HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Quicken Checks not from Intuit?
Date: 7 Oct 92 15:31:56 GMT
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 84121@bcsaic.boeing.com, vanover@bcsaic.boeing.com (Jann VanOver) writes:
>
>Let me guess - Ed Green has seen Quicken for the Mac, Daniel has Quicken
>for the PC.  

Wrong.  Ed Green wouldn't use a Mac for ballast.  Quicken's investment
handling capabilities are inferrior to MYM's, IEdGreen'sHO.

>We must
>be careful that we know what we're talking about.

Indeed.

---
Ed Green, former Ninjaite |I was drinking last night with a biker,
  Ed.Green@East.Sun.COM   |and I showed him a picture of you.  I said,
DoD #0111  (919)460-8302  |"Go on, get to know her, you'll like her!"
 (The Grateful Dead) -->  |It seemed like the least I could do...
From: murthy@aslws01.asl.dl.nec.com (Vasudev Murthy)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers,rec.music
Subject: Mail order for Musical equipment?
Date: 13 Oct 92 21:13:09 GMT
Organization: NEC America, Inc Irving TX


Hello!

I hope this is the correct newsgroup to post to. If not
my apologies.

I would like the names & telephone numbers of Mail
order companies dealing with musical equipment.
Specifically, I would like recommendations on where I
can buy reasoably priced violin strings, rosin and
miscellaneous stuff related to violins (cases, pegs
etc).

Any pointers or advice would be appreciated. Please
e-mail and I will summarize if there is any interest.

Thank you in advance.

Vasudev Murthy
-- 
Vasudev Murthy             Any opinions expressed are strictly  
murthy@asl.dl.nec.com      my own  and have nothing to do with
(214) 518-5031             Advanced Switching Lab, NEC America, Inc.
1525 Walnut Hill Lane Irving TX 75038
From: dg10+@andrew.cmu.edu (David Goldreich)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Lead paint tester
Date: 14 Oct 92 12:23:21 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.Aer86tK00UhW05gUhS
Organization: Doctoral student, Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


Does anybody know of a cheap and/or easy way to test if the paint
in my apartment are lead based?

David

"Yum.  These paint flakes taste good."
From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re: DISCOVER card
Date: 8 Oct 92 17:40:05 GMT
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 7425@brtph560.bnr.ca, wtilley@bnr.ca (Wesley Tilley P040) writes:
>In article <1auvmaINNpc9@sixgun.East.Sun.COM>, egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:
>|> >
>|> This is true in Cary, NC.  
>
>This *used* to be true in the PMW here in Cary, however as of a few
>months ago, they changed their policy so that use of Discover was
>an actual purchase.  

I'm [gasp] wrong.

Don't worry, it's happened before.  Back in '83, as I recall...  :^)

Thanks, Wesley, maybe I should *charge* right over there!  [sorry]

---
Ed Green, former Ninjaite |I was drinking last night with a biker,
  Ed.Green@East.Sun.COM   |and I showed him a picture of you.  I said,
DoD #0111  (919)460-8302  |"Go on, get to know her, you'll like her!"
 (The Grateful Dead) -->  |It seemed like the least I could do...
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: reb@Ingres.COM (Phydeaux)
Subject: Re: buying diamond?
Reply-To: reb@Ingres.COM (Phydeaux)
Organization: E 4th St Home For The Overeducated Underemployed - Chicago Div.
Date: 8 Oct 92 18:47:43 GMT

In article <1992Oct7.130013.1882@meaddata.com> dedek@meaddata.com (Mike Dedek) writes:
>In article <1atbbbINN112@male.EBay.Sun.COM>, nenik@ebseed.EBay.Sun.COM (Neni) writes:
>|> In general, when is the biggest diamond sale in the year?
>|> Thanksgiving? Christmas? Valentine's day? or others? 
>|> 
>|> Also, any recommendations on good jewelers in the Bay Area?
>|> and can a regular consumer buy diamond from the wholesale
>|> stores? Any advice will be appreciated!!


