HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Ken Johnson)
Newsgroups: alt.games.mornington.cresent,talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: Sing-a-long
Date: 8 Jan 93 14:18:11 GMT
Followup-To: alt.games.mornington.cresent,talk.bizarre
Organization: William's Wonderful Wonky Widget Warehouse



Does anyone know any Mornington Crescent shanties? Perhaps it is
possible to set all the London Underground station names to The Modern
Major General's songs, like Tom Lehrer did with the elements. 

I once did that with the Nimbus Logo V1 primitive set. 

tunefully, Ken Johnson

-- 
Son, all the pretty, intelligent, healthy     #    Ken Johnson, AIAI,
young women are taken. It's a basic rule of   #    80 South Bridge, Edinburgh
the universe, and if you don't like it, go    #    Tel 031-650 2756 
somewhere else.        -- my dad  1906-1992   #    Fax 031-650 6513
From: ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Ken Johnson)
Newsgroups: alt.games.mornington.cresent
Subject: Re: New year, new game
Date: 6 Jan 93 14:49:05 GMT
Followup-To: alt.games.mornington.cresent
Organization: William's Wonderful Wonky Widget Warehouse


In article <8093@skye.ed.ac.uk> ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Ken Johnson) writes:

%  Mudchute

In article <1iehekINN5fk@curie.lif.icnet.uk> pt@curie.lif.icnet.uk (Paul
Taylor <pt@acl.icnet.uk>) writes:

#  Westminster


Gloucester Road

(For the benefit of beginners I am reasoning thus: You're not cheating
by using the escalator link between Bank and Monument, are you? (It was
disallowed when the 503 bus route was introduced way back.) You must
have gone half-way around the Circle Line by now so what with all those
MacDonalds cartons, graffiti and cancellations you're probably about
Health=7/31, Experience=4, Damage=7/10.  You need to rest a bit, so as I
don't have to risk a Fish Sandwich I'll stay south of the Archway Road
for now.)

-- 
Son, all the pretty, intelligent,      || Ken Johnson                           healthy young women are taken.         || A I Applications Institute
It's a basic rule of the universe,     || 80 South Bridge                       and if you don't like it,              || Edinburgh,  Scotland   EH1 1HN
go somewhere else.                     || Phone 031-650 2756   Fax 031-650 6513
               -- my dad  1906-1992    || E-mail ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk
From: u2nmh@csc.liv.ac.uk (N.M. Humphries)
Newsgroups: alt.games.mornington.cresent
Subject: How did that get here?
Date: 12 Jan 93 13:49:58 GMT
Organization: Computer Science, Liverpool University
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]


Sorry if I seem very stupid, but having heard MC on the radio and read this 
newsgroup, I can't see what the .... is going on? Can anybody fill me in on how
to play?
From: pt@curie.lif.icnet.uk (Paul Taylor <pt@acl.icnet.uk>)
Newsgroups: alt.games.mornington.cresent
Subject: Re: New year, new game
Date: 12 Jan 1993 14:49:03 -0000
Organization: Imperial Cancer Research Fund
NNTP-Posting-Host: curie.lif.icnet.uk

In article <C0qv22.5oD@fulcrum.co.uk> graeme@fulcrum.co.uk (Graeme Hodgson) writes:
>
>Orly
>
>Continue (dans Le Metro) if you please.
>
>--

Denfert-Rochereau
From: plantee@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Plante Eric)
Newsgroups: alt.games.xtrek
Subject: Problem with battletech
Date: 4 Jan 93 16:11:44 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Universite de Montreal

My problem is that I lost my documentation for battletech and I don't remember
the password in the map's room(the one with the planets);if you have the game,
email me at 'plantee@jsp.umontreal.ca'
            
                  thanks!
Newsgroups: alt.games.xtrek
From: vanguard@midnight.bellcore.com (Mark Schlagenhauf)
Subject: Help! Font file creation problem.
Followup-To: alt.games.xtrek
Reply-To: vanguard@midnight.bellcore.com (Mark Schlagenhauf)
Organization: Bell Communications Research
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 20:01:06 GMT

Hi folks:

I heard about xtrek from a friend of mine, found it using gopher, downloaded it,
modified the make files, and tried to compile it. I get the following error:

	make install
install -c    xtrekd /home/vanguard/games/bin
install -c    xtrek /home/vanguard/games/bin
install xtrek.snf /home/vanguard/games/fonts/x11
install: xtrek.snf: No such file or directory
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `install'

I do not know what I am doing wrong. Apparently, xtrek.snf is some kind of
font file, but I don't know why it isn't being created.  Would someone be
willing to take a look at my Imakefile, etc. to try to spot the error?

