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#16
June 2nd 15, 11:56 PM
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Way way OT but someone might know
On Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:00:11 -0700, Doug Chadduck wrote:
Thanks in advance if anyone has an answer. I know I'm way OT but I read here regularly and know there's a lot of good info here. Here's my question. Is there any way, online, to get someone's telephone number? They have a land line and it's a listed number. Are they in the US? Then they're either AT&T or Verizon. Verizon's listings are at http://account.dexmedia.com/whitepages (found by googling "verizon white pages" without quotes); I don't know AT&T's but I'm sure you can find them. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... 
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#17
June 3rd 15, 06:43 AM
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Way way OT but someone might know
On Tue, 2 Jun 2015 18:56:20 -0400, Stan Brown
wrote: On Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:00:11 -0700, Doug Chadduck wrote: Thanks in advance if anyone has an answer. I know I'm way OT but I read here regularly and know there's a lot of good info here. Here's my question. Is there any way, online, to get someone's telephone number? They have a land line and it's a listed number. Are they in the US? Then they're either AT&T or Verizon. Verizon's listings are at http://account.dexmedia.com/whitepages (found by googling "verizon white pages" without quotes); I don't know AT&T's but I'm sure you can find them. Hi Stan, can you give a little more detail about why you think only at&t or Verizon are in play? What about all of the other local carriers? -- Char Jackson
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June 4th 15, 03:35 AM
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Way way OT but someone might know
On Wed, 03 Jun 2015 00:43:08 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:
On Tue, 2 Jun 2015 18:56:20 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: On Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:00:11 -0700, Doug Chadduck wrote: Thanks in advance if anyone has an answer. I know I'm way OT but I read here regularly and know there's a lot of good info here. Here's my question. Is there any way, online, to get someone's telephone number? They have a land line and it's a listed number. Are they in the US? Then they're either AT&T or Verizon. Verizon's listings are at http://account.dexmedia.com/whitepages (found by googling "verizon white pages" without quotes); I don't know AT&T's but I'm sure you can find them. Hi Stan, can you give a little more detail about why you think only at&t or Verizon are in play? What about all of the other local carriers? Whch "local carriers" would those be? Which LECs, exactly, have not been absorbed by one of the Big Two? -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai...
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#19
June 4th 15, 06:45 PM
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Way way OT but someone might know
On Wed, 3 Jun 2015 22:35:29 -0400, Stan Brown
wrote: On Wed, 03 Jun 2015 00:43:08 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: On Tue, 2 Jun 2015 18:56:20 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: On Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:00:11 -0700, Doug Chadduck wrote: Thanks in advance if anyone has an answer. I know I'm way OT but I read here regularly and know there's a lot of good info here. Here's my question. Is there any way, online, to get someone's telephone number? They have a land line and it's a listed number. Are they in the US? Then they're either AT&T or Verizon. Verizon's listings are at http://account.dexmedia.com/whitepages (found by googling "verizon white pages" without quotes); I don't know AT&T's but I'm sure you can find them. Hi Stan, can you give a little more detail about why you think only at&t or Verizon are in play? What about all of the other local carriers? Whch "local carriers" would those be? Which LECs, exactly, have not been absorbed by one of the Big Two? I was specifically thinking of CenturyLink/Embarq, but I believe there are possibly well over a hundred. Perhaps this page captures most of them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Telecommunications_companies_of_the_Unite d_States -- Char Jackson
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June 5th 15, 11:04 AM
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Way way OT but someone might know
On Thu, 04 Jun 2015 12:45:13 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:
On Wed, 3 Jun 2015 22:35:29 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: On Wed, 03 Jun 2015 00:43:08 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: Hi Stan, can you give a little more detail about why you think only at&t or Verizon are in play? What about all of the other local carriers? Whch "local carriers" would those be? Which LECs, exactly, have not been absorbed by one of the Big Two? I was specifically thinking of CenturyLink/Embarq, but I believe there are possibly well over a hundred. Perhaps this page captures most of them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Telecommunications_companies_of_the_Unite d_States You're right, and I was completely wrong. Thanks for educating me! -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai...
