Re: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2007-12-24 Thread steef
Robert Hodgins wrote: Best of the season to all. And may we spend the new year helping and being helped on this list. thanks and the same to you and all of us of course. steef -- drs. steef van duin publicist, research-journalist -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a su

RE: Merry Christmas!

2001-10-31 Thread Frederico . S . Muñoz
> Okay, I claim to be geeky, but I've missed it. Huh? 31 in Octal == 25 in Decimal :) Cheers, fsm > > -Original Message- > From: Peter Hugosson-Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 31 October, 2001 09:32 AM > To: Debian user list > Subject: OT: Merry Christmas! > >

RE: Merry Christmas!

2001-10-31 Thread Paul 'Baloo' Johnson
On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Brooks R. Robinson wrote: > Okay, I claim to be geeky, but I've missed it. Huh? > Because Oct 31 = Dec 25 31 in Octal is 25 in Decimal...horribly bad math pun. Hurt whoever wrote it. 8:o) -- Baloo

[OT] Re: Merry Christmas!

2001-10-31 Thread DvB
"Brooks R. Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Okay, I claim to be geeky, but I've missed it. Huh? > > > Why do we geeks celebrate Christmas today? > Because Oct 31 = Dec 25 > Oct=October=Octal (base 8); Dec=December=Decimal (base 10) If you convert the octal number 31 to base 10, you

RE: Merry Christmas!

2001-10-31 Thread Brooks R. Robinson
Okay, I claim to be geeky, but I've missed it. Huh? -Original Message- From: Peter Hugosson-Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 31 October, 2001 09:32 AM To: Debian user list Subject: OT: Merry Christmas! Why do we geeks celebrate Christmas today? Because Oct 31 = Dec 25

Re: Merry Christmas

2000-12-22 Thread Ignasi Tura
On Fri, Dec 22, 2000 at 03:24:08PM +0100, J. Reilink wrote: > Alex Horsnell wrote: > > > > To everyone on the list, > > > > Thank you for all your help and advise this year, I hope you all have a > > _VERY_ > > Merry Christmas and a brilliant Millennium!! > > > > I look forward to further help

Re: Merry Christmas

2000-12-22 Thread J. Reilink
Alex Horsnell wrote: > > To everyone on the list, > > Thank you for all your help and advise this year, I hope you all have a _VERY_ > Merry Christmas and a brilliant Millennium!! > > I look forward to further help and advise in the New Year! > > ;-) > > Alex Hereby I also want to wish everyo