Guys,
Running a Tetris competition on CHIMPY this week, login as TETRIS and have a go.
Results will be posted next Thursday.
Sampsa
PS: You might get better latency via a telnet connection than CTERM, chimpy can be reached at chimpy.sampsa.com
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 10:07 PM, Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com> wrote:
For some silly reason the companies in the UK chose what Tony is
grudging about, and yes you are right friend about working on the live
ends coming from the power mount on the pole and inbetween the meter
and the breaker box.
Does this mean Tony that you guys are constantly buying power company
credits at the same time you're buying other stuff?
Nope, I got it wrong. I've since had it all explained to me. The power company charges (no pun etc) the landlord for the electricity, and we buy the cards from the lardlord to pay the bill. This may well backfire on me, as I'm the biggest power consumer in the combined properties.
Incidentally gas meters here were once paid for their allowing the
customer to buy the stuff from the vendor by sticking a coin in the
slot on it.
Our gas meter (well, their gas meter) is coin operated.
And before you ask, no we don't have an outside toilet!
If you want know more Tony about the other examples I cited Tony
regarding the R.PI and Linux and what else can happen please contact
me off list as the discussion is running off topic.
Yeah I was actuall having a long think about that. I'll get back to you.
Tony.
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 1:23 PM, <hvlems at zonnet.nl> wrote:
It takes a steady hand to work on live wires so say the least. The "card"
made me think you have pre-paid power and thus in the UK. Are there more
countries that do it that way?
________________________________
From: Tony Blews <tonyblews at gmail.com>
Sender: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:42:56 +0000
To: <hecnet at update.uu.se>
ReplyTo: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Tardis and sidrat
Basically I live in a flat built on to the back of a house. We were sharing
the electricity supply. Now its been changed so that we each have a
sub-meter and get charged independently. The change didn't go well.
The card meters take plastic cards that you load with credit at the local
shops.
Yes I live in the UK.
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 10:33 AM, <hvlems at zonnet.nl> wrote:
What is a card meter ?
(Are you located in GB?)
________________________________
From: Tony Blews <tonyblews at gmail.com>
Sender: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:06:36 +0100
To: <hecnet at update.uu.se>
ReplyTo: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: [HECnet] Tardis and sidrat
Hi,
My two machines (tardis and sidrat) are going to be down for a while due
to a series of power problems knackering the PSU on the machine I use to run
the bridge software.
Basically, my inept landlord decided to rewire our card meter live and
caused the power to cycle repeatedly for about 2 minutes. The PSU in the old
dell box couldn't handle that abuse.
As the Raspberries (which run the VAXen) were powered from that machine
via usb, I'm now awaiting a crate of wall-warts to power them back up.
I don't think it'll affect anyone, as I doubt anyone was using my
simulated machines, but i'm just letting you know.
Tony Blews
Hello!
There was talk of trying that step here, at the same time the governor
at the time deregulated the power delivery methods in the area where I
live. (US:NY) It fell over with 32 legs in the air dead as a do-do.
That because for NYC and Westchester County the provider Con Ed is
actually way cheaper then the others, and uses spinning meters that
were the selected design about the time Edison passed. As for the rest
of the country, I'm not sure. But those meters are standardized all
over the country. Possibly Canada as well.
For some silly reason the companies in the UK chose what Tony is
grudging about, and yes you are right friend about working on the live
ends coming from the power mount on the pole and inbetween the meter
and the breaker box.
Does this mean Tony that you guys are constantly buying power company
credits at the same time you're buying other stuff?
Incidentally gas meters here were once paid for their allowing the
customer to buy the stuff from the vendor by sticking a coin in the
slot on it.
If you want know more Tony about the other examples I cited Tony
regarding the R.PI and Linux and what else can happen please contact
me off list as the discussion is running off topic.
-----
Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com
"This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."
It takes a steady hand to work on live wires so say the least. The "card" made me think you have pre-paid power and thus in the UK. Are there more countries that do it that way?
From: Tony Blews <tonyblews at gmail.com>
Sender: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:42:56 +0000
To: <hecnet at update.uu.se>
ReplyTo: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Tardis and sidrat
Basically I live in a flat built on to the back of a house. We were sharing the electricity supply. Now its been changed so that we each have a sub-meter and get charged independently. The change didn't go well.
The card meters take plastic cards that you load with credit at the local shops.
Yes I live in the UK.
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 10:33 AM, <hvlems at zonnet.nl> wrote:
What is a card meter ?
(Are you located in GB?)
From: Tony Blews <tonyblews at gmail.com>
Sender: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:06:36 +0100
To: <hecnet at update.uu.se>
ReplyTo: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: [HECnet] Tardis and sidrat
Hi,
My two machines (tardis and sidrat) are going to be down for a while due to a series of power problems knackering the PSU on the machine I use to run the bridge software.
Basically, my inept landlord decided to rewire our card meter live and caused the power to cycle repeatedly for about 2 minutes. The PSU in the old dell box couldn't handle that abuse.
