Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Your caring about nothing other than yourself shows that you are just a bully. On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 17:08 Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > I can?t speak for Leo. As I have explained: my life blew up and continued > to be so. Indeed I am now looking for a full time job after 20 years. Life > intrudes > > The kicker is that assuming I get a job, which is a must-do, I was > thinking perhaps to do another book as a give back. You have just ensured > that it will never happen > > On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 16:06 Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > >> Richard, is protest not allowed here as well as in Hong Kong? You passed >> it on to Leo and it died a death with no explanation from either you or >> Leo. Delegation? More like abdication, methinks. Not such a low blow >> really. >> >> Douglas >> >> >> On 17/08/2019 20:57, Richard Man wrote: >> > Douglas, just for the record (again), that all LUG photos were >> transferred >> > to Leo. This is what I call a low blow, and this was the type of >> behaviors >> > that made me dropped out for ~a year. >> > >> > Shame on you. >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 4:34 AM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: >> > >> >> Good thoughts and prayers, Richard? I tried that while I waited for the >> >> last Lug yearbook, but..... >> >> >> >> Unfortunately, for the one country, two systems future of HK, some of >> >> the protestors have wandered away from the happy medium and are >> >> inflaming opinion in mainland China and elsewhere. With Trump >> >> effectively sidelined by the competing needs of a US/China trade deal, >> >> Xi will probably crack down on the next major violent protest and send >> >> in the Red Army who are parked on the border ten kilometres away. Hope >> >> you have shorted all your shares. >> >> >> >> Douglas >> >> >> >> On 17/08/2019 07:30, Richard Man wrote: >> >>> You may very well be right. However, that's what good thoughts and >> >> prayers >> >>> are for... perhaps, just perhaps... >> >>> >> >>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 11:17 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at >> >>> frozenlight.eu >> > >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> I am sorry to say that I am quite pessimistic. I was a child in >> Poland >> >>>> when the Prague Spring was crushed by the Soviet Union and four other >> >>>> Warsaw Pact countries in 1968, and I believe the same thing will end >> up >> >>>> happening in Hong Kong. And just as the world did nothing then, it >> will >> >> do >> >>>> nothing now. China is too powerful, it is an ?internal matter? etc. >> >>>> >> >>>> Sorry? >> >>>> >> >>>> Nathan >> >>>> >> >>>> Nathan Wajsman >> >>>> >> >>>> Alicante, Spain >> >>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> >>>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < >> >>>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> < >> >>>> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> >>>> >> >>>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < >> >>>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> >>>> >> >>>> YNWA >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>>> On 17 Aug 2019, at 08:00, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> >> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> A number of LUGgers have lived in Hong Kong, some like Howard, for >> many >> >>>>> years. Some like Greg, occasional visitors. Many have visited. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I was born in Hong Kong, and the current events fill me with >> >>>> trepidation. I >> >>>>> talked to my Tai Chi teacher, and he said wisely, "Water always find >> >> its >> >>>>> level". A very Daoist thing, be like water. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> If I have the resource, I will go there now, to document the events. >> >>>> There >> >>>>> are lots of propaganda flowing around, including hilariously that >> US is >> >>>>> paying the protesters. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Anyway, please keep up with the news. I don't know what will >> happen. I >> >>>> hope >> >>>>> the Tiananman scenario does not happen. If you are on Facebook, you >> can >> >>>>> follow sites like Hong Kong Free Press (which is definitely very >> much >> >> pro >> >>>>> democracy and independence), or SCMP which was a very well respected >> >> news >> >>>>> source, but less so in recent years as it was bought by Jack Ma, the >> >>>>> Alibaba founder, but it still does provide news reports without too >> >> much >> >>>>> bias. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Without getting into politics, the current administration does not >> care >> >>>>> about democracy in Hong Kong other than whatever fits its selfish >> >> agenda. >> >>>>> However, we can still call our Congress representatives. Anyway, >> please >> >>>>> send good thoughts and hope for bloodless resolution. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Thank you. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> -- >> >>>>> // richard http://imagecraft.com >> >>>>> Beyond Arduino - When you're ready to get serious... >> >>>>> JumpStart C Tools for Atmel AVR and Cortex-M, The Better Alternative >> >>>>> >> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>>> Leica Users Group. >> >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> Leica Users Group. >> >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Leica Users Group. >> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > // richard http://imagecraft.com > Beyond Arduino - When you're ready to get serious... > JumpStart C Tools for Atmel AVR and Cortex-M, The Better Alternative > -- // richard http://imagecraft.com Beyond Arduino - When you're ready to get serious... 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