You know your passenger is a geek when ...
 

He notices that the digital display on your dash is a clock set to GMT.

You know your passenger is a geek when ...
 

no wrote:
He notices that the digital display on your dash is a clock set to GMT.


Haha...

I have a similar story. I was at our local medical GP's office for
something and his cellphone started beeping CW. It spelled out the call
letters and said the name of the company (I've never heard cellfones do
that) and I said "Oh, it just said 'KJH123 Verizon Com'" or whatever it was.

He gave me the strangest look!

I said, 'I mean your cellfone, it just sent something in Morse code'.

He gave me the strange look again and says 'Uh, mmm-kay'.

-Bill

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On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:36:32 -0600, no wrote:

He notices that the digital display on your dash is a clock set to GMT.

Good one!

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On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:36:33 -0400, Bill M wrote:

no wrote:
He notices that the digital display on your dash is a clock set to GMT.


Haha...

I have a similar story. I was at our local medical GP's office for
something and his cellphone started beeping CW. It spelled out the call
letters and said the name of the company (I've never heard cellfones do
that) and I said "Oh, it just said 'KJH123 Verizon Com'" or whatever it was.

He gave me the strangest look!

I said, 'I mean your cellfone, it just sent something in Morse code'.

He gave me the strange look again and says 'Uh, mmm-kay'.

-Bill

Ooooh, we can get CW ringtones? I'm in!

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"geek" wrote in message
ldomain...
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:36:32 -0600, no wrote:

He notices that the digital display on your dash is a clock set to GMT.

Good one!


Even worse is if the guy has a WWV implant
and notices that the clock is off by a second!

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"geek" wrote in message
ldomain...
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:36:33 -0400, Bill M wrote:

no wrote:
He notices that the digital display on your dash is a clock set to GMT.


Haha...

I have a similar story. I was at our local medical GP's office for
something and his cellphone started beeping CW. It spelled out the call
letters and said the name of the company (I've never heard cellfones do
that) and I said "Oh, it just said 'KJH123 Verizon Com'" or whatever it
was.

He gave me the strangest look!

I said, 'I mean your cellfone, it just sent something in Morse code'.

He gave me the strange look again and says 'Uh, mmm-kay'.

-Bill

Ooooh, we can get CW ringtones? I'm in!

If only you could get it to interface with caller ID.

You know your passenger is a geek when ...
 

CW ring tones





click here http://www.planetofnoise.com/midi/morse2mid.php click
here


Garry WW9GT

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Bitchin'
"Garry W Tidler" wrote in message
.. .

CW ring tones
click here http://www.planetofnoise.com/midi/morse2mid.php click
here


Garry WW9GT

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If only you could get it to interface with caller ID.

I have not tried it yet as I don't want others to know who's calling me,
but on my Ericsson P1 I can choose personal ringtones so it would be
possible to connect a CW-call to someone in my phone-book.

/L

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no wrote:
He notices that the digital display on your dash is a clock set to GMT.


You mean "you know your passenger is a ham when ..."
If he were a geek, the clock would read out in BINARY (or Hexadecimal).

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On Dec 26, 10:36*pm, Bill M wrote:

I said, 'I mean your cellfone, it just sent something in Morse code'.

He gave me the strange look again and says 'Uh, mmm-kay'.

-Bill
Hey OM:
The messages on my cell are sent in CW. I used it just for work. My
boss sent her phone number and it came to me in CW on my phone. My
phone was a refurb. so I don't know how they did it. I've searched for
that program but to no avail.

73 OM
n8zu

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On Dec 27, 6:27*pm, ken scharf wrote:
no wrote:
He notices that the digital display on your dash is a clock set to GMT.

You mean "you know your passenger is a ham when ..."
If he were a geek, the clock would read out in BINARY (or Hexadecimal).

I worked on mainframe computer systems for 27 years and had a BCD
clock with neon lamp display, the counters used 12AX7s. It ran on my
desk for years and one of the new guys had built one using 74 seies
ICs. He just could not believe it the day he saw me changing tubes in
my clock.

Jimmie

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On Dec 28, 3:19*am, raypsi wrote:
On Dec 26, 10:36*pm, Bill M wrote:

I said, 'I mean your cellfone, it just sent something in Morse code'.

He gave me the strange look again and says 'Uh, mmm-kay'.

-Bill

Hey OM:
The messages on my cell are sent in CW. I used it just for work. My
boss sent her phone number and it came to me in CW on my phone. My
phone was a refurb. so I don't know how they did it. I've searched for
that program but to no avail.

73 OM
n8zu

Years ago I was hooked up to some medical gear that beeped a CW ON or
OFF.with corresponding state change.

Jimmie

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On Dec 26, 9:36*pm, "no" wrote:
He notices that the digital display on your dash is a clock set to GMT.

My daughter must think Im a geek, She gave me a "Fibonacci as easy as
1,1,2,3,....." T shirt for Xmas.

Jimmie

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JIMMIE wrote:
On Dec 26, 9:36 pm, "no" wrote:
He notices that the digital display on your dash is a clock set to GMT.

My daughter must think Im a geek, She gave me a "Fibonacci as easy as
1,1,2,3,....." T shirt for Xmas.

Jimmie
I remember seeing a T shirt with "...as easy as Pi" someplace. Same idea.

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"ken scharf" wrote in message
.. .
JIMMIE wrote:
On Dec 26, 9:36 pm, "no" wrote:
He notices that the digital display on your dash is a clock set to GMT.

My daughter must think Im a geek, She gave me a "Fibonacci as easy as
1,1,2,3,....." T shirt for Xmas.

Jimmie
I remember seeing a T shirt with "...as easy as Pi" someplace. Same idea.

Last year I gave my wife a shirt that said "if you're not part of the
solution, you're part of the precipitate." (She's a biologist) and my son
got "I'm as [Gaussian distribution equation] as anyone," both from
Thinkgeek.com.

I saw plans for a one-button Morse Code electronic combination lock once,
but never got around to making one. Also, it would be nice if someone made
a Java ap. that allowed text entry via Morse code. My daughter can type
fast and accurately without looking using T9 on the keypad, but I always end
up with the wrong ambiguous word (e. g. "good" in place of "home") in my
messages.