HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.politics,ca.general,ca.politics
Subject: Re: help for california libraries! Dire need!
Date: 24 Jul 92 21:44:44 GMT
Reply-To: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Distribution: ca
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA
Originator: daemon@sword.eng.pyramid.com

In article <14msgrINNidm@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> stephen@orchid.UCSC.EDU writes:
    political stuff all over the netgroups:

    Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.politics,ca.general,ca.politics

I asked a friend from UCLA about this, and he assured
me that UCSC folks are totally unable to comprehend the meaning of
a newsgroup name.  Worse, it is against UCSC policy to EVER edit
the Newsgroup line to avoid spewing political rhetoric onto the 
*.general boards.

Perhaps Stephen can prove whether or not this general perception of
UCSC is accurate or not?   

>:-)   >:-)


Newsgroups: ba.general
From: rfrench@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Robert S. French)
Subject: Re: Raccoons?!
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.
Distribution: ba
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 22:12:55 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.150731.24822@ads.com> charleen@ADS.COM (Charleen Bunjiovianna) writes:
>Call the Humane Society of Santa Clara County.  They'll put you in
>touch with the folks who have the raccoon traps.  I think you have to
>reserve one ahead of time.

Actually, what happens now when you call the SC Humane Society is you
descend into Voice Mail Hell.  ("Press 1 for spay or neuter, 2 for
lost pets, 3 for found pets, 4 for pets that you want to lose but were
found anyway, 5 for rats under 5 pounds, 6 for rats between 5 and 20
pounds, 7 for ...")  I finally found raccoons under "wilderness
control" (it took me 4 calls since you can't back out of a menu) and
they had this little peppey talk about how raccoons are living in our
society and isn't that just peachy.  They said to put cayenne pepper
outside to fend them off.  No mention of traps, and no obvious method
of talking to a human.

So, not having any cayenne pepper, last night I put curry powder
outside.  No sign of them yet...

			Rob
Newsgroups: soc.culture.india,ba.general
From: nirmal@vaxeline.ftp.com (Nirmal K. Samuel)
Subject: Green card processing, SF co
Organization: FTP Software, Inc., Wakefield, MA
Distribution: ne
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 23:59:17 GMT


Hi folks,
	If you know of someone who got a Green card recently in the 
San Fransisco area, this article is for you.

	I am currently on F-1 visa and am looking for a good lawyer
to process my H-1 and green card applications. If you know of someone
in the Berkeley/San fransisco area, please email me at
nirmal@fileserver.wco.ftp.com

I appreciate you time & help. - nirmal
From: rat@erg.sri.com (Ray Trent)
Subject: Re: WARNING: Sound Techniques of Los Gatos
Reply-To: rat@erg.sri.com (Ray Trent)
Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
Distribution: ba
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 92 18:57:21 GMT

In the referenced article, pc@slipknot.eng.pyramid.com (pc) writes:
>>isn't going to forgo this minimal precaution).
>
>Except that he said he had it, because he needed to send it to the warranty
>provider.  He still would not let me see it.  I verified that the warranty

Well, I did say that it was a *stupid* thing for him to do (assuming
he still actually had it in his possession). I was responding to
someone that claimed it was *illegal*, which as far as I can tell, it
was not (both because I don't know of any law about non-auto repairs
that covers this and because the one example of a law I've seen that
covers this issue specifically requires the customer to ask before the
work is done that the repairer show the replaced parts).

>>Of course, given the description in the article posted, I have almost
>>no confidence that the original poster has the slightest idea what the
>
>Now it seems you are making some assumptions here.  If you had been paying
>attention, you would have read that I did some pretty extensive testing.

Ok, you're right. That was a cheap shot...perhaps you now realize how
the merchant in question *may* have felt (or maybe he's just an
asshole, I certainly don't know :-). 

