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Charles Sweeney

2005-05-27, 7:27 am

Check out Arne's webcam:

http://195.196.36.242/view/view.shtml

See how long it takes you to spot a car towing a trailer.

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Charles Sweeney
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Dylan Parry

2005-05-27, 7:27 am

Using a pointed stick and some pebbles, Charles Sweeney scraped this
into the dirt:

> Check out Arne's webcam:


At last! Somewhere with worse weather than North Wales :)

--
Dylan Parry
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Charles Sweeney

2005-05-27, 7:27 am

Dylan Parry wrote

> Using a pointed stick and some pebbles, Charles Sweeney scraped this
> into the dirt:
>
>
> At last! Somewhere with worse weather than North Wales :)


Arne's webcam is a great weather predictor for me. Whatever they have, I
get later!

(FTWDK The webcam is in north Sweden, I am in Scotland.)

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Charles Sweeney
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Els

2005-05-27, 7:27 am

Charles Sweeney wrote:

> http://195.196.36.242/view/view.shtml
>
> See how long it takes you to spot a car towing a trailer.


http://here.locusmeus.com/temp/find-the-dog

See how long it takes you to spot the dog.

--
Els http://locusmeus.com/
Sonhos vem. Sonhos vão. O resto é imperfeito.
- Renato Russo -
Now playing: Fleetwood Mac - Need Your Love So Bad
Charles Sweeney

2005-05-27, 7:27 am

Els wrote

> http://here.locusmeus.com/temp/find-the-dog


lol!

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Charles Sweeney
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Arne

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

Once upon a time *Charles Sweeney* wrote:
> Dylan Parry wrote
>
>
> Arne's webcam is a great weather predictor for me. Whatever they have, I
> get later!


Well Charles, are you sure about that? :)
Looking at the satellite images here:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/vader/js/satellit.html
the clouds comes from the south west this time, it even looks like
it's cloudy in Scotland at this moment but England and Wales have a
clear sky!

It's windy here and the window where the webcam is, is getting hit
very hard by the rain. But as I'm now located 200 km's south from the
camera, I have no rain and even rather sunny at the moment. But the
temperature is far from summer warm.

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Arne

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

Once upon a time *Arne* wrote:

> Once upon a time *Charles Sweeney* wrote:
>
> Well Charles, are you sure about that? :)
> Looking at the satellite images here:
> http://www.aftonbladet.se/vader/js/satellit.html
> the clouds comes from the south west this time, it even looks like
> it's cloudy in Scotland at this moment but England and Wales have a
> clear sky!
>
> It's windy here and the window where the webcam is, is getting hit
> very hard by the rain. But as I'm now located 200 km's south from the
> camera, I have no rain and even rather sunny at the moment. But the
> temperature is far from summer warm.
>


About 200 km's north from the Pajala webcam an other webcam i
Karesuando shows that the ice on the river just left.

http://presentfixer.axiscam.net/

Karesuando is the northernmost churchvillage in Sweden, 250 km north
of the Arctic circle and 180 km from the nearest town, Kiruna. The
other side of the bridge you can see on the webcam, is Finland.

--
/Arne
Charles Sweeney

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

Arne wrote

> Well Charles, are you sure about that? :)
> Looking at the satellite images here:
> http://www.aftonbladet.se/vader/js/satellit.html
> the clouds comes from the south west this time, it even looks like
> it's cloudy in Scotland at this moment but England and Wales have a
> clear sky!


Spot-on Arne! I'm listening to UK radio. They are talking about how nice
a day it is, yet it's pissing down in Scotland! (They are based in
England)

--
Charles Sweeney
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Fat Sam

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

Charles Sweeney wrote:
> Check out Arne's webcam:
>
> http://195.196.36.242/view/view.shtml
>
> See how long it takes you to spot a car towing a trailer.
>

Can't comment on trailers, but I saw a car with a roof-rack after only
24 seconds

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Charles Sweeney

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

Arne wrote

> http://presentfixer.axiscam.net/


Chilly!

I do like "your" webcams Arne, I've bookmarked that one for now.

--
Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
Charles Sweeney

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

Fat Sam wrote

> Charles Sweeney wrote:
> Can't comment on trailers


You will!

