Blinky?
Mike Dee
planet's deep blue oceans?
As mentioned in ACF...
<http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=30863813>
Anyway... hope it isn't you.
--
dee
Mike Yetto
I'm deeply saddened by even the possibility. Since that was a
photography forum it does seem to be *The* Blinky.
Should we start a cascade to try and draw him out|back?
Mike "sorry, I have nothing" Yetto
--
Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitas.
- William of Ockham
C.D
"Mike Yetto" <mye...@nycap.invalid> wrote in message
news:slrn200902060807...@may.eternal-september.org...
sadly, it's him.
godspeed blinky.
--
C.D
Top
Amen!
Top
--
Computers will never replace office workers until they learn how to
spread gossip.
Mike Dee
> Bada bing Mike Dee <mik...@emteedee.invalid> bada bang:
>> Are there, or should I say, were there more than one of you in this
>> planet's deep blue oceans?
>>
>> As mentioned in ACF...
>><http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=30863813>
>>
>> Anyway... hope it isn't you.
>>
>>
> I'm deeply saddened by even the possibility. Since that was a photography
> forum it does seem to be *The* Blinky.
>
> Should we start a cascade to try and draw him out|back?
>
> Mike "sorry, I have nothing" Yetto
It seems too incredible. I last noticed posts by him about a week ago. Was
there any hint of illness?
I hope that it is not true. Someone in ACF was saying there was another
Blinky the Shark, but its hard to think that there possibly could be.
--
dee
C.D
"Mike Dee" <mik...@emteedee.invalid> wrote in message
news:pan.2009.02.06....@emteedee.invalid...
someone from another group said he had the flu just prior.
--
C.D
Top
This is a sad day.
Ed
--
There are more comic strips on the beach than in the newspapers.
Mike Dee
> someone from another group said he had the flu just prior.
I've been reading posts in the camera forum and it is Blinky. Very sad
news indeed.
--
dee
Beauregard T. Shagnasty
> It seems too incredible. I last noticed posts by him about a week ago.
> Was there any hint of illness?
If you search through his last posts, you'll see that last weekend he
was saying he had what amounts to a bad flu, and was having trouble
eating and sleeping.
RIP Blinky -- I'm proud to have shared initials with you all these
years.
--
-bts
-Friends don't let friends drive Windows
Whiskers
Damn. Looks as though it is. Swim free, Blinky!
--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~
XS11E
> As mentioned in ACF...
> <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=30863813>
RIP, HerringBreath, you'll be much missed!
The UIP will live on... I hope...
--
XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
The Usenet Improvement Project:
http://improve-usenet.org
Indi
RIP, Blinky -- you will be missed.
indi
s|b
It seems it is him. Very sad news... Someone should save his website
before it is taken down.
--
s|b
Mike Easter
> I last noticed posts by him about a week ago.
> Was there any hint of illness?
From following Blinky's last messages in alt.fan.cecil-adams, I would
say/guess that the sequence was flu - then 'silent' pneumonia -
contributing to some terminal cardiovascular event such as a heart attack
or stroke due to the compromised, weakened general health condition of the
flu/pneumonia sequence.
His 'I'm sick' thread followed by his 'improved' contribution to the
holocaust thread sounded like flu turning into 'a little' pneumonia (with
no antibiotic treatment) and then apparent improvement, but with no
treatment, some pneumonia can kill ya' quick. Especially if we are old
enough to have blood vessels in our heart or our head which aren't so good
anymore.
Maybe his brother who found him will report back on any medical/forensic
findings. He was 61.
--
Mike Easter
Frank Slootweg
[...]
Incredible! I'm lost for words. Safe journey to your heaven. My
thoughts go out to you and your loved ones.
XS11E
> It seems it is him. Very sad news... Someone should save his
> website before it is taken down.
I'd very much like to do that but I haven't the available web space to
put it up. <sigh>
I can save some of his pages to my harddrive but I suspect that would
do little good for anyone except for me....
Eggs Zachtly
--
Eggs
Gene E. Bloch
I'm devastated.
--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
XS11E
> He was 61.
Damn, just a kid.... <sigh>
notbob
> I can save some of his pages to my harddrive but I suspect that would
> do little good for anyone except for me....
I posted this info on how to dwnload all of Blinky.net or WSSA.org webpages
to another group Blinky frequented. I hope it helps some fans, here:
------
For Window users, here's a whole slew of gui shareware apps:
http://www.sharewareconnection.com/titles/save-website.htm
Most of them look pretty straightforward. Aim at website and pull the
trigger. As I said, there is a wget for Windows which I have used and it
works great.
For you Linux/*nix folks and ANY wget users, here's are some basic wget
options. Read man wget for further examples:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/downloading-entire-web-site-wget
Choose the options you desire.
As for you Mac fans, I haven't a clue since I haven't used an Apple computer
since Apple IIe. Since OS X is based on unix, you should be able to install
wget. Otherwise, just google for all or some of the following words:
mac download website recursive archive.
