Hey Kay!

Nothing to get excighted about ... yet ... only teesting the new bash release out before committing it to all things linux-gnu in this god forsaken part of this crazy (crazier?) part of the world.

Looks good so far. Definetly more confirmation that the original bash scripting for fidonet connectivity/communications is and was an excellent idea. Keeping it simple proves itself yet again.

Please consider this as an "in your face!!!" dealie to all the Debian/Android/MS crowd with their substandard python crap. :::evil grin:::

Life is good,
Maurice

-o -o -o o- -o o- -o -o o- -o o- -o -o o- o- o-
(\ (\ (\ /) (\ /) (\ (\ /) (\ /) (\ (\ /) /) /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ... Fidonet 4K - You load sixteen penguins and what do you get?
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Re: And they sing, "Oh, ain't you glad you're single?"
By: Maurice Kinal to Kay Kaiser on Sat Jul 19 2025 20:39:38

Nothing to get excighted about...

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excited
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Hey Mortar!

Nothing to get excighted about...

~~~~~~~~~
excited

Stop it or you'll go blind.


Life is good,
Maurice

-o o- o- -o -o -o -o o- -o -o o- -o -o -o -o -o
(\ /) /) (\ (\ (\ (\ /) (\ (\ /) (\ (\ (\ (\ (\
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ... Fidonet 4K - You load sixteen penguins and what do you get?
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Hey Mortar!

Stop it or you'll go blind.

Life is good,
Maurice

-o o- o- -o -o -o -o o- -o -o o- -o -o -o -o -o
(\ /) /) (\ (\ (\ (\ /) (\ (\ /) (\ (\ (\ (\
(\
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
^^ ... Fidonet 4K - You load sixteen penguins and what do you get?
--- GNU bash, version 5.3.0(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
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Hi Maurice,
today your Tagline about penguines let me realize what all of those crazy marks at the ending of some messages from you are actualy sixteen penguines (all I count are 15 here though).
Ed
p.s. thanks for enlightening me!
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Hej Ed!

all of those crazy marks at the ending of some messages from you are
actualy sixteen penguines (all I count are 15 here though).

I knew I was skirting the edge with 16, especially when they get quoted back. So far all the terminals here have no issue with 16 as far as displaying the originals are concerned. I am betting the 4 below you shouldn't have problems with. Same with 8 or even 12. 16 is a tad too close to call but they are legitmate and just fit into an 80 character line. The bash script calls 'nproc' to determine the correct amount of penguins to display.

thanks for enlightening me!

You're welcome.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

-o -o -o o-
(\ (\ (\ /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Hwilum æfter medo menn mæst geþyrsteð.
Sometimes men are thirstiest after drinking mead.
--- GNU bash, version 5.2.37(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
* Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)

Hey Maurice!

On Mon, Jul 21 2025 16:14:57 -0500, you wrote:

-o -o -o o-
(\ (\ (\ /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^

Does nproc also see problems with your processors? If so, why is one penguin (or three) facing the wrong direction?

Is one penguin being shunned? Or is the one penguin trying to ditch the other three? ;)

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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Hej Nick!

Does nproc also see problems with your processors?

No. It only prints the number of processors.

If so, why is one penguin (or three) facing the wrong direction?

That is because the penguin routine randomizes the direction for each penguin. Note that in this particular post there are 2 facing right and 2 facing left.

Or is the one penguin trying to ditch the other three? ;)

Maybe. I definetly have no insight into the goings on in ASCII penguins minds. The 4 below look like they are pairing off.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

o- -o o- -o
/) (\ /) (\
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Bilwitne monn ne forsioh [þu]; oft stille wæter staðu breceð.
Don't scorn a gentle person; often still water breaks at the shore.
--- GNU bash, version 5.2.37(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
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Hi Maurice,

On 2025-07-21 23:24:01, you wrote to Nick Boel:

If so, why is one penguin (or three) facing the wrong direction?

That is because the penguin routine randomizes the direction for each penguin.
Note that in this particular post there are 2 facing right and 2 facing left.

So it's not a secret binary code, communicating your status to your overlords? Or is it?

Maybe. I definetly have no insight into the goings on in ASCII
penguins minds. The 4 below look like they are pairing off.

o- -o o- -o
/) (\ /) (\
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^

Bye, Wilfred.

--- FMail-lnx64 2.3.2.4-B20240523
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Hey Wilfred!

So it's not a secret binary code,

Not anymore.

communicating your status to your overlords?

No overlords, but instead "The Mother of All ASCII Penguins".

