Path: netnews.upenn.edu!jvnc.net!yale.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!destroyer!ncar!noao!amethyst!organpipe.uug.arizona.edu!news From: tbsc@volcano.tbsc.ORG (talk.bizarre Steering Committee) Newsgroups: talk.bizarre,news.answers Subject: Changes to Monthly `Welcome to talk.bizarre' posting Message-ID: <28May929f119n635f@tbsc.org> Date: 28 May 92 17:16:55 GMT Sender: news@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu Reply-To: mjd@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Seth the Lard) Followup-To: talk.bizarre Distribution: world,cindyslivingroom,elsewhere Organization: talk.bizarre Steering Committee (TINC) Lines: 186 Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Xref: netnews.upenn.edu talk.bizarre:105573 news.answers:1577 X-Mr-Attribution: Seth the Lard Archive-name: talk-bizarre 1,4c1,2 < I used to post about Tasha Yar < Now I found a group called talk.bizarre < Fun to followup, boring to read < They claim rec.arts.drwho is more my speed --- > Q01) Why do I get "General protection fault, cannot emulate instruction" > when I try to run my favorite application under VP/IX? 6,9c4,10 < I get to write about the weirdest things < Like the joke about a bar attended by strings < Some of you hate me but it's easy to say no < When you say I should go jump in a volcano --- > A01) You don't have a credit rating, as such. Each credit bureau > collects information from banks, finance companies, department > stores, taxing authorities, landlords, and other "credit grantors" > and keeps the information in your file. The file is supposed to be > an objective record of your credit history, in essence a sorted > copy of information furnished to the credit bureau by companies you > have done business with on credit. 11,15c12 < 'Cause I'm a net loser < I'm a net loser < I'm a net loser < Don't matter what you say < I won't go away --- > Q02) What's a Cthulhu? 17,21c14,22 < >Here's the funniest thing: < ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-- I said < >No matter what you say I can add "in bed" < >Not only that, I've got a direct line to god < >And my aunt is a fish, isn't that odd? --- > A02) Le drapeau suisse, croix blanche sur fond rouge, provient du > drapeau du canton de Schwytz, qui est similaire, sauf que la croix > est plus petite et se trouve dans le coin en haut a droite. Le > rouge du drapeau represente le manteau de l'Empereur du Saint > Empire Germanique. Lorsque les trois cantons de Uri, Schwytz et > Unterwalden se sont allies, ils se sont mis sous la protection > directe de l'Empereur. La croix blanche provient simplement du > Vatican, donnee aux Schwytzois pour les services (militaires) > rendus au Moyen-Age. 23,26c24,26 < You're always coming up with some new catchphrase < Everyday I'll try one out the same old ways < I can't believe how you could be so lame < I haven't done anything deserving a flame --- > Q03) Where I can get pi up to a few hundred thousand digits of pi? Does > anyone have an algorithm to compute pi to those zillion decimal > places? 28,32c28,35 < 'Cause I'm a net loser < I'm a net loser < I'm a net loser < Don't matter what you do < I won't get a clue --- > A03) I wish I could offer the source patches directly but for various > reasons, I can't. However, 3b2 users are more than welcome to have > the clients, the libraries, the include files, and the > pre-processor. This will get X-windows up on your 3b2 without the > xdaemon stuff (as long as you have the Wollongong networking > stuff.) With this stuff, you'll have a pile of ready-to-run > clients as well as the tools needed to compile your own X11 > applications. 34,37c37 < I thought you people were kinda cool < But you all say that I'm just a fool < I don't care what it is you think I lack < One thing's for sure I ain't coming back --- > Q04) HOW DOES PDP 11/44 MEMORY MANAGEMENT WORK? 39,42c39,43 < Wait--I'm back again, now you're toast < You have no right to tell me where to post < And there is one thing you can believe < This time for sure I will never leave --- > A04) The answer to this is similar to the joystick answer, except that > there is a special case for the video display. If you comment out > both the "EGAROM" and the "VGAROM" entries in the vpix.cnf file, > VP/IX will access the VGA BIOS directly. That is, it will > recognize a special case of the DDA device. 