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#21
June 5th 15, 02:37 PM
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Way way OT but someone might know
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 06:04:24 -0400, Stan Brown
wrote: On Thu, 04 Jun 2015 12:45:13 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: On Wed, 3 Jun 2015 22:35:29 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: On Wed, 03 Jun 2015 00:43:08 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: Hi Stan, can you give a little more detail about why you think only at&t or Verizon are in play? What about all of the other local carriers? Whch "local carriers" would those be? Which LECs, exactly, have not been absorbed by one of the Big Two? I was specifically thinking of CenturyLink/Embarq, but I believe there are possibly well over a hundred. Perhaps this page captures most of them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Telecommunications_companies_of_the_Unite d_States You're right, and I was completely wrong. Thanks for educating me! Well, that was completely unexpected! :-) -- Char Jackson
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#22
June 6th 15, 02:24 PM
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Way way OT but someone might know
On Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:37:17 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 06:04:24 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: You're right, and I was completely wrong. Thanks for educating me! Well, that was completely unexpected! :-) I know, I'm not often wrong. :-) But seriously, when one is wrong, why _not_ acknowledge it and thank the person who pointed it out? I've never understood that. My students get an extra-credit point for every mistake of mine they find, on blackboard or in handouts or Web pages. It always lightens the mood, but it sends the important message that nobody's ego should supersede accuracy. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai...
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#23
June 8th 15, 04:10 PM
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Way way OT but someone might know
On Sat, 6 Jun 2015 09:24:52 -0400, Stan Brown
wrote: On Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:37:17 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 06:04:24 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: You're right, and I was completely wrong. Thanks for educating me! Well, that was completely unexpected! :-) I know, I'm not often wrong. :-) But seriously, when one is wrong, why _not_ acknowledge it and thank the person who pointed it out? I've never understood that. My students get an extra-credit point for every mistake of mine they find, on blackboard or in handouts or Web pages. It always lightens the mood, but it sends the important message that nobody's ego should supersede accuracy. I took some college courses in the late 90's and one of the professors was like that. If you discovered a mistake, he'd add an extra credit point. The problem was that sometimes he admit the mistake, and these were technical classes so mistakes are generally black/white. During finals, when I asked him if I should answer some of the questions based on what he taught (incorrectly) in class, or if I should provide the right answer in an effort to improve the test data bank, he just glared at me. I knew I had an A in the class, so I answered them correctly and he didn't mark them wrong, so I guess he got the point. ;-) Another professor handed out extra credit points for answering trivia questions. In the BTO song, Takin' Care of Business, two 'times' are mentioned. What are they? In the George Thorogood song, Who Do You Love, two snakes are mentioned. What are they? Which has more hair, an orangutan or a human? True/False, the Canary Islands are named after the canary (bird). When navigating the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic, are you primarily traveling east, or west? True/False, the Panama hat was created and made popular in Panama. What color is an orange? Those were some of his questions that have stuck with me. Good times.  -- Char Jackson
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#24
June 8th 15, 04:59 PM
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Way way OT but someone might know
On Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:10:59 -0500
Char Jackson wrote: On Sat, 6 Jun 2015 09:24:52 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: On Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:37:17 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 06:04:24 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: You're right, and I was completely wrong. Thanks for educating me! Well, that was completely unexpected! :-) I know, I'm not often wrong. :-) But seriously, when one is wrong, why _not_ acknowledge it and thank the person who pointed it out? I've never understood that. My students get an extra-credit point for every mistake of mine they find, on blackboard or in handouts or Web pages. It always lightens the mood, but it sends the important message that nobody's ego should supersede accuracy. I took some college courses in the late 90's and one of the professors was like that. If you discovered a mistake, he'd add an extra credit point. The problem was that sometimes he admit the mistake, and these were technical classes so mistakes are generally black/white. During finals, when I asked him if I should answer some of the questions based on what he taught (incorrectly) in class, or if I should provide the right answer in an effort to improve the test data bank, he just glared at me. I knew I had an A in the class, so I answered them correctly and he didn't mark them wrong, so I guess he got the point. ;-) Another professor handed out extra credit points for answering trivia questions. In the BTO song, Takin' Care of Business, two 'times' are mentioned. What are they? 8:15 and 9:00 In the George Thorogood song, Who Do You Love, two snakes are mentioned. What are they? cobra and rattlesnake Which has more hair, an orangutan or a human? orangutan True/False, the Canary Islands are named after the canary (bird). false When navigating the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic, are you primarily traveling east, or west? west True/False, the Panama hat was created and made popular in Panama. false What color is an orange? orange -- Wildman GNU/Linux user #557453 The cow died so I don't need your bull!