Дуже груви,
Maurice

-o -o o- o-
(\ (\ /) /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Bliþe sceal bealoleas heorte.
Happy is the guiltless heart.
--- GNU bash, version 5.2.37(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
* Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)

Hej Ed!

I knew I was skirting the edge with 16, especially when they get quoted back. So far all the terminals here have no issue with 16 as far as displaying the originals are concerned. I am betting the 4 below you shouldn't have problems with. Same with 8 or even 12. 16 is a tad too close to call but they are legitmate and just fit into an 80 character line. The bash script calls 'nproc' to determine the correct amount of penguins to display.

You're welcome.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

-o -o -o o-
(\ (\ (\ /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Hwilum after medo menn mast ge?yrste?.
Sometimes men are thirstiest after drinking mead.
--- GNU bash, version 5.2.37(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
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This phone screen oesn't have any problem with the whole 16 Linux Penguins. When I wrote you about seeing 15 after saving the post I read it and saw the 16th Penguin appear on the next line below the 15 that I saw originally.

Computers Are Wonderful. <Raspberry>
Ed
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Hey Ed!

This phone screen oesn't have any problem with the whole 16 Linux
Penguins.

Excellent. Thank you for the confirmation as it just might have been the salvation of "Sweet Sixteen Penguins of the Apocalypse".

Life is good,
Maurice

o- -o o- -o -o -o o- o- -o o- -o o- -o -o -o o- /) (\ /) (\ (\ (\ /) /) (\ /) (\ /) (\ (\ (\ /) ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ... Fidonet 4K - Sweet Sixteen Penguins of the Apocalypse.
--- GNU bash, version 5.3.0(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
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Hey Ed!

Excellent. Thank you for the confirmation as it just might have been the salvation of "Sweet Sixteen Penguins of the Apocalypse".

Life is good,
Maurice

o- -o o- -o -o -o o- o- -o o- -o o- -o -o -o
o- /) (\ /) (\ (\ (\ /) /) (\ /) (\ /) (\ (\ (\ /) ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ... Fidonet 4K - Sweet Sixteen Penguins of the Apocalypse.
--- GNU bash, version 5.3.0(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
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I entered my reply to you but could not Save it, if this is a Dupe please forgive.
Usually I hold this phone in the Horizntal position to read text.
In the horizontal position the first line has all of the Heads and Bodies plus 2 pairs of feet.
Next line has 14pairs of feet and Text up to the word the.
Third line has the word Apocalypse.

While holding the phone Vertically I see 4 lines.
The Heads plus 7 Bodies
Rest of the Bodies and all but two pairs of Feet
Two pairs of Feet and Text ending at the word the.
Only the word Apocalypse.

My Charge for this Service is the same as My I.Q. Score which is ZERO .
It's only a Hobby, only a Hobby, only a Hobby...................
Ed
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Hey Ed!

Usually I hold this phone in the Horizntal position to read text.

You wouldn't happen to know the character x line dimensions? Also what are you using to read posts on the phone? Sounds like you lack a proper fidonet application for MSGing.

Дуже груви,
Maurice

o- o- -o o-
/) /) (\ /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Þing sceal gehegan frod wiþ frodne.
Wise men should hold meetings with the wise.
--- GNU bash, version 5.3.0(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
* Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)

Hey Ed!

You wouldn't happen to know the character x line dimensions? Also what are you using to read posts on the phone? Sounds like you lack a proper fidonet application for MSGing.

???? ?????,
Maurice

o- o- -o o-
/) /) (\ /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... ?ing sceal gehegan frod wi? frodne.
Wise men should hold meetings with the wise.
--- GNU bash, version 5.3.0(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
* Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)

I log on this Capitol City Online BBS by http using Firefox on a android phone.

Held vertically I can see 58 lines of text that is max 52 characters long.
Held horizontally I see 14 lines , 81 characters long

The Screen is 5 3/4" by 2 5/8" .

When logged in and reading posts the window is 3 3/8" wide. The rest of the screen is blank (just like Ed's Head (C) TM).
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Hej Ed!

I log on this Capitol City Online BBS by http using Firefox on a
android phone.

I've logged into BBBS systems that might be comparable. However I used a text browser, usually lynx, on a PC to read/write.

Held horizontally I see 14 lines , 81 characters long

That should work, except your browser might be using up precious characters by adding spaces to the start of lines (margins).

The rest of the screen is blank (just like Ed's Head (C) TM).

On top or inside your head?

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

-o o- o- o-
(\ /) /) /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Yrre ne læt þe æfre gewealdan.
