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Post #34,507 by drewk 4/5/02 9:43:00 AM 4/5/02 9:43:40 AM Reply	What ever happened to the word ... ax? I mean really, freakin' "wood splitting maul"? === I can't be a Democrat because I like to spend the money I make. I can't be a Republican because I like to spend the money I make on drugs and whores. Edited by drewk April 5, 2002, 09:43:40 AM EST Expand All History
Post #34,548 by kmself 4/5/02 6:35:57 PM Reply	That's an Old Word "Maul", that is. It's present in the 1913 Websters that Debian includes with its `dict` package. Dictionary.com has "long heavy hammer" as its primary definition of the noun, with [link\|http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=maul&db=*\|roots tracing back to Middle English]. An axe is designed for cutting. Thin head. I'll bury an axe in a log real quick if I try to split with it. Mauls, OTOH, have a sharp edge but a fat butt, and cleave wood readily. Far faster than a sledge and wedges, if you know how to work them right, particularly on frozen wood. `-- Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com] [link\|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/\|[link\|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/\|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/]] What part of "gestalt" don't you understand? Keep software free. Oppose the CBDTPA. Kill S.2048 dead. [link\|http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html\|[link\|http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html\|http://www.eff.org/...a_alert.html]]`
Post #34,703 by drewk 4/8/02 10:33:09 AM Reply	Live and learn Guess I'd have known that had I ever split wood. I'm so soft. === I can't be a Democrat because I like to spend the money I make. I can't be a Republican because I like to spend the money I make on drugs and whores.

Anyone know anything about partitioning Sun boxes? - (Meerkat) - (19) - April 2, 2002, 11:28:45 PM EST

Partitioning - (Steve Lowe) - April 3, 2002, 02:07:37 AM EST

Re: Anyone know anything about partitioning Sun boxes? - (kmself) - (10) - April 3, 2002, 03:25:01 AM EST

I don't think I have that much control - (Meerkat) - (5) - April 3, 2002, 05:47:22 AM EST

Partitioning Sun Boxes - (boxley) - (3) - April 3, 2002, 09:28:50 AM EST

So maybe I do need to partition disks after all - (Meerkat) - (2) - April 3, 2002, 07:05:38 PM EST

reasoning behind that layout - (boxley) - (1) - April 3, 2002, 07:31:20 PM EST

Very sound reasoning - I should apply it to my iBook... -NT - (Meerkat) - April 3, 2002, 07:50:28 PM EST

Partitioning the cpu's - (boxley) - April 3, 2002, 09:30:19 AM EST

Don't forget /opt - (tjsinclair) - (3) - April 4, 2002, 09:40:46 AM EST

/opt *for all the expensive apps (its there) -NT - (boxley) - April 4, 2002, 10:04:33 AM EST

Linking /opt - (kmself) - (1) - April 4, 2002, 01:55:20 PM EST

On a solaris box depending on the outfit - (boxley) - April 4, 2002, 02:00:45 PM EST

Good utility for general partitioning - (drewk) - (6) - April 4, 2002, 02:05:55 PM EST

I use one everytime I install or perform.... - (folkert) - April 4, 2002, 07:17:00 PM EST

My preferred partitioning tool for tough jobs is - (kmself) - (3) - April 4, 2002, 10:55:00 PM EST

What ever happened to the word ... - (drewk) - (2) - April 5, 2002, 09:43:40 AM EST

That's an Old Word - (kmself) - (1) - April 5, 2002, 06:35:57 PM EST

Live and learn - (drewk) - April 8, 2002, 10:33:09 AM EDT

sawsall is better -NT - (boxley) - April 5, 2002, 10:23:22 AM EST

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