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That's almost funny, Phil."David L. Jones "
Actually I've found myself in a rather interesting position. I've got
a cool new project I'm looking at getting published, and normally it's
no-brainer .....
** Well, ain't that the truth.
....... Phil
Surprisingly my local newsagent had SC, Circuit Cellar, Elektor, andOn Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:36:14 +1000, Ross Herbert <rherb...@bigpond.net.au
wrote:
I have ceased buying SC on a regular basis now.
I went to five newsagents this week and I can't find Silicon Chip
in any of them, it seems there's not enough sales, at least that's what
the last Newsagent said when I asked him specifically for it.
For me the pivotal moment was when they published their new amp designOn 18/02/2008 12:03 Ross Herbert wrote:
In my complaint to the ABC I said almost those exact same words but
added that it appeared to be an attempt by one (it might have taken
a whole team) of their graphics design artist trying to show off
his/her newly acquired skills to the whole world. , "Hey. look at
what I can do. Aren't I clever."
Me and others have sometimes wondered if that was the motivation
for the childish cartoons on the front of some SC projects ...
Did you ever see the Tektronix CRO manual (can't remember the model)
where the horizontal output stage had a little racing car drawn on the
output connection?
Alan
Bob Parker wrote:
.................
I wonder if Tektronix and Fluke would sell more high-end
instruments if they put cartoons on the front of them? :-\
I wonder if Tektronix and Fluke would sell more high-end instruments
if they put cartoons on the front of them? :-\
On Feb 18, 5:41 pm, "Mark Harriss" <bi...@blartco.co.uk> wrote:
On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:36:14 +1000, Ross Herbert <rherb...@bigpond.net.au
wrote:
I have ceased buying SC on a regular basis now.
I went to five newsagents this week and I can't find Silicon Chip
in any of them, it seems there's not enough sales, at least that's what
the last Newsagent said when I asked him specifically for it.
Surprisingly my local newsagent had SC, Circuit Cellar, Elektor, and
Everyday Practical Electronics when I looked the other day. Buried in
among all the Hi-Fi and gadget mags of course.
Nope. Never seen that mag on Australian shelves."David L. Jones" wrote:
On Feb 18, 5:41 pm, "Mark Harriss" <bi...@blartco.co.uk> wrote:
On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:36:14 +1000, Ross Herbert <rherb...@bigpond.net.au
wrote:
I have ceased buying SC on a regular basis now.
I went to five newsagents this week and I can't find Silicon Chip
in any of them, it seems there's not enough sales, at least that's what
the last Newsagent said when I asked him specifically for it.
Surprisingly my local newsagent had SC, Circuit Cellar, Elektor, and
Everyday Practical Electronics when I looked the other day. Buried in
among all the Hi-Fi and gadget mags of course.
No "Nuts & Volts"?
Which was plainly a stupid attempt at recycling. However the circuit designFor me the pivotal moment was when they published their new amp design
mounted in a particularly cheap & shitty beige mini-tower computer case,
complete with big knobs to make it look supremely naff.
On Feb 19, 7:34 am, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net
No "Nuts & Volts"?
Nope. Never seen that mag on Australian shelves.
"David L. Jones" wrote:
On Feb 19, 7:34 am, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net
No "Nuts & Volts"?
Nope. Never seen that mag on Australian shelves.
That's too bad. It started out being printed on recycled newspaper,
and evolve to an actual magazine. Lots of projects, and it used to have
advertisements from lots of surplus dealers in the US and Canada.
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:43:36 +1000, Michael A. Terrell
mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:
"David L. Jones" wrote:
On Feb 19, 7:34 am, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net
No "Nuts & Volts"?
Nope. Never seen that mag on Australian shelves.
That's too bad. It started out being printed on recycled newspaper,
and evolve to an actual magazine. Lots of projects, and it used to have
advertisements from lots of surplus dealers in the US and Canada.
Seen it occasionally on library shelves, lots of overseas magazines
can go to over $15-20 mark here on newsstands. I like Nuts and Volts format
and the wide variety of projects featured.
Far less so IMO, and at least the cigarette packet warnings don't affect theI don't think I ever claimed it was effective or even
prevented plagiarism ;-) Probably about as effective as
antismoking labels on cigarettes.
There's a very small collection of Tektronix manual cartoons at
http://www.reprise.com/host/tektronix/humor/default.asp
Bob
Border Security. About 2 minutes of good stuff, then lots of adverts, then a"TT" <TTencerNOmorespam@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:13rkc9qfuiktqe3@corp.supernews.com...
I don't think I ever claimed it was effective or even
prevented plagiarism ;-) Probably about as effective as
antismoking labels on cigarettes.
Far less so IMO, and at least the cigarette packet warnings don't affect
the
cigarettes themselves, whereas watermarks always affect the actual
program.
I think the prime aim is simply to irritate viewers as much as possible,
and
the channels are engaged in a battle to see who can do it best.
MrT.
For irritation it is hard to match the recent format for such shows as
I've also noticed those TV programs catering for people with a goldfishFor irritation it is hard to match the recent format for such shows as
Border Security. About 2 minutes of good stuff, then lots of adverts, then a
recap of at least one minute of the previous two minutes. Arrgh!