Re: Mind's Eye Windows Eight

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:
> 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.
>
> 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
>
> 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<ashkashal@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. :|
>>>
>>> I love taking apart and fixing things, especially when they work better
>>> after. *chuckles
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/19/2012 1:38 PM, archytas wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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!
>>>>
>>>> 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:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Dec 17, 1:20 pm, gabbydott<gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 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 something in cloud cabal to let him know getting
>>>>>>>>>>> old
>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>> crap but does entail a certain freedom from mothers.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> With England at 332 for two I sorely miss Vam. I'd explain in
>>>>>>>>>>> great
>>>>>>>>>>> detail Gabs - but cricket is one secret we have kept from you
>>>>>>>>>>> Germans
>>>>>>>>>>> since refusing to send professionals to expand the game in your
>>>>>>>>>>> country in the 1930s. I have an image of you as the lady
>>>>>>>>>>> chair of
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Deutscher Cricket Bund, ensuring the teas are maintained to the
>>>>>>>>>>> high
>>>>>>>>>>> standard I found in a small club outside Munich. The potatoes
>>>>>>>>>>> were
>>>>>>>>>>> particularly excellent, though not as rewarding as my practical
>>>>>>>>>>> explanation of 'chin music' on the pitch - which led to some
>>>>>>>>>>> jokes
>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>> dueling scars during splendid after-match hospitality. I'm sure
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> game would be safe in your hands and would always return to
>>>>>>>>>>> see the
>>>>>>>>>>> pigs flying on tandems over the Munich Hills (with are, in fact,
>>>>>>>>>>> outside Dublin). Sadly, as an old fart, I am reduced to guile,
>>>>>>>>>>> deception and soin to get batsmen out these days, before
>>>>>>>>>>> retiring
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> the pavilion and endless discussion of bad backs and
>>>>>>>>>>> has-beenery.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Nov 26, 3:50 pm, gabbydott<gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Right, which is why one should write an alternative text for
>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> images
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> uses. But the visual stuff helps the un-initiated more than
>>>>>>>>>>>> gray
>>>>>>>>>>>> XP
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> style
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> and code language. My son says he doesn't need W8. For him
>>>>>>>>>>>> to be
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> able
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> decode old farts' stories of victimization I'll have to buy the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> upgrade
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> him.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2012/11/25 archytas<nwte...@gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd still be on dos given the choice too. I finally have W8
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> looking
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> like XP and most of the glitches out. I wouldn't have bothered
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> except
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the reasons above. Lots of this metro, visual stuff makes
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> things
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> much harder for blind people. I'd go for text-only with a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> button
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> play pics and vids.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 25 Nov, 09:43, Allan H<allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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<nwte...@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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Allan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
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