Re: Mind's Eye Windows Eight

Sitting for my neighbours' young kids this morning I had 'Robots' on
the television. We and our utility belts would have fitted in well
with the cast.

On 21 Dec, 00:36, James <ashkas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So I sat down to play with the new Droid tablet with the kids and spied
> emblazoned at the top of a Wikipedia article, "Domesday Cult". OOPS! "It
> seems like someone already used that name James", she said, grinning
> while describing with a laugh. "Let me guess, it has nothing to do with
> acknowledging the power of science." Maybe for the new Aquarius ago or
> whatever santa can get me a mental upgrade?
>
> *smacks forehead
>
> On 12/20/2012 7:15 PM, James wrote:
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> > Seems I was wrong about the tribal thing, sometimes I tune out a little.
> > The comparison was whether tribal culture was better at identifying
> > effective leaders and putting them into appropriate service.
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> > Heh, just a few minutes ago I mentioned starting a domesday (sic) cult
> > on the premise that we can assemble microcosm ecologies and integrate
> > them in spheres from single subjects and studies on to communities, the
> > Earth, etc. The book might help! "Geodome", get it? Man I'm lame. :p
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> > Happy galactic equilibrium eve, everyone! Or something like that. *sighs :)
>
> > On 12/20/2012 3:08 AM, Allan H wrote:
> >> Hoi James,, just bought a book "The Dragonfly Effect" it is on using
> >> the social media.. might be of interest .. not sure,, as it will be
> >> a very slow read for me ..
> >> Allan
>
> >> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 1:22 AM, James<ashkas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Getting a little worried here, my fiancee just told me she didn't think
> >>> tribal cultures were all that advanced. Enough to integrate weapons
> >>> (bows
> >>> and arrows) in play anyways, I wonder what would make her think that,
> >>> she is
> >>> far ahead of me on book learning (English and History major).
>
> >>> I consider my office and shop areas a reflection of my mind, you can
> >>> deduce
> >>> from that. Ha! Need to find a way to extract some money from all
> >>> these watts
> >>> my brain is consuming, some days it runs through me like a lightning
> >>> rod,
> >>> and on others it is difficult to read more than three words at a
> >>> time. Molly
> >>> might have some advice on psychic pendulums, but I'm thinking Allan
> >>> or RP
> >>> could tell me a thing or two about how to use an echo before it's
> >>> origin,
> >>> I've been waiting for a sweet explanation from science but the
> >>> statistics
> >>> are way outta my league. Inner monologue: how to make some money? (echo,
> >>> echo, echo), no reply. :|
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> >>> I love taking apart and fixing things, especially when they work better
> >>> after. *chuckles
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> >>> On 12/19/2012 1:38 PM, archytas wrote:
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> >>>> I can barely resist fixing things. I'm about to upgrade my PC to a
> >>>> solid state drive - but should really have worked out whether anyone
> >>>> will use it. I'd probably want to fit a miniature mobile phone to the
> >>>> watch before fixing it to my belt. I rebuilt an old Land Rover a
> >>>> couple of years back - should really have worked out whether I'd ever
> >>>> want to drive the thing first! I've just been thwarted by a tap-
> >>>> washer - the screw actually has a hex-splined head - but I have a box
> >>>> of them in the shed from my car mechanic past so it will succumb
> >>>> tomorrow! Assuming nothing in the shed attacks me - I'm not very
> >>>> tidy.
>
> >>>> Aero was a duck-egg if ever there was one!
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> >>>> On Dec 18, 11:13 pm, James<ashkas...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>> Funny, I just disabled Aero on a netbook with Win7 and the user seemed
> >>>>> astonished at how fast it worked after (interactive response time was
> >>>>> the word I used while grumbling). This was a retired engineer who
> >>>>> designed and built the early PC stuff while managing four layers in
> >>>>> development for manufacturing industries. I kinda shrug and ask for
> >>>>> feedback in a week, "what do you think?" style.
>
> >>>>> Something tells me much of what we do is because of someone
> >>>>> deciding for
> >>>>> us what we want or need. When we look deeper we find things with an
> >>>>> astonished expression, but really much of our issues were figured
> >>>>> out by
> >>>>> hunter gatherers on the savannah some time ago but we're being led
> >>>>> around like a bunch of clothes shoppers changing fads by the
> >>>>> season. :p
> >>>>> One of the names my peers used to use was 'trash picker' (among
> >>>>> others),
> >>>>> I always looked back blank and thought the morons were walking past a
> >>>>> $600 stereo on the curb because of their pride, all it needed was a
> >>>>> fuse.
> >>>>> :/
>
> >>>>> I find my belt is a handy place for a wristwatch, you have to remove a
> >>>>> pin and let it hang unhinged-like.
>
> >>>>> On 12/18/2012 12:13 PM, archytas wrote:
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> >>>>>> Mine came small with a bigger thing to allow fitting to old sized
> >>>>>> equipment. The EA stuff works after retro-installation and as long as
> >>>>>> the Origin thing is switched off before the machine is. The major
> >>>>>> import of smart phones in my world is not having to wear a watch.
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> >>>>>> On Dec 17, 1:20 pm, gabbydott<gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >>>>>>> I am planning to do the upgrade on my notebook between the years.
> >>>>>>> After
> >>>>>>> what I have heard from your experience I will not upgrade Noah's
> >>>>>>> computer
> >>>>>>> system with all his EA Sports games installed on it.
