no one is going to like this, but how about a "slide rule collector"? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Michael Mcbride
papaboo02
Sep 1, 2008 3:02 pm
To all slide rule enthusiasts, Perhaps taleaducoist might work where taleo is Latin stick or rod, and duco is Latin for calculate. Mike ... From:...
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John Mosand
jomosand
Sep 1, 2008 5:01 pm
I think that a better term would be 'regula' = ruler. 'Duco' is 1.person present of 'ducere', mostly used in the sense of 'figuring', 'reckoning', e.g....
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Ted Hume
tedrhume
Sep 1, 2008 8:43 pm
Warren Salomon came up with the name for a small group of Hemmi slide rule collectors ... the Hemmi Roids. Let's don't ask him for a suggestion for the current...
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Bill Robinson
gerwkr
Sep 1, 2008 9:31 pm
How about a "Slide Ruler". ... From: tranka2010 To: sliderule@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 6:57 PM Subject: SR a person who collects slide...
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Bill Robinson
gerwkr
Sep 1, 2008 9:32 pm
... From: tranka2010 To: sliderule@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 6:57 PM Subject: SR a person who collects slide rules... A philatelist is...
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John Mosand
jomosand
Sep 1, 2008 9:52 pm
I think that a better term would be 'regula' = ruler. 'Duco' is 1.person present of 'ducere', mostly used in the sense of 'figuring', 'reckoning', e.g....
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Chris
bochigon
Sep 2, 2008 1:04 am
How about a regulatist? Chris Bourne ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Brandon Hughes
br2hughes
Sep 2, 2008 5:42 am
First, a bit of Latin: regula, ae, f.: straight edge or strip, rule, ruler, standard logarithmus, i, m.?--I don't think was really a latin word until used by...
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Cyril Catt
newcastleewc...
Sep 2, 2008 7:42 am
I believe the Catholic Church, which used Latin widely, certainly as long as slide rules were used, may have come up with a word for a slide rule, but I have...
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Stefan Vorkoetter
smvorkoetter
Sep 2, 2008 1:53 pm
My wife (who is not a slide rule collector) and I discussed this over breakfast and a few dictionaries. I came up with "logarithmaphile". She came up with...
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Dick Rose
dickrose2
Sep 2, 2008 2:39 pm
I'm sorry. I just can no longer resist. :-) Many slide rule collectors tell me that their spouses, usually of the female persuasion, think that they, the...
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Philippe Deau
pdeau
Sep 2, 2008 2:52 pm
Thank you Dick for your sense of humor Excellent ! Philippe Deau ... From: Dick Rose To: sliderule@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 4:39 PM ...
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Warren Salomon
moonblue_moo...
Sep 2, 2008 3:59 pm
Gentlemen: Consider "conservator taleae" (collector of sticks), which comes from these two words: talea -ae f. [a cutting , slip; a short stake or bar]. ...
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dfsmth45
Sep 2, 2008 7:01 pm
So, building on that, could we have "conservator taleae logarithmeae" (or whatever the Latin form of the word would be). Steve Treadwell ... from these ... ...
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jonmonsen
Sep 2, 2008 7:01 pm
I found a source for clear plastic easels that work nicely for displaying my slide rules. I use the "Small" sze 1 1/2" high. These are described as being...
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Craig Kielhofer
craig_kielhofer
Sep 2, 2008 7:04 pm
There has been a rash of messages back and forth on various Yahoo Groups of a new "service" called Grouply. Grouply allows you to supposedly manage your...
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Ken Dayson
companiahill
Sep 2, 2008 10:58 pm
... Ratiolapsatist? Regulamobilist? Years ago, when the ISRG logo was being created, there was a fun discussion of possible Latin mottos to accompany it....
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David Smart
smartware_co...
Sep 2, 2008 11:00 pm
Slippery Stick buyers have to be ... ... Slippery Customers. Regards, Dave S ... From: "Dick Rose" <rarose@...> To:...
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David Smart
smartware_co...
Sep 2, 2008 11:05 pm
Thanks for this timely warning, Craig. Yes, Grouply does look as though it has potential for serious abuse. For the interest of other members, these two...
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gsflom1
Sep 3, 2008 2:15 am
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RayKornele
krazykyngekorny
Sep 3, 2008 5:16 am
... Not only does the information you provide to Grouply give them access to your messages. It also allows them to access the group membership lists and spam...
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David Smart
smartware_co...
Sep 3, 2008 2:35 pm
I assume that if you changed your password in Yahoo, Grouply would suddenly find itself unable to access your stuff any more. That'd be the first thing to do...
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Rod Lovett
rodlovett
Sep 4, 2008 12:43 pm
Hi Everyone, As those of you who use my eBay search program at: http://sliderules.lovett.com/srsearch.html will know, the text displayed is that provided by...
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Lennart Börjeson
lenborje
Sep 4, 2008 3:18 pm
Sorry for joining the discussion late, but I just realised my Latin dictionary is very modern. According to the foreword, this is the terminology agreed upon...
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Ronald van Riet
ronaldvanriet
Sep 4, 2008 3:29 pm
So if we include all those who collect calculating machines, it could be calculatoriatist? Ronald...
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Stefan Vorkoetter
smvorkoetter
Sep 4, 2008 3:35 pm
In light of this discussion, I've come to appreciate that people who specialize in integrating new words into "modern Latin" (an oxymoron if I've ever heard...
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John Mosand
jomosand
Sep 4, 2008 8:25 pm
When considering terms, we must not forget that neither 'philatelist' nor 'numismatist' implies a 'collector'. Those terms are short because they merely...
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jerry_mccarthy_uk
jerry_mccart...
Sep 5, 2008 10:04 am
... I'm dropping into this conversation a little late, but perhaps I could point out that although most sliderules are logarithmic, they don't have to be so! ...