Further, I tried using a dummy file for xtrek.snf, which got me past that 
point in the compile, then tried entering the font
information in my .Xdefaults file as shown in the README file. Now, xtrekd 
seems to start up fine, but xtrek gives the following error:

	xtrek midnight
Display: midnight:0.0 Login: vanguard Name: vanguard
Adding player 0 on `midnight:0.0'.
Not all fonts available on midnight:0.0.

X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operati
on)
  Major opcode of failed request:  51 (X_SetFontPath)
  Value in failed request:  0x4
  Serial number of failed request:  4
  Current serial number in output stream:  6


Warning: I am not the system administrator, just a user. I was just setting 
up xtrek in my directory. If there's something that requires root permission,
that could explain the error.

Thank you for your time.

Mark Schlagenhauf
vanguard@midnight.bellcore.com
Newsgroups: alt.games.xtrek
Subject: Netrek
From: John Trivelli <jt2n+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Sat,  9 Jan 1993 23:52:37 -0500 
Organization: Design, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Netrek is VERY interesting.





ROMVLVS
Newsgroups: alt.games.xtrek
From: exodus@IASTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: Netrek
Reply-To: exodus@IASTATE.EDU
Organization: Iowa State University
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 06:32:32 GMT



 let this newsgroup die.....
Newsgroups: alt.games.xtrek
From: jecoleb@eos.ncsu.edu (have clue, will travel)
Subject: Netrek Poetry Redux: Ode to the Pigs
Keywords: King Missile
Reply-To: jecoleb@eos.ncsu.edu
Organization: The Ghost Of Christmas Past Society
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 16:13:34 GMT


found this on the lyric server (yes, I'm a King Missile fan), and 
couldn't resist...

"To Walk Among the Pigs"

To walk among the Pigs,
To go where the Pigs go,
And do as the Pigs do.
To inhale the pungent stench of the Pigs,
And truly savor the Scent.
To sing the Song of the Pigs,
To build up a rapport,
To be one with the Pigs.
To work shoulder to shoulder with the Pigs,
On Piglike projects.
To sweat like a Pig,
And then to realize that Pigs never sweat.
To wallow in the mud with the Pigs.
To experience absolutely all that Pigness entails.
To hear,
To see,
To feel like a Pig.
To think,
Eat,
And smell like a Pig.
To comprehend completely what it is to be a Pig.
To fully understand that you,
The Pigs,
And all other things in the Universe,
Are of the same ilk.
And then, to weed out all Non-Piggish things,
To fully cultivate and allow to blossom,
The Flower that is the Pig within your Soul.
And to finally stand alone,
In the Garden of the Absolute,
And pray,
And pray,
And pray,
Like a Pig.

      ---Commodore Video Sex Pope, NCSU (bored already)
      ---"Next Week:  Shakespeare's Sonnets and their relationship to MUCUS PIG"

--
     jecoleb@eos.ncsu.edu      \\              To KLH:
 "I don't know where you took   --=--      Love ya, Katya!
 me, but I didn't want to leave."   \\  have clue, will travel.
       ---------------------------------------------------
From: tom@soda.berkeley.edu (Tom Holub)
Newsgroups: alt.games.xtrek
Subject: I can't believe
Date: 10 Jan 1993 00:27:58 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley, CS Undergraduate Association
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu


that some schmuck re-newgrouped this newsgroup.  I suppose that's why
most sysadmins turn off auto-newgrouping.

sigh.
From: fadden@uts.amdahl.com (Andy McFadden)
Newsgroups: alt.games.xtrek
Subject: Re: Problem with battletech
Date: 4 Jan 93 19:34:53 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

In article <1993Jan4.161144.15648@cc.umontreal.ca> plantee@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Plante Eric) writes:
>My problem is that I lost my documentation for battletech and I don't remember
>the password in the map's room(the one with the planets);if you have the game,
>email me at 'plantee@jsp.umontreal.ca'

Try rec.games.misc.  Or contact the publisher and ask them to send you a new
copy of the docs.  (That particular room serves as the copy protection for
the game, really, so people may be reluctant to help you.)

>                  thanks!

