#214011 - 04/05/2004 13:36
Re: Tech Support Spheres
[Re: pgrzelak]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
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I am only a state away, I could have had someone bike them here faster 
I'm already out, I need to scare up some money and buy more.
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#214012 - 04/05/2004 17:59
Re: Tech Support Spheres
[Re: Daria]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
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That was quick! I think you are the first person to sell them out like that! Very cool! I have plenty... 
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#214013 - 04/05/2004 21:42
Re: Tech Support Spheres
[Re: pgrzelak]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
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"sell". I gave em all away.
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#214014 - 05/05/2004 04:17
Re: Tech Support Spheres
[Re: Daria]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
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Sorry. I know what you meant, but I have been doing this a lot lately...
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#214015 - 05/05/2004 05:38
Re: Tech Support Spheres
[Re: skibum]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Hi Skibum - just wondering whether UK customs have allowed your shipment of spheres through yet?
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#214016 - 05/05/2004 06:35
Re: Tech Support Spheres
[Re: frog51]
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enthusiast
Registered: 27/03/2002
Posts: 248
Loc: Swindon, UK
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The first box arrived yesterday. Going to wait for the 2nd box to arrive bofore sending them out, so I can work out the pricing correctly. Did I mention that I hate HMC&E.
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#214017 - 05/05/2004 06:39
Re: Tech Support Spheres
[Re: skibum]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
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Oh yeah. HM C&E is always fun. I've had things arrive with £20 fee because they charged me £1 tax and about £20 worth of handling charge from Royal Mail and C&E!
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#214018 - 05/05/2004 07:14
Re: Tech Support Spheres
[Re: tman]
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enthusiast
Registered: 27/03/2002
Posts: 248
Loc: Swindon, UK
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Well parcelfarce only charged £8 on the 1st box which wasn't bad. The worst part is that HMC&E charge duty+vat on postage. Now that's just down right unfair if you ask me.
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#214019 - 08/05/2004 14:08
Re: Tech Support Spheres
[Re: pgrzelak]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 16/06/2000
Posts: 1682
Loc: Greenhills, Ohio
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I just got mine
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#214020 - 10/05/2004 13:23
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: pgrzelak]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
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Got my 1000 ball today. Love it! Gotta show it off to the cow orkers now...
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#214021 - 10/05/2004 14:03
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: tonyc]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
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Oh, added bonus... It doubles as a pretty decent rear-view cubicle mirror!
(Excuse the crappy cell-phone camera shot, it looks much clearer in real life.)
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#214022 - 10/05/2004 15:13
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: tonyc]
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old hand
Registered: 01/05/2003
Posts: 768
Loc: Ada, Oklahoma
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I received my 1000 Ball several days ago... however I took it with me on my quasi-political coffee walk today. Everybody loved it, of course. I had to explain RTFM to a few of the non-techies.
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#214023 - 10/05/2004 15:24
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: mwest]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
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Hahahahaha! Hmmm... How to explain RTFM in a polite manner? "Read The FAQ and Manual"? That might work, especially if you slur it slightly...
I still intend to put up a web page where people (outside the BBS) can order these. Meanwhile, I am running a few random auctions on ebay. So if you know anyone that really wants one...
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#214024 - 10/05/2004 15:36
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: pgrzelak]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 12/02/2002
Posts: 2298
Loc: Berkeley, California
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That was explained to me as "Read The ... Friendly ... Manual" many years ago. It easily got the point across.
Matthew
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#214025 - 10/05/2004 16:02
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: matthew_k]
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old hand
Registered: 01/05/2003
Posts: 768
Loc: Ada, Oklahoma
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I always refer to it as "Read the F'n Manual" which actually magnifies the humor due to my normally G rated vocabulary.
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#214026 - 10/05/2004 22:23
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: pgrzelak]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
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The man page for rtfm(1) (a contributed program where I work which was a manual page selector and reader) called it "read the fine manuals".
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#214027 - 11/05/2004 06:57
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: Daria]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
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As long as we're discussing answers, what's the significance behind "42"?
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#214028 - 11/05/2004 07:01
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: JBjorgen]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14491
Loc: Canada
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The answer to Life, The Universe, and.. Everything!
Of course.
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#214029 - 11/05/2004 07:02
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: JBjorgen]
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enthusiast
Registered: 27/03/2002
Posts: 248
Loc: Swindon, UK
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42 is the answer to 'Life, the universe and everything'. From the Douglas Adam's books, 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' and 'The Resturant and the end of the universe'.
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#214030 - 11/05/2004 07:37
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: skibum]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
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Ahh.... But what's the question?
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#214031 - 11/05/2004 07:44
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: tman]
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enthusiast
Registered: 27/03/2002
Posts: 248
Loc: Swindon, UK
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that was the question asked of deep thought. Of course with 2 millions years to run, the answer was 'what is 9 times 6'. Which happens to be 54!. Well 54 in decimal. However if you use base 13, the answer is actually 42 :-)
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#214032 - 11/05/2004 07:50
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: skibum]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 24/12/2001
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I've read the books. I was wondering if people would give the right question or the wrong one caused by Golgafrinchams
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#214033 - 11/05/2004 08:05
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: JBjorgen]
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veteran
Registered: 21/03/2002
Posts: 1424
Loc: MA but Irish born
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Thanks Meatballman, both from the question and the laughs I got from the replies.
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#214034 - 12/05/2004 06:53
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: skibum]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2858
Loc: Atlanta, GA
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However if you use base 13, the answer is actually 42 :-) When this was brought to Douglas Adam's attention his reply was "no one writes jokes in base 13" .
For those of you who haven't read "The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy" you really should, especialy if you're a geek and appreciate the humor of Monty Python (silly, yet intelligent). It's one of the few books/series I've read through three times (the only other being LOTR).
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#214035 - 12/05/2004 11:44
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: JeffS]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
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When this was brought to Douglas Adam's attention his reply was "no one writes jokes in base 13" More importantly, he tried to stress that the number itself was deliberately meaningless. Its only purpose was to be a setup for the 6 times 9 joke at the end of Restaurant. Those trying to find meaning in the number are missing the point.
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#214036 - 12/05/2004 14:30
Re: eBay? What are people thinking?!?!?!
[Re: tfabris]
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Registered: 21/08/1999
Posts: 381
Loc: Northern Ireland
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In reply to:
Those trying to find meaning in the number are missing the point.
There's a point? Where? Should it be 4.2 or .42? That changes everything...
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#214037 - 05/12/2005 23:10
Re: Tech Support Spheres
[Re: pgrzelak]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
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What is the likelyhood you'll ever get more of these, Paul?
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#214038 - 06/12/2005 11:08
Re: Tech Support Spheres
[Re: Daria]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
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Not very likely.
While it might be possible, the minimum order of 1000 is rather large and selling them (well, tracking / packing / waiting, etc) is time consuming (compared to my day job). I also noticed that the original vendor no longer has the eight balls listed on their site, but I have the original link and they could probably do it if asked.
I do not have any more left for sale at this point, but I am sure there are a few spares floating around out there if you absolutely need one or two.
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