> but I saw a car with a roof-rack after only
> 24 seconds


Points awarded as follows:

Car towing a trailer: 1
Car with roof-rack: 1
Person on bicycle: 2
Person pushing a pram: 3
Volvo estate: 3

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Charles Sweeney
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Els

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

Charles Sweeney wrote:

> Fat Sam wrote
>
>
> You will!
>
>
> Points awarded as follows:
>
> Car towing a trailer: 1
> Car with roof-rack: 1
> Person on bicycle: 2
> Person pushing a pram: 3
> Volvo estate: 3


Person on bicycle with two kids in seats: 4
Person pushing a twin-pram: 6
Volvo estate towing a trailer: 5
Tropical Carnaval Parade: 100

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Sonhos vem. Sonhos vão. O resto é imperfeito.
- Renato Russo -
Now playing: Dave Edmunds - Here Comes The Weekend
William Tasso

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

From the relative comfort of the boardroom, <invalid@domain.invalid>
patched in a new connection to news:alt.www.webmaster and said:

> Once upon a time *Charles Sweeney* wrote:
>
> Well Charles, are you sure about that? :)
> Looking at the satellite images here:
> http://www.aftonbladet.se/vader/js/satellit.html
> the clouds comes from the south west this time, it even looks like
> it's cloudy in Scotland at this moment but England and Wales have a
> clear sky!


Yes - it's a glorious day :)

the sun is up
the sky is blue
there's not a cloud to spoil the view
but it's raining, raining on the cam

> It's windy here and the window where the webcam is, is getting hit
> very hard by the rain. But as I'm now located 200 km's south from the
> camera, I have no rain and even rather sunny at the moment. But the
> temperature is far from summer warm.
>


the radio man said it's gonna get hotter this afternoon

--
Whatever you do - do something.
Charles Sweeney

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

William Tasso wrote

> the sun is up
> the sky is blue
> there's not a cloud to spoil the view
> but it's raining, raining on the cam


:o)

--
Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
Charles Sweeney

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

Els wrote

> Person on bicycle with two kids in seats: 4
> Person pushing a twin-pram: 6
> Volvo estate towing a trailer: 5
> Tropical Carnaval Parade: 100


lol! Just spotted a Volvo Estate, with a roof-rack!

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Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
Els

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

Charles Sweeney wrote:

> Els wrote
>
>
> lol! Just spotted a Volvo Estate, with a roof-rack!


Volvo Estate with roof-rack: 5
Volvo Estate with roof-rack and towing a trailer: 10

:-)

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Els http://locusmeus.com/
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- Renato Russo -
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SpaceGirl

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

Charles Sweeney wrote:
> Arne wrote
>
>
>
>
> Spot-on Arne! I'm listening to UK radio. They are talking about how nice
> a day it is, yet it's pissing down in Scotland! (They are based in
> England)
>


I just got soaked walking to the Rosyth Tescos and back, here in Fife...
Sirin says it's pretty miserable back in Edinburgh too :(
Beauregard T. Shagnasty

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

Charles Sweeney wrote:
> Check out Arne's webcam:
>
> http://195.196.36.242/view/view.shtml
>
> See how long it takes you to spot a car towing a trailer.


Hey! About 40 seconds! Car and trailer went by left to right...

--
-bts
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Charles Sweeney

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote

> Charles Sweeney wrote:
>
> Hey! About 40 seconds! Car and trailer went by left to right...


Ding ding! A goldfish for the gentleman please!

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Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
William Tasso

2005-05-27, 7:33 pm

From the relative comfort of the No thank you boardroom,
<me@charlessweeney.com> patched in a new connection to
news:alt.www.webmaster and said:

> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote
>
>
> Ding ding! A goldfish for the gentleman please!


Is this a serious playground for the Caravan and Campers Club or do people
simple tow the trailers for fun I wonder?

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Jerry Stuckle

2005-05-28, 4:25 am

Arne,

I didn't see any cars towing trailers; it might have something to do
with it being 3:15AM GMT. :-)

But it sure looked beautiful at that time of the morning! Quiet - but
beautiful.

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Toby Inkster

2005-05-28, 7:19 am

Charles Sweeney wrote:

> http://195.196.36.242/view/view.shtml
>
> See how long it takes you to spot a car towing a trailer.


I saw one pretty soon. I wonder if it's the same car that just drive round
and round. Mine was red.

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Arne

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Once upon a time *Toby Inkster* wrote:
> Charles Sweeney wrote:
>
>
> I saw one pretty soon. I wonder if it's the same car that just drive round
> and round. Mine was red.
>


A question just out of curiosity, since my knowledge in English
becomes little short here :)

I wonder about what you mean with "car towing a trailer", since I
don't see anything that I can say fits in to that.

I belive I know what a "car" is (motor vehicle for personal transport)
and also what a "trailer" should be. Have an idea for "towing" also.

But since the meaning of the words can be several things, depending
how and where they are used, the "car towing a trailer" can be just
about anything that I don't understand :)

Since this area have lot of forests, there is also a lot of
long-distance lorrys (trucks) for transport of the timber on the
roads. But also, belive it or not, a lot of Norwegian long-distance
lorrys driving thru on their way to northern Norway with all kind of
gods.

