Re: Mind's Eye Windows Eight

Right now my hands are stuck firmly in my pockets I preferred IBM Dos
over MS dos and only started using had a fantastic email program..
wonder it it is still around.. I fully understand about the barge
pole.. excellent idea.. I am sure your son or grand son will love
it..
Allan

On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 12:59 AM, archytas <nwterry@gmail.com> wrote:
> Lots of stuff doesn't work - start up and shut down remain dicey, the
> laptop's mousepad doesn't shut down automatically when I plug my mouse
> in - the lis of such annoying bits is long. Microsoft (after two fob-
> offs) told me to use F8 to do some debugging. I'd rung to tell them
> F8 didn't work! I wouldn't touch the thing with a bargepole unless
> you have a commercial reason for needing to.
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> On 24 Nov, 20:07, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Actually MS is trying to get control of the gaming market ,, by
>> getting game programers to set their programs that they only operate
>> on Windows 8
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>> On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 6:21 PM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > W8 looks like yet another attempt to stick us with yet another portal
>> > directing us to Microsoft products - via its metro interface that
>> > replaces desktop. I don't like Faceflop, Googleplod or Twatter (which
>> > started as a place to host audio podcasts - am amazing non-starter).
>> > The highlight on these over several years was Gabby tagging me as a
>> > rabbit in a weird building in Berlin.
>> > I'm rid of the metroface through a bit of cheap software. One can
>> > understand why these conglomerates want to shoehorn an advertising-
>> > based business model into our social activities. These days I watch
>> > all commercial TV via Tivo to fast forward he ads and increasingly do
>> > the same with BBC to evade their promos. I-google lets me rid myself
>> > of the standard bimbo products of all browsers. I use gmail in order
>> > not to give out my 'serious' email address. I guess we essentially
>> > want to freeride on the technical provision.
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>> > Wikipedia gets stick for not being sufficiently peer-reviewed. In
>> > terms if the subjects I 'teach' it is more accurate than textbooks and
>> > the material publishers provide if you recommend their texts to
>> > students (it's very difficult not to when 'exams' are based on the rot
>> > - much of which is trashed in wider academic peer review). A few
>> > academics like Steve Keen (economics and under redundancy threat at
>> > his uni) and Alain de Connes (maths) publish all their work for free
>> > access. I wish I was in a position to do the same - if I allowed free
>> > access my income would go.
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>> > In principle I would like Mind's Eye to have wider contribution.
>> > Currently I would say we are open to diversity but actually not
>> > diverse. But we don't want the SNERTs, trolls, flamers and
>> > advertising. One can see how we might 'revamp', but everything I've
>> > tried(like new google groups) seems to vapourise continuity.
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>> > On 24 Nov, 15:47, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Air gunner full of hot air ready to release it quickly - taking care of
>> >> "Minds Eye"! LOL
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>> >> 2012/11/24 Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com>
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>> >> > Air gunner full of hot air ready to release it quickly
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>> |_D Allan
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>> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
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>> I am a Natural Airgunner -
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>> Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly.
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Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.


I am a Natural Airgunner -

Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly.

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