BE missing pieces

[Max Nemtsov]

hm, that's an idea ))
putting everything to good use, right
thanks, Charles

On 20.02.2015 18:21, Charles Albert wrote:
> *Configuration management* (CM) is a systems engineering process for 
> establishing and maintaining consistency of a product's performance, 
> functional and physical attributes with its requirements, design and 
> operational information throughout its life.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_management
>
>
> Aforemost two stop-blades of this set. 'the stems o't said keys 11T:L 
> are oll'set as shown at 117D, ll`ig'.;2and their lower extremities are 
> coupled 1e-,peetivel v to levers lltL and lltl pivoted intermediate 
> their ends to a suitable supporting braeket llt), and 
> eonneetedresl'metively with the toreniost two slopblades which have 
> laterally projeetinj -lugs ltl and 113" embraeed re- ._*spee 'vely*_ 
> by the bi'l'ureated rear ends ot the levers llo and llol. Thus 
> depression ot the key bearing' the numeral lt)
>
> http://www.google.ca/patents/US990174
>
> From a patent on a "calculating machine" adaptation to facilitate 
> (from the looks of it) currency conversion. My guess is that the word 
> is an approximation of "respectively", garbled in some digitization of 
> an original, handwritten, application.
>
> Could be a google quest coincidence.
>
> love,
> cfa
>
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Max Nemtsov <max.nemtsov at gmail.com 
> <mailto:max.nemtsov at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     guys, I'm working now on the Russian translation of BE, and i
>     wonder if some of you could help me with this (and for your info
>     anyway)
>
>     the kindle edition of the book i have has this passage from
>     chapter 33:
>
>     “Welcome to the bridge, Ms. Loeffler.” A loutish youth, unshaven,
>     in cargo shorts and a stained More Cowbell T-shirt. There is a
>     shift in the ambience. The music segues to the theme from Deus Ex,
>     the lights dim, the space is tidied by invisible cyberelves.
>
>     Pynchon, Thomas (2013-09-17). Bleeding Edge (p. 356). Penguin
>     Group US. Kindle Edition.
>
>     however the text i was given by the publisher who received it via
>     the well-known agent, has a slightly diff version of the same one:
>
>     “Welcome to the bridge, Ms. Loeffler.” A loutish youth, unshaven,
>     in cargo shorts and a stained More Cowbell T-shirt.
>     "And you are..."
>     "Public relations."
>     "And right now you're... in uniform? out of uniform?"
>     "Actually, there's a menu..." which he reaches into empty air and
>     pulls down for her.
>     "Hmm... well, this Armani turnout here would look nice on you...
>     Oh, and... wait, hat options..."
>     Once they get this sorted, the reconfigured Speevely beams at her
>     expectantly for a while. There is a shift in the ambience etc.
>
>     while it's pretty clear for me that i should stick to the final
>     version, as presented in the kindle edition, just for
>     elucidation's sake, what, the fuck, is Speevely? ))
>     Mx
>     -
>     Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>
>

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