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June 9th 15, 03:51 AM
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Way way OT but someone might know
On Mon, 8 Jun 2015 10:59:20 -0500, Wildman wrote:
On Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:10:59 -0500 Char Jackson wrote: On Sat, 6 Jun 2015 09:24:52 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: On Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:37:17 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 06:04:24 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: You're right, and I was completely wrong. Thanks for educating me! Well, that was completely unexpected! :-) I know, I'm not often wrong. :-) But seriously, when one is wrong, why _not_ acknowledge it and thank the person who pointed it out? I've never understood that. My students get an extra-credit point for every mistake of mine they find, on blackboard or in handouts or Web pages. It always lightens the mood, but it sends the important message that nobody's ego should supersede accuracy. I took some college courses in the late 90's and one of the professors was like that. If you discovered a mistake, he'd add an extra credit point. The problem was that sometimes he admit the mistake, and these were technical classes so mistakes are generally black/white. During finals, when I asked him if I should answer some of the questions based on what he taught (incorrectly) in class, or if I should provide the right answer in an effort to improve the test data bank, he just glared at me. I knew I had an A in the class, so I answered them correctly and he didn't mark them wrong, so I guess he got the point. ;-) Another professor handed out extra credit points for answering trivia questions. In the BTO song, Takin' Care of Business, two 'times' are mentioned. What are they? 8:15 and 9:00 In the George Thorogood song, Who Do You Love, two snakes are mentioned. What are they? cobra and rattlesnake Which has more hair, an orangutan or a human? orangutan True/False, the Canary Islands are named after the canary (bird). false When navigating the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic, are you primarily traveling east, or west? west True/False, the Panama hat was created and made popular in Panama. false What color is an orange? orange Good job. The thing about classroom exercises like this is that the right answers are whatever the professor says they are, so you have everything right except he wanted 'human' instead of orangutan (he said humans have more hairs per square inch, but human hairs are less coarse and shorter, giving the illusion that we have less overall), and for the color of oranges he wanted the answer to be green because he said oranges are picked green and exposed to a chemical that artificially turns them orange before they're shipped to stores. He also had a multiple choice question about how long the 100 Years War lasted. I'm guessing more than a few got it wrong. -- Char Jackson
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#26
June 9th 15, 04:42 AM
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Way way OT but someone might know
On Mon, 08 Jun 2015 23:30:18 -0400
Wolf K wrote: North. Look at a map. Actually it is North/West but west is correct answer given the choices. [...] And one mo Which English word is always spelled incorrectly? :-) Two candidates come to mind. Misspell - mispell and incorrect - encorrect. -- Wildman GNU/Linux user #557453 The cow died so I don't need your bull!