Stay away from   the mall 'jewelers'  ...  these guys  are  the   most
expensive  places you will  find. They (like  the Goodyear  tire guys)
always seem to be running a hlaf price sale.   In NYC, you can try the
diamond exchange on  5th avenue. I  don't   know if there's  something
comparable in the SF Bay area.
					reb
From: vonwaadn@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Followup: How do I combat fraud on my VISA?
Date: 15 Oct 92 15:52:46 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

Thanks for the many replies.  I've been asked to post a follow-up
to the "How do I combat fraud on my VISA" post.

As usual, the net comes through with many good suggestions.  THe
most frequent was to WRITE to the credit card company; telephoning
does not protect your rights.  Also suggested was to file a complaint
with the Better Business Bureau in the merchant's location as the
complaint does not disappear until the complaintant removes it.

Contacting the police and filing a lawsuit were also mentioned.
Unfortunately, $100 really doesn't make it worth it.  Instead, I've
written to the credit card company, advised them I suspect the merchant
forged my signature (the signatures were *not* identical), and asked
them to handle it with the merchant.

I'll let you know what their response is.

mark
vonwaadn@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: kkc@hel.cs.wayne.edu ()
Subject: Re: DISCOVER card
Organization: Somewhere in Detroit, Michigan
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 20:12:40 GMT

In article <1auvmaINNpc9@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
>In article semVYbz0BwwD91iL8X@transarc.com, Edward_Engler@transarc.com () writes:
>>
>>There are a few places that only accept Discover (besides Sears).  One
>>that comes to mind is Pace Membership Warehouse.  
>
>Not exactly.  They will not accept Discover for your purchase, but they
>will issue you a cash advance against the Discover card for the amount
>of the purchase.  The product is thus not covered under any warranty or
>pay-back offered by Discover, and they charge you the cash advance fee
>and there is probably no grace period for interest accrual.
>
>This is true in Cary, NC.  Price Club in Sunnyvale, CA (a similar
>warehouse chain) DID accept Discover for actual purchase.  Maybe your
>PMW is different.
>

Not quite correct!  I shop at the PACE Membership Warehouse Club all the
time here in Detroit area and pay my purchase with Discover card.  It is
a real credit card purchase, NOT cash advance.  Maybe it is different in
NC.  Maybe you mixed up with the Price Club.  I don't think we have the
Price Club in Detroit or even in Michigan anyway.

-- 
***************************************************************************
		It is better to wear out than to rust out
email: kkc@cs.wayne.edu
***************************************************************************
From: asa@STL-09SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin on 9000)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re:  Battery Leakage Warranties
Date: 14 Oct 92 18:18:26 GMT

>If these had been Eveready batteries, it would have been interesting to
>see what the company would do with my all-but-ruined flashlight.
>Replacement may not be an option: I have not seen any Maglite larger
>than six cells for a number of years.
> John Higdon

Hi, John! Interesting to be communicating with you based on something
non-Telecom for a change!

I had an antique strange flashlight-type thing that had been my father's --
it was a flat rectangular case with the light and lens mounted on the
flat side, with straps so you could strap it around your chest and 
use it hands-free. It was damaged by leaking Eveready batteries. I sent
it off to them and they responded with a letter, saying that they could
not replace it, so I should buy something that I considered a replacement,
and send them the receipt, and they would send me a check for that amount.
I did, and they did. (This was probably 20 years ago, so maybe they wouldn't 
be as "unlimited" in their response nowadays... :-)

As to 7-cell Maglites, I agree that I haven't seen any bigger than 6-cell
in their literature. I have a six-cell and it is so unwieldy that I would
think a 7-cell would be practically unusable, but each of us has our
preferences... :-) Anyway, I remember seeing a screw-on tube that was
designed to turn a two-cell Maglite into a 3-cell, so you could use one of
those to turn a 6-cell into a 7-cell. It isn't in the regular Maglite
literature, but probably you could get one from the factory...

Regards, Will
wmartin@st-louis-emh2.army.mil OR wmartin@stl-06sima.army.mil
Xref: sparky misc.consumers:17541 rec.autos:23538
From: bkottmann@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil (Brett Kottmann)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers,rec.autos
Subject: Re: 1993 Bonneville price; New grad discount?
Date: 7 Oct 92 13:32:52 EST
Organization: Logicon Technical Services, Inc.