Also, it looks like Firefox may have and extension called downthemall which
claims to download all links, photos, and "embeded objects". I don't use
FF, so don't know if this software actually downloads the actual formated
webpage content or just the stuff mentioned above. I'll let you folks
explore it:
--------
nb
notbob
> I posted this info on how to dwnload all of Blinky.net or WSSA.org webpages
> to another group Blinky frequented. I hope it helps some fans, here:
oops....
I meant I posted this info on how to dwnload all of Blinky.net or
WSSA.org webpages to your harddrive, to another group.....
nb
Adam Funk
I'm really sorry to hear that. I'll miss him.
Indi
Mac users can use SiteSucker (http://www.sitesucker.us/home.html), or of course
wget works too. Both are free. SiteSucker is easiest, but it does have a few
limitations.
indi
XS11E
> On 2009-02-06, XS11E <xs1...@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I can save some of his pages to my harddrive but I suspect that
>> would do little good for anyone except for me....
>
> I posted this info on how to dwnload all of Blinky.net or WSSA.org
> webpages to another group Blinky frequented. I hope it helps some
> fans, here:
>
> ------
>
> For Window users, here's a whole slew of gui shareware apps:
>
> http://www.sharewareconnection.com/titles/save-website.htm
Thanks, I like "Local Website Archive", it works nicely but..... the
problem is I don't have space to put the website back up if it is taken
down which I'm sure it will be eventually.
So the problem remains, does anyone have space available and is willing
to put Blinky's site back up if it becomes necessary?
notbob
> problem is I don't have space to put the website back up if it is taken
> down which I'm sure it will be eventually.
Well, I'm not even sure that is possible. There might be copyright issues,
but there is no problem with you saving it to your hard drive.
> So the problem remains, does anyone have space available and is willing
> to put Blinky's site back up if it becomes necessary?
The issue up for consideration by other Blinky fans in other groups. We'll
see.
nb
Moog
> Are there, or should I say, were there more than one of you in this
> planet's deep blue oceans?
>
> As mentioned in ACF...
><http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=30863813>
>
> Anyway... hope it isn't you.
My god. That is terrible news.
Thanks for your contributions in here, fella.
RIP.
--
Moog
Drazen Kacar
> Are there, or should I say, were there more than one of you in this
> planet's deep blue oceans?
>
> As mentioned in ACF...
> <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=30863813>
>
> Anyway... hope it isn't you.
Good bye, Blinky.
--
.-. .-. Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely
(_ \ / _) ceremonial.
|
| da...@fly.srk.fer.hr
Beauregard T. Shagnasty
> So the problem remains, does anyone have space available and is willing
> to put Blinky's site back up if it becomes necessary?
The improve-usenet.org domain name doesn't expire until July 2010. It
would be nice if someone could pick that up as well.
Top
If nothing else comes forward in the other groups and it is not a
copyright violation let me know. I think I can find some space if
someone can maintain it.
Top
--
The computer saves man a lot of guesswork, but so does the bikini.
andrew
> Are there, or should I say, were there more than one of you in this
> planet's deep blue oceans?
>
> As mentioned in ACF...
><http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=30863813>
>
> Anyway... hope it isn't you.
This is truly shocking news.
Andrew
--
echo 'hfrarg...@tznvy.pbz' | \
tr 'A-M N-Z a-m n-z' 'N-Z A-M n-z a-m'
Eggs Zachtly
Message-ID: <6s9po41dr7bgae6a0...@4ax.com>
--
Eggs
Photons have mass? I didn't even know they were Catholic.
Top
Thanks, we'll see what happens. This is not the time to ask questions
about something like to his family or whoever could say yeah or nay. I
really don't want to see all his work on UIP fall to the wayside
though.
Top
--
The most important thing you can give children can't be bought.
Mike Dee
Many thanks for that, Mike. Pneumonia can become a serious illness if
left unchecked the risk of complications are great and can be fatal.
I am shocked by this news. A very sad day. He leaves a large vacuum in
many places it seems, not only in NSR.
--
dee
Moog
I've just read this sub-thread, and to say I'm shocked is an
understatement.
However, there is a lesson for all of us here. I would never, ever
(before today) have dreamt of going to see a "doctor" for what I
thought was a simple "cold" or "flu" symptom.
I tell you what. I'll be sure to be nagging the hell out of my local
quack after this sad and terrible news.
Once again. Take care Blinky. You were a top fella.
--
My favourite party game is blind mans buff. That's when you find
someone who's blind and polish them.
Eggs Zachtly
I agree. And, I'm also sure that it won't. AAMOF, I have the feeling we may
see several mirrors to the UIP.
It's funny how the speed of the internet can sometimes seem as a snail's
pace. It took a week for this ton of bricks to be delivered. Not that it
would have been any easier to take, had we found out immediately, but...
well... I think you know what I mean...
--
Eggs
John The Geek
news:Xns9BAA6605F70...@127.0.0.1:
> Mike Dee <mik...@emteedee.invalid> wrote:
>
>> As mentioned in ACF...
>> <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=3086381
>> 3>
>
> RIP, HerringBreath, you'll be much missed!