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#27
June 9th 15, 04:48 AM
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Way way OT but someone might know
On Mon, 08 Jun 2015 21:51:30 -0500
Char Jackson wrote: On Mon, 8 Jun 2015 10:59:20 -0500, Wildman wrote: On Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:10:59 -0500 Char Jackson wrote: On Sat, 6 Jun 2015 09:24:52 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: On Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:37:17 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 06:04:24 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: You're right, and I was completely wrong. Thanks for educating me! Well, that was completely unexpected! :-) I know, I'm not often wrong. :-) But seriously, when one is wrong, why _not_ acknowledge it and thank the person who pointed it out? I've never understood that. My students get an extra-credit point for every mistake of mine they find, on blackboard or in handouts or Web pages. It always lightens the mood, but it sends the important message that nobody's ego should supersede accuracy. I took some college courses in the late 90's and one of the professors was like that. If you discovered a mistake, he'd add an extra credit point. The problem was that sometimes he admit the mistake, and these were technical classes so mistakes are generally black/white. During finals, when I asked him if I should answer some of the questions based on what he taught (incorrectly) in class, or if I should provide the right answer in an effort to improve the test data bank, he just glared at me. I knew I had an A in the class, so I answered them correctly and he didn't mark them wrong, so I guess he got the point. ;-) Another professor handed out extra credit points for answering trivia questions. In the BTO song, Takin' Care of Business, two 'times' are mentioned. What are they? 8:15 and 9:00 In the George Thorogood song, Who Do You Love, two snakes are mentioned. What are they? cobra and rattlesnake Which has more hair, an orangutan or a human? orangutan True/False, the Canary Islands are named after the canary (bird). false When navigating the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic, are you primarily traveling east, or west? west True/False, the Panama hat was created and made popular in Panama. false What color is an orange? orange Good job. The thing about classroom exercises like this is that the right answers are whatever the professor says they are, so you have everything right except he wanted 'human' instead of orangutan (he said humans have more hairs per square inch, but human hairs are less coarse and shorter, giving the illusion that we have less overall), and for the color of oranges he wanted the answer to be green because he said oranges are picked green and exposed to a chemical that artificially turns them orange before they're shipped to stores. I thought about the green orange but I took his question in the literal sense. A tree ripened orange is orange. But, yea. There are many fruits that are harvested green. He also had a multiple choice question about how long the 100 Years War lasted. I'm guessing more than a few got it wrong. He should also add who is buried in Grant's tomb and what color was Washington's white horse? :-) -- Wildman GNU/Linux user #557453 The cow died so I don't need your bull!
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June 9th 15, 06:43 AM
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Way way OT but someone might know
Char Jackson wrote:
He also had a multiple choice question about how long the 100 Years War lasted. I'm guessing more than a few got it wrong. High school question inserted by the teacher (nun) on the second page of the freshman Algebra exam with a note underneath the question: 'If you were listening to me in World History class you should know the answer' 116 -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps
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#29
June 9th 15, 08:26 AM
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On 09/06/2015 4:56 am, Wolf K wrote:
On 2015-06-08 11:42 PM, Wildman wrote: On Mon, 08 Jun 2015 23:30:18 -0400 Wolf K wrote: North. Look at a map. Actually it is North/West but west is correct answer given the choices. [...] And one mo Which English word is always spelled incorrectly? :-) Two candidates come to mind. Misspell - mispell and incorrect - encorrect. Ah, but "incorrectly" is spelled "incorrectly" even when spelled correctly.... Nevertheless, nice try with "misspell". You could ask the question as "Which word do people always misspell?", and variation thereon using the other forms of the verb. Have a good day, One could also say "spelled" is spelt incorrectly. In the UK we rarely use "spelled" in everyday speech and it sounds a bit down-market when someone does. Many would consider "spelled" to be a misspelling if written, albeit it appears in the OED. -- Bob Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Barbecue - Food prepared alfresco on a grill in the belief that salmonella-infected meat cooked in sweat and dead flies is appetising.
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#30
June 9th 15, 03:17 PM
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Way way OT but someone might know
On 06/08/2015 10:10 AM, Char Jackson wrote:
[snip] Those were some of his questions that have stuck with me. Good times. one I remember: If a doctor gives you a bottle of 3 pills then tells you to take one now and then 1 each hour, how long do they last? The answer the teacher wanted was 2 hours. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us/ "Explaining the unknown by means of the unobservable is always a perilous business."
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