Re: Mind's Eye Windows Eight

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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