-- 
fadden@uts.amdahl.com (Andy McFadden)
[ Above opinions are mine, Amdahl has nothing to do with them, etc, etc. ]
Newsgroups: alt.games.xtrek
From: mkagalen@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (michael kagalenko)
Subject: Big Question(tm) 
Organization: Northeastern University, Boston, MA. 02115, USA
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 17:15:12 GMT

Is there way to play XTreck from the PC conected to the host machine via
Ethercard ? I've read FAQ & it says that there're some hacks coming
Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
From: dlb@fanny.wash.inmet.com (David Barton)
Subject: Re: Cramp
Organization: Intermetrics Inc., Washington Division, USA
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 15:42:46 GMT

In article <1993Jan8.114549.7735@infodev.cam.ac.uk>
amd@mail.ast.cam.ac.uk (Andrew Dunn) writes:

   My girlfriend often suffers from cramp in the feet and legs. My
   impression is that cramp is essentailly a physical condition
   brought on by cold and poor blood circulation(?). She has sought
   advice from her doctor with out much success, but found that
   the homeopathic cramp cure of magnesium tablets can give her
   some relief if the attack is not too severe. 

   Any advice appreciated.

George B. Clark replies:

>Hypnosis should never be used to relieve undiagnosed pain, which is what
>you are suggesting.

>You may want to repost your inquiry at sci.med. Several excellent physicians
>participate at sci.med, and one or more will probably give you a medical
>opinion.

I fully agree with George's reply.  Hypnosis in response to a medical
condition should always be done in conjunction with full consultation
with a medical doctor.  Cramps may be from a variety of causes, as may
circulation problems.  My own case was connected with undiagnosed
diabetes; to hypnotically mask such symptoms without a proper
diagnosis is a VERY serious mistake.

That said (it sounds like you are consulting a doctor in any case),
hypnosis can have beneficial effects on blood circulation in various
parts of the body.  If circulation is really the problem, hypnosis
might help improve this.

As for ``advice'', proposals concerning actual suggestions would be
inappropriate in my opinion, as they tend to be highly individual.
Find a good practitioner and have at it.

					Dave Barton
					dlb@hudson.wash.inmet.com
Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
From: cs903099@ariel.yorku.ca (WILLIAM D FISHER)
Subject: Overruling objections
Followup-To: STORIES
Summary: Getting reluctant subjects to acquiesce
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:09:39 GMT


Naturally subjects (hopefully not victims) will hesitate before
leaping from the top of large buildings, given the suggestion to
do so. This is because you are suggesting that they leap off the
top of a large building. But what if you told them to walk along
the beach for a couple hundred metres in a particular direction?
To take a long walk off a short pier, in other words.

Subjects will readily perform actions to which they previously
refused if you place the action in a pleasant situation. You
wouldn't get a subject to chew on broken glass if you told him:
"Chew on broken glass." But if you handed him some broken glass
and said, "Here, have some candy..." (Please note, this is for
example purposes ONLY! Don't try this at home.)

I've heard of some incidents where a subject was given water,
suggested to be alcohol, and had an allergic reaction to the
"alcohol." Luckilly, the hypnotist gave her an immediate cure.
It just goes to show you how unpredictable sessions can get,
without being tediously careful. But that's part of the fun!

Curt-- Puh-leeeeeze tell!

William Fisher
This FISH needs a bicycle.
Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
From: georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark)
Subject: Re: Cramp
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 93 14:41:36 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland


Hypnosis should never be used to relieve undiagnosed pain, which is what
you are suggesting.

You may want to repost your inquiry at sci.med. Several excellent physicians
participate at sci.med, and one or more will probably give you a medical
opinion.
From: cs903099@ariel.yorku.ca
Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
Subject: Hypnosis Induction
Date: 11 Jan 93 06:22:53 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Originator: cs903099@gonzalo.ariel.yorku.ca

One of the best books I've read for lay hypnotists is called
_The New Master Course in Hypnotism_ by Harry Arons. (Borden Publishing)
It is a bit antiquated but I think it is very good. It warns of
the dangers and responsibilities of which an apprentice must be aware.
It won't encourage you to perform stupid strength feats with your
subjects either; experiments that pop up in some of the trashy "how to"
books. What you really need is a good somnambule and a lot of patience.

Does anyone have any interesting methods of quick induction (other than
post hypnotic suggestions) that they have had success with?

William.
From: amd@mail.ast.cam.ac.uk (Andrew Dunn)
Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
Subject: Cramp
Date: 8 Jan 93 11:45:49 GMT
Reply-To: amd@mail.ast.cam.ac.uk
Organization: Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge

Does anybody know whether hypnosis can help to relieve cramp?

My girlfriend often suffers from cramp in the feet and legs. My
impression is that cramp is essentailly a physical condition
brought on by cold and poor blood circulation(?). She has sought
advice from her doctor with out much success, but found that
the homeopathic cramp cure of magnesium tablets can give her
some relief if the attack is not too severe. 

Any advice appreciated.

