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    From Victor Roberts@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 11 07:38:23 2016
    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated
    advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious
    discussion.

    --
    Vic Roberts
    http://www.RobertsResearchInc.com
    http://www.cflfacts.com
    sci.engr.lighting Rogues Gallery http://www.langmuir.org
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  • From Rusty@21:1/5 to Victor Roberts on Wed May 18 22:11:16 2016
    As a casual non-pro with an interest in lighting, I enjoyed the discussions that took place here, but yeah, this place is pretty dead.

    Lately I have been lurking around Reddit and found a couple of lighting subreddits.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Lighting/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/LED_lighting/

    Both are kinda quiet, but still see way more activity than here.

    It would be interesting if someone who worked at a major lighting
    manufacturer did a AMA (Ask Me Anything.)

    "Victor Roberts" wrote in message news:6966jbh37fva17f888ubkh4a3hrt48n42l@4ax.com...

    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious
    discussion.

    --
    Vic Roberts
    http://www.RobertsResearchInc.com
    http://www.cflfacts.com
    sci.engr.lighting Rogues Gallery http://www.langmuir.org
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  • From I.N. Galidakis@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 17 20:16:06 2016
    Hi Vic and everyone of old in s.e.l.

    Consider moving to:
    http://www.lighting-gallery.net/index.php

    Lots of nice stuff there. My nick there is UV. I've used the site for a couple of questions, but mainly I've been browsing the photos...

    Interesting resource for very old items and people who know their lamps.

    Can't really beat the quality of s.e.l. but I'd love to see you guys there. Not a spam or a promotion service, mind you.

    Hope everyone is well,
    --
    Ioannis

    "Victor Roberts" <xyz@lighting-research.com> news:6966jbh37fva17f888ubkh4a3hrt48n42l@4ax.com...
    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious
    discussion.

    --
    Vic Roberts
    http://www.RobertsResearchInc.com
    http://www.cflfacts.com
    sci.engr.lighting Rogues Gallery http://www.langmuir.org
    To reply via e-mail:
    replace xyz with vdr in the Reply to: address
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  • From Andrew Gabriel@21:1/5 to I.N. Galidakis on Sat Jun 18 09:41:21 2016
    In article <nk1b8o$r89$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
    "I.N. Galidakis" <galidakis@nospam.com> writes:
    Hi Vic and everyone of old in s.e.l.

    Consider moving to:
    http://www.lighting-gallery.net/index.php

    Lots of nice stuff there. My nick there is UV. I've used the site for a couple
    of questions, but mainly I've been browsing the photos...

    Interesting resource for very old items and people who know their lamps.

    Can't really beat the quality of s.e.l. but I'd love to see you guys there. Not
    a spam or a promotion service, mind you.

    Make it available over NNTP so I don't have to suffer a slow web
    interface, don't have to "login", etc, and might.

    --
    Andrew Gabriel
    [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

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  • From Jeff Jonas@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 6 11:10:49 2016
    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated >advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious discussion.

    I'm disgusted with what linkedin has become: another Facebook clone,
    full of "click here to like ...", please let us steal your contact list,
    and now, fraud/spam/advertising.

    So where are professionals to discuss things?
    I fear the IEEE and ACM require $$ membership for their services.

    -- jeffj

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  • From Travis Evans@21:1/5 to xyz@lighting-research.com on Wed Aug 3 23:39:44 2016
    I've occasionally glanced at the group from time to time myself, hoping
    that there would be some life. With this and one other group being the
    only things left on Usenet that I actively monitor, my activity has gone
    down to the point where I frequently forget to check in for months at a
    time.

    If there are other places many people here find that they seem to like
    to hang out, I'm definitely interested in checking them out. :-)

    On Wed, 11 May 2016 07:38:23 -0400, Victor Roberts
    <xyz@lighting-research.com> wrote:
    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious
    discussion.


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  • From Adam Aglionby@21:1/5 to Victor Roberts on Wed May 18 16:50:47 2016
    On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 12:38:23 PM UTC+1, Victor Roberts wrote:
    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious
    discussion.

    --
    Vic Roberts
    http://www.RobertsResearchInc.com
    http://www.cflfacts.com
    sci.engr.lighting Rogues Gallery http://www.langmuir.org
    To reply via e-mail:
    replace xyz with vdr in the Reply to: address
    or use e-mail address listed at the Web site.

