Re: [NTLK] Reminded

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent.daudelin_at_verizon.net)
Date: Mon May 12 2003 - 22:13:29 PDT


on 13/05/03 00:54, Ed Kummel at tech_ed_at_yahoo.com wrote:

> Yup!
> I was just checking the uptime on my NPDS server
> (http://npds.tek-ed.com/screen) and there it is on the
> screen. Happy b-day Laurent! You know, our birthday's
> are 4 months apart!...you're older than me by 130
> days!
> Ed
> web/gadget guru
> come and see my Newt on the web (well, mostly) at:
> http://65.84.243.167
>
>
> --- Anthony Velasco <ecotone_at_mac.com> wrote:
>> I love this Newt..reminded me that today is Laurent
>> Daudelin's birthday. Happy Birthday!
>>
>> Reminded me of the guest visit to the NUGWASH
>> meeting last summer. Great crew to meet and party
>> with all our green lights on!

Hey, thank you guys! I appreciate the thought! Can't wait for our next
meeting. Paul? Where are you?

-Laurent.

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fat electrons n.: Old-time hacker David Cargill's theory on the causation of
computer glitches. Your typical electric utility draws its line current out
of the big generators with a pair of coil taps located near the top of the
dynamo. When the normal tap brushes get dirty, they take them off line to
clean them up, and use special auxiliary taps on the bottom of the coil.
Now, this is a problem, because when they do that they get not ordinary or
`thin' electrons, but the fat'n'sloppy electrons that are heavier and so
settle to the bottom of the generator. These flow down ordinary wires just
fine, but when they have to turn a sharp corner (as in an integrated-circuit
via), they're apt to get stuck. This is what causes computer glitches.
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