>
> The UIP will live on... I hope...
>
>
I am deeply saddened by this news. I joined the UIP as soon as I heard
about it. And Blinky and I have had a couple of interesting conversations.
You will be missed.
Now, is there any way that the UIP could be moved to my web server? I
would be happy to *try to* host the UIP as part of my site. Does
anyone know how I could do this?
Mike Easter
>> Mike Easter
>>> say/guess that the sequence was flu - then 'silent' pneumonia -
>>> contributing to some terminal cardiovascular event
> However, there is a lesson for all of us here. I would never, ever
> (before today) have dreamt of going to see a "doctor" for what I
> thought was a simple "cold" or "flu" symptom.
There are disadvantages to going to the doctor for minor illnesses. It
isn't (always) 'harmless' and it (often) isn't free and it isn't (ever)
convenient. But, self-diagnosis ('I just have the flu and a cough - I'll
be getting over it soon') is potentially dangerous when the self-diagnosis
is in (partial) error.
> I tell you what. I'll be sure to be nagging the hell out of my local
> quack after this sad and terrible news.
It sounds to me like he was sick enough to warrant going to the doctor.
He was weak - too weak to stand - and he was having enough fever to get
soaking wet as it cycled. We shouldn't always think these things are just
a 'bug' that we can get over all by ourselves
> Once again. Take care Blinky. You were a top fella.
Indeed.
--
Mike Easter
John The Geek
I have space, and if not, I can make space. And I could maintain it too if
I had some help.
Jeff▲Relf
Plonking all Google Groups and Web TV users is Über lame.
Some of my favorite people use Google Groups and Web TV.
I read all replies to me, direct and indirect.
I keep an ordered list of nyms to watch.
I read all posts from Watched nyms, in order, grouped by nym.
Each post has the parent post ( and the deeper heritage ) at the top,
so I can follow the file-name like path up the root; e.g.:
[ oldest first ]
notbob news:Lc1jl.81$Kr1...@newsfe13.iad
XS11E news:Xns9BAA96E241B...@127.0.0.1
notbob news:vp2jl.88$VT3...@newsfe25.iad
Top news:gmiefh$fbr$1...@news.albasani.net
Eggs Zachtly news:1m5tums0tlnq6$.d...@sneupie.eingang.org
Top news:gmihcq$j1i$1...@news.albasani.net
All other nyms are “ Muffled ”;
i.e. all but their 3 most-recent posts
are automatically marked as “ Was Read ”.
I keep each nym's 33 most-recent posts, no more.
Each nym is a “ useNet ” page ( like a webpage )
that gets xRanked ( like pageRank, but time sensitive ).
Muffled nyms are sorted by their xRank, post are grouped by nym.
I kill all attribution lines and ＞quoted lines;
so I see at a glance if I care about a post or not.
I can mark posts as “ Was Read ” damn fast ― no trouble.
Moog
Mike. I agree with everything you said above.
God bless.
--
So I rang up my local swimming baths. I said 'Is that the local
swimming baths?' He said 'It depends where you're calling from.'
Moog
> Plonking is lame.
> Plonking all Google Groups and Web TV users is Über lame.
> Some of my favorite people use Google Groups and Web TV.
That's great. Thanks for sharing.
Are you going to allow me to *plonk* you. Do I need to ask for
permission?
Let me know as soon as you are able.
Cheets.
Jeff▲Relf
XS11E
> However, there is a lesson for all of us here. I would never, ever
> (before today) have dreamt of going to see a "doctor" for what I
> thought was a simple "cold" or "flu" symptom.
Didn't we lose Jim Henson the same way? He felt bad but was too busy
to see a doctor, when he did, it was too late..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson
XS11E
> Now, is there any way that the UIP could be moved to my web
> server? I would be happy to *try to* host the UIP as part of my
> site. Does anyone know how I could do this?
Thanks! I'm sure there are plenty willing to help, it's a bit early
now but stay tuned.....
Would it be off topic to continue discussion of continuing Blinkynet in
NSR?
Mike Easter
> Moog
>> However, there is a lesson for all of us here. I would never, ever
>> (before today) have dreamt of going to see a "doctor" for what I
>> thought was a simple "cold" or "flu" symptom.
>
> Didn't we lose Jim Henson the same way? He felt bad but was too busy
> to see a doctor, when he did, it was too late..
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson
Henson saw a doctor (early enough) who missed the diagnosis. He was
looking for pneumonia (but didn't find it) and forgot about complications
of some infections, in Henson's case toxic shock syndrome secondary to the
toxins of the bug causing the undiagnosed pneumonia.
I guess you could say Henson should've gone (back) to (a) doctor - a
different doctor - sooner than he did.
--
Mike Easter
Gene E. Bloch
> John The Geek <noWa...@gmail.INVALID> wrote:
>
>> Now, is there any way that the UIP could be moved to my web
>> server? I would be happy to *try to* host the UIP as part of my
>> site. Does anyone know how I could do this?
>
> Thanks! I'm sure there are plenty willing to help, it's a bit early
> now but stay tuned.....
