 
>>>>>>>phase.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Farmers in the middle ages planted based on the moon phase.  Modern
>>>>>> farmers plant based on the soil conditions and weather report.
>>>>>
>>>>>Which has to do with the occurrence of the phase of the moon within a
>>>season.
>>>>
>>>> No, it has to do with weather and climatology.
>>>
>>>Which are determined by the position of the Earth's orbit.
>>
>> No, the farmer just watches the weather report every night.
>> This has been the case since radio.
>
> For a lot of things, the farmer needs more than 12 hours notice
> to plan.

Our forecasts are 7 days ahead are a hell of lot
more accurate than moon phases can ever be. 

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