They come from south Norway driving on the Swedish roads all the way
up to the northern Norway, because the roads and fjords in Norway
makes it more difficult and driving thru Sweden is time saving.

--
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Els

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Arne wrote:

> Once upon a time *Toby Inkster* wrote:
>
> A question just out of curiosity, since my knowledge in English
> becomes little short here :)
>
> I wonder about what you mean with "car towing a trailer", since I
> don't see anything that I can say fits in to that.
>
> I belive I know what a "car" is (motor vehicle for personal transport)
> and also what a "trailer" should be. Have an idea for "towing" also.
>
> But since the meaning of the words can be several things, depending
> how and where they are used, the "car towing a trailer" can be just
> about anything that I don't understand :)


You could replace 'towing' by 'pulling' to understand the meaning.
(speaking from a non-English background - I think pulling would be the
wrong word to use in English - in Dutch pulling and towing both
translate to 'trekken')

--
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Sonhos vem. Sonhos vão. O resto é imperfeito.
- Renato Russo -
Now playing: UB40 - Tears From My Eyes
William Tasso

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

From the relative comfort of the boardroom, <invalid@domain.invalid>
patched in a new connection to news:alt.www.webmaster and said:

> ...
> But since the meaning of the words can be several things, depending
> how and where they are used, the "car towing a trailer" can be just
> about anything that I don't understand :)


yep - it would be a car (as you described it) towing/pulling any other
non-motorised vehicle behind it - possibly a caravan or a trailer-tent.

> ...
> a lot of Norwegian long-distance
> lorrys driving thru on their way to northern Norway with all kind of
> gods.


Aren't there enough Nordic Gods already? SCNR :)

--
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Arne

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Once upon a time *Els* wrote:

> Arne wrote:
>
>
> You could replace 'towing' by 'pulling' to understand the meaning.
> (speaking from a non-English background - I think pulling would be the
> wrong word to use in English - in Dutch pulling and towing both
> translate to 'trekken')
>


Yepp, "pulling" and "pull" is little more familiar to me :)

--
/Arne
Arne

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Once upon a time *William Tasso* wrote:

> From the relative comfort of the boardroom, <invalid@domain.invalid>
> patched in a new connection to news:alt.www.webmaster and said:
>
>
> yep - it would be a car (as you described it) towing/pulling any other
> non-motorised vehicle behind it - possibly a caravan or a trailer-tent.
>
>
> Aren't there enough Nordic Gods already? SCNR :)
>


Arggggg! My bad spelling again. I guess "goods" make more sence :)

By the way, is "pull" and "poll" pronounced (almost?) the same. I have
to keep my fingers crossed when writing that kind of words, so I get
what I want it to be <g>

--
/Arne
Dylan Parry

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Arne wrote:

> By the way, is "pull" and "poll" pronounced (almost?) the same.


Not quite. Poll is pronounced as in /pole/, whereas I assume you already
know how to pronounce pull? I hope so, 'cos I can't begin to explain how
to :)

--
Dylan Parry
Els

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Dylan Parry wrote:

> Arne wrote:
>
>
> Not quite. Poll is pronounced as in /pole/, whereas I assume you already
> know how to pronounce pull? I hope so, 'cos I can't begin to explain how
> to :)


Don't explain. Record your voice and give a url to the .wav file ;-)

--
Els http://locusmeus.com/
Sonhos vem. Sonhos vão. O resto é imperfeito.
- Renato Russo -
Now playing: UB40 - Singer Man
William Tasso

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

From the relative comfort of the boardroom, <usenet@dylanparry.com>
patched in a new connection to news:alt.www.webmaster and said:

> Arne wrote:
>
>
> Not quite. Poll is pronounced as in /pole/, whereas I assume you already
> know how to pronounce pull? I hope so, 'cos I can't begin to explain how
> to :)
>


yes - I'm having difficulty with that too.

poll sounds like pole and rhymes with hole/whole/goal/mole/role/roll

pull rhymes with full/wool


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William Tasso

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

From the relative comfort of the LocusMeus.com boardroom,
<els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl> patched in a new connection to
news:alt.www.webmaster and said:

> ...
> Record your voice and give a url to the .wav file ;-)


Ugh - that's verging into 'too much information' territory :)

--
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Dylan Parry

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Els wrote:

> Don't explain. Record your voice and give a url to the .wav file ;-)


I don't have a microphone :\ I suppose if anyone was really bothered
about hearing the pronunciations, then they could look up my phone
number in a WHOIS and give me a call!