>
> Would it be off topic to continue discussion of continuing Blinkynet in
> NSR?
No. Blinky earned that.
--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
Kurt Steinhauser
news:pan.2009.02.06....@emteedee.invalid:
> Are there, or should I say, were there more than one of you in
> this planet's deep blue oceans?
>
> As mentioned in ACF...
> <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=3086
> 3813>
>
> Anyway... hope it isn't you.
>
I saw that in ACF and hoped that it was a spoof.
I am saddened. We will be much poorer for his passing.
--
Cheers,
Kurt
Top
> John The Geek <noWa...@gmail.INVALID> wrote:
>
>> Now, is there any way that the UIP could be moved to my web
>> server? I would be happy to *try to* host the UIP as part of my
>> site. Does anyone know how I could do this?
>
> Thanks! I'm sure there are plenty willing to help, it's a bit early
> now but stay tuned.....
>
> Would it be off topic to continue discussion of continuing Blinkynet
> in NSR?
Not in my book! We should take care of one our "own" and this one way
to do so. It's not a bad idea at all.
Top
Exactly!
Top
--
A comedian can only last till he takes himself serious, or until his
audience takes him seroius. -Will Rogers
James Morrow
du...@spamherelots.com says...
> Mike Dee wrote:
>
> > Are there, or should I say, were there more than one of you in this
> > planet's deep blue oceans?
>
> RIP, Blinky.
> He'll be missed.
>
>
Blinky will be remembered by many for his sharp wit and generous
spirit. He was the life of the party in this group. We are all mortal.
We leave little behind in this world. Yet Blinky left behind many
friends. He touched us all. He will be greatly missed.
To his family we extend our sincere condolences.
--
James E. Morrow
Email to: jamese...@email.com
John The Geek
> XS11E wrote on 2/6/2009 :
>> John The Geek <noWa...@gmail.INVALID> wrote:
>>
>>> Now, is there any way that the UIP could be moved to my web
>>> server? I would be happy to *try to* host the UIP as part of my
>>> site. Does anyone know how I could do this?
>>
>> Thanks! I'm sure there are plenty willing to help, it's a bit early
>> now but stay tuned.....
>>
>> Would it be off topic to continue discussion of continuing Blinkynet
>> in NSR?
>
> Not in my book! We should take care of one our "own" and this one way
> to do so. It's not a bad idea at all.
>
> Top
>
I was going to start a Facebook page in his honour, but my first attempt
was an epic failure. It might be something else we can do to honour him.
Dan C
> Are there, or should I say, were there more than one of you in this
> planet's deep blue oceans?
>
> As mentioned in ACF...
> <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=30863813>
>
> Anyway... hope it isn't you.
Truly some sad news. One of the good guys.
Usenet is a lesser place without Blinky the Shark. I'll miss his wit and
willingness. Be at peace, Blinky.
--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".
The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org
elaich
news:Xns9BAACFAA65EA0cg...@85.214.105.209:
> Now, is there any way that the UIP could be moved to my web server? I
> would be happy to *try to* host the UIP as part of my site. Does
> anyone know how I could do this?
Someone in alt.fan.cecil-adams has already planned this - but, is willing
to give the family time to cope, and it will be their decision after all.
Right now, you can download Blinky's sites to your hard drive using
software like httrack. That way, if the family decides to let the do
domains expire, you will still be able to access Blinky's wit and talent.
Both sites reportedly are only 13 megs on your drive.
Indi
So would you like your trophy in goldtone or silvertone?
And do we need to use the triangle as part of your name
when we do the engraving?
indi
Ed
Hash: SHA256
Jeff▲Relf <Jeff...@Seattle.Test> wrote in
news:Jeff...@Seattle.2009_Feb.6|4.36pm|f:
> Plonking is lame.
Off Topic To Twit:
What's really lame is dropping that into this thread, not to
mention off topic.
On Topic To Group:
I've always been more of a lurker here and didn't really know
Blinky but he had my respect and his presense will be missed.
- --
http://blogdoofus.com
http://tinfoilchef.com
http://www.domaincarryout.com
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Mike Yetto
We can take turns complaining about having to compile something.
How about the occasional deep sea pun?
Mike "or any bad pun" Yetto
--
Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitas.
- William of Ockham
Mike Yetto
<snip>
How sensitive and understanding of you. Now eat shit and die.
Mike "in your own private Idaho" Yetto
Mike Yetto
I'll probably be making the slrn mafia and Xnews Tong gang signs
for a while when I enter this group.
Mike " " Yetto
Troy Piggins
> Are there, or should I say, were there more than one of you in this
> planet's deep blue oceans?
>
> <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=30863813>
>
> Anyway... hope it isn't you.
I only just heard about this very sad news. I was conversing
with him just over a week ago and he said he'd been sick but
didn't sound serious. Must say I have a tear in my eye as I
think about it and write this. He was a larger than life
character, and we only recently discovered we share several
common hobbies other than frequenting this group.
Farewell my friend. I'll miss you.
--
Troy Piggins
XS11E
I agree, hope everyone else will also?