As the Raspberries (which run the VAXen) were powered from that machine via usb, I'm now awaiting a crate of wall-warts to power them back up.
I don't think it'll affect anyone, as I doubt anyone was using my simulated machines, but i'm just letting you know.
Tony Blews
Basically I live in a flat built on to the back of a house. We were sharing the electricity supply. Now its been changed so that we each have a sub-meter and get charged independently. The change didn't go well.
The card meters take plastic cards that you load with credit at the local shops.
Yes I live in the UK.
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 10:33 AM, <hvlems at zonnet.nl> wrote:
What is a card meter ?
(Are you located in GB?)
From: Tony Blews <tonyblews at gmail.com>
Sender: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:06:36 +0100
To: <hecnet at update.uu.se>
ReplyTo: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: [HECnet] Tardis and sidrat
Hi,
My two machines (tardis and sidrat) are going to be down for a while due to a series of power problems knackering the PSU on the machine I use to run the bridge software.
Basically, my inept landlord decided to rewire our card meter live and caused the power to cycle repeatedly for about 2 minutes. The PSU in the old dell box couldn't handle that abuse.
As the Raspberries (which run the VAXen) were powered from that machine via usb, I'm now awaiting a crate of wall-warts to power them back up.
I don't think it'll affect anyone, as I doubt anyone was using my simulated machines, but i'm just letting you know.
Tony Blews
What is a card meter ?
(Are you located in GB?)
From: Tony Blews <tonyblews at gmail.com>
Sender: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:06:36 +0100
To: <hecnet at update.uu.se>
ReplyTo: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: [HECnet] Tardis and sidrat
Hi,
My two machines (tardis and sidrat) are going to be down for a while due to a series of power problems knackering the PSU on the machine I use to run the bridge software.
Basically, my inept landlord decided to rewire our card meter live and caused the power to cycle repeatedly for about 2 minutes. The PSU in the old dell box couldn't handle that abuse.
As the Raspberries (which run the VAXen) were powered from that machine via usb, I'm now awaiting a crate of wall-warts to power them back up.
I don't think it'll affect anyone, as I doubt anyone was using my simulated machines, but i'm just letting you know.
Tony Blews
On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 11:06 PM, Tony Blews <tonyblews at gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
My two machines (tardis and sidrat) are going to be down for a while due to
a series of power problems knackering the PSU on the machine I use to run
the bridge software.
Basically, my inept landlord decided to rewire our card meter live and
caused the power to cycle repeatedly for about 2 minutes. The PSU in the old
dell box couldn't handle that abuse.
As the Raspberries (which run the VAXen) were powered from that machine via
usb, I'm now awaiting a crate of wall-warts to power them back up.
I don't think it'll affect anyone, as I doubt anyone was using my simulated
machines, but i'm just letting you know.
Tony Blews
Hello!
Yow! Tony that's awful. (Almost as bad as what happened to an old
friend tonight.)
As for the Raspberries, I nearly bought one today at the Maker Faire.
I kept obsessing over it, and then decided I have too much on my
schedule for technology, and despite the fact that Slackware on it is
supposed to be stable, but I have my doubts.
As for your idiot landlord, let's just say I know how you feel, I once
had an apartment in a building that was so owned. I believe it changed
hands and the landlord is no longer that kind of boob.
-----
Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com
"This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."
Hi,
My two machines (tardis and sidrat) are going to be down for a while due to a series of power problems knackering the PSU on the machine I use to run the bridge software.
Basically, my inept landlord decided to rewire our card meter live and caused the power to cycle repeatedly for about 2 minutes. The PSU in the old dell box couldn't handle that abuse.
As the Raspberries (which run the VAXen) were powered from that machine via usb, I'm now awaiting a crate of wall-warts to power them back up.
I don't think it'll affect anyone, as I doubt anyone was using my simulated machines, but i'm just letting you know.
Tony Blews
OK A5RTR it is then. And, yes of course it can have a name, what I suppose I
meant was that there isn't much point giving it a name as no one will ever
need to use the name for anything, except perhaps to identify its purpose.
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnny Billquist [mailto:bqt at softjar.se]
Sent: 22 September 2012 22:28
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Cc: Rob Jarratt
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Node list update
Doh! The results of not reading all mails in the inbox before updating...
As long as we're at it, how about calling it A5RTR, to match the pattern
used
in other areas?
Johnny
On 2012-09-22 22:59, Rob Jarratt wrote:
Yes, I meant A5ROUT, not sure what I was thinking. In fact I intend to
change it to 5.1023, so please set it up at 5.1023 and I will change
it at the next restart of the router.
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-
hecnet at Update.UU.SE]
On Behalf Of Bob Armstrong
Sent: 22 September 2012 14:37
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: RE: [HECnet] Node list update
5.99 can't have a name because it is only a DECnet router and
nothing else
Everybody else can know its name, even if it's not smart enough to
know
its
own name :-)
If you want a name anyway let's call it A4ROUT.
If it's A4ROUT (as in area 4 router?) how come it's in area 5?
Just wondering...
Bob