--
Dylan Parry
Dylan Parry

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

William Tasso wrote:

>
> Ugh - that's verging into 'too much information' territory :)


You're just jealous because I have the sexier voice :P

--
Dylan Parry
Els

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Dylan Parry wrote:

> Els wrote:
>
>
> I don't have a microphone :\ I suppose if anyone was really bothered
> about hearing the pronunciations, then they could look up my phone
> number in a WHOIS and give me a call!


And then record your voice over the phone and give the url here in
aww? <g>

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Sonhos vem. Sonhos vão. O resto é imperfeito.
- Renato Russo -
Dylan Parry

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Els wrote:

> And then record your voice over the phone and give the url here in
> aww? <g>


Not without my permission they wouldn't ;)

--
Dylan Parry
http://electricfreedom.org - Where the Music Progressively Rocks!
Norman L. DeForest

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm


On Sat, 28 May 2005, Els wrote:

> Dylan Parry wrote:
>
>
> Don't explain. Record your voice and give a url to the .wav file ;-)


Why re-invent the wheel? One dictionary site already has .wav files
for each word. Look for an audio icon:

"Merriam-Webster Online":
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictiona...tionary&va=pull
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictiona...tionary&va=poll

Note:
JavaScript needed to access the audio files. I can't get them with
Lynx.[1] :-(

[1] At least not without downloading the page source, translating the
JavaScript to get the URL for the sound file and then hoping that
they don't block referrers outside their site for access to the
audio files.
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">To what? Any suggestions?"
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-- Matt Probert in alt.www.webmaster, March 20, 2005

Dylan Parry

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Norman L. DeForest wrote:

>
> Why re-invent the wheel?


Meh! I'd rather sit back and wait for the phone to ring :D

--
Dylan Parry
http://electricfreedom.org - Where the Music Progressively Rocks!
Arne

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Once upon a time *Norman L. DeForest* wrote:
> On Sat, 28 May 2005, Els wrote:
>
>
> Why re-invent the wheel? One dictionary site already has .wav files
> for each word. Look for an audio icon:
>
> "Merriam-Webster Online":
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictiona...tionary&va=pull
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictiona...tionary&va=poll
>


Ok, I will never learn to make the difference <g>

--
/Arne

Top posters will be ignored. Quote the part you
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Blinky the Shark

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Els wrote:
> Dylan Parry wrote:


[color=darkred]
[color=darkred]
[color=darkred]
> Don't explain. Record your voice and give a url to the .wav file ;-)


Why not use the American Heritage "talking" dictionary here?

http://www.bartleby.com/61/

Enter your word.
Click a hit.
Click the "pronunciation" speaker icon to hear the word.

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Blinky the Shark

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Norman L. DeForest wrote:

> On Sat, 28 May 2005, Els wrote:


[color=darkred]
[color=darkred]
[color=darkred]
[color=darkred]
[color=darkred]
> Why re-invent the wheel? One dictionary site already has .wav files
> for each word. Look for an audio icon:


> "Merriam-Webster Online":
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictiona...tionary&va=pull
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictiona...tionary&va=poll


> Note:
> JavaScript needed to access the audio files. I can't get them with
> Lynx.[1] :-(


> [1] At least not without downloading the page source, translating the
> JavaScript to get the URL for the sound file and then hoping that
> they don't block referrers outside their site for access to the
> audio files.


For the record, the American Heritage Dictionary link I posted doesn't
require js for its pronunciation wav files.

http://www.bartleby.com/61

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Blinky the Shark

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Els wrote:
[color=darkred]
[color=darkred]
[color=darkred]
[color=darkred]
[color=darkred]
> Why not use the American Heritage "talking" dictionary here?


> http://www.bartleby.com/61/


> Enter your word.
> Click a hit.
> Click the "pronunciation" speaker icon to hear the word.


Note: It won't offer a wav for compounds like "cost-push"; you'll have
to look up each component separately as needed.

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William Tasso

2005-05-28, 7:28 pm

From the relative comfort of the http://blinkynet.net boardroom,
<no.spam@box.invalid> patched in a new connection to
news:alt.www.webmaster and said:

> Els wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> Why not use the American Heritage "talking" dictionary here?
>
> http://www.bartleby.com/61/


or use the voice feature in Opera (et al)

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Charles Sweeney

2005-05-28, 11:23 pm

Toby Inkster wrote

> Charles Sweeney wrote:
>
>
> I saw one pretty soon. I wonder if it's the same car that just drive
> round and round. Mine was red.


Ding ding! A goldfish for the gentleman please.

