+chizu Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 Elektra? DING !!!!! Wow not had one of those for a while! Okay - A lot of imaging applications such as scanners and digital cameras use a TWAIN interface. 1) what is the original source of the word twain? 2) What unofficial acronym does it stand for? Neither of these questions have technical answers! Quote
+minstrelcat Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 Okay - A lot of imaging applications such as scanners and digital cameras use a TWAIN interface. 1) what is the original source of the word twain? 2) What unofficial acronym does it stand for? Neither of these questions have technical answers! I just googled it and at the answer to question 2! Quote
Izzy and the Lizard King Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 I don't know the answer to 1 but 2 is:- Thing Without An Interesting Name. P Quote
+The Lavender Hill Mob Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 It's to do with API's (an interface between 2 applications or hardware) and difficulty in connecting hardware, scanners and PC's. It comes from a poem 'never the twain shall meet'............not sure if that's the title and no idea who wrote it Quote
+keehotee Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 I don't know the answer to 1 but 2 is:- Thing Without An Interesting Name. P I thought it was "Technology without an interesting name" Quote
+chizu Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 I don't know the answer to 1 but 2 is:- Thing Without An Interesting Name. P I thought it was "Technology without an interesting name" Yes it is "Technology" DING goes to the first person who knows who wrote the line "never the twain shall meet" Quote
+Team Sieni Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 DING goes to the first person who knows who wrote the line "never the twain shall meet" Too busy to set a question today, but you can get a clue by looking at this cache. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...be-d9238a4958a0 Quote
+keehotee Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 Hahaha - know the answer but don't want a ding - I would have suggested http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...c9-5cf8b28b477c Quote
+Eckington Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 (edited) Hahaha - know the answer but don't want a ding - I would have suggested http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...c9-5cf8b28b477c ................if we're all dropping spoilers! Edited February 28, 2008 by Eckington Quote
+The Lavender Hill Mob Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 (edited) Yes it is "Technology" DING goes to the first person who knows who wrote the line "never the twain shall meet" OK, just got home from Estonia, Mrs. LHM tells me it was Kipling, from 'The ballad of where east meets west' And apparently he also makes exceedingly good cakes Edited February 28, 2008 by The Lavender Hill Mob Quote
+The Lavender Hill Mob Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 Every year 98% of what in your body are replaced? Quote
+Simply Paul Posted February 29, 2008 Author Posted February 29, 2008 Cells or atoms, depending who you listen to. Neither is true though. Quote
+purple_pineapple Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 Every year 98% of what in your body are replaced? cells? Quote
+The Lavender Hill Mob Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 Cells or atoms, depending who you listen to. Neither is true though. Ding. True or not atoms is the answer I'm looking for. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted February 29, 2008 Author Posted February 29, 2008 Thanks. I'm sure a scientist will be along to show how it can't be true. I'd like to know what links 'Pretty Woman' actor Richard Gere and late 'I liked it so much I bought the company' Remington CEO Victor Kiam. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted March 1, 2008 Author Posted March 1, 2008 (edited) Ok, as that appears to have been too tricky (they both have/had silly middle names. Gere's is Tiffany and Kiam's was Kermit) try this on for size: Footie 'legend' Kevin Keegan had a hit (ish) record as a solo singer. It reached number 31 in June 1979 and stayed in the charts for six weeks. What was he thinking of the title? Edited March 1, 2008 by Simply Paul Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted March 1, 2008 Posted March 1, 2008 *Hangs head in shame* I think I know the answer to this one! "Head Over Heels in Love" Quote
+Simply Paul Posted March 1, 2008 Author Posted March 1, 2008 Oh Wendy. I'm so disappointed in you. Ding Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 (edited) Woops, sorry so into getting ready for Crufts, bathing to dog etc, I forgot to come back and look for the ding! OK, this is hopefully, a straightforward one, NAME THIS STRUCTURE & PLACE ... For the Ding, you need to give the correct name, not the nickname please. Edited March 2, 2008 by Dorsetgal & GeoDog Quote
+chizu Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Looks a bit like the Millennium Bridge in London? Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Ding to Chizu! Next time, I'll have to edit right down to the nuts and bolts to make it a little harder I did a greeeeeat cache there last weekend Quote
+currykev Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Looks a bit like the Millennium Bridge in London? Is that an archived cache I can see bottom left? Quote
+chizu Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 I never get picture ones, so I thought I'd set another! Who is this cheeky chappy and where in the UK would you find him? Quote
adrianjohn Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 He's the Lincloln Imp, and his residence is Lincoln Cathedral. Quote
+chizu Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 DING to adrianjohn! Well, you are in Lincolnshire after all! Anyone visiting Lincoln should go into the cathedral and try to spot him without any help! Quote
adrianjohn Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Staying in Lincolnshire as nothing interesting happens here anyway! The above picture is of the Grimsby Dock Tower. 1. Where can you see the building that inspired its design? 2. Where in Britain can you see a similar structure? 3. What was the purpose of the Grimsby Dock Tower? Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 1. Italy somewhere 2. No idea 3. Water tower I'd guess Quote
