I Can't Get My Piece of Wire to Work

Wrong newsgoup. It belongs on, "I have to use Google groups sci.elecronics.because.i.can't.figure.out.my.ISP's.news.server.settings"

Wasn't there a time the net had few web portals (like Google now) to usenet? (Hopefully I'm using the terms right.) This technical block probably kept a lot of goofs off usenet. The thinking is: If one is bright enough to set up a newsreader then bright questions will be posted. Google groups now makes it easier and so it's only a matter of time that somebody posts in sci.electronics.design, "My oil light goes on when I stop my car...That's electronic....I want to here it from the genius electronics engineers not the grease monkey.." :)

D from BC

Deja View, which was sold to Google.

Hey man, chill, you don't know his circumstances. I had to use google groups at my last job because the network blocked all nntp servers.

Why were you surfing the net on company time?

Thanks, Rich

It was government time... I mean, no sorry, it was only during my lunch hour, I swear!

I think no offense was intended... It's a play on the idea that one's technical ability in one area becomes a prerequisite in another. So...if someone can't set up a newsreader...really how bright/knowledgeable are they? And therefore..the "special group" for those that can't figure it out. D from BC

Silly guy, you probably connected it backwards.

John

ah, the ironing is delicious.

What!?? Polarized wire ...I'll never catch up with the new technology. Must have missed the new product release. :) D from BC

My sense of humor has a "Warp Drive". ;-)

Its that darn propagation delay. You never know when it will cause problems.

Oh, bloody hell, I just found one too!

Sean

Duly noted.

Hey, that's TWO Simpsons quotes as replies to one thread. I'm on fire today!

Does that mean if I connect a delay line up backwards I can see a pulse before it is sent?

Jim

or he exceeded his monthly bandwidth limit downloading binaries, so has to use google to post to usenet.

Skin effect? But I took off the insulation. Mike ;-)

Speaking of ironing, my 12yr. old was reading a cereal box that had an iron on T-shirt transfer. He looked at me and said "dad, it says do not iron shirt while wearing" I had to explain, some people only use there brain in case of fire. And then lawyers and our litigious society.

Mike

Oh, then there was the NFL football player, when being questioned by the press about his lawsuit against the NFL, was axed "Aren't you just being litigious?" He responded "what's this got tod o with my sister?"

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