--
Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
Charles Sweeney

2005-05-28, 11:23 pm

Arne wrote

> roads. But also, belive it or not, a lot of Norwegian long-distance
> lorrys driving thru on their way to northern Norway with all kind of
> gods.


So that's where they come from!

--
Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
Charles Sweeney

2005-05-28, 11:23 pm

Els wrote

> You could replace 'towing' by 'pulling' to understand the meaning.
> (speaking from a non-English background - I think pulling would be the
> wrong word to use in English - in Dutch pulling and towing both
> translate to 'trekken')


Miss E. Your English is immaculate!

--
Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
Charles Sweeney

2005-05-28, 11:23 pm

Dylan Parry wrote

> Meh!


Forget something?

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Dylan Parry

2005-05-29, 7:17 am

Charles Sweeney wrote:

>
> Forget something?


Well I could have credited the above to Miranda, but as I was using
said word in other places before having even read a post by Miranda it
would hardly be appropriate. :P

--
Dylan Parry
http://electricfreedom.org - Where the Music Progressively Rocks!
Charles Sweeney

2005-05-29, 7:27 pm

Dylan Parry wrote

> Charles Sweeney wrote:
>
>
> Well I could have credited the above to Miranda, but as I was using
> said word in other places before having even read a post by Miranda it
> would hardly be appropriate. :P


A challenge! Get the legal teams in! I think Mir's trade mark, only
applies to AWW.

--
Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
GreyWyvern

2005-05-29, 7:27 pm

On Sun, 29 May 2005 07:45:55 -0400, Charles Sweeney
<me@charlessweeney.com> wrote:
> Dylan Parry wrote
>
> A challenge! Get the legal teams in! I think Mir's trade mark, only
> applies to AWW.


The Cheat[1] was saying "meh" (numerous times!) long before SpaceGirl
dropped by AWW :P

Grey

[1] <http://homestarrunner.com/vcr_cheat.html>

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Norman L. DeForest

2005-05-29, 7:27 pm


On 28 May 2005, Blinky the Shark wrote:

> Norman L. DeForest wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> For the record, the American Heritage Dictionary link I posted doesn't
> require js for its pronunciation wav files.
>
> http://www.bartleby.com/61


Thanks. I'll check that one out. By the way, the .wav files at
http://www.m-w.com/ *are* accessible with lynx by plugging in the
URL fragment in the JavaScript URL after the hostname. Also,
downloading the source and changing action=post to action=get in
their selection form for similar words (looking up "resume" gives
you a popup menu with a choice of "resume" (which is "resume") and
"resume[1]" (which is "résumé")) also allows you to bookmark the
selected item.

They report that some browsers have problems using their URLs with
accented characters:

"Merriam-Webster Online" [Audio Pronunciations FAQ]
http://www.m-w.com/help/audiofaq.htm

[snip]
: * [6] Does the audio feature work with Netscape 6 and 7?
[snip]
: Does the audio feature work with Netscape 6 and 7?
: Yes, but the audio will not play automatically when you click on the
: audio icon. Follow these steps to play an audio pronunciation in
: Netscape 6 and 7:
:
: 1. Once the pop-up window opens and loads fully, click on the link:
: "Click here to listen with your default audio player".
:
: 2. Select the "Open using..." option and click the OK button. This
: opens the default audio player used by Netscape 6 and 7 and plays the
: audio pronunciation.
:
: Note: Entry words with special characters (such as é and ç in "démodé"
: and "limaçon") may have an audio icon, but the icon will be
: unresponsive when clicked. This is due to the way Netscape 6 and 7
: renders special characters when they appear as part of a URL (Web
: address).
[snip]

I can't tell what the problem is here unless both Netscape 6 and 7
actually send un-escaped high characters as part of the URL when fetching
a page. Lynx defaults to using %-escaped UTF-8.

Converting their URLs for "résumé" audio files from this:
"java script:popWin('/cgi-bin/audio.pl?resume02.wav=résumé')"
to these (using entities, %-escaped ISO-8859-1 and %-escaped UTF-8):
"http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?resume02.wav=résumé"
"http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?resume02.wav=r%E9sum%E9"
"http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?resume02.wav=r%E3%A9sum%E3%A9"
and this:
"java script:popWin('/cgi-bin/audio.pl?resume02.wav=resumé')"
to these:
"http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?resume02.wav=resumé"
"http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?resume02.wav=resum%E9"
"http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?resume02.wav=resum%E3%A9"
all appear to work with Lynx. The webmaster at m-w.com (and any other
webmaster with similar problems) would probably be able to eliminate the
problems with Netscape 6 and 7 by switching to using one of the %-escaped
formats in the URLs.

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