>I have received email from a few other people who have had similar
>experiences.  Sorry, I cannot disclose any more info than that at the
>moment (seeing as Marty's buddy John will fax all of this to him),
>but we will be seeing a few more testimonials on this guy when this
>blows over and my ass is covered.  Marty has a long history of problems

No problem. In fact, I applaud the fact that you've brought this
problem with *service* to the attention of the net. What I *don't*
think is excusable is the unsubstantiated ad hominem attacks.
-- 
"When you're down, it's a long way up
 When you're up, it's a long way down
 It's all the same thing
 And it's no new tale to tell"                      ../ray\..
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: pngai@adobe.com (Phil Ngai)
Subject: Re: WARNING: Sound Techniques of Los Gatos
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 16:27:43 GMT

In article <1992Jul20.185721.23656@erg.sri.com> rat@erg.sri.com (Ray Trent) writes:
>Ok, you're right. That was a cheap shot...perhaps you now realize how
>the merchant in question *may* have felt (or maybe he's just an
>asshole, I certainly don't know :-). 

Do you want to deal with a merchant who assumes that all customers
are ignorant and incompetent without even talking to them? Without
even giving them a chance to explain?

-- 
My opinions are my own.
Xref: sparky ba.general:3154 rec.pets:2664 ba.food:2463 rec.food.veg:7289
Newsgroups: ba.general,rec.pets,ba.food,rec.food.veg
From: rstieber@us.oracle.com (Rhonda Stieber)
Subject: Re: Pet rabbit for adoption
Organization: Oracle Corporation
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 19:38:12 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

In article <1992Jul24.003015.21420@morrow.stanford.edu> mlw@cisco.com (Monica Waldman) writes:
>In article <1992Jul21.223229.24111@oracle.us.oracle.com> rstieber@us.oracle.com (Rhonda Stieber) writes:
>>I have a pet rabbit named Oliver and I need to find him a new home.
>
>How much does he weigh?
>
>-- 
>standard disclaimer, etc. ad nauseum
>
>"When it comes right down to it, most of your perverts are really thoughtful."
>                                                            --- David Letterman


I wanted to let everyone know that Oliver the bunny has found a new home and
it seems like he will be very happy there :-)
As far as his weight (in case you still want your question answered), I've
never actually weighed him but I would guess around 6 or 7 pounds.

Rhonda
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: tjoa@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Richard Tjoa)
Subject: Re: Which newspaper to get?
Summary: None of the above
Keywords: newpapers subscrptions subscribe phone sex
Organization: You see... Berk Lee
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 20:40:43 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.011643.10940@erg.sri.com> nakayama@erg.sri.com (Dave Nakayama) writes:
>I'm new to the Bay Area and have just moved into an apartment in Fremont. I'm
>not certain of which newspaper to subscribe.
>
>I've narrowed my choices to the SF Chronicle
>				SF Examiner
>				SJ Mercury News
>				Argus
>
>I'm looking for a quality newspaper from front page up to the classifieds.  I
>think I'm one of the few who actually reads most of the paper, including the
>front section, business, sports, comics, and "style/scene/living" sections. 
>Since I'm new to the area, national news is more important to me than local
>news.  And I'd prefer an afternoon paper but would be willing to let it sit
>all day if it's significantly better than the other papers.

[Wait for one of their solicitors to call you ;) ]

If given a choice, I'd read the NY Times, but since you want one of those
listed, (and because the NY Times has no comic section), in terms of
"reporting quality," I think the Mercury News is best, then the
Examiner/Chronicle (they're owned by the same people...  What's the diff?)
I have no experience with the Argus.  Also, you get the Fusco Brothers with
the Chron, which is the big reason I read it.  The Chron is also a big
"republisher," which to me is the fact that a lot of their stories come from
wire feeds and the LA/NY Times.  Frequently, I see articles in the Times,
which are reprinted later (and also on Sundays) in the Chron/Examiner.


-Richard
Hey, get the Daily Californian!  (Uh, no.)
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: masstor@netcom.com (Masstor Systems Corp)
Subject: Re: Pinball venues?
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 17:53:52 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: ba
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

dec@netcom.com (Dennis Chapman) writes:
:   Every once in a while I get the urge to pump some money into a pinball
: game.  Any suggestions on some venues in the south bay which provide a
: good variety of games?  I know of the Keystone at Bowers & El Camino.

Golfland at Wolfe and El Camino.

Chuck E. Cheese at Tully and 101.

Great America at 101 and (yes) Great America Parkway (rather expensive to pay
park admission to get in to pay 25 cents or more per game, but the variety
is great.)

The arcade at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.  Tremendous variety last time
I checked.