Andrew Dunn

Institute of Astronomy | Tel: (0223) 337548 x 37531
Madingley Road         | Fax: (0223) 337523
Cambridge, U.K.        |
CB3 0HA                | E-mail: amd@mail.ast.cam.ac.uk
From: curt@access.digex.com (curt williams)
Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
Subject: Re: Cramp
Date: 9 Jan 1993 03:20:44 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: access.digex.com

In article <1993Jan8.114549.7735@infodev.cam.ac.uk> amd@mail.ast.cam.ac.uk writes:
>Does anybody know whether hypnosis can help to relieve cramp?

I can eliminate just about any pain a subject might feel using post
hypnotic suggestion.  But it's really not a good idea, and I don't do
it.  Pain is a mechanism by which the body communicates that it has a
problem.  Tampering with this mechanism, particularly by a lay
hypnotist, can be VERY dangerous.

I'd consult an MD before trying this.

Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
From: slf@netcom.com (Sharon Fisher)
Subject: Re: Artful Hypnotic Language (AHL #1): Introduction
Keywords: Hypnosis Language
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 16:55:31 GMT

Don't stop!
From: urogue@mcl.ucsb.edu (Dave Williams)
Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
Subject: Re: Artful Hypnotic Language (AHL #1): Introduction
Keywords: Hypnosis Language
Date: 8 Jan 93 05:16:17 GMT

Being as knowledgeable as you are in hypnosis, are there any books you would
recommend for someone who would like to learn hypnosis?
From: curt@access.digex.com (curt williams)
Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
Subject: STORIES
Date: 9 Jan 1993 03:49:13 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: access.digex.com


and if a lot of people chip in, I'll tell what I know about
how the MOSSAD uses hypnosis and the polygraph to catch terrorists.

Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
From: jcumming@epas.utoronto.ca (James Cummings)
Subject: Self-Hypnosis and Subliminal Suggestions
Organization: University of Toronto - EPAS
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 19:41:36 GMT


	Hi!  I'm interested in finding out more information about self
	-hypnosis for self-improvement use. (practical information that
	is.)  If anyone has info on this please e-mail it to me.
 
	As well, I'm curious whether it is a general belief that these
	subliminal 'self-improvement' tapes I've seen in various bookstores
	actually do or do not work.  I mean I know our ears can pick up sounds
	which we don't consciously interpret/hear.  However, does this imply
	that someone telling us something a a low-volume (or however it's
	done (which if you ahve info on I'd be curious)) implies that we
	will take those words to heart.
 
	Thanks for any e-mailed info on either of these, or location of
	FTP site with said info.
 
James Cummings
jcumming@epas.utoronto.ca
From: curt@access.digex.com (curt williams)
Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
Subject: FUNNY HYPNOSIS EXPERIENCES
Date: 9 Jan 1993 03:47:28 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: access.digex.com

Anyone have any funny or instructive experiences using hypnosis?

I'll lead off.  Everyone is familiar with the belief that you cannot
make a person do something harmful to themselves, or to which they
object.

When I was in flight school, one of the guy's little brothers came to
visit.  14 and a pest.  What do you do with a 14 year old pest when you're
all stuck together in Milton, FL?  Naturally, you hypnotize the kid
and entertain everybody by making him act like a fool.

This kid was a sixth level somnambule (sp?).  Anyway, you know what I
mean.  I could have said "Boo" and this guy would have gone under. Had
all the classic indicators-- bizarre auditory and visual post hypnotic
effect-- the whole nine yards.  I put on quite a show explaining the
various tests for depth and demonstrating on this kid.  He just kept going
deeper and deeper.  As a final demo, I explained that no matter how 
good a subject I had, I could not make them do something harmful.  This
whole process was happening on the third floor of the BOQ.  As a demo, I
instructed the kid to go outside and jump over the railing.  Up until
this point he had done everything he had been instructed to do.  And I
do mean EVERYTHING.  But he calming declined to jump from the third story.

It was a great ending to a little fun, and I should have stopped there.
But who can resist one more little show?  Attempting to push it a little
further, I spent about ten minutes giving suggestions indicating that
a well conditioned athlete (kid was a wrestler) could reasonably jump
from that height without injury.  I then told him to jump again,
expecting to have the same response.  Wrongo.  This kid took off like a
shot toward the door, fully intending to jump.  I had to tackle him
and it took three of us to get him back inside.  Finally we did.

Moral of the story.

            Never push a suggestion too far.

            If you don't follow rule 1, always stand between the
            subject and the door.

Got a story?  I've got two more--one about a shark encountered
in 100 ft of water off Moorehead City and another about Harry
Aarons and the time I tore my hand off in an accident.  

But I'm not gonna tell them unless someone else jumps in.


Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
From: patel@ee470.ee.mcgill.ca (PATEL/SAMEER BABU/MR)
Subject: Re: Artful Hypnotic Language (AHL #1): Introduction
Keywords: Hypnosis Language
Organization: EE Lab, McGill University EE Lab, Montreal
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 02:21:12 GMT

Excellent! Keep them coming!

Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
From: friday@netcom.com (Carol Anne Ogdin)
Subject: Re: Artful Hypnotic Language (AHL #1): Introduction
Keywords: Hypnosis Language
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 19:48:40 GMT

In <urogue.726470177@mcl> urogue@mcl.ucsb.edu (Dave Williams) writes:

>Being as knowledgeable as you are in hypnosis, are there any books you would
>recommend for someone who would like to learn hypnosis?

Tell us a bit more about what you would *do* with hypnosis
after you learned it; it'll give us clues of where to point you.
-- 
--Friday                                    "Knowledge is guesswork
   Carol Anne Ogdin, Principal Designer         disciplined by 
   Deep Woods Technology                        rational criticism." 
     friday@well.sf.ca.us                               --Karl Popper
From: 22-9702@wwiv.cojones.com (Opal Luna Saturnyne #22 @9702)
Newsgroups: alt.culture.alaska
Subject: Re: Travelling with a dog
Date: 3 Jan 93 08:17:23 GMT

>In article <1992Dec29.210737.890@unet.net.com>, philg@bozo.net.com (Phil>  Geller) writes...
> >Can anyone offer advice on travelling with a dog in Alaska?
> >I'm considering an RV type trip in a VW van.  I expect we
> >will want to take the ferry at least one way.

Make sure you have Rover on a leash or in a carrier while you're on the
ferry!
> > 
> >- Are there any special health concerns (giant ticks or fleas?)

No ticks or fleas in Alaska (though I couldn't say for *certain* about SE
Alaska)... the vet said that the only time he sees ticks, they can be traced
back to Whittier (I think they infest the housing down there), and fleas can
be found in some apartment buildings, due to animals with fleas being brought
up from the lower 48. Won't find 'em in the wild, though.


=> Captain, I canna maintain this fake accent enna longer!
=> QWK'n'Dirty 1.1, Reader and terminal program in one! (registered)
From: gauss@cco.caltech.edu (Edward J. Gauss)
Newsgroups: alt.culture.alaska
Subject: Any Alaskans in Colorado
Date: 9 Jan 1993 19:44:59 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
NNTP-Posting-Host: alumni.caltech.edu


Should there be any culture.alaska readers in the Denver/Boulder area
how about a party?  My hot tub is available.

                            ---Ed
From: system@freds.cojones.com (George W. Hayduke)
Newsgroups: alt.culture.alaska
Subject: Re: "Permanent" Diviends (was Re: Healthy Winter)
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 93 22:18:39 AST
Organization: Radio Free Fredbox

les@SAIL.Stanford.edu (Les Earnest) writes:

> Naturally, most Alaska residents will righteously point out that the
> oil dividend is just one of the God-given benefits of living there.

Along with the fact that people like you tend to not live up here...

I lived here before dividends. When (not if) they end, I'll still live up
here.

I do find it interesting how many Outsiders wish to run Alaska. I cannot
understand why everyone thinks we are submorons incapable of managing our own
affairs. We don't try to run your state (evidently, nobody does), please,
don't try to run ours.



      Fred Polsky v1.0, who has been known to handle under George.
            "This is Usenet. Facts are irrelevant here."
 The Fredbox +1 907 344 8437  system@freds.cojones.com  Anchorage, Alaska
Sean "Bandwidth" Ryan's favorite BBS, with lots of neat texts and lunatics.
From: bj368@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike E. Romano)
Newsgroups: alt.culture.alaska
Subject: Re: "Permanent" Diviends (was Re: Healthy Winter)
Date: 12 Jan 1993 09:00:53 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu



Some great philospher or writer wrote that people admitting
it or not, live much of their lives ==can't standing==
some other group.
The pioneers who settled the American West who mostly those
who couldn't stand aspects of Europe or even east coast
America.  
Then there is the Thoreau spirit, to live in a cabin of one's
own in a quiet, forested place with the grandest of skies.
There was a tv special by national geographic showing a
number of families or individuals who had moved really out
the midst o nowhar....built a cabin (I remember one had
very thick planks and had to crawl in through a low door
over the snowdrifts), hunted, trapped, fished all their
own and made a trip to town maybe once a year.


-- 
Capt. Kirk: let's head for that planet, third from the sun, it
            looks promising.... |-)