i'm a little concerned. i sent email. if i don't read anything back, i'll call tomorrow (saturday). google groups says that Aug 11 is his current last posting to any newsgroup (which was comp.dsp). r b-j
anyone heard from Jerry lately?
Started by ●September 4, 2010
Reply by ●September 4, 20102010-09-04
On 9/3/2010 10:32 PM, robert bristow-johnson wrote:> i'm a little concerned. i sent email. if i don't read anything back, > i'll call tomorrow (saturday). > > google groups says that Aug 11 is his current last posting to any > newsgroup (which was comp.dsp). > > r b-jr b-j, Yeah... I've been wondering too. Please let us know. Fred
Reply by ●September 4, 20102010-09-04
On Sep 4, 1:32�am, robert bristow-johnson <r...@audioimagination.com> wrote:> i'm a little concerned. �i sent email. �if i don't read anything back, > i'll call tomorrow (saturday). > > google groups says that Aug 11 is his current last posting to any > newsgroup (which was comp.dsp). > > r b-jI sent him an email last week - no response as of this Sat. I'm hoping he is on holiday. Clay
Reply by ●September 5, 20102010-09-05
On Sep 4, 9:35�pm, Clay <c...@claysturner.com> wrote:> On Sep 4, 1:32�am, robert bristow-johnson <r...@audioimagination.com> > wrote: > > > i'm a little concerned. �i sent email. �if i don't read anything back, > > i'll call tomorrow (saturday). > > > google groups says that Aug 11 is his current last posting to any > > newsgroup (which was comp.dsp). > > > I sent him an email last week - no response as of this Sat. I'm hoping > he is on holiday.i called Jerry's number and left a message on his answering machine. then i called his son, David, and he told me Jerry's fine, but his computer is less fine (dead) and Jerry hadn't been in a hurry to fix/ replace it. but i am assured that Jerry's fine. hey Jerry, if you get to an internet computer somewhere (like your town library), we all miss you. r b-j
Reply by ●September 5, 20102010-09-05
"robert bristow-johnson" <rbj@audioimagination.com> wrote in message news:da1234ee-94d5-4020-aed0-63d324286085@m15g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...> On Sep 4, 9:35 pm, Clay <c...@claysturner.com> wrote: >> On Sep 4, 1:32 am, robert bristow-johnson <r...@audioimagination.com> >> wrote: >> >> > i'm a little concerned. i sent email. if i don't read anything back, >> > i'll call tomorrow (saturday). >> >> > google groups says that Aug 11 is his current last posting to any >> > newsgroup (which was comp.dsp). >> >> >> I sent him an email last week - no response as of this Sat. I'm hoping >> he is on holiday. > > i called Jerry's number and left a message on his answering machine. > then i called his son, David, and he told me Jerry's fine, but his > computer is less fine (dead) and Jerry hadn't been in a hurry to fix/ > replace it. > > but i am assured that Jerry's fine. > > hey Jerry, if you get to an internet computer somewhere (like your > town library), we all miss you. > > r b-jThanks, it's good to hear he's OK. Best wishes, --Phil Martel
Reply by ●September 5, 20102010-09-05
On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 07:17:23 -0700 (PDT), robert bristow-johnson <rbj@audioimagination.com> wrote:>On Sep 4, 9:35=A0pm, Clay <c...@claysturner.com> wrote: >> On Sep 4, 1:32=A0am, robert bristow-johnson <r...@audioimagination.com> >> wrote: >> >> > i'm a little concerned. =A0i sent email. =A0if i don't read anything ba= >ck, >> > i'll call tomorrow (saturday). >> >> > google groups says that Aug 11 is his current last posting to any >> > newsgroup (which was comp.dsp). >> >> >> I sent him an email last week - no response as of this Sat. I'm hoping >> he is on holiday. > >i called Jerry's number and left a message on his answering machine. >then i called his son, David, and he told me Jerry's fine, but his >computer is less fine (dead) and Jerry hadn't been in a hurry to fix/ >replace it. > >but i am assured that Jerry's fine. > >hey Jerry, if you get to an internet computer somewhere (like your >town library), we all miss you. > >r b-jSo he's outlasted his computer, which doesn't surprise me. He's probably going to outlast a lot of us, too. ;) Eric Jacobsen Minister of Algorithms Abineau Communications http://www.abineau.com
Reply by ●September 5, 20102010-09-05
On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 07:17:23 -0700 (PDT), robert bristow-johnson <rbj@audioimagination.com> wrote:>On Sep 4, 9:35�pm, Clay <c...@claysturner.com> wrote: >> On Sep 4, 1:32�am, robert bristow-johnson <r...@audioimagination.com> >> wrote: >> >> > i'm a little concerned. �i sent email. �if i don't read anything back, >> > i'll call tomorrow (saturday). >> >> > google groups says that Aug 11 is his current last posting to any >> > newsgroup (which was comp.dsp). >> >> >> I sent him an email last week - no response as of this Sat. I'm hoping >> he is on holiday. > >i called Jerry's number and left a message on his answering machine. >then i called his son, David, and he told me Jerry's fine, but his >computer is less fine (dead) and Jerry hadn't been in a hurry to fix/ >replace it. > >but i am assured that Jerry's fine. > >hey Jerry, if you get to an internet computer somewhere (like your >town library), we all miss you. > >r b-jThanks Robert, ... for doing that. Whew!!! You guys scared me for a minute there. See Ya', [-Rick-]
