Path: csiph.com!feeder.erje.net!1.us.feeder.erje.net!news.alt.net From: "James Wilkinson Sword" Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,sci.physics,alt.privacy.anon-server,comp.sys.mac.system,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.cellular-phone-tech Subject: Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 21:33:24 +0100 Organization: ~ Lines: 41 Message-ID: References: <8ssmec1o3btcuo4c57q7qtfjtlsr6ojqt6@4ax.com> <140420171535206200%nospam@nospam.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Opera Mail/1.0 (Win32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:408438 sci.physics:629022 alt.privacy.anon-server:58816 comp.sys.mac.system:104336 alt.comp.os.windows-10:39353 alt.cellular-phone-tech:893 On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 20:35:20 +0100, nospam wrote: > In article , James Wilkinson Sword > wrote: > >> >> >> >> Windows 7 is easy to get for free. Which used to (and still does?) >> >> upgrade to >> >> 10 for free. >> > >> > Legally? >> >> Who cares about that? As long as it works. > > that makes you a thief. > > what else do you steal? Go look up how many people use torrents. It ain't just me. >> > Right now, for example, I have >> > 10 or so year old Mac with a dead hard drive. Could get a new hard drive, >> > fight to put it in (Apple does not make it easy) >> >> I remember completely dismantling a macbook clamshell for a memory upgrade. >> The corresponding PCs had a flap in the bottom, making it take 2 minutes >> instead of 2 hours. > > bullshit. > > adding memory to a macbook does not require dismantling nor does it > take 2 hours unless you're a total klutz, and even if you are, 2 hours > is a stretch. On this particular model it did, it was unusual. I had to remove the keyboard, the hard disk, and about 5 other components. Ah, I misremembered, I was replacing/upgrading a hard drive: https://youtu.be/nCdO4eaE4xE -- Corduroy pillows are making headlines!