In article <Bvn90v.EC9.2@cs.cmu.edu>, murthy+@EDRC.CMU.EDU (Sesh Murthy) writes:
> I just bought the 1993 Pontiac Bonneville.  i.e. I have taken delivery 
> but not paid or signed anything. (I think I must look respectable.)
> 
> The price we agreed on was $17000.  Is this reasonable.  It as base car.
> No options etc.  
> 
> The dealer tells me that there is no discount for new graduates on this 
> car.  I thought GMAC gives new grads $500 and 5.9% financing on any GM 

	GMAC is not the dealer, nor is it GM.  They are the financing arm.  You
can get a new grad discount/rebate from them if you finance through them.

	I'm envious!  I've had my eye on a Green SSEi for a while now.  Now all
I need to do is get my hands on it :).

Brett--------------------------------------------------------------------------
	"Why the courts don't tell a husband who has been living off his wife
to go out and get a job is beyond my comprehension."--Joan Lunden
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: johnson@spectra.com (boyd johnson)
Subject: Re: 600% faster PC, fraud?
Organization: Spectragraphics Corporation
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 92 15:48:56 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.004220.16721@m.cs.uiuc.edu> faiman@m.cs.uiuc.edu (Michael Faiman) writes:
>rem@btr.btr.com (Robert E. Maas  rem@btr.com) writes:
>
>>Yesterday/Today in the mail I received an advertisement from "Tiger
>>Software", 800 Douglas Entrance, Executive Tower, 7th Floor, Coral
>>Gables, Florida 33134. Among the various items for sale was "FAST" for
>>$29.90, which claims "HOW TO INSTANTLY MAKE YOUR PC RUN UP TO 600%
>
>							 ^^^^^
>>FASTER! WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HARDWARE! JUST SLIP IN THE DISKETTE!" I
>>don't believe that claim can possibly be true. Is it a fraud?
>
>"Up to" means precisely that.  I interpret that to mean anywhere from
>0% to 600% faster, or even slower!

It is almost certainly a disk cache program.
There are _some_ database type applications that continually have to
reread the same data from disk because they don't save the data in
memory.  These can easily be made 600% faster by using any disk cache,
including Hyperdisk, which is one of the best and is shareware.
Most applications show much less improvement in speed.
Hyperdisk is available for free trial from almost any BBS as well as
Simtel and ftp sites.  If you like it they rely on your honesty to
register and pay for it.

I'd recommend doing that before spending money on something that
not only may not help you with _your_ applications but may use
so much of your conventional memory that you can no longer run those
applications.

-- 
======== Boyd Johnson    nosc!spectra.com!johnson  San Diego, Ca. ========
Newsgroups: misc.consumers,alt.politics.elections
From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan)
Subject: Re: Cable Bill Rip-off
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 21:00:27 GMT


In article <adams.718479079@spssig> adams@spss.com (Steve Adams) writes:
>byrd@lucerne.rice.edu (Marc J Byrd) writes:
>
>>I think if I ran a cable company, I would stop carrying the networks, and
>>let people put in antennea to pick them up.
>
>My idea, exactly.  Only you can't do this under this new law.  The cable
>companies are covered by a 'must carry' regulation.  Turner has already
>filed suit.
>
>That's the problem with this bill:
>
>1) Cable companies are REQUIRED to carry the network stations
>
>2) Cable companies are REQUIRED to pay the networks

HUH??? I thought it was an either/or thing. Either the cable companies
rebroadcast the over-the-air stations and pay, or they don't carry the
ota stations at all. It was the OLD cable law which required cable
companies to carry the local stations.

>The House and Senate are out of their minds.

A summary of the bill was posted here recently. Anybody save it? I think
it should be reposted lest we start arguing over things which the law
may not even say.

Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: konstan@cs.umn.edu (Joe Konstan)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Cable Bill Rip-off
Date: 12 Oct 92 17:34:10 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Minnesota

OK, I have a feeling that I'm going to open another can of worms, but here 
goes:

I'm sure I don't have all of the details right, but wasn't there some
regulation a couple of years ago that prevents cable companies from
carrying network (and syndicated?) programming on non-local stations
if the local station carries the program?  I recall Bay Cablevision 
(Richmond/Oakland CA) dropping KCRA, the Sacramento NBC affiliate, since 
they had to black out that station during network programming (particularly
annoying since KCRA had been experimenting with early prime time).  

