Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-07 Thread Ed Greshko
Les wrote: > On Sun, 2010-03-07 at 08:45 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Les wrote: >> >>> Do you know that the car has a differential or what that does? The car >>> would not work without it, but it is not part of the knowledge you need >>> to drive the car. But you do need to realize that

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-07 Thread Les
On Sun, 2010-03-07 at 08:45 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > Les wrote: > > > > Do you know that the car has a differential or what that does? The car > > would not work without it, but it is not part of the knowledge you need > > to drive the car. But you do need to realize that the wheels rotate one

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-06 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 12:27 AM, Craig White wrote: > There are many different software choices on Linux and it would be folly > to suggest (as you are indeed suggesting) that all of the choices be > 'dumbed' down to the lowest common denominator of users. Absolutely. As I was telling Marko, wou

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-06 Thread Craig White
On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 15:22 -0800, Les wrote: > On Fri, 2010-03-05 at 22:13 -0700, Craig White wrote: > > On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 12:31 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > Marcel Rieux wrote: > > > > > > > > Here's what Knode looked like when I opened it today: > > > > > > > > http://cjoint.com/?dgcNjJBH6

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue) [OT]

2010-03-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 06 March 2010, Ed Greshko wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Saturday 06 March 2010, Ed Greshko wrote: >>> Les wrote: Do you know that the car has a differential or what that does? The car would not work without it, but it is not part of the knowledge you need to drive th

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue) [OT]

2010-03-06 Thread Ed Greshko
Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 06 March 2010, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Les wrote: >> >>> Do you know that the car has a differential or what that does? The car >>> would not work without it, but it is not part of the knowledge you need >>> to drive the car. But you do need to realize tha

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 06 March 2010, Ed Greshko wrote: >Les wrote: >> Do you know that the car has a differential or what that does? The car >> would not work without it, but it is not part of the knowledge you need >> to drive the car. But you do need to realize that the wheels rotate one >> way on one si

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-06 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Les wrote: > Hi, Craig, >        While those of us who use lots of applications may be familiar with the > general concepts and will prowl a bit to get the right combination, And since there is so much energy wasted on different projects, the right combination oft

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue) [OT]

2010-03-06 Thread Ed Greshko
Craig White wrote: > On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 19:08 -0600, Mikkel wrote: > >> On 03/06/2010 06:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> >>> A car would work without a differential in much the same way a wagon or >>> cart would. However, when cornering the tires would need to rotate at >>> different speeds

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-06 Thread Craig White
On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 19:08 -0600, Mikkel wrote: > On 03/06/2010 06:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > > A car would work without a differential in much the same way a wagon or > > cart would. However, when cornering the tires would need to rotate at > > different speeds. This would tend to cause sl

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-06 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Sunday 07 March 2010 01:58:54 am Marko Vojinovic wrote: > On Sunday 07 March 2010 01:08:47 am Mikkel wrote: > > On 03/06/2010 06:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > A car would work without a differential in much the same way a wagon or > > > cart would. However, when cornering the tires would need

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-06 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Sunday 07 March 2010 01:08:47 am Mikkel wrote: > On 03/06/2010 06:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > > A car would work without a differential in much the same way a wagon or > > cart would. However, when cornering the tires would need to rotate at > > different speeds. This would tend to cause slippi

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-06 Thread Mikkel
On 03/06/2010 06:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > > A car would work without a differential in much the same way a wagon or > cart would. However, when cornering the tires would need to rotate at > different speeds. This would tend to cause slipping on one side and > dragging on the other and lead to

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-06 Thread Ed Greshko
Les wrote: > > Do you know that the car has a differential or what that does? The car > would not work without it, but it is not part of the knowledge you need > to drive the car. But you do need to realize that the wheels rotate one > way on one side and the opposite on the other and that they r

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-06 Thread Les
On Fri, 2010-03-05 at 22:13 -0700, Craig White wrote: > On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 12:31 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > > Marcel Rieux wrote: > > > > > > Here's what Knode looked like when I opened it today: > > > > > > http://cjoint.com/?dgcNjJBH6c > > > > > > What's this: > > > > > > Loca... > > > O...

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-06 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 1:51 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: >> I suppose it mustn't be a joy for you either, given your sight problems. > I don't have any particular sight problemsother than missing the > obvious from time to time. I thought you said that in a discussion about u

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-05 Thread Ed Greshko
Marcel Rieux wrote: > On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Could it be that you're not moving the correct "vertical bar"? >> >> I don't use knode, but I brought it up as a curiosity. Looks somewhat >> like you describe above. However, there is a very light line between >>

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-05 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: >> >> Here's what Knode looked like when I opened it today: >> >> http://cjoint.com/?dgcNjJBH6c >> >> What's this: >> >> Loca... >>   O... >>   Sent >>   Dr... >> >> Moving the vertical bar doesn't lengthen the names and I sa

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-05 Thread Craig White
On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 12:31 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: > > > > Here's what Knode looked like when I opened it today: > > > > http://cjoint.com/?dgcNjJBH6c > > > > What's this: > > > > Loca... > > O... > > Sent > > Dr... > > > > Moving the vertical bar doesn't lengthen the

Re: My contribution (only the Knode issue)

2010-03-05 Thread Ed Greshko
Marcel Rieux wrote: > > Here's what Knode looked like when I opened it today: > > http://cjoint.com/?dgcNjJBH6c > > What's this: > > Loca... > O... > Sent > Dr... > > Moving the vertical bar doesn't lengthen the names and I saw no option > in the menus for this. Anyway, it doesn't make sense.