Never let anger have mastery over you.
--- GNU bash, version 5.3.3(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
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Re: And they sing, "Oh, ain't you glad you're single?"
By: Maurice Kinal to Ed Vance on Fri Jul 25 2025 19:09:02

Usually I hold this phone in the Horizntal position to read text.

Sounds like you lack a proper fidonet application for MSGing.

Not to mention a proper computer.
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Hej Ed!

I've logged into BBBS systems that might be comparable. However I used a text browser, usually lynx, on a PC to read/write.

That should work, except your browser might be using up precious characters by adding spaces to the start of lines (margins).

On top or inside your head?

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

-o o- o- o-
(\ /) /) /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Yrre ne lat ?e afre gewealdan.
Never let anger have mastery over you.
--- GNU bash, version 5.3.3(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
* Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)

I will have to do a looksee if there is a Text browser app offered for this android phone.

I miss using my desktop system program MultiMail DOS to Read and Write posts for the BBS.

After starting the cellphone service account i thought to search for a Bluetooth device for adding it to my wired router output cat-5 jack.
Once, I saw a device that had that feature but failed to bookmark that page.

I WOULD rather use MultiMail DOS on my desktop than pecking on the screen.
I just can't find that webpage when I search the browsers History.

As I have said many, many times: "Here on Earth Computers Alway win because THEY HAVE INSIDE INFORMATION".
Ed
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Re: And they sing, "Oh, ain't you glad you're single?"
By: Maurice Kinal to Ed Vance on Fri Jul 25 2025 19:09:02

Not to mention a proper computer.
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I would say "AMEN!" to that.
Miss DSL on the XP box lots
Ed
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Hey Mortar!

Sounds like you lack a proper fidonet application for MSGing.

Not to mention a proper computer.

With an up-to-date linux-gnu while he's at it.

Дуже груви,
Maurice

o- o- -o -o
/) /) (\ (\
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Wene þec þy betran, efn elne þis a þenden þu lifge.
Train yourself for the better way, ever with courage as long as you live. --- GNU bash, version 5.3.3(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
* Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)

Hey Ed!

I will have to do a looksee if there is a Text browser app offered
for this android phone.

Lynx would be the ideal, especially with the gopher protocol which is still being supported with the most recent version. As for the lack of javascript, who cares?

I WOULD rather use MultiMail DOS on my desktop than pecking on the
screen.

I think it might be abandonware. However with a proper editor a MultiMail for Android would probably be the best idea. In the distant past I had MultiMail for linux working on a regular pc. However it lacks utf-16 support so it never really took off, which is the reason I wrote bash scripts to take care of my MSGing needs. Near as I can tell, this particular bashing is the ultimate fidonet messaging ever.

<Esc>:read !ldd /usr/bin/lynx | sed 's/\t/ /'
linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007f0226b5e000)
libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x00007f0226b33000)
libbz2.so.1.0 => /usr/lib/libbz2.so.1.0 (0x00007f0226b1f000)
libidn2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libidn2.so.0 (0x00007f0226aec000)
libncursesw.so.6 => /usr/lib/libncursesw.so.6 (0x00007f0226a75000)
libgnutls.so.30 => /usr/lib/libgnutls.so.30 (0x00007f0226400000)
libc.so.6 => /usr/lib/libc.so.6 (0x00007f022621a000)
libunistring.so.5 => /usr/lib/libunistring.so.5 (0x00007f0226032000)
libp11-kit.so.0 => /usr/lib/libp11-kit.so.0 (0x00007f022665d000)
libtasn1.so.6 => /usr/lib/libtasn1.so.6 (0x00007f0226a5d000)
libhogweed.so.6 => /usr/lib/libhogweed.so.6 (0x00007f0225fe8000)
libnettle.so.8 => /usr/lib/libnettle.so.8 (0x00007f0225f93000)
libgmp.so.10 => /usr/lib/libgmp.so.10 (0x00007f0225f17000)
/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f0226b60000)
libffi.so.8 => /usr/lib/libffi.so.8 (0x00007f0226a4a000)

Awesome.

Дуже груви,
Maurice

o- o- o- o-
/) /) /) /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Nearon nu cyningas ne caseras ne goldgiefan swylce iu wæron.
There are not now kings nor caesars nor gold-givers as there once were.
--- GNU bash, version 5.3.3(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
* Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)

Hej Maurice!

it lacks utf-16 support

Errrrr ... you meant to say utf-8 support. Another senior's moment?

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

-o o- -o o-
(\ /) (\ /)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
... Ne do ðu nauðer: ne ðe sylfne ne here, ne ðe sylfne ne leah.
Don't do either of these things: praise yourself or criticise yourself.
--- GNU bash, version 5.3.3(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
* Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)