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| Started by | "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> |
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| First post | 2016-06-29 09:23 +0100 |
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The decline of the dinosaurs? "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-29 09:23 +0100
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-29 04:58 -0400
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-06-29 10:46 +0000
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-29 12:12 +0100
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-06-29 12:18 +0100
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-29 15:39 +0200
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-06-29 10:09 -0500
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-29 15:54 +0000
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2016-06-29 11:11 -0500
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-29 16:22 +0000
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-29 16:51 +0000
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-06-29 19:28 +0100
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-29 19:37 +0000
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-06-29 23:15 -0300
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-30 06:46 -0400
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-30 11:38 +0000
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-30 18:54 +0000
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-07-01 14:43 +0100
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-29 12:07 -0700
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Stephen Wolstenholme <steve@easynn.com> - 2016-06-30 12:52 +0100
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-30 14:15 +0200
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-30 18:54 +0000
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-30 23:04 +0200
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-07-01 12:49 +0000
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Moten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-07-01 14:54 +0200
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-06-30 13:06 -0400
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-06-29 11:24 -0500
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2016-06-29 11:08 -0500
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-06-29 18:51 +0100
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-06-29 19:28 +0100
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-29 12:07 -0700
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-29 17:52 -0400
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-29 16:33 +0000
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Mike Causer <m.r.causer@goglemail.com> - 2016-06-30 20:50 +0100
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-07-01 08:26 -0500
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-06-29 07:50 -0400
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-29 11:59 -0700
Re: The decline of the dinosaurs? Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2016-06-29 17:25 -0500
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| From | "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 09:23 +0100 |
| Subject | The decline of the dinosaurs? |
| Message-ID | <nl00hu$l0$1@dont-email.me> |
1981, the origin of the PC and its derivative family is now 35 years ago. 35 years before that was 1946 with almost zero programmable computers around. Does the rise of the smart phone, et al, herald the demise of the PC, just as the Z1, Z2, Z3, ENIAC and Colossus have gone the way of the dinosaurs?
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| From | "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 04:58 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <MPG.31dd5797e467f0698a2e6@news.eternal-september.org> |
| In reply to | #166092 |
In article <nl00hu$l0$1@dont-email.me>, no.spam@thank.you.invalid says... > > 1981, the origin of the PC and its derivative family is now 35 > years ago. 35 years before that was 1946 with almost zero > programmable computers around. > > Does the rise of the smart phone, et al, herald the demise > of the PC, just as the Z1, Z2, Z3, ENIAC and Colossus > have gone the way of the dinosaurs? The smart phone isn't a more capable computing environment, it is just convenient. For many people it handles all their needs, for others it doesn't. And there are many tasks for which the lack of screen real estate and a proper keyboard make it grossly inadequate. On the other hand, the days of the PC as an expensive box are numbered.
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| From | Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 10:46 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <slrnnn79p2.263.catwheezel@ID-107770.user.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #166096 |
On 2016-06-29, J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote: > In article <nl00hu$l0$1@dont-email.me>, no.spam@thank.you.invalid > says... >> >> 1981, the origin of the PC and its derivative family is now 35 years >> ago. 35 years before that was 1946 with almost zero programmable >> computers around. >> >> Does the rise of the smart phone, et al, herald the demise of the PC, >> just as the Z1, Z2, Z3, ENIAC and Colossus have gone the way of the >> dinosaