Subject: Re: My Linux desktop...
From: sandi_h...@mvps.org (Sandi Hardmeier MVP)
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Brian,

With all due respect, what on earth were you thinking posting something over 
870Kb?? That is nearly a megabyte for heavens sake.  I don't think a picture 
of your desktop is that important, do you?

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From: Brian <sub...@post.com>
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Hey Sandi:

Sandi Hardmeier MVP wrote:
> <answered using Xnews so I don't have to 
> download the entire post to reply>

8^(

> With all due respect, what on earth were you thinking 
> posting something over 870Kb?? That is nearly a megabyte 
> for heavens sake.  I don't think a picture of your desktop 
> is that important, do you?

How about "Dancing Monkey Boy" video?

Everybody enjoyed that. Remember?

The graphic (I didn't post my 1600x1200 desktop) is illustrative of the 
quality of the Linux desktop out of the box. 

Certain parties have made the statement that Linux isn't ready for the 
desktop.

So, yes, the graphic of the desktop is significant.

Best regards,

The Other Brian

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"Brian" <sub...@post.com> wrote in message
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> > With all due respect, what on earth were you thinking
> > posting something over 870Kb?? That is nearly a megabyte
> > for heavens sake.  I don't think a picture of your desktop
> > is that important, do you?
>
> How about "Dancing Monkey Boy" video?
>
> Everybody enjoyed that. Remember?

Two wrongs don't make a right.  Just redownloaded a few thousand headers.
Can't find the post you mention; found a link from the 'doctor' though.  Be
that as it may, if I'd spotted this video and the size was over the top like
yours I would have said the same thing.

> So, yes, the graphic of the desktop is significant.

Next time post a URL.  There are graphics programmes available to reduce the
size of posts and nothing you have said justifies a post nearly a megabyte
in size.

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Hi All:

I appoligize to everyone in the newsgroup for attempting to post such a
large graphic.

It appears to have become mutilated and enlarged in the posting (not an
excuse). It was originally 625K - still too big I agree. Further, it also
appears to be unviewable outside the @Home network.

Here is a link to desktop.jpg - it is only 144 KBytes so should download
quickly.

http://www.coal-harbour.com/desktop.jpg

The beautiful young lady in the viewer is my youngest daughter - age 8.

Dai, if you still want me to send this image to you, let me know.

Best regards all,

The Other Brian

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great googly moogly!

if I ever posted a 872kb picture, I'd be strung up so fast by all of yall!
:)

Paul

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> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit
>
> FYI People:
>
> This is my desktop in Slackware 8.0 and KDE 2.1 - stock.
>
> I hope you have a look.
>
> Best regards,
>
> The Other Brian
>

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apology accepted. :)

getting a very very very slow response from coal-harbour.com.  Otherwise,
I'd love to view your desktop.

Paul

"Brian" <sub...@post.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All:
>
> I appoligize to everyone in the newsgroup for attempting to post such a
> large graphic.
>
> It appears to have become mutilated and enlarged in the posting (not an
> excuse). It was originally 625K - still too big I agree. Further, it also
> appears to be unviewable outside the @Home network.
>
> Here is a link to desktop.jpg - it is only 144 KBytes so should download
> quickly.
>
> http://www.coal-harbour.com/desktop.jpg
>
> The beautiful young lady in the viewer is my youngest daughter - age 8.
>
> Dai, if you still want me to send this image to you, let me know.
>
> Best regards all,
>
> The Other Brian
>
>
>

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Hey Paul:

"Paul Britton" wrote...
> apology accepted. :)

Thanks Paul.

> getting a very very very slow response from coal-harbour.com.

Ah yes, getting a malformed address from DNS server  8^P  - I am using a
free service called granitecanyon.com on that domain. Try;

www.false-creek.com/desktop.jpg

I use a different DNS provider for that domain.

> Otherwise, I'd love to view your desktop.

Sorry for the probs...

8^)

Best regards,

The Other Brian

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> Hi All:
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> I appoligize to everyone in the newsgroup for attempting to post such a
> large graphic.

Even your "not my mommy" ??  ;-)

Apology accepted with pleasure.

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Hi Sandi:

"Sandi Hardmeier MVP" wrote...
> "Brian" <sub...@post.com> wrote...
> > I appoligize to everyone in the newsgroup for attempting
> > to post such a large graphic.

> Even your "not my mommy" ??  ;-)

;^)

> Apology accepted with pleasure.

Thanks Sandi!

Did you check out the picture of my youngest daughter on the desktop?
(She loves Macs - the horror...)

It's a much smaller download from one of my websites;

www.false-creek.com/desktop.jpg

Is about 140K.

Best regards & thanks,

The Other Brian

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Apology accepted Brian. However, I am unable to get through to those
websites to see your shot! :-(

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"Brian" <sub...@post.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All:
>
> I appoligize to everyone in the newsgroup for attempting to post such a
> large graphic.
>
> It appears to have become mutilated and enlarged in the posting (not an
> excuse). It was originally 625K - still too big I agree. Further, it also
> appears to be unviewable outside the @Home network.
>
> Here is a link to desktop.jpg - it is only 144 KBytes so should download
> quickly.
>
> http://www.coal-harbour.com/desktop.jpg
>
> The beautiful young lady in the viewer is my youngest daughter - age 8.
>
> Dai, if you still want me to send this image to you, let me know.
>
> Best regards all,
>
> The Other Brian
>
>
>

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Hi Brian (MVP):

"Brian - [Publisher MVP]" wrote...
> Apology accepted Brian.

Thanks Brian.

> However, I am unable to get through to those
> websites to see your shot! :-(

Thanks Brian, I am aware of the problem. To make a long story longer, many
of my domains just sit with no real webpage. My DNS provider on these sites
is a free service called granitecanyon.com - I don't know if you are aware
of granitecanyon but they have an amazing record of incompetance and
downtime - they are however free.

As is often the case, just when I needed granitecanyon nameservers to be up
and answering queries for these particular websites, granitecanyon dropped
off the air, again, without explanation or apology.

Here is another URL that REALLY does work;

www.stanley-park.com/desktop.jpg

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Best regards Brian (MVP),

The Other Brian