Blinky The Dead Shark
> Plonking is lame.
> Plonking all Google Groups and Web TV users is Über lame.
> Some of my favorite people use Google Groups and Web TV.
Fuck off.
--
Blinky No Blinky
Killing all posts from Google Groups killed me
The Smell Of Dead Shark Improvement Project
Need a new news feed? Go fuck yourself
Blinky The Dead Shark
No problem, it weas only a case of indigestion. Too many license plates.
:)
Blinky The Dead Shark
Thank you.
elaich
$6e1e...@read.cnntp.org:
> On 7 Feb 2009 00:36:37 GMT, Jeffâ–²Relf wrote:
>
>> Plonking is lame.
>> Plonking all Google Groups and Web TV users is Über lame.
>> Some of my favorite people use Google Groups and Web TV.
>
> Fuck off.
Whoever you are should be dead instead of him.
Mike Dee
> I only just heard about this very sad news. I was conversing with him
> just over a week ago and he said he'd been sick but didn't sound serious.
> Must say I have a tear in my eye as I think about it and write this. He
> was a larger than life character, and we only recently discovered we share
> several common hobbies other than frequenting this group.
>
> Farewell my friend. I'll miss you.
Yes, Troy.
Blinky is going to be sadly missed by many, in many diverse areas.
It is very sad that he has passed on, and in the manner that he died, too.
He will be remembered for a very long time to come.
--
dee
vg4cysss7001
<notr...@yahoody.not> writes
>
>"Mike Yetto" <mye...@nycap.invalid> wrote in message
>news:slrn200902060807...@may.eternal-september.org...
>> Bada bing Mike Dee <mik...@emteedee.invalid> bada bang:
>>> Are there, or should I say, were there more than one of you in this
>>> planet's deep blue oceans?
>>>
>>> As mentioned in ACF...
>>><http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=30863813>
>>>
>>> Anyway... hope it isn't you.
>>>
>>
>> photography forum it does seem to be *The* Blinky.
>>
>> Should we start a cascade to try and draw him out|back?
>>
>> Mike "sorry, I have nothing" Yetto
>> -- Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitas.
>> - William of Ockham
>>
>
>godspeed blinky.
>
No longer bothered by Google-groupers :-(
--
Misha
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vg4cysss7001
<a.non...@example.invalid> writes
>XS11E wrote:
>
>> So the problem remains, does anyone have space available and is willing
>> to put Blinky's site back up if it becomes necessary?
>
>would be nice if someone could pick that up as well.
>
I am willing to do what I can for the UIP site.
After all, it is not compulsory to kill GG'ers, right?
Freedom of speech - in both directions.
I have 3 domains, spare not-for-profit web space and have tinkered with
web-sites for more than 10 years, but may be moving myself and the
domains later in the year. Should not be a problem with DNS, etc.,
though.
vg4cysss7001
<ev...@theobvious.espphotography.com> writes
>On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:49:56 -0700, XS11E <xs1...@SPAMyahoo.com>
>wrote:
>
>>So the problem remains, does anyone have space available and is willing
>>to put Blinky's site back up if it becomes necessary?
>
As per recommendation, I downloaded the 'Local Website Archive' app. and
installed it, but ISTM that it only archives the top-level page
(automatically), rather than the whole site.
>
>I'm on a slow ass DSL line, but it's better than nothing.
XS11E
> In article <1ntro4t4n26kace7i...@4ax.com>, Evan
> Platt <ev...@theobvious.espphotography.com> writes
>>On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:49:56 -0700, XS11E <xs1...@SPAMyahoo.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>So the problem remains, does anyone have space available and is
>>>willing to put Blinky's site back up if it becomes necessary?
>>
>>I have the space, and just archived I believe both his sites...
>
> As per recommendation, I downloaded the 'Local Website Archive'
> app. and installed it, but ISTM that it only archives the
> top-level page (automatically), rather than the whole site.
Correct, each page must be archived separately. I gave it a try but
didn't realize at first how little room I have to spare, I'll have to
decide if I want to give up my archived collection of pornographic
wombat pictures or what....
vg4cysss7001
<xs...@mailinator.com> writes
>vg4cysss7001 <127@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:
>
>> In article <1ntro4t4n26kace7i...@4ax.com>, Evan
>> Platt <ev...@theobvious.espphotography.com> writes
>>>On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:49:56 -0700, XS11E <xs1...@SPAMyahoo.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>So the problem remains, does anyone have space available and is
>>>>willing to put Blinky's site back up if it becomes necessary?
>>>
>>>I have the space, and just archived I believe both his sites...
>>
>> As per recommendation, I downloaded the 'Local Website Archive'
>> app. and installed it, but ISTM that it only archives the
>> top-level page (automatically), rather than the whole site.
>
>Correct, each page must be archived separately.
I recollect an old version of IE that would save/synch local copies of
websites and that you could specify maximum levels to go down, but it
_would_ gobble disc-space and I don't see the facility in IE8.
>I gave it a try but
>didn't realize at first how little room I have to spare, I'll have to
>decide if I want to give up my archived collection of pornographic
>wombat pictures or what....