    This information is provided for educational purposes only.
    It may not be used in any publication or posted on any Web
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    Hey Vic, Definately been too long, usenet may not be fashionable but it still has its place :-)

    Gotta check in more often..

    Cheers
    Adam

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  • From Bob@21:1/5 to Victor Roberts on Sun Apr 9 06:08:35 2017
    On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 6:38:23 AM UTC-5, Victor Roberts wrote:
    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious
    discussion.

    --
    Vic Roberts
    http://www.RobertsResearchInc.com
    http://www.cflfacts.com
    sci.engr.lighting Rogues Gallery http://www.langmuir.org
    To reply via e-mail:
    replace xyz with vdr in the Reply to: address
    or use e-mail address listed at the Web site.

    This information is provided for educational purposes only.
    It may not be used in any publication or posted on any Web
    site without written permission.

    I never really participated in this group. But did enjoy hanging out on the fringes. When I first started out in lighting I tripped upon this page. I found a wealth of information and enjoyment reading the post. That was a decade ago. Time flies... Take
    care everyone

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  • From Victor Roberts@21:1/5 to xyz@lighting-research.com on Mon Nov 26 20:16:23 2018
    On Wed, 11 May 2016 07:38:23 -0400, Victor Roberts
    <xyz@lighting-research.com> wrote:

    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated >advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious
    discussion.

    Well, after another 2 1/2 years, I'm back once again. How many of
    then old timers are still here?

    Vic Roberts

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  • From Jeff Waymouth@21:1/5 to Victor Roberts on Tue Nov 27 09:54:08 2018
    Jeff Waymouth still checks in

    Jeff

    On 11/26/2018 8:16 PM, Victor Roberts wrote:
    On Wed, 11 May 2016 07:38:23 -0400, Victor Roberts <xyz@lighting-research.com> wrote:

    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated
    advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious
    discussion.

    Well, after another 2 1/2 years, I'm back once again. How many of
    then old timers are still here?

    Vic Roberts


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  • From Victor Roberts@21:1/5 to jfwaymouth3@comcast.net on Wed Nov 28 07:26:19 2018
    Hi Jeff!

    Vic

    On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 09:54:08 -0500, Jeff Waymouth
    <jfwaymouth3@comcast.net> wrote:

    Jeff Waymouth still checks in

    Jeff

    On 11/26/2018 8:16 PM, Victor Roberts wrote:
    On Wed, 11 May 2016 07:38:23 -0400, Victor Roberts
    <xyz@lighting-research.com> wrote:

    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated
    advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious
    discussion.

    Well, after another 2 1/2 years, I'm back once again. How many of
    then old timers are still here?

    Vic Roberts


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  • From Jeff Waymouth@21:1/5 to Victor Roberts on Wed Nov 28 09:15:24 2018
    Hello Vic!

    Jeff

    On 11/28/2018 7:26 AM, Victor Roberts wrote:
    Hi Jeff!

    Vic

    On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 09:54:08 -0500, Jeff Waymouth
    <jfwaymouth3@comcast.net> wrote:

    Jeff Waymouth still checks in

    Jeff

    On 11/26/2018 8:16 PM, Victor Roberts wrote:
    On Wed, 11 May 2016 07:38:23 -0400, Victor Roberts
    <xyz@lighting-research.com> wrote:

    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated
    advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious
    discussion.

    Well, after another 2 1/2 years, I'm back once again. How many of
    then old timers are still here?

    Vic Roberts


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  • From Andrew Gabriel@21:1/5 to Victor Roberts on Thu Nov 29 10:40:47 2018
    in article <5l6pvdl1sn058vbdu7a819a7p5p11u2mos@4ax.com>,
    Victor Roberts <vicroberts@earthlink.net> writes:
    On Wed, 11 May 2016 07:38:23 -0400, Victor Roberts <xyz@lighting-research.com> wrote:

    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated >>advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious >>discussion.

    Well, after another 2 1/2 years, I'm back once again. How many of
    then old timers are still here?

    I still check for any updates every day or two when I'm checking
    out other groups I'm still using.

    --
    Andrew Gabriel
    [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

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  • From Victor Roberts@21:1/5 to Andrew Gabriel on Thu Nov 29 08:49:20 2018
    Hi Andrew. That makes three of the old guard.

