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On Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:01:40 +0000, Stephen wrote:
> On 20/12/2013 5:08 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Fri, 20 Dec 2013 09:22:58 +0000, Stephen wrote:
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>>> Hmm!
>>> Barking > Bedlam > Bethlem So I have a choice of Ancient or Modern.
>>> Being perverse I plump for Moorfields.
>>
>> Moving on to a modern marketplace, Charing Cross, assuming the diagonal
>> is open. If I've misread it and it's not, then Hyde Park.
>
> <Sharp intake of breath.>
I thought your reaction might be something similar to that. Excellent, I
succeeded. ;)
Jim
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On 20/12/2013 21:29, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:01:40 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 20/12/2013 5:08 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Fri, 20 Dec 2013 09:22:58 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hmm!
>>>> Barking > Bedlam > Bethlem So I have a choice of Ancient or Modern.
>>>> Being perverse I plump for Moorfields.
>>>
>>> Moving on to a modern marketplace, Charing Cross, assuming the diagonal
>>> is open. If I've misread it and it's not, then Hyde Park.
>>
>> <Sharp intake of breath.>
>
> I thought your reaction might be something similar to that. Excellent, I
> succeeded. ;)
>
> Jim
>
As a gentleman I shall allow that play just once. The deliberate holding
of Stephen's diagonal, whilst legal, is not considered to be fair play.
Therefore ...
Glasgow Central
John
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On 20/12/2013 10:48 PM, Doctor John wrote:
>>> <Sharp intake of breath.>
>>
>> I thought your reaction might be something similar to that. Excellent, I
>> succeeded. ;)
>>
>> Jim
>>
>
> As a gentleman I shall allow that play just once. The deliberate holding
> of Stephen's diagonal, whilst legal, is not considered to be fair play.
> Therefore ...
>
No problem, it is getting a bit cold for the midges, though.
> Glasgow Central
Keeping to the Caledonian theme.
Auchenshuggle (not by the sea).
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Fri, 20 Dec 2013 22:59:36 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>> As a gentleman I shall allow that play just once. The deliberate
>> holding of Stephen's diagonal, whilst legal, is not considered to be
>> fair play. Therefore ...
No, that's fair enough. It wasn't intended as a mean-spirited move, but
I can see why it might be taken that way.
> No problem, it is getting a bit cold for the midges, though.
>
>> Glasgow Central
>
> Keeping to the Caledonian theme.
>
> Auchenshuggle (not by the sea).
Well, the rye will certainly come in handy.
Obviously, Dalmuir West is the next move, and given that I was /so/
aggressive on the last move, I'll go there. :)
Jim
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On 21/12/2013 18:50, Jim Henderson wrote:
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> Obviously, Dalmuir West is the next move, and given that I was /so/
> aggressive on the last move, I'll go there. :)
>
> Jim
>
A generous move. It seems that Stephen has several pathways to choose
from now.
BTW If you want to know why I'm awake at this hour (05.02 GMT), blame
the Feegle. The poor little thing has had a severe chest infection (his
temperature shot up to 40C at one point) and he's not sleeping well.
Anyhow, moving south again, Carlisle.
John
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On 20/12/2013 09:33, Stephen wrote:
>
> The thought has crossed my mind. Do you know how those 16 bit word
> computers perform?
>
Not bad, but I'm waiting for Intel or AMD to produce a working 32 bit chip.
> Seriously, I am thinking of buying an Ultrabook. Does anyone have any
> recommendations?
>
Yepp. Anything but a Samsung device.
John
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On 22/12/2013 5:02 AM, Doctor John wrote:
> A generous move. It seems that Stephen has several pathways to choose
> from now.
>
> BTW If you want to know why I'm awake at this hour (05.02 GMT),
No.
> blame
> the Feegle. The poor little thing has had a severe chest infection (his
> temperature shot up to 40C at one point) and he's not sleeping well.
>
Poor tyke.
> Anyhow, moving south again, Carlisle.
>
Interesting fact: Carlisle is the most besieged place in the British
Isles. But I am not that interested and I see that the eastern egress is
free. So it is oft to hang a monkey.
Hartlepool (by the sea).
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 22/12/2013 5:06 AM, Doctor John wrote:
> On 20/12/2013 09:33, Stephen wrote:
>>
>> The thought has crossed my mind. Do you know how those 16 bit word
>> computers perform?
>>
>
> Not bad, but I'm waiting for Intel or AMD to produce a working 32 bit chip.
Oh yeah! What next, flying cars and a computer in every home?
>
>> Seriously, I am thinking of buying an Ultrabook. Does anyone have any
>> recommendations?
>>
>
> Yepp. Anything but a Samsung device.
>
Any particular reason?
I want to give Toshiba a miss as the sound on my last couple of laptops
have been unacceptable. (Stuttering and clipping at low volume.)
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 20/12/2013 5:10 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Seriously, I am thinking of buying an Ultrabook. Does anyone have any
>> >recommendations?
> What sort of specs are you thinking?
>
That is the problem. The more I think, the more I want and the more it
costs.
Besides Firefox, Thunderbird, M$ Word & Excel. I want to run Pov, of
course, and Blender. Half decent sound would be okay, too.
Almost forgot, low weight is a high priority.
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 22/12/2013 08:39, Stephen wrote:
> On 22/12/2013 5:06 AM, Doctor John wrote:
>> On 20/12/2013 09:33, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>> The thought has crossed my mind. Do you know how those 16 bit word
>>> computers perform?
>>>
>>
>> Not bad, but I'm waiting for Intel or AMD to produce a working 32 bit
>> chip.
>
> Oh yeah! What next, flying cars and a computer in every home?
According to rumours, I hear that multi-processors will soon be available.
... as well as sanity on p.o-t :-)
>
> Any particular reason?
> I want to give Toshiba a miss as the sound on my last couple of laptops
> have been unacceptable. (Stuttering and clipping at low volume.)
>
Purely from the experience I have had with their phones. The hardware
works but the software is less than acceptable (I was going to say sh*t
but this a family-geared forum)
John
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