>
> >>>>>>> I have treated myself to a new smartphone, the Nexus 4. It arrived
> >>>>>>> earlier
> >>>>>>> than expected and it is a wonderful new toy! :)
>
> >>>>>>> I still need to wait for a new micro sim card. I tried to cut the
> >>>>>>> old
> >>>>>>> one
> >>>>>>> smaller, but I must have ruined it. No need to cry over spilled
> >>>>>>> milk.
> >>>>>>> At
> >>>>>>> least I tried.
> >>>>>>> Am 15.12.2012 18:12 schrieb "archytas"<nwte...@gmail.com>:
>
> >>>>>>>> To be fair the W8 thing is now working a bit better than 7 did - I
> >>>>>>>> just resent it not coming with easier upgrade and having to
> >>>>>>>> re-install
> >>>>>>>> most programmes. The big problem turned out to be with EA Games.
> >>>>>>>> Shut down and restart are now quicker and I was able to use my
> >>>>>>>> laptop
> >>>>>>>> in wordprocessing for 6 hours without charger - an hour's
> >>>>>>>> improvement. I wish someone made systems that were less about being
> >>>>>>>> kids' toys.
>
> >>>>>>>> On 14 Dec, 21:42, Lee Douglas<leerevdoug...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>>>>>> Now I'm not one of these anti Apple bods, but it is true that
> >>>>>>>>> as an
> >>>>>>>>> IT
> >>>>>>>>> professional I like kit that I can tinker with and that I can make
> >>>>>>>>> work
>
> >>>>>>>> in
>
> >>>>>>>>> the ways in which I like to work. So my biggest hangup with Apple
>
> >>>>>>>> products
>
> >>>>>>>>> is that you are forced into doing things there way. And updates,
> >>>>>>>>> well of
> >>>>>>>>> course you do get them automatically applied as well, and
> >>>>>>>>> things like
> >>>>>>>>> Itunes, well I'll not tell you how many of my mates have called
> >>>>>>>>> me up
>
> >>>>>>>> this
>
> >>>>>>>>> week to ask me to roll back to the previous version for them!
>
> >>>>>>>>> Also, nice to see you Don.
>
> >>>>>>>>> On Saturday, 8 December 2012 13:33:34 UTC, Don Johnson wrote:
>
> >>>>>>>>>> I'm skittish of upgrades. "If it ain't broke don't fix it" is
> >>>>>>>>>> almost
> >>>>>>>>>> my personal motto. The Mac costs more and lacks some of the
> >>>>>>>>>> software
> >>>>>>>>>> available to the IBM model but imho is worth every extra dollar.
> >>>>>>>>>> Zero
> >>>>>>>>>> issues. Loads faster. No constant downloading of updates for
> >>>>>>>>>> protection and what not.
>
> >>>>>>>>>> MicroSoft is desperate to compete with Apple. They keep rushing
> >>>>>>>>>> unfinished crap to production and it shows. From what I've
> >>>>>>>>>> read the
> >>>>>>>>>> interface for Win8 makes it more like the Mac. New learning is
> >>>>>>>>>> required to utilize the new stuff. Perhaps a good time to
> >>>>>>>>>> switch to
> >>>>>>>>>> Mac if you've ever considered it. It's different but intuitive
> >>>>>>>>>> enough
> >>>>>>>>>> where I think it's easier once you get out of the Windows
> >>>>>>>>>> mindset.
> >>>>>>>>>> Of
> >>>>>>>>>> course, if your programs aren't available on the Mac it would
> >>>>>>>>>> make
> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>> switch unadvisable. And then there's the price....
>
> >>>>>>>>>> dj
>
> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 1:58 AM,
> >>>>>>>>>> archytas<nwt...@gmail.com<javascript:>>
> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
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> >>>>>>>>>>> I finally have my laptop working about 2 weeks after
> >>>>>>>>>>> installing W8
> >>>>>>>>>>> as
> >>>>>>>>>>> an upgrade. I had to use the refresh option. This uninstalled
> >>>>>>>>>>> about
> >>>>>>>>>>> 50 programs, including MS Office, along with my text files and
> >>>>>>>>>>> anything from competitors like Google Chrome. I may as well have
> >>>>>>>>>>> formatted my hard drive and installed W8 from scratch. It's
> >>>>>>>>>>> marginally better than W7 now. Without my back-up I'd have to
> >>>>>>>>>>> spend
> >>>>>>>>>>> about 200 to get the programs I actually use back. I had 2 hours
> >>>>>>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>>> pain with Microsoft over Office - which wouldn't let me
> >>>>>>>>>>> reinstall
>
> >>>>>>>> from
>
> >>>>>>>>>>> my genuine disk. The new version of IE that supplanted my normal
> >>>>>>>>>>> browsers left me cold and I will never learn its new
> >>>>>>>>>>> interface. In
> >>>>>>>>>>> all it's cost me 2 days work and frustration and left me feeling
> >>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>> thing is intended to get us to spend more money on MS products.
> >>>>>>>>>>> Analysis boils down to a con I could easily do without. My old
> >>>>>>>>>>> fart
> >>>>>>>>>>> prediction on your son is he will learn more about deviant
> >>>>>>>>>>> mothering
> >>>>>>>>>>> on the lines of 'A Boy Named Sue' than the tribulations of
> >>>>>>>>>>> dotage.
> >>>>>>>>>>> I
> >>>>>>>>>>> shall encode
>
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