If this is the case, I feel that it is a root of the problem.  I'd be 
perfectly happy with a system where cable companies could choose to carry or
not carry any station from any city.  Each station would set a rate (which
could be paying for the extra viewership or charging for rebroadcast rights) 
and the cable company could find other stations if they weren't happy with
the choices.  Market forces would give local stations an advantage since
local viewers would probably prefer them and since local stations would 
have the largest benefit from advertising to local viewers, but the 
threat of a nearby city's station being carried instead would keep rates down.

Now, just add local cable competition, and things would be just hunky-dory 
(to use a pre-cable days expression).

Joe Konstan
From: C058SJLX@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: GE or ATT phone???
Date: 13 Oct 92 17:51:35 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo


   I am looking for a small telephone with answering machine.
  I have found two models at about the same price ($50), both
 with the features I am looking for.  One is AT&T the other is
 G.E.
     Has somebody had some experience with these phones/brands?
   Any recommendations would be greately appreciated.
          Eleazar Puente
From: redmond+@cs.cmu.edu (Redmond English)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Color Match - As Seen on TV
Date: 9 Oct 92 00:19:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.BvtvLD.EBv.1
Distribution: usa
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon

Hello,

  I've recently bought a new (to me) used car.  It has some
minor cosmetic damage, such as stone chips on the front, and
key scratches around the door locks.

  I'd like to improve the appearance.  The color match thing
on TV looks ideal, but does it work really?  Is there anything
else comparable that doesn't look so sleazy, and that I can get
non-mailorder?

  Any advice would be appreciated.

                     Thanks in advance,

                          Red/.
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: donath@math.uiowa.edu (Matt Donath)
Subject: VCR won't play color
Originator: donath@oak.math.uiowa.edu
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 14:54:57 GMT
Organization: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Keywords: Zenith, VCR


After a power outage, my Zenith VCR fails to show color when playing
tapes.  Color shows up through the tuner while watching live shows,
but recording and even playing previously recorded tapes are devoid
of color.  

Has anyone seen this?  The heads are clean and everything else works
ok.
From: nmrdb@vms.macc.wisc.edu (BEVERLY SEAVEY)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re: hummingbird feeder formula
Date: 13 Oct 92 14:48:34 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center

In article <Bw2E1F.77u@unx.sas.com>, saseph@hal.unx.sas.com (Ed Hughes) writes...

> 
>In article <92287.092237SAHRABI@auvm.american.edu>, <SAHRABI@auvm.american.edu> writes:
>>I was given to understand that humming birds cannot digest complex
>>sugars such as sucrose.  They will gorge themselves on the sugar solution
>>because it tastes sweet, but they get no nourishment from it.
>>A glucose solution using honey is much better for them since they can
>>digest glucose.
>>
>I recall reading in a hummer book that you absolutely SHOULD NOT feed
>honey to hummers.  I don't remember why, but I do remember that
>admonition.

  First of all, honey is mostly fructose - not glucose. Probably the
reason for not using it in hummingbird formula is because of the
possibility of botulism bacteria spores.
  I have a cannister of commercial hummingbird mix on my desk. The first
ingredient is sucrose ( a disacharide- not really a complex sugar). The
second ingredient is dextrose ( D-glucose).

     - a former carbohydrate chemist.
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: byrd@lucerne.rice.edu (Marc J Byrd)
Subject: BSI Computers
Reply-To: byrd@lucerne.rice.edu (Marc J Byrd)
Organization: Rice University
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 17:16:49 GMT

Anyone know anything about BSI computers?
I'm thinking about getting one of their notebook computers and would
like to know if anyone has had any experience with them.
They sure have good prices!


-- 
Marc J. Byrd - byrd@rice.edu        
Rice University                    
Dept of Elec & Comp Engr          
XUV Holographic Microscope Project
From: monwel@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (douglas.w.monroe)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re: How can I stop telemarketers from calling??
Date: 15 Oct 92 20:56:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: cbnewsk.1992Oct15.205659.26269
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T


The best way to do this is to write to:

Telephone Preference Service
Direct marketing Assoc., Inc.
11 West 42nd St.
PO Box 3861
New York, NY  10163-3861

Give

Name, Address, Telephone #, and variations of name(?)