Paul Thrasher
slan@spectrx.saigon.com
From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Where to camp with an 11 year old...
Date: 21 Jul 92 22:41:09 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <02dm=n_.douglas@netcom.com> douglas@netcom.com (Douglas Mason) writes:
|I'm in a big-brother type program and I want to take an 11 year old out
|on a weekend camping trip, something leaving Friday afternoon and coming
|back on a Sunday.  He has never been camping before.

|I remember driving down US1 north of Santa Cruz and seeing places that
|you can camp out(?) do these really exist?  Any other places that are
|a reasonable drive, maybe has a small lake or river and a relatively
|decent place to camp, maybe make a firepit for a small fire?

How about Big Basin State Park?  It's a bit expensive, requires reservations
but is a beautiful area in the Redwoods and has a lot of hiking trails.

You might check out the "Recreational Lakes of California" book (available
at just about any bookstore and sporting goods store).  For each lake listed
in the book camping facilities are described.  Almost all include a phone
number.  I've discovered a few pretty neat places using that book. 
-- 
+============================================================================++
| John Fereira            "Is that all you ever think about?"                |
| johnf@auspex.com                                                           |
+============================================================================++
From: jpp@StarConn.com (John Pettitt)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Raccoons?!
Date: 28 Jul 92 04:46:34 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Starnet-Public Access UNIX--Los Altos, CA  415-949-3133

scott@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Scott Hazen Mueller) writes:
->What we did to protect the local cat population was quite simple - we fed
->the local raccoon.  

sallyh@StarConn.com (Sally Holmes) replys:
->This seems like a short-term answer: the better-fed raccoon will have
->more, healthier babies, and Scott is looking at an exponentially-rising
->number of raccoons hanging around his back door waiting to be fed.

->What's more, they'll be bigger raccoons, even more capable of attacking
->a cat. 

/* Begin cynical mode */

Ahhhhhh, now I know where the Pete Wilson gets ideas on cutting welfare
for single mothers from ...   :-)

Throw the bums out vote for a raccoon ...

/* End cynical mode */
-- 
John Pettitt					jpp@starconn.com
Archer N81034					apple!starnet!jpp
Me, say that, never: It's a forged posting!	Fax: +1 415 949 2037
From: peterson@hpl.hp.com (Chris Peterson)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Used records/CD stores??
Date: 28 Jul 92 23:08:21 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, California

Used CDs (and new CDs) are available at:

  Compact Disc Warehouse (aka CD Warehouse)
  456 East El Camino Real (bx Mathilda & Fair Oaks), Sunnyvale
  (408) 730-0991                Hrs: Sat-Thu 11-9, Fri 11-10

They also buy used CDs.
-- 
Chris Peterson                                     Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
                                                    Research Computing Services
                                                              Palo Alto, CA USA 
(415) 857-6432                                              peterson@hpl.hp.com
From: scott@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Scott Hazen Mueller)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Raccoons?!
Date: 23 Jul 92 14:08:04 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: SF-Bay Public-Access Unix

In article <1992Jul22.034142.6689@PacBell.COM> jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (John P. Gloria) writes:
>A raccoon could easily prey on a domestic cat, as you mentioned,
>raccoon's are quite large.

What we did to protect the local cat population was quite simple - we fed
the local raccoon.  They'll eat quite a few common domestic oddments; we used
a base of dry cat food, and usually an egg, then some meat scraps when we
had them, and topped it all off with a piece or two of chocolate for dessert.
We did, however, stop leaving our back door open and started making sure that
all of the cats were in when we went to bed...

-- 
Scott Hazen Mueller scott@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG or (ames|pyramid|vsi1)!zorch!scott
Moderator, ba.announce; submissions to ba-announce@Zorch.SF-Bay.ORG.
Moderator, rec.arts.sf.announce; submissions to sf-announce@Zorch.SF-Bay.ORG.
SF-Bay Public-Access Unix 408-254-0246/1032/9882 login newuser password public
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: gjackson@us.oracle.com (Gregg Jackson)
Subject: Re: The best video store in SF Bay area is ???
Organization: Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores CA
Distribution: ba
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 19:34:29 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

