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Old 12-15-2008, 09:47 AM   #31
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Non-Fiction: Rock and Gem magazine, Nov 2008 edition.

Feature article on rock tumbling. Something went horribly wrong with the most recent batch. I think maybe I only put in 1 or 2 TBL of cerium oxide instead of 3, and it wasn't enough to make a nice glassy surface.

Next weekend when the new batch finishes this first rough tumble, I think the botched batch will go back in for another week with the cerium oxide. Also maybe some plastic pellets for rubbing up against? I've got them but have never used them.
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Old 12-15-2008, 09:53 AM   #32
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Old 12-15-2008, 01:45 PM   #33
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heh heh... didn't think so.

But you do say "cheers", "bloody hell", "brilliant" and "carry on" a lot. Evidenced by some of the podcasts and screencasts I listen to with Brit's on them.

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Old 12-15-2008, 02:13 PM   #34
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Well since I don't read one book at a time usually by mood. This is my list


Interpretation Financial Statements by David Clark
Alchemy of Finance by George Soros (This I'm re-reading)
Predictably Irrational by Ariely
Ethics by Spinoza
Suma Thelogica by Aquanas
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Mayan and Aztech Mythology

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Old 12-15-2008, 02:44 PM   #35
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heh heh... didn't think so.

But you do say "cheers", "bloody hell", "brilliant" and "carry on" a lot. Evidenced by some of the podcasts and screencasts I listen to with Brit's on them.

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I say all of those rather a lot.

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Hey, add MJH into the mix of us gemstone and jewelry collectors, and we have a thread of our own!


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I'm really disappointed in a batch of tumbled stones that were supposedly finished up this weekend - they are nice and smooth, but dull as dishwater. They didn't polish at all. Any ideas about what went wrong?
What stones were they? I know some can go dull (turquoise I think is one of them). I use my tumbler mostly for finishing silver though - brings a great shine to it!

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AM: Where did you learn silversmithing? Tim is fixing to enter the forge soon, while I start taking faceting courses.
Um, from books and various forums etc on the web! I'm by no means proficient except for small jewellery stuff. We don't (yet) have a forge, so I'm just brazing/soldering stuff on the heat bricks (and obviously cutting, filing, shaping etc) - mind you, I've seen those used to good effect with steel!
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Old 12-15-2008, 04:41 PM   #37
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I'm reading "The Public Domain" by James Boyle. I love reading free ebooks about the evils of DRM and the DMCA.

I think I'm going to assemble all my "copyfight" books into a folder, make a subfolder for PDFs of relevant court rulings, and add a section for various internet/hacker manifestos. When I have 100 mb of content (including different versions) or at least 50 unique pieces, I'll burn it to a disc to hand out to people who roll their eyes when I start babbling about copyright law.
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Old 12-15-2008, 04:57 PM   #38
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Just found this and thought you all would be interested.
http://www.google.com/books?id=8VBQA...y&lr=&as_brr=1

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Old 12-15-2008, 05:31 PM   #39
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Just found this and thought you all would be interested.
http://www.google.com/books?id=8VBQA...y&lr=&as_brr=1

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Oooh - ty for the link
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I'm reading "The Public Domain" by James Boyle. I love reading free ebooks about the evils of DRM and the DMCA.

I think I'm going to assemble all my "copyfight" books into a folder, make a subfolder for PDFs of relevant court rulings, and add a section for various internet/hacker manifestos. When I have 100 mb of content (including different versions) or at least 50 unique pieces, I'll burn it to a disc to hand out to people who roll their eyes when I start babbling about copyright law.
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Old 12-15-2008, 05:59 PM   #41
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Just found this and thought you all would be interested.
http://www.google.com/books?id=8VBQA...y&lr=&as_brr=1

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Oooh - ty for the link
Do I need to register for googlebooks? I clicked the PDF link in order to save it, but nothing came through except some sort of long winded scolding for trying to download it without their softwre. I have Adobe Professional, so shouldn't that trump Adobe Digital Editions?
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I'm reading "The Public Domain" by James Boyle. I love reading free ebooks about the evils of DRM and the DMCA.

I think I'm going to assemble all my "copyfight" books into a folder, make a subfolder for PDFs of relevant court rulings, and add a section for various internet/hacker manifestos. When I have 100 mb of content (including different versions) or at least 50 unique pieces, I'll burn it to a disc to hand out to people who roll their eyes when I start babbling about copyright law.

And NEXT you should copyright it for yourself! That'll show 'em!
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Do I need to register for googlebooks? I clicked the PDF link in order to save it, but nothing came through except some sort of long winded scolding for trying to download it without their softwre. I have Adobe Professional, so shouldn't that trump Adobe Digital Editions?
Hmm, I don't know, I tried in Opera and IE and it downloaded fine. And I'm not logged into Google. The book didn't really start til about page 9 in the PDF for me.

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Do I need to register for googlebooks? I clicked the PDF link in order to save it, but nothing came through except some sort of long winded scolding for trying to download it without their softwre. I have Adobe Professional, so shouldn't that trump Adobe Digital Editions?
Pro does not trump ADE. ADE allows DRM features that Pro could break; when they want to be sure you're not doing anything they don't like (like printing, or saving out the file to another format, or changing the metadata, or adding new bookmarks, or copying the text), they want you using a program that doesn't have all those extra features.
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I should note, I'm using Adobe Reader 8, and don't have DE... I also don't see why you would have a problem saving it, it is just a straight download, no validation code or anything. Maybe if you could elaborate a bit on the steps you take and what it says we could be more helpful?

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