Likewise, to reduce junk mail
write to Mail Preference Service at same address above. Giving same info


I did this and it works great. After about 3-4 months my mail deluge was down
to a trickle!
-- 
                                                          Doug Monroe
                   				       dwm@pruxl.att.com
  						 or   monwel@cbnewsk.att.com
Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 09:22:37 EDT
From: <SAHRABI@auvm.american.edu>
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re: hummingbird feeder formula

In article <zrod5e8@Unify.Com>, grp@Unify.com (Greg Pasquariello) says:
>
>In article <1992Oct11.163832.18196@morrow.stanford.edu>,
>MA.MXG@forsythe.stanford.edu writes:
>>
>> This is probably the wrong bulletin board, but someone may be able
>> to help anyway:
>>
>> What is the best formula to use in a hummingbird feeder?
>
>You will probably get lot's of replies about using protein solutions,
>using or not using commercial solutions, using or not using dyes, etc.
>
>The simple fact is, hummers get all the protein they need from small
>insects they consume, a small red feeding port or ribbon will attract
>them, and commercial solutions are no better or worse than the ones
>you can make at home.
>
>Boil 1/2 cup sugar in 2 cups of water.  Let it cool, and place it
>in your feeder.  Cheap, easy, environmentally sound.
>
Stuff deleted
>
I was given to understand that humming birds cannot digest complex
sugars such as sucrose.  They will gorge themselves on the sugar solution
because it tastes sweet, but they get no nourishment from it.
A glucose solution using honey is much better for them since they can
digest glucose.

Perhaps some experts can comment.


Sajjad Ahrabi
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
Subject: Re: contacts by mail -- illegal/unethical??
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 17:21:53 GMT

giddings@denali.physics.ucsb.edu (Steve Giddings) writes:
>I have been ordering my contacts by mail from Dial a Contact Lens.
>I recently changed eye doctors, and my new eye doctor is stridently
>opposed to my doing this.  He claims that outfits like this obtain 
>their contacts illegally or unethically through third parties,
>referred to an embargo that other doctors
>are attempting to enforce, and has refused to give me my prescription.

>My question:  is it true that Dial a Contact Lens and other such
>mail-order lens suppliers are illegal, unethical, or in a legal gray
>area?  Or is my doctor (and his friends) just trying to protect their
>ability to continue to dispense contacts, either for medical reasons
>or for profit reasons?  
*----
It's a little of both.  It's perfectly legal.  And it certainly cuts
into the profits of local suppliers, so it's often frowned upon by
members of the industry.  Conversely, you can understand why a few
doctors might be reluctant to write you a prescription for something
as potentially-dangerous as a contact lens, when you will be
purchasing it from a supplier beyond their control.  If you 
scratch your eye or get a bacterial infection, will you blame
the contact lens or your eye doctor?

--
	Mike Berger
	Department of Statistics, University of Illinois
	AT&TNET     217-244-6067
	Internet    berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: Nigel.Allen@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Nigel Allen)
Subject: Re: How can I stop telemarketers from calling??
Organization: NDA
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 23:33:31 GMT

There are lots of cute things one can do to a telemarketer, but they
may backfire if the telemarketer is a crook or a psycho.

The best thing to do is to say "No thank you" politely but firmly.
Otherwise, you are risking an abusive response or a series of hang-up calls.
Yes, lots of telemarketers are honest, but enough of them are unpleasant
that annoying them is unhealthy.

  
--
   The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University of
     North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information
        Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service.
           internet:  bbs.oit.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80
From: dmg@wmod2000.larc.nasa.gov (David Grant)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Car/Truck Rebate Information
Date: 15 Oct 1992 15:06:55 GMT
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA  USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: wmod2000.larc.nasa.gov
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

I plan on buying a new compact pickup in the near future and was
curious as to how to find out about factory to dealer incentives,
rebates, etc.  Are these published anywhere?

Newsgroups: misc.consumers,misc.legal