>
>
I have accumulated more than a terabyte (sp?) of _non_-copyrighted
BitTorrent stuff, but even with external USB drives, Parkinson's law is
active :-)
How do you recognise pornographic wombats?
Do they wear dirty raincoats?
XS11E
> In article <Xns9BAD38EF6489Ex...@127.0.0.1>, XS11E
> <xs...@mailinator.com> writes
>>I gave it a try but didn't realize at first how little room I have
>>to spare, I'll have to decide if I want to give up my archived
>>collection of pornographic wombat pictures or what....
> How do you recognise pornographic wombats?
> Do they wear dirty raincoats?
That's just plain silly, they keep their socks on, of course.
I R A Darth Aggie
<pan.2009.02.06....@emteedee.invalid> wrote:
> Are there, or should I say, were there more than one of you in this
> planet's deep blue oceans?
Alas, poor Blinky! I knew him, Alan Connor: a fellow of infinite jest,
of most excellent fancy.
--
Consulting Minister for Consultants, DNRC
I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow
isn't looking good, either.
I am BOFH. Resistance is futile. Your network will be assimilated.
Peter J Ross
<mik...@emteedee.invalid> wrote:
> Are there, or should I say, were there more than one of you in this
> planet's deep blue oceans?
>
> As mentioned in ACF...
> <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=30863813>
>
> Anyway... hope it isn't you.
Condolences to Blinky's family and real-life friends.
You only have to look at the photographs of him that have been posted
to see what a nice guy he was. Goodness shines out of his eyes, and
news.software.readers is lucky to have had some of that goodness
directed at it.
I'll miss debating and generally having fun with the cartilagineous
one. RIP.
--
PJR :-)
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extra slrn documentation: http://slrn-doc.sourceforge.net/
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notbob
> Condolences to Blinky's family and real-life friends.
He had fake-life friends?
nb
Mike Dee
> You only have to look at the photographs of him that have been posted to
> see what a nice guy he was. Goodness shines out of his eyes, and
> news.software.readers is lucky to have had some of that goodness directed
> at it.
>
> I'll miss debating and generally having fun with the cartilagineous one.
> RIP.
Amen to that.
--
dee
Aingon Atelia (Walt Hodgson)
> Bada bing Mike Dee <mik...@emteedee.invalid> bada bang:
>> Are there, or should I say, were there more than one of you in this
>> planet's deep blue oceans?
>>
>> As mentioned in ACF...
>><http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=30863813>
>>
>> Anyway... hope it isn't you.
>>
>
> I'm deeply saddened by even the possibility. Since that was a
> photography forum it does seem to be *The* Blinky.
>
> Should we start a cascade to try and draw him out|back?
>
> Mike "sorry, I have nothing" Yetto
Sadly, yes, it is.
--
Aingon Atelia
IAingo...@sbcglobal.net
Poke out my left I to reply
Aingon Atelia (Walt Hodgson)
> Mike Dee wrote:
>
>> I last noticed posts by him about a week ago.
>> Was there any hint of illness?
>
> From following Blinky's last messages in alt.fan.cecil-adams, I would
> say/guess that the sequence was flu - then 'silent' pneumonia -
> contributing to some terminal cardiovascular event such as a heart attack
> or stroke due to the compromised, weakened general health condition of the
> flu/pneumonia sequence.
>
> His 'I'm sick' thread followed by his 'improved' contribution to the
> holocaust thread sounded like flu turning into 'a little' pneumonia (with
> no antibiotic treatment) and then apparent improvement, but with no
> treatment, some pneumonia can kill ya' quick. Especially if we are old
> enough to have blood vessels in our heart or our head which aren't so good
> anymore.
>
> Maybe his brother who found him will report back on any medical/forensic
> findings. He was 61.
I will be doing that as soon as I have the report in hand. I know there
are many who want to know.
And FWIW, he was only my Brother by Another Mother.
Aingon Atelia (Walt Hodgson)
> Top said:
>
>> Eggs Zachtly wrote :
>>> Top said:
>>>
>>>> notbob wrote :
>>>>> On 2009-02-06, XS11E <xs1...@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> problem is I don't have space to put the website back up if it is
>>>>>> taken down which I'm sure it will be eventually.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, I'm not even sure that is possible. There might be copyright
>>>>> issues, but there is no problem with you saving it to your hard
>>>>> drive.
>>>>>
>>>>>> So the problem remains, does anyone have space available and is
>>>>>> willing to put Blinky's site back up if it becomes necessary?
>>>>>
>>>>> The issue up for consideration by other Blinky fans in other
>>>>> groups. We'll see.
>>>>>
>>>>> nb
>>>>
>>>> If nothing else comes forward in the other groups and it is not a
>>>> copyright violation let me know. I think I can find some space if
>>>> someone can maintain it.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Message-ID: <6s9po41dr7bgae6a0...@4ax.com>
>>
>> Thanks, we'll see what happens. This is not the time to ask questions
>> about something like to his family or whoever could say yeah or nay. I
>> really don't want to see all his work on UIP fall to the wayside
>> though.
