[Watford] Watford Digest, Vol 127, Issue 2

[Plum Hartnell]

2009/6/6 <watford-request at mailman.lug.org.uk>

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> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:56:41 +0100
> From: Alain Williams <addw at phcomp.co.uk>
> Subject: [Watford] when to fill up the car
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> Alan,
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> you come out with the myth of filling fuel in the morning, see:
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>        http://www.ratecity.com.au/car-loans/info/busted-petrol-pump-myths/
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> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 15:02:38 +0200
> From: Yvan Seth <watford.lug.org.uk at malignity.net>
> Subject: Re: [Watford] Watford LUG - This Thursday
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> On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 06:56:27PM +0100, Steven Acreman wrote:
> > Quick mail to confirm that tomorrow is on! I think it might be nice
> > weather so I propose we meet at normal time (7:30pm at Leavesden Park
> > Pitney Bowes offices) and break at around 10pm to get a cheeky pint in
> > before the local closes.
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> Hi all,
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> Apologies from Kat and I for not attending last night, been horrendously
> busy lately.  We won't be able to make next month either (volunteering
> at a music festival in Hitchin, which means it isn't very economical to
> hire a car that weekend.)
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> Fingers crossed for August!
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> All the best,
> Yvan
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The conversation at last month's meeting continued in the pub:

We had a bit of a debate about the impact of military funding on IT
development. I think Alan brought up the subject of LEO - Lyons Electronic
Office - J Lyons tearooms were early computer developers.


This is probably more fuel to the debate: What was the greater drive to the
computer industry? Cake or War?

http://www.kzwp.com/lyons/leo.htm

"During the war they managed one of the largest bomb-making facilities in
the UK and their engineering works made a range of war materiel."

Cake or Death?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNjcuZ-LiSY

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