mottos, was: Re: introduction

Wed May 15 15:43:43 EDT 2002

Hey Alex.  The trouble is that some folks don't pay attention when you
say you think something is so.  In order to be really helpful, which was
your intention, look up the facts before you post.  You'll save folks a
lot of frustration by providing accurate information, and gain a
reputation as someone who is knowledgeble.  In the world of computers,
"I think so" doesn't cut it.  If you really aren't sure, just don't post
about that particular question.  I'm not picking on you especially, nor
is this message ment in any way to be a put down.  There are others here
who have a tendency to do the same thing.  Hopefuly, you and they will
take some well ment advice, and cut down on the frustration of those
seeking answers to questions.

While I'm posting, it would be useful if people would read all the
incoming messages on the list before replying to a question.  That way,
if someone else has given a correct answer to a question, we can avoid
messages with duplicate answers.  It would cut down on the volume on the
list.  No criticism of anyone intended, just a helpful suggestion.

Gene

>Hay, at least I said that I thought, not that I KNOW it might work!
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg at romualt.dhs.org>
>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 2:35 PM
>Subject: mottos, was: Re: introduction
>
>
>> Janina, you and Kirk should post theese kinds of responses to the
>braillenote list. There are on average 2 people a day there that give
>thoughtless answers. Worse, they don't say they think they're correct, they
>say they are correct. No one from Pulsedata bothers to correct theese
>responses. I have a few times posted the correct answers there along with my
>motto which is the same as Kirk's, and some people there wrote me back that
>they don't like the way I respond with corrections. Theese were not people
>from Pulsedata, they were other subscribers to the list. Besides, Pulsedata
>supposedly has a list archive, which I have never been able to find. I'm not
>alone, because there are newbys that have not looked for the archive, or
>they couldn't find it like me. They always ask the same questions over and
>over again, and even the people who will post a response to just about
>anything don't bother to post answers again to questions that get asked day
>in and day out.
>>
>> Sorry for the post, but since this came up here, I just had to share my
>feelings on the subject and a certain frustration with the braillenote list.
>> Greg
>>
>>
>> On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 07:57:18AM -1000, Janina Sajka wrote:
>> > Wrong, Igor. Very wrong.
>> >
>> > The information about synths is very clearly available on the
>> > Speakup web site. This kind of post shouldn't be happening.
>> >
>> > Besides, this is not an example of thinking. Thinking has nothing
>> > to do with what you said. If you were thinking about it, you
>> > would check your facts.
>> >
>> > On Sat, 11 May 2002, Alex Snow wrote:
>> >
>> > > Yes I think you can.  I think it's supported, but I might be wrong.
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: "Octavian Rasnita" <orasnita at home.ro>
>> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>> > > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 12:59 AM
>> > > Subject: Re: introduction
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > Do you know if I can use speakup with a Dec Talk PC 1 internal
>sinth?
>> > > > I have Red Hat 7.2.
>> > > > I find emacspeak hard to use and I use my Linux machine  with a
>Windows
>> > > > terminal (SecureCRT) from another computer.
>> > > >
>> > > > Thank you.
>> > > >
>> > > > Teddy,
>> > > > My dear email address is orasnita at yahoo.com
>> > > >
>> > > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
>> > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 3:40 PM
>> > > > Subject: Re: introduction
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Hi. You need to have a hardware synth to use speakup.  If you want a
>> > > > recomendation for a linux distribution, I would recomend Slackware
>> > > > http://www.slackware.com or Debian http://www.debian.org>.  There is
>a MP3
>> > > > file on the speakup ftp server which will help you install debian,
>located
>> > > > at ftp://linux-speakup.org/pub/linux/goodies/audio-files/ and the
>files
>> > > are
>> > > > named debinstall_1.mp3 and debinstall_2.mp3 I think.
>> > > > Hope this helps,
>> > > > Alex Snow
>> > > > email: alex8887 at hotmail.com
>> > > > BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org
>> > > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > > From: "Cris Ali" <filastin48 at hotmail.com>
>> > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 11:15 PM
>> > > > Subject: introduction
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > > Hello folks,
>> > > > > My name is Cris Ali from Washington DC.  This is my first time on
>this
>> > > > list.
>> > > > > I heard so much about Linux and speakup and hope to get some help
>on
>> > > > giving
>> > > > > it a try.  I am not a computer savvy, but if I am given clearn
>> > > instruction
>> > > > I
>> > > > > am sure I would be able to learn at least the basics.  I never
>used
>> > > > neither
>> > > > > linux nor speakup, and have no idea where and how to start without
>> > > sighted
>> > > > > assistance.  I am also not sure if I would need a special hardware
>> > > > > synthesizer, or whether I can use the built in sound card of my
>pc.  I
>> > > am
>> > > > > hoping to be able to convert my retired 90 mhz pentium 1 into a
>linux
>> > > box.
>> > > > > Any ideas would be extremely appreciated.  Again, I have no
>sighted
>> > > > > assistance.
>> > > > > Warm Regards,
>> > > > > cris ali filastin48 at hotmail.com.
>> > > > >
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>> > Janina Sajka, Director
>> > Technology Research and Development
>> > Governmental Relations Group
>> > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
>> >
>> > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
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