Al Clark wrote:> r_obert@REMOVE_THIS.hotmail.com wrote in > news:8kh0h05ntk4sbguk2kntd3bbge7jbadmnb@4ax.com: > > >>Al Clark <dsp@danvillesignal.com> wrote: >> >> >>>Actually, anyone who connects to an ocean could have swam to within >>>five miles (8 kilometers) of the conference. I'm sure that having to >>>walk that last 5 miles probably stopped many of you. >> >>Ocean to Great Lakes, to Lake Superior ... get off at Duluth. What's >>the rest of the route? Ha. > > > Nope, > > Lake Superior doesn't connect to points south. Besides its too cold even > for Minnesotans and Norwegians. > > Assuming you start with an ocean, you need to go via the Mississippi > River. Swim upstream to Red Wing Minnesota and pickup the Cannon River. > The river splits at the city of Cannon Falls. You want the Little Cannon > River. Get off at Sogn. Walk 5 miles to the East.Isn't there a canal to Chicago? I don't know if upstream on the Saint Lawrence is easier that on the Mississippi -- certainly not if they won't let you through the locks -- but it's a thought. I grew up along the lower reaches of the Hudson river. There's a lot of water there, but I was really impressed at Confluence Park at Cairo (pronounced Karo, like the syrup) where the Ohio (formed at Pittsburgh by the Allegheny and Monongahela) joins the Mississippi. I tossed a stick into the Mississippi just upstream of the confluence. It was whisked away so fast that it was hard to follow. Rivers run slower near shore, and the river was well over a mile wide. A 14-foot open boat came by upstream hugging the shore, 25 horsepower (I could read the adornment) outboard at full throttle, going no faster than I could walk along the bank. I don't think swimming up the Mississippi is such a good idea after all. Jerry -- Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get. �����������������������������������������������������������������������
comp.dsp Conference Starts Tonight
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Reply by ●August 4, 20042004-08-04
Jerry Avins <jya@ieee.org> wrote in news:4111076a$0$2817$61fed72c@news.rcn.com:> Al Clark wrote: > >> r_obert@REMOVE_THIS.hotmail.com wrote in >> news:8kh0h05ntk4sbguk2kntd3bbge7jbadmnb@4ax.com: >> >> >>>Al Clark <dsp@danvillesignal.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Actually, anyone who connects to an ocean could have swam to within >>>>five miles (8 kilometers) of the conference. I'm sure that having to >>>>walk that last 5 miles probably stopped many of you. >>> >>>Ocean to Great Lakes, to Lake Superior ... get off at Duluth. What's >>>the rest of the route? Ha. >> >> >> Nope, >> >> Lake Superior doesn't connect to points south. Besides its too cold >> even for Minnesotans and Norwegians. >> >> Assuming you start with an ocean, you need to go via the Mississippi >> River. Swim upstream to Red Wing Minnesota and pickup the Cannon >> River. The river splits at the city of Cannon Falls. You want the >> Little Cannon River. Get off at Sogn. Walk 5 miles to the East. > > Isn't there a canal to Chicago? I don't know if upstream on the Saint > Lawrence is easier that on the Mississippi -- certainly not if they > won't let you through the locks -- but it's a thought. > > JerryI think you are right. You could connect that way to the Mississippi. There are a lot fewer poisonous snakes, etc than you might encounter by swimming from the mouth of the Mississippi. There are many locks on the Mississippi as well. No one said swimming here would be easy. I prefer airplanes and cars. -- Al Clark Danville Signal Processing, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------- comp.dsp conference July 28 - Aug 1, 2004 details at http://www.danvillesignal.com/index.php?id=compdsp email: compdsp@danvillesignal.com Who says you can't teach an old dog a new DSP trick?
Reply by ●August 4, 20042004-08-04
Al Clark <dsp@danvillesignal.com> wrote:>r_obert@REMOVE_THIS.hotmail.com wrote in >news:8kh0h05ntk4sbguk2kntd3bbge7jbadmnb@4ax.com: > >> Al Clark <dsp@danvillesignal.com> wrote: >> >>>Actually, anyone who connects to an ocean could have swam to within >>>five miles (8 kilometers) of the conference. I'm sure that having to >>>walk that last 5 miles probably stopped many of you. >> >> Ocean to Great Lakes, to Lake Superior ... get off at Duluth. What's >> the rest of the route? Ha. > >Nope, > >Lake Superior doesn't connect to points south. Besides its too cold even >for Minnesotans and Norwegians. > >Assuming you start with an ocean, you need to go via the Mississippi >River. Swim upstream to Red Wing Minnesota and pickup the Cannon River. >The river splits at the city of Cannon Falls. You want the Little Cannon >River. Get off at Sogn. Walk 5 miles to the East.Ah yes, forgot about the mighty Mississippi. Neat. I used to swim some, but probably not up for that one. Ha. Robert www.gldsp.com ( modify address for return email ) www.numbersusa.com www.americanpatrol.com
Reply by ●August 4, 20042004-08-04
Jerry Avins <jya@ieee.org> wrote:>Al Clark wrote: > >> r_obert@REMOVE_THIS.hotmail.com wrote in >> news:8kh0h05ntk4sbguk2kntd3bbge7jbadmnb@4ax.com: >> >> >>>Al Clark <dsp@danvillesignal.com> wrote: >>> >>> >along the bank. I don't think swimming up the Mississippi is such a good >idea after all.Not too mention the toxic runoff from the farms of several states along the way. Just read the dead zone in the Gulf, from all of it being deposited there, has widened this year. Robert ( modify address for return email ) www.numbersusa.com www.americanpatrol.com
Reply by ●August 5, 20042004-08-05
On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 00:00:40 +0200, Stephan M. Bernsee <spam@dspdimension.com> wrote: (snipped)> >Btw.: any cool pictures of the conference? >-- >Stephan M. Bernsee >http://www.dspdimension.comHi Stephan, yes. See the following pages: http://www.borgerding.net/comp.dsp/pics/ http://www.danvillesignal.com/index.php?id=compdsp_photos See Ya', [-Rick-]
Reply by ●August 5, 20042004-08-05
On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 17:08:12 GMT, Al Clark <dsp@danvillesignal.com> wrote:>Tonight, the comp.dsp conference starts with a barbecue, beer, fire, >etc.... > >If you can drive to Minnesota, its probably not too late to come. > >Otherwise, you guys are going to miss out on a lot of fun > > >-- >Al ClarkThis was the most rewarding conference I've ever attended. The presentations were terrific!. [-Rick-]
Reply by ●August 5, 20042004-08-05
On 2004-08-05 12:58:35 +0200, r.lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org (Rick Lyons) said:> On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 00:00:40 +0200, Stephan M. Bernsee > <spam@dspdimension.com> wrote: > > (snipped) >> >> Btw.: any cool pictures of the conference? >> -- >> Stephan M. Bernsee >> http://www.dspdimension.com > > Hi Stephan, > > yes. See the following pages: > > http://www.borgerding.net/comp.dsp/pics/ > http://www.danvillesignal.com/index.php?id=compdsp_photos > > See Ya', > [-Rick-]Hi Rick, thanks for the links, I've already visited that pages - looks like you had a great time! See ya (maybe next year in Brazil) ;-) Stephan -- Stephan M. Bernsee http://www.dspdimension.com
