Since the 'alledged' software upgrade earlier this month I have gotten '403 Forbidden' error messages when attempting to post.
That I have been able to detect, there is no particular 'situation' which causes the error. At times it happens and at times it doesn't.
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Me too. Three swings, all from phone; I struck out.
CT forum liked me enough, though.
It appears that the Trains forum and the Classic Trains forums are running different software from each other. I can't formulate a good reason why.
Ironic the the "old train forum" has the more modern software.
To tell you the truth, I keep hearing about the "new" online Trains and forums. But I'm yet to notice one iota of difference.
I watched a video which seems to promise that they're going to put some content behind a paywall, though. I don't know if subscriptions to Trains and CT (which I have) will qualify as a secret handshake or not.
Maybe they're just not done yet. Heck, I'm still waiting for America to complete our conversion to metric.
403 Forbidden message means that you have hit a firewall that will not allow you access. It is up to the person who monitores and controls acess to the network to allow access to the system.
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I was getting that during the "outage." It's all better now.
I did notice that there were comments, etc during the event, but I couldn't do so.
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Lithonia Operator Heck, I'm still waiting for America to complete our conversion to metric.
BaltACDIt appears that the Trains forum and the Classic Trains forums are running different software from each other. I can't formulate a good reason why
Overmod Lithonia Operator Heck, I'm still waiting for America to complete our conversion to metric. We did that, where it mattered, in 1876. Why wait for where it doesn't?
We did that, where it mattered, in 1876. Why wait for where it doesn't?
God in His wisdom put the Atlantic Ocean where it is to keep Napoleon, Hitler, Stalin, and the metric system OUT of the New World! I'm not going to argue with Him!
He put the English Channel where it is for the same reason, to keep the above and Phillip of Spain out as well. The Brits went metric anyway. Some still aren't sure it was a good idea!
With all due respect, I'm not sure I understand the bolded sentence.
In any event, I remember the period when we were "going metric." Road signs began apperaring with mileages in both English and Metric, in preparation for when everything would be metric. Then the whole thing faded away, and the kilometers began disappearing.
It was truly an exciting time.
What I meant was that we made metric the legal basis of our systems of measurement. We adopted it elsewhere, as in science and pharmacy, where it made sense. We have largely not been buffaloed into going further merely because others use inconvenient or pointless units.
Lithonia OperatorIn any event, I remember the period when we were "going metric."
Perhaps learning to recast distances in km into local dimensions in meters and millimeters (centimeters being officially deprecated in SI, remember) would have taken longer, but if there were indeed a real advantage to measuring in powers of 10 it would have been a significant 'foot in the door' (or nose in the tent for the paranoid Imperial-ists among us).
But no, we used 88 instead, and things took a predictable who-gives-a-crap-what-units-say-"too damn slow" course.
IMBO, the best unit of length would have been the distance light travels in 1 nsec...
For a funny mixed metric/imperial calculation, consider that the power expressed by 1lbf at 1 statute mile per hour is 1.99 watts.
Erik_MagIMBO, the best unit of length would have been the distance light travels in 1 nsec...
Although it's fundamentally near-useless as a reproduceable standard without a certain amount of complicated technology requiring very skilled calibration... to humans.
That is why I so liked the idea of the pendulum length that beats precisely 1 second at the Equator ... in the days before synchronomes and BIPM and UCT fouled up the idea that celestial motion is smooth and reliable ... as the basis for a 'rational scientific' system based on 10. The problem for the meretric system is that (1) in precise science, origin stories matter, and (2) in matters of ultimate precision, close is no cigar. What rational system defines its unit of length in fractional wavelengths of an emission spectrum?
For measuring speed, I have always been partial to "FpF" (Furlongs per Fortnight).
I think 1 FpF is the speed of the tip of the minute hand on clock of a diameter of about 6-inches.
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
Semper VaporoI think 1 FpF is the speed of the tip of the minute hand on clock of a diameter of about 6-inches.
OvermodProof that the Creator intended English units to be best!
"If God had intended the world to use the metric system, he would have had 10 Apostles"
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Overmod The problem for the meretric system is that (1) in precise science, origin stories matter, and (2) in matters of ultimate precision, close is no cigar. What rational system defines its unit of length in fractional wavelengths of an emission spectrum?
The problem for the meretric system is that (1) in precise science, origin stories matter, and (2) in matters of ultimate precision, close is no cigar. What rational system defines its unit of length in fractional wavelengths of an emission spectrum?
The latest definition of the meter is a given fraction of the distance that light travels in one second - various metrology geeks figured out how to measure frequency of either NIR or optical wavelengths and the decision was made to fix the speed of light and use advances in metrology to better define the meter.
The current standard inch is defined as a relatively simple fraction of a meter, leading some interesting results where the U.S. Letter size paper sheet can be expressed exactly with a tenth of a millimeter resolution where A4 paper can only be approximated.
Semper Vaporo For measuring speed, I have always been partial to "FpF" (Furlongs per Fortnight). I think 1 FpF is the speed of the tip of the minute hand on clock of a diameter of about 6-inches.
All sorts of fun conversions; FpF, along with volume in acre-ft, area in square yards, flow in ..??.., etc...
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Can't match the precision of a cubit
rdamonCan't match the precision of a cubit
FWIW, I've been getting the 403 forbidden error every time in trying to reply to a post on the Transit section. This was over a period of 15 hours and with two different browsers.
I've gotten some 403's myself today, some on the "Classic Trains" Forum and some on "Classic Toy Trains."
Probably something to do with the rest of the mess 2020 has been.
I was getting 403's yesterday - deleted all the cookies from the various 'trains' sites in my browser and was able to get back posting.
Just tried deleting cookies and logging in again, still got the 403 error on the Transit forum.
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Figured....
Weird thing is that I haven't had a 403 error on the General Discussion forum.
Wrote that a bit too soon.
Just got it and now I am posting W?????????????????
I seems if I am quoting a prior post in my reply I am more likely to get the 403 error. If I am posting 'straightaway' I am more likely to be successful.
The other thing I see - When the 403 comes up it is immediate. When a successful post is made there is a delay in processing.
Yes again. Have taken to copying posts before submitting.
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