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Re: Smokers are smarter, I say.

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On Tue, 02 May 2017 22:20:31 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:

> On 5/2/17, 2:03 PM, in article op.yzmp3lc4js98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson
> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 02 May 2017 21:25:03 +0100, Anonymous <nobody@remailer.paranoici.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <op.yzmkegidjs98qf@red.lan>
>>> "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, 22 Apr 2017 23:44:57 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 4/22/17, 3:25 PM, in article op.yy4a8ampjs98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson
>>>>> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 16 Apr 2017 22:26:17 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 4/16/17, 2:15 PM, in article op.yys3z7n3js98qf@red.lan, "James
>>>>>>> Wilkinson
>>>>>>> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have no issue with a modular tool -- but if the BEST choice he can
>>>>>>>>>>> find
>>>>>>>>>>> for it does not even have auto-spell checking that is sad.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I use it by choice.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Right. And presumably the best choice you can find... I mean why would
>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>> not use that? Maybe out of habit? But unless there is a good answer it
>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>> the best choice... and as you admit it has a significant weakness.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Again, not putting you down for it. My Usenet client SUCKS! But it has
>>>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>>>> pretty good abilities in terms of "smart folders" and so I stick with
>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>> (and there is simply nothing free on macOS I have found which I like).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Which is why you're both stupid for using rare OSs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ah, you like to use what is common... no matter what downsides it might
>>>>>>> have. OK.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The more that people use something, the more effort is put into making it
>>>>>> work
>>>>>> well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Plus it makes you more compatible with everyone else, and you have the
>>>>>> support
>>>>>> from more other people.
>>>>>
>>>>> There are many tasks I do which are done better on macOS than on Windows,
>>>>> in
>>>>> part because of the software but also because of the tools macOS provides
>>>>> me. Here is a partial list:
>>>>>
>>>>>   - Proxy icons
>>>>
>>>> Just read up on what those do, and it doesn't make life any simpler. I can
>>>> do all that stuff easily in Windows without a little icon.
>>>>
>>>>>   - A Media Browser
>>>>
>>>> Built into Windows File Explorer.
>>>>
>>>>>   - Full screen programs integrating with virtual desktops
>>>>>   - PDF Services
>>>>>   - A system wide color selector which allows for add-ons
>>>>>   - A system wide font manager where you can define sets and more
>>>>>   - Application services
>>>>>   - Renaming and moving and duplicating from within programs
>>>>>   - QuickLook (and its integration with so many programs)
>>>>>   - Saved status indicators
>>>>>   - A visual versioning system - which allows easy copying and pasting
>>>>>     from earlier versions
>>>>>   - A visual backup system that allows a novice to "dig back" into their
>>>>>     history
>>>>
>>>> [skipped these, I have some TV to watch]
>>>>
>>>>>   - Consistent print dialogs
>>>>>   - Consistent save and open dialogs
>>>>>   - Consistent common dialog names and placements and hot keys
>>>>
>>>> Consistent in Windows too.
>>>>
>>>>> These things are not done perfectly on macOS and the programs that run on
>>>>> it, but they are generally done well.
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Use windows and have a
>>>>>>>> huge array of choice for newsreaders and every other program.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But that does not mean Windows always has the best-of-class software NOT
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> best workflows.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> More options, more likelihood of the best.
>>>>>
>>>>> I use iWork often... nothing like it on Windows that I know of.
>>>>
>>>> Looks just like MS Office to me.
>>>>
>>>> And whats with the i before everything?  It gives an impression that a Mac
>>>> is a child's toy.  Do they still use words like"finder" and "chooser"?
>>>>
>>>>> And other
>>>>> tools on Windows do not, of course, tap into the things I list above or
>>>>> similar things. They cannot because Windows does not offer most of those
>>>>> (though with the dialogs I guess it is not too far off).
>>>>>
>>>>> But use what you like. That is why *I* like macOS, but it does not mean it
>>>>> is the best choice for you... nor that it is the best choice for those who
>>>>> prefer Linux. Good to know at least the basics of each, though, so you can
>>>>> decide for yourself (assuming you care to).
>>>>
>>>> Tried them all, hate everything but Windows.  Linux is too geeky, Mac is too
>>>> childish.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will
>>>> eat for a lifetime; give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish
>>
>> What is the point to your reposts?
>
> Someone proving the script-troller wrong about his denials of someone being
> obsessed with me.

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Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Anonymous <nobody@remailer.paranoici.org> - 2017-05-02 20:25 +0000
  Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-05-02 22:03 +0100
    Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-02 14:20 -0700
      Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-05-02 23:53 +0100

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