Re: Mind's Eye Windows Eight

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
Allan

On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 6:21 PM, archytas <nwterry@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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Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly.

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