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Ottox Posted Nov 8, 2001
Well paul, the ¢ isn't exactly a ø, but we get it! 
Unfortunately it looks like you're using a codepage where you can't use ø and Ø. Try alt-237, if you're using the american codepage 437, it should be a null set symbol looking quite like Ø. (I can't make it!)
You should be able to use ø and Ø simply by cutting and pasting them!
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Bagheera: Spellchecker, Grammarian Pedant, Semiquavering Secretary and member of the Punctuation Police Posted Nov 9, 2001
Once again my undying thanks/gratitude to you, Ottox!
I've got the letters ø and Ø at home, having installed the extra keyboard letters on my Windows 98 PC there. The problem is actually if I want to write from my station at work, where the PCs are running on a (supposedly!) more recent version of Windows, but will not accept my attempts to 'download' the extra letters for Danish/Swedish correspondence via the Control Panel (even the Swedish letters have to be inserted by using ALT + ).
Minor problem, really: but I feel selfconscious occasionally when I have to 'cheat' with the spelling of names if I write to friends (or customers!) from my workstation!
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KimotoCat Posted Nov 9, 2001
I used to work for a newpaper, I know that feeling of dread that comes from spelling a name different, be it on purpose, (i.e. the person is a g***,) by accident or by typo. Still very BAD!
Have a party! - Kimster
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Nov 9, 2001
I work on a paper even as we speak, Kimster - what do you mean by g***? 
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KimotoCat Posted Nov 10, 2001
Hi.
"g***" is actually an acronym for "horse". It's a long story...
What kinda paper? Big daily, middle-sized weekly or commercially financed doormat?
BTW - I'll not be here for a week starting monday, as I must be the victim of surgery in hospital. No, don't worry, nothing major or dangerous, just jaw-surgery. The worst is that I'll be off-line; no Internet on the ward... Call that a modern health-system! Yuck.
But when I come back, I'll have another five weeks of recooperating and that means lotsa on-line time. I'll see you guys then.
That's why I haven't posted my picture here, it's about to change!
That was all for now, I'll see if I can get online again Sunday.
Greetings to all - Kimoto
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Nov 11, 2001
Local rag, daily (except sundays), 25.000 copies
Good luck with that operation, KimotoCat 
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KimotoCat Posted Nov 16, 2001
25.000 copies? Eww, that's more than I ever had. (Actually there were 34.750 copies for some time, but when not counting the people who never read it, i score far below 25.000...)
Surgery completed. I look like a cross between a sumo-wrestler and a make-up commercial gone haywire, but thankfully almost no pain. Oh, and six weeks on pure liquid /blended / mashed foods. Cool, my first january not needing a diet!!
Just got home - G** I missed Internet while on the hospital.
Whaddaya do on that paper of yours? More specifically?
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Nov 20, 2001
Basically it's my job to find all the errors that the journalists make - and replace them with my own...
Hey, it's a living!
Nah, seriously: I collect what our journalists write (and the pictures our photograpehers take) check it and place it on the sheets (with the advertisements). There's a lot more too it, of course, planning and such (that's why it takes 7.4 hours a day), but that's really all there is to say about it - unless you want me to ramble on for hours?
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KimotoCat Posted Nov 22, 2001
Ramble is good...
But knowing the industry, I think I can figure the rest.
Try finding something else to ramble on abaout for a while and I promise I'll read it!
-KC
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Hati Posted Nov 27, 2001
Hey, Finland!
Here's a question for you in the other conversation!
Halloo?
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Dec 2, 2001
Say what?
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KimotoCat Posted Dec 2, 2001
Well, who has to understand anything...
Anyho, how do you guys plan on celebrating Christmas and New Years Evening?
-KC - Nosy as a, well, cat!
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Hati Posted Dec 2, 2001
Well, the question got it's answer. 
Christmas? Should I make plans already???
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KimotoCat Posted Dec 3, 2001
Not if you don't want to.
I was just, as I said, currious!
My Christmas is traditionally spent with my parents, my brother and his family. This year we'll probably be at my brothers place.
New year, still not certain.
You guys?
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vixn Posted Dec 4, 2001
I'll probably be right here - at home - with my parents and my older brother who comes home for christmas
I really should buy some presents soon...
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Dec 4, 2001
I'm spending X-mas with the ex and the kids
No plans for new years yet - but I'll probably be with some of my friends
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KimotoCat Posted Dec 5, 2001
Whatever you do, here's a little early: Merry Christmas.
Oh, and do get out shopping, Christmas-shopping near to Christmas is a living hell!
-KimotoSantaCat
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Dec 5, 2001
I already did - even though I loathe X-mas!
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vixn Posted Dec 5, 2001
Presents from me this year are going to be SO bad... I don't know how I'll manage all this work!
We should all make toilet-paper-roll-santas for uor friends!
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- 301: Ottox (Nov 8, 2001)
- 302: Bagheera: Spellchecker, Grammarian Pedant, Semiquavering Secretary and member of the Punctuation Police (Nov 9, 2001)
- 303: KimotoCat (Nov 9, 2001)
- 304: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Nov 9, 2001)
- 305: KimotoCat (Nov 10, 2001)
- 306: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Nov 11, 2001)
- 307: KimotoCat (Nov 16, 2001)
- 308: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Nov 20, 2001)
- 309: KimotoCat (Nov 22, 2001)
- 310: Hati (Nov 27, 2001)
- 311: KimotoCat (Nov 27, 2001)
- 312: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Dec 2, 2001)
- 313: KimotoCat (Dec 2, 2001)
- 314: Hati (Dec 2, 2001)
- 315: KimotoCat (Dec 3, 2001)
- 316: vixn (Dec 4, 2001)
- 317: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Dec 4, 2001)
- 318: KimotoCat (Dec 5, 2001)
- 319: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Dec 5, 2001)
- 320: vixn (Dec 5, 2001)
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