    Vic

    On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:40:47 -0000 (UTC), andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk
    (Andrew Gabriel) wrote:

    in article <5l6pvdl1sn058vbdu7a819a7p5p11u2mos@4ax.com>,
    Victor Roberts <vicroberts@earthlink.net> writes:
    On Wed, 11 May 2016 07:38:23 -0400, Victor Roberts
    <xyz@lighting-research.com> wrote:

    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated >>>advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious >>>discussion.

    Well, after another 2 1/2 years, I'm back once again. How many of
    then old timers are still here?

    I still check for any updates every day or two when I'm checking
    out other groups I'm still using.

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  • From Travis Evans@21:1/5 to Victor Roberts on Mon Dec 3 03:07:09 2018
    On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 20:16:23 -0500, Victor Roberts <vicroberts@earthlink.net> wrote:
    Well, after another 2 1/2 years, I'm back once again. How many of
    then old timers are still here?

    I check messages here roughly monthly along with the only other
    newsgroup I still follow… whenever I actually remember to do so. :-)
    But of course there's usually no activity at all. :-(

    I still like learning about lighting technology. Over the last year or
    so I've been experimenting with the Philips Hue “smart bulb” products
    and their software programming support and have been having quite a
    bit of fun with that, especially the color RGBW bulbs.

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  • From Victor Roberts@21:1/5 to travisgevans+usenet@gmail.com on Mon Dec 3 11:37:40 2018
    On Mon, 3 Dec 2018 03:07:09 +0000 (UTC), Travis Evans <travisgevans+usenet@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 20:16:23 -0500, Victor Roberts <vicroberts@earthlink.net> wrote:
    Well, after another 2 1/2 years, I'm back once again. How many of
    then old timers are still here?

    I check messages here roughly monthly along with the only other
    newsgroup I still follow whenever I actually remember to do so. :-)
    But of course there's usually no activity at all. :-(

    I still like learning about lighting technology. Over the last year or
    so I've been experimenting with the Philips Hue smart bulb products
    and their software programming support and have been having quite a
    bit of fun with that, especially the color RGBW bulbs.


    Hello again Travis!

    Vic

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  • From Bob@21:1/5 to Victor Roberts on Thu Jul 29 18:45:05 2021
    On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 6:38:23 AM UTC-5, Victor Roberts wrote:
    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious
    discussion.

    --
    Vic Roberts
    http://www.RobertsResearchInc.com
    http://www.cflfacts.com
    sci.engr.lighting Rogues Gallery http://www.langmuir.org
    To reply via e-mail:
    replace xyz with vdr in the Reply to: address
    or use e-mail address listed at the Web site.

    This information is provided for educational purposes only.
    It may not be used in any publication or posted on any Web
    site without written permission.


    I just made on LinkedIn a group for us, sci.engr.lighting.
    Join if you want, old timers welcome, others vetted. I set the parameters that all who want to join,, admin must approve and if approved, members can NOT allow 1st level contacts in. Basically, locked down as best I could.


    Bob

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  • From Bob@21:1/5 to Victor Roberts on Thu Jul 29 18:21:56 2021
    On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 6:38:23 AM UTC-5, Victor Roberts wrote:
    I had given up on sci.engr.lighting but see that at least two of the
    old guard are still here. That's great. I've tried participating in
    the LinkedIn lighting groups, but they are filled with exaggerated advertising claims that it's almost impossible to have a serious
    discussion.

    --
    Vic Roberts
    http://www.RobertsResearchInc.com
    http://www.cflfacts.com
    sci.engr.lighting Rogues Gallery http://www.langmuir.org
    To reply via e-mail:
    replace xyz with vdr in the Reply to: address
    or use e-mail address listed at the Web site.

    This information is provided for educational purposes only.
    It may not be used in any publication or posted on any Web
    site without written permission.

    Well I'm still here, I started reading this group back in 2006 when I first started in Lighting. I learned so much. I'm currently a Senior Lighting Technical Specialist thanks to everyone. Would be nice to have LinkedIn be anything but advertising. Oh
    well, I suppose the moderators are to busy for the groups. I suppose we could add a group called 'the science of real Lighting and then lock it down to real folks who truly love all things Lighting.

    Take care everyone, I miss all the science you all wrote about, and, I think loanies, (?) the fella with the SPD website. Yum yum...

    Bob Brown
    Robert brown

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