In article <62223@cup.portal.com> tegan@cup.portal.com (Terry Michael Egan) writes:
>
>	I've had about enough troubles with Blockbuster videos, so I'm looking
>around for a better place, preferably in the south Bay area ( even more 
>preferably in Sunnyvale ).
>
>	Naturally I'm looking for a place that rents :
>
>videos fairly cheaply, and also a place that has a LARGE variety.
>
>Also, any place that specializes in Science Fiction gets first looks.
>Thanks,
>
>Terry Egan ( tegan@cup.portal.com )

I usually rent at the Wherehouse at Stevens Creek and Stelling, next to 
DeAnza College. Their standard price is $1.50 a day. They have decent, but I
wouldn't say great variety, with some foreign and "vintage" titles, although
their classification of movies is occasionally strange. (I once saw another
Wherehouse that classified "Karate Kid" as Drama, "Karate Kid II" as Action,
and "Karate Kid III" as something else, Kids, Adult, Foreign, I can't 
remember.)

At any rate, the staff is personable, and in some cases knowledgible, and they 
have been very responsive to problems, such as a couple of times when there
were sound or picture problems, and they said "it's free" without any 
questions. This in not the afficianado video store of the year, but I prefer
if to Blockbuster. (No, I don't know about drug tests.)

Gregg W. Jackson, Oracle Corporation
From: charleen@ADS.COM (Charleen Bunjiovianna)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Realtor recommendations for friends, East Bay
Date: 21 Jul 92 20:57:44 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: The Original Estrogen-Crazed Lust Bunnies

In article <14hiduINNqth@agate.berkeley.edu> sandrar@garnet.berkeley.edu (Sandi Rollins) writes:
>HELP!  I've posted this request to ba.market.housing, but have had
>no response.  Since there is a thread going on about housing sale prices
>versus list price, I hope this is an appropriate venue for my request.
>
>This is a request for realtor recommendations.  Some friends are looking to 
>buy a house in the East Bay.  Karen & Steve have been browsing through 
>"Harmon Homes", a magazine in which various local realtors can place ads.  
>They now have a list of realtors that seem to deal frequently with houses in 
>their price range of $120 - 145K.   I'd appreciate it if anyone on the net 
>with experience (either direct or indirect) with these agents, or their branch 
>offices, could reply via e-mail.  Thanks!
[list deleted]

There are so many real estate agents in the Bay Area (I'd guess there
are 25-30 at the local Cornish & Carey office, and that's just one
branch office of one agency) that I'm not surprised you didn't get
specific feedback on the selected agent list.

I'm just curious--what are your friends afraid of?  If they're leery of
being taken, a realtor, no matter how competent, is no substitute for
knowing what's happening when you buy a house.  I'm guessing from the
price range that this is their first house, thus the hesitation.

Good sources of information:  homeowner friends, co-workers, family and
people in the business.  I'm in the process of finding something to buy
and I talk to *everybody* and ask questions.  My realtor is my
representative, and I expect him to advise me, present alternatives and
negotiate on my behalf, but the decisions are mine and mine alone.

I'd advise your friends to get out, go look at open houses (typically
Sunday, 1-4:30 pm, is the prime time), and *talk* to people until
they find someone they feel comfortable with.  Then that person can
arrange showings of selected properties that meet their criteria.

Charleen
--
When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, "Did you sleep
good?"  I said, "No, I made a few mistakes."     -- Steven Wright
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From: lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.politics,ca.general,ca.politics
Subject: Re: Raising Revenues vs Spending Them
Date: 21 Jul 92 03:13:35 GMT
Reply-To: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA
Originator: daemon@sword.eng.pyramid.com

In article <oXe9NB6w165w@coriolis.UUCP> mitch@coriolis.UUCP (Mitch) writes:
>
>Maybe I'm misuderstanding something here.  

   You certainly are, Mitch.  The NAME of some of the groups you are
   POSTING TO!!!!!!!!

   "Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.politics,ca.general,ca.politics"
                ^^^^^^^^^^             ^^^^^^^^^^

   How 'bout being a good trooper and removing the *.general groups
   from your "Newsgroups: " line?   

   >:-) so far, but it IS getting a bit boring reading this politics
   on the general boards.  
Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.forsale
From: kenna@pioneer.corp.sgi.com (Audrey Kenn)
Subject: WANTED: 2 Garth Brooks tickets
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 16:29:06 GMT

	I am looking for 1-2 tickets to tonight's Garth Brooks concert.
	If you have some and are unable to go, pleeeease drop me a line
	I would love to take them off your hands.  I know that getting 
	them this late is unrealistic, BUT you never know!!!