Reply by ●September 7, 20102010-09-07
On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:21:59 +0000 (UTC), glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> wrote:>robert bristow-johnson <rbj@audioimagination.com> wrote: > >> he was replacing brakes on his car today. i learned something new: if >> a wheel is rusted on the axel so bad you can't get it off, put the lug >> nuts on loose, and drive around and hit some potholes. when the wheel >> is finally knocked loose, then tighten up the lug nuts and drive home. > >Last time that happened to me, it wasn't rust. > >The wheel was held on by two screws, in addition to the lug nuts, >but I couldn't get the darn screws out. I bought a bigger >screwdriver, but still couldn't get them out, so I finally >drilled out the screws. It seems that the weren't rusted at all, >but just so tight that I couldn't get them out. Once the heads >were off they came out easily. (Surprising me.) > >Otherwise, isn't that what wheel pullers are for? > >-- glenAnd BFHs. I thought that was why God gave us big rubber mallets. Jerry's loose-lugnut trick can work but it's hard on the wheel studs. I'd be inclined to replace the studs after that, but I'm used to maintaining race cars where the tolerance for possible damage to fasteners is low. I keep having to be reminded that the same standards do not apply to street cars. e.g., bolts can be used more than once, oil doesn't have to be changed after every drive, the tire pressures can be a few pounds off without hurting anything, etc., etc. On the other hand, most people don't run their street tires down to the cord before they change them. Eric Jacobsen Minister of Algorithms Abineau Communications http://www.abineau.com
Reply by ●September 8, 20102010-09-08
On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 08:06:57 -0700 (PDT), robert bristow-johnson <rbj@audioimagination.com> wrote:> >his new computer is on the way. we might hear from him in a week. > >he was replacing brakes on his car today. i learned something new: if >a wheel is rusted on the axel so bad you can't get it off, put the lug >nuts on loose, and drive around and hit some potholes. when the wheel >is finally knocked loose, then tighten up the lug nuts and drive home. > >i can only wish that i'll be in as good of shape at 78. > >he says "hi to everybody" on the list. we'll hear from him soon, i >think. > >r b-jHi, A man is driving to work one morning and realizes he has a flat tire. He pulls over and stops in front of an insane asylum. An asylum patient is leaning out the 3rd floor window watching the man. The driver removes the five lugs nuts and pulls off the wheel of the flat tire. While putting on the spare tire, he accidentally kicks the five lugs nuts down a sewer. They're gone! Now the driver yells out, "Good God. What am I going to do now?" The asylum patient yells out, "Hey, ... why don't you remove one lug nut from each of the other three wheels, and use those nuts to attach your spare tire. That will at least get you to the nearest repair shop." The driver yells, back, "Wow. That's a smart idea! Say, ... why are you in that asylum? The patient replies, "I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid. [-Rick-]
Reply by ●September 8, 20102010-09-08
On Sep 8, 7:35�am, Rick Lyons <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote:> On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 08:06:57 -0700 (PDT), robert bristow-johnson > > <r...@audioimagination.com> wrote: > > >his new computer is on the way. �we might hear from him in a week. > > >he was replacing brakes on his car today. �i learned something new: if > >a wheel is rusted on the axel so bad you can't get it off, put the lug > >nuts on loose, and drive around and hit some potholes. �when the wheel > >is finally knocked loose, then tighten up the lug nuts and drive home. > > >i can only wish that i'll be in as good of shape at 78. > > >he says "hi to everybody" on the list. �we'll hear from him soon, i > >think. > > >r b-j > > Hi, > � A man is driving to work one morning and realizes he > has a flat tire. �He pulls over and stops in front of > an insane asylum. �An asylum patient is leaning out the > 3rd floor window watching the man. �The driver removes > the five lugs nuts and pulls off the wheel of the flat > tire. �While putting on the spare tire, he accidentally > kicks the five lugs nuts down a sewer. �They're gone! � > Now the driver yells out, "Good God. �What am I going > to do now?" > > The asylum patient yells out, "Hey, ... why don't you > remove one lug nut from each of the other three wheels, > and use those nuts to attach your spare tire. �That will > at least get you to the nearest repair shop." > > The driver yells, back, "Wow. �That's a smart idea! � > Say, ... why are you in that asylum? �The patient > replies, "I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid. > > [-Rick-]When my air filters get dirty, I just reverse them! Clay