>>
>
> I agree. And, I'm also sure that it won't. AAMOF, I have the feeling we may
> see several mirrors to the UIP.
>
> It's funny how the speed of the internet can sometimes seem as a snail's
> pace. It took a week for this ton of bricks to be delivered. Not that it
> would have been any easier to take, had we found out immediately, but...
> well... I think you know what I mean...
I apologize for not posting the info here that same day as the others.
I had forgotten that he was a regular here, which I guess is silly,
given the whole UIP. Duh.
I'm glad that people are wanting to carry on his mission. Not being
much of a newsgroup guy, and not having any of the client expertise that
he had, it certainly wouldn't be for me.
I'm sure his family wouldn't have any problem with the movement and
mirroring of his sites. I doubt that they are even aware of their
existence, and since they were merely labors of love, there should be no
legal issues around it. I do know that he would want them to live on.
Eggs Zachtly
Walt, thanks for coming over "here" and keeping us informed, too. You don't
have to do that. It's greatly appreciated.
--
Eggs
-If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried
before.
Aingon Atelia (Walt Hodgson)
> On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:37:03 +1000, Troy Piggins wrote:
>
>> * Mike Dee wrote :
>>> Are there, or should I say, were there more than one of you in this
>>> planet's deep blue oceans?
>>>
>>> As mentioned in ACF...
>>> <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=30863813>
>>>
>>> Anyway... hope it isn't you.
>>
>> I only just heard about this very sad news. I was conversing
>> with him just over a week ago and he said he'd been sick but
>> didn't sound serious. Must say I have a tear in my eye as I
>> think about it and write this. He was a larger than life
>> character, and we only recently discovered we share several
>> common hobbies other than frequenting this group.
>>
>> Farewell my friend. I'll miss you.
>
> No problem, it weas only a case of indigestion. Too many license plates.
> :)
Just stop, please.
Mike Yetto
It certainly does go above and beyond.
Mike "and for a worthy subject" Yetto
Peter J Ross
Atelia (Walt Hodgson) <aingon...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I'm glad that people are wanting to carry on his mission. Not being
> much of a newsgroup guy, and not having any of the client expertise that
> he had, it certainly wouldn't be for me.
>
> I'm sure his family wouldn't have any problem with the movement and
> mirroring of his sites. I doubt that they are even aware of their
> existence, and since they were merely labors of love, there should be no
> legal issues around it. I do know that he would want them to live on.
This seems to be the most recent addition to blinkynet.net:
http://blinkynet.net/humor/story/girlfriend.html
Heh.
Aingon Atelia (Walt Hodgson)
> Top <t...@neo.rr.invalid> wrote in news:gmipui$sag$1...@news.albasani.net:
>
>> XS11E wrote on 2/6/2009 :
>>> John The Geek <noWa...@gmail.INVALID> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Now, is there any way that the UIP could be moved to my web
>>>> server? I would be happy to *try to* host the UIP as part of my
>>>> site. Does anyone know how I could do this?
>>>
>>> Thanks! I'm sure there are plenty willing to help, it's a bit early
>>> now but stay tuned.....
>>>
>>> Would it be off topic to continue discussion of continuing Blinkynet
>>> in NSR?
>>
>> Not in my book! We should take care of one our "own" and this one way
>> to do so. It's not a bad idea at all.
>>
>> Top
>>
>
> I was going to start a Facebook page in his honour, but my first attempt
> was an epic failure. It might be something else we can do to honour him.
I was planning to do something along those lines, but I remembered the
revulsion he felt when he went to MySpace to set up an account to keep
someone else from stealing his persona.
Eggs Zachtly
My comment had nothing to do with your not posting here. Hope you really
didn't take it that way. We all found out when Mike saw the post at the
camera forum, and I think everyone started scrambling to Blinky's
"hangouts" to try and confirm and find if more info was available. I can't
begin to imagine what you've been through, in this whole ordeal. A lot of
us have been following the thread(s) in AFCA, and it was a pleasant
surprise (for me, at least) to see you post here, promising future info.
>
> I'm glad that people are wanting to carry on his mission. Not being
> much of a newsgroup guy, and not having any of the client expertise that
> he had, it certainly wouldn't be for me.
>
> I'm sure his family wouldn't have any problem with the movement and
> mirroring of his sites. I doubt that they are even aware of their
> existence, and since they were merely labors of love, there should be no
> legal issues around it. I do know that he would want them to live on.
I (as well as several others) have grabbed the UIP site Some have also
grabbed blinkynet, and while I enjoy that site, I've no space to host that
one. I may have the space available to mirror the UIP, though. We'll see
how many mirrors are put up.
I also agree that he would have wanted at least someone to continue
something he was obviously passionate about. =)
Cheers,
--
Eggs
-A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says: "A
beer please, and one for the road."
Peter J Ross
<not...@nothome.com> wrote:
He certainly had Usenet friends.
»Q«
> I apologize for not posting the info here that same day as the others.