44,48c45,134 < 'Cause I'm a net loser < I'm a net weenie < I'm a net loser < Don't matter what you do < I'll still post from PSU --- > Q05) I have a one partitionned 40Mb disc. If I run mkfs, what happens? > > A06) If the offensive team drops the disc, catches it out of bounds, or > fails to complete a pass because a defender somehow blocks the > pass, the other team picks up the disc where it lands and works to > score in the other direction. Defenders gnerally play either a > man-to-man or zone defense in their attempt to block a throw. > > Q07) Where can I get a copy of the Rules? > > A07) You should get answers to your questions from the nearest Indian > Consulate. I am hesitant to put the answers to these questions > here because they change every so often. If any of you think the > questions below are not answered by consulates then mail me the > answer. > > Q08) IF I DON'T WANT TO POST PUBLICLY, IS IT OK TO RESPOND BY PRIVATE > E-MAIL? > > A08) Most jurisdictions require that you obtain a permit and inspections > of any wiring that is done. Amongst other more mundane > bureaucratic reasons (like insurance companies not liking to have > to pay claims), a permit and inspections provides some assurance > that you, your family, your neighbors or subsequent owners of your > home don't get killed or lose their homes one night due to a sloppy > wiring job. > > Q09) I was refused a loan or credit card. What can I do? > > A09) Do *not* sympathize with the dog or try to soothe it. While > car-sickness isn't quite the same as being afraid of riding in the > car, it could conceivably be brought on by such a fear. If that is > the case, doing *anything* that the pup can possibly interpret as > praise can be counterproductive. It will teach it that this fear > is the desired behavior. If the car sickness if brought on by such > fear and it is, inadavertantly, taught that the fear is desired > behavior, the car sickness will continue. > > Q10) Why do I get errors when extracting from a ZIP file I downloaded? > > A10) This is a very controversial and political question. Generally, > certification is something voluntary, while licencing is regulated > by governments. Certification generally means some agency warrants > you meet its standards; licencing generally means that to claim to > practice a certain profession requires a government licence, often > administered through a professional organization. In theory both > are supposed to help judge if someone is capable of doing certain > jobs. > > Q11) So is each frame predicted from the last frame? > > A11) This question is one that often confronts even the most seasoned > record collectors. The decision of which version of a piece to buy > on record is entirely a matter of taste. Experienced listeners > often know the style of each conductor and can judge on that basis. > If you are unfamiliar with a piece or with the versions available > to you, you might want to start off by looking in the Penguin Guide > (see "Reference Books" below). Though not always 100% on the mark, > this guide will describe the differences between multiple > recordings of a given work, and may enable you to choose the > recording that is right for you. There are also magazines such as > Fanfare, Grammophone, Stereo Review, Audio, and some of the > high-end audio journals that review new recordings on a regular > basis. > > Q12) My house doesn't meet some of these rules and regulations. Do I > have to upgrade? > > A12) For 50 Hz display standards (PAL, SECAM) change the number of lines > in a field from 243 or 240 to 288, and change the display rate to > 50 fields/s or 25 frames/s. Similarly, change the 120 lines in the > decimated chrominance channels to 144 lines. Since 288*50 is > exactly equal to 240*60, the two formats have the same source data > rate. > > Q13) What are the various French Organisation and how can I contact them. > Quel sont les differentes associations francophones/francaises? > > A13) You can do this by simply calling CreateWindow() with one of the > predefined child window control class names (see table 4.2 in the > SDK reference manual). > > Q14) Why can't it deduce from (READ-FROM-STRING "foobar" :START 3) that > the intent is to specify the START keyword parameter rather than > the EOF-ERROR-P and EOF-VALUE optional parameters? > > A14) You are running an RLL controller. You must change "NR_SECTORS" in > the configuration file, from 17 (standard for MFM > controllers) to 25 (Adaptec controllers) or 26 (Western Digital and > others).