adrianjohn Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 1. Italy somewhere Getting warm 2. No idea 3. Water tower I'd guess Need more detail for a ding Quote
+Simply Paul Posted March 3, 2008 Author Posted March 3, 2008 I'm going to guess at: 1) Looks Moorish to me, so I'd say southern Spain 2) There's a chimney that's pretty similar. I saw it on TV the other day. 3) I'll take a stab at a shot tower Quote
+keehotee Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Venice? Sway Tower in the new forest? Is it a marker tower - like the one at Greenwich that dropped a marker at noon every day for masters to set their chronographs to? - or a really big lookout tower for watching for mackerel shoals? Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 3. Do they use the height of the water tower to advantage, say by using the water power for hydraulics of some sort? Quote
adrianjohn Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 3. Do they use the height of the water tower to advantage, say by using the water power for hydraulics of some sort? Correct, - the water provided hydraulic power to operate lockpit gates and dockside cranes. one Ding to Dorsetgal & GeoDog. Now we need to know the two where questions. The answer to Q.2 is not Legoland Windsor though there is a model in the park there. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted March 3, 2008 Author Posted March 3, 2008 Ah, now that sounds like the Limehouse Accumulator Quote
adrianjohn Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Ah, now that sounds like the Limehouse Accumulator The accumulator type system replaced the simpler water storage system that was used in the Dock Tower which had a relatively short working life. A building that housed the accumulator was built adjacent to it about twenty or so years later. Quote
+Guanajuato Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 1. Where can you see the building that inspired its design? 2. Where in Britain can you see a similar structure? 3. What was the purpose of the Grimsby Dock Tower? I think it looks a bit like the town hall tower in Bradford, so that'll be my answer to number 2. Unless of course you mean a similar structure that does the same job. The one at Bradford has a wonderful carillion that plays various tunes, but the tune normally ends before its obvious what tune. Not a water tower though. Which leads me onto number 1 - I'm pretty sure the Bradford tower was inspired by one in Florence, to show just how rich the city of Bradford was at the time. How times change! Quote
NickPick Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) I'd have said the tower in Piazza St Marco in Venezia (Or St Mark's Square in Venice) I'm not sure about the other similar building, but I must have seen it a few times as it certainly looks familiar, and I don't think I've ever been to Grimsby Edited March 4, 2008 by NickPick Quote
adrianjohn Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 I'd have said the tower in Piazza St Marco in Venezia (Or St Mark's Square in Venice) I'm not sure about the other similar building, but I must have seen it a few times as it certainly looks familiar, and I don't think I've ever been to Grimsby The country is correct but it is not Venice. To give a little clue lathama should know the answers. Quote
+The Lavender Hill Mob Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 The country is correct but it is not Venice. To give a little clue lathama should know the answers. Is 1. the clock tower in Siena, the 'Torre' something and 2. the Chamberlin Clock tower, Birmingham? Quote
adrianjohn Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 The country is correct but it is not Venice. To give a little clue lathama should know the answers. Is 1. the clock tower in Siena, the 'Torre' something and 2. the Chamberlin Clock tower, Birmingham? A big DING to the LHM Yes, the inspiration for the design was the Palazzo Publico (Town Hall) in Sienna, and one of many other copies around the world is clock tower at Birmingham University. Quote
+The Lavender Hill Mob Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 Name the cartoon characters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Quote
Nediam Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 2 - Quick Draw McGraw 3 - Secret Squirrel 5 - Hair Bear Bunch 6 - Linus? Quote
+The Lavender Hill Mob Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 1 - 2 - Quick Draw McGraw - Dingette to Nediam 3 - Secret Squirrel - Dingette to Nediam 4- 5 - Hair Bear Bunch - Dingette to Nediam 6 - Linus?......... Nope 7 - Quote
+T.R.a.M.P. Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 6. Pigpen 7. Dilbert.... Carol the secretary? Quote
+The Lavender Hill Mob Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 1 - 2 - Quick Draw McGraw - Dingette to Nediam 3 - Secret Squirrel - Dingette to Nediam 4- 5 - Hair Bear Bunch - Dingette to Nediam 6 - Pigpen from Chaz Brown - Dingette to T.R.a.M.P 7 - Carol the secretary from Dilbert - Dingette to T.R.a.M.P Quote
+Pharisee Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) 1) Atom Ant 4) The Ghost ??? Edited March 6, 2008 by Pharisee Quote
+The Lavender Hill Mob Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 1 - Atom Ant - Dingette to Pharisee 2 - Quick Draw McGraw - Dingette to Nediam 3 - Secret Squirrel - Dingette to Nediam 4 - So close........Not 'The Ghost' BUT 'xxxxx Ghost'!!!! 5 - Hair Bear Bunch - Dingette to Nediam 6 - Pigpen from Chaz Brown - Dingette to T.R.a.M.P 7 - Carol the secretary from Dilbert - Dingette to T.R.a.M.P Quote
+Pharisee Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 1 - Atom Ant - Dingette to Pharisee2 - Quick Draw McGraw - Dingette to Nediam 3 - Secret Squirrel - Dingette to Nediam 4 - So close........Not 'The Ghost' BUT 'xxxxx Ghost'!!!! 5 - Hair Bear Bunch - Dingette to Nediam 6 - Pigpen from Chaz Brown - Dingette to T.R.a.M.P 7 - Carol the secretary from Dilbert - Dingette to T.R.a.M.P Ahhh... it comes back to me..... Space Ghost Quote
+The Lavender Hill Mob Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 1 - Atom Ant - Dingette to Pharisee2 - Quick Draw McGraw - Dingette to Nediam 3 - Secret Squirrel - Dingette to Nediam 4 - So close........Not 'The Ghost' BUT 'xxxxx Ghost'!!!! 5 - Hair Bear Bunch - Dingette to Nediam 6 - Pigpen from Chaz Brown - Dingette to T.R.a.M.P 7 - Carol the secretary from Dilbert - Dingette to T.R.a.M.P Ahhh... it comes back to me..... Space Ghost Well done! DING to Pharisee Quote
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