> I had forgotten that he was a regular here, which I guess is silly,
> given the whole UIP. Duh.
Please don't sweat that. Once you posted, word got around fast.
Thanks for keeping us all informed, and thanks for all you've been
doing there in California.
I knew Blinky only on Usenet and by e-mail for a little over ten years,
and I envy you your real-world friendship with him.
Top
No apology needed. I'm sure we appreciate that you have come here with
a promise of future information. Knowing the pain you must be in
emotionally this speaks volumes. Thank you very much and I'm sure
Blinky's work will be carried on.
Top
--
There are always too many Democratic congressmen and too many
Republican congressment but never enough US congressmen.
Peter J Ross
Ackman <st...@SNIP-THIS.twoloonscoffee.com> wrote:
> In <15ua53i41r0xs$.d...@sneupie.eingang.org>, on Mon, 9 Feb 2009
> 20:38:12 -0600, Eggs Zachtly, r...@d.thereplyto.header wrote:
>
>> I (as well as several others) have grabbed the UIP site Some have also
>> grabbed blinkynet, and while I enjoy that site, I've no space to host that
>> one. I may have the space available to mirror the UIP, though. We'll see
>> how many mirrors are put up.
>
> I have unlimited space plus 50GB :-)
> (see http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?74713 ) so no biggie
> to mirror them:
>
> http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/
> http://twovoyagers.com/blinkynet.net/
Lots of broken links. This is because "/" in the HTML resolves to
"twovoyagers.com/" instead of "twovoyagers.com/blinkynet.net/".
I think you can fix this with .htaccess (or httpd.conf if you have
access to it).
Troy Piggins
> In news.software.readers on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:36:33 -0500, Steve
> Ackman <st...@SNIP-THIS.twoloonscoffee.com> wrote:
>
>> In <15ua53i41r0xs$.d...@sneupie.eingang.org>, on Mon, 9 Feb 2009
>> 20:38:12 -0600, Eggs Zachtly, r...@d.thereplyto.header wrote:
>>
>>> I (as well as several others) have grabbed the UIP site Some have also
>>> grabbed blinkynet, and while I enjoy that site, I've no space to host that
>>> one. I may have the space available to mirror the UIP, though. We'll see
>>> how many mirrors are put up.
>>
>> I have unlimited space plus 50GB :-)
>> (see http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?74713 ) so no biggie
>> to mirror them:
>>
>> http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/
>> http://twovoyagers.com/blinkynet.net/
>
> Lots of broken links. This is because "/" in the HTML resolves to
> "twovoyagers.com/" instead of "twovoyagers.com/blinkynet.net/".
>
> I think you can fix this with .htaccess (or httpd.conf if you have
> access to it).
Or by adding
<base href="http://twovoyagers.com/blinkynet.net/" />
in the <head> of the HTML. Not sure which is the preferred
method.
--
Troy Piggins
Aingon Atelia (Walt Hodgson)
Yes, I do. You are his friends, and deserve to know.
Aingon Atelia (Walt Hodgson)
>>> pace. It took a week for this ton of bricks to be delivered. Not that it
>>> would have been any easier to take, had we found out immediately, but...
>>> well... I think you know what I mean...
>>
>> I apologize for not posting the info here that same day as the others.
>> I had forgotten that he was a regular here, which I guess is silly,
>> given the whole UIP. Duh.
>
> My comment had nothing to do with your not posting here. Hope you really
> didn't take it that way. We all found out when Mike saw the post at the
Not at all. I'm just a little embarrassed that, knowing how passionate
he was about his newsreaders, I didn't think to post here, or in
24hrsupport.helpdesk, or in rec.foods.cooking, where he was also a major
contributor. I *did* remember alt.fans.cecil-adams, and of course, the
dpreviews site.
> camera forum, and I think everyone started scrambling to Blinky's
> "hangouts" to try and confirm and find if more info was available. I can't
> begin to imagine what you've been through, in this whole ordeal. A lot of
> us have been following the thread(s) in AFCA, and it was a pleasant
> surprise (for me, at least) to see you post here, promising future info.
I plan to continue.
vg4cysss7001
Ackman <st...@SNIP-THIS.twoloonscoffee.com> writes
>In <15ua53i41r0xs$.d...@sneupie.eingang.org>, on Mon, 9 Feb 2009
>20:38:12 -0600, Eggs Zachtly, r...@d.thereplyto.header wrote:
>
>> grabbed blinkynet, and while I enjoy that site, I've no space to host that
>> one. I may have the space available to mirror the UIP, though. We'll see
>> how many mirrors are put up.
>
>(see http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?74713 ) so no biggie
>to mirror them:
>
>http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/
>http://twovoyagers.com/blinkynet.net/
>
Glad to see it, thanks.
Please shout if circumstances change.
Your reward is a largely unrelated URL, albeit concerning another bane
of the internet, "out-of-office replies".
Hopefully Blinky did not set one up :-)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7702913.stm>
Mike Yetto
We can easily endow a Blinky Chair in Usenet Improvement Studies
which you are free to use when on campus.
Mike "again, thank you for showing up" Yetto