	Leave mail to kenna@pioneer.corp.sgi.com

	or call work (415) 390-2418   ---  home (408) 374-0206 after 5

	THANKS!
	   ...Audrey Kenn...
From: syd@oahu.almaden.ibm.com (Dennis Hilgenberg)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Best way to ship belongings?
Date: 24 Jul 92 00:07:07 GMT
Reply-To: syd@oahu.almaden.ibm.com (Dennis Hilgenberg)
Distribution: ba
Organization: IBM Almaden Research Center

I am a student working in the area for the summer; I did not
bring a car of my own with me (hey, it's a 2500-mile trip) but
instead rented a car one way to come here in May.  No problem;
this was effectively reimbursed by mileage allocations.

However, I don't want to drive back (both because it was extremely
tedious, and because I want to take a vacation as soon as I'm done
working) and hence will be flying.

There's this minor problem that I didn't come out empty-handed, but
with a carload of stuff.  I can take three bags on the plane, and they
can even handle my bicycle, but what about the rest?  

I will be reimbursed for shipping of up to 500 pounds' worth of 
goods, which seems about right.  The question, then, is who should
I have do the shipping?  

Cost is a consideration, as I don't get reimbursed right away; I 
would like to be able to pay with a credit card since it provides
an extra level of protection (although I certainly will want shipping
insurance as well) and somewhat deferred payment.

More important is reliability and reasonable speed (i.e. I don't want
to wait for weeks).

Presumably I will pack everything myself, unless there is a good reason
to have someone else do it.  I just need someone to transport it.

I would imagine that I can do better than UPS or the US Postal Service.

Any advice would be appreciated.


Dennis Hilgenberg
syd@almaden.ibm.com
From: sallyh@StarConn.com (Sally Holmes)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Raccoons?!
Date: 28 Jul 92 04:30:28 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Starnet-Public Access UNIX--Los Altos, CA  415-949-3133

scott@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Scott Hazen Mueller) writes:

>What we did to protect the local cat population was quite simple - we fed
>the local raccoon.  

This seems like a short-term answer: the better-fed raccoon will have
more, healthier babies, and Scott is looking at an exponentially-rising
number of raccoons hanging around his back door waiting to be fed.
They may even invite their friends round for a party, and it won't be a
potluck - they'll expect it to be catered :-)

What's more, they'll be bigger raccoons, even more capable of attacking
a cat. 

If the problem is raccoons coming in through the cat door, wouldn't a
cat door with a magnetic lock keep them out?
From: tjoa@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Richard Tjoa)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Phone Solicitation (was Re: San Jose Mercury News and San Francisco Chronicle)
Summary: The irony of it all
Keywords: chronicle telemarketing FYI
Date: 22 Jul 92 19:46:04 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley

Hey, if you check out the back page of one of today's Chron sections, there's
a column about telemarketers...
From: danoc@earlybird.Eng.Sun.COM (Dan O'Connell [CONTRACTOR])
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Best way to ship belongings?
Date: 24 Jul 92 16:16:13 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
NNTP-Posting-Host: earlybird

(Dennis Hilgenberg) writes:

>There's this minor problem that I didn't come out empty-handed, but
>with a carload of stuff.  I can take three bags on the plane, and they
>can even handle my bicycle, but what about the rest?  
>
>I will be reimbursed for shipping of up to 500 pounds' worth of 
>goods, which seems about right.  The question, then, is who should
>I have do the shipping?  

>I would imagine that I can do better than UPS or the US Postal Service.

When I moved to Santa Cruz from Maryland, I ended up using
UPS; I moved all my stuff (about 2 rooms worth), it got to
Santa Cruz in a week and it cost $700; of course I put it
on a credit card, I'd also advise paying the extra bit to
get insurance. Other than UPS, there's always the USPS,
Greyhound, and Amtrak.

I moved stuff via Greyhound once, but I think 500 lbs would
be too much -- it gets handled more often and it is unlikely
it would be shipped all on one load. Rail (I believe) is about
the same and all three take about a week.

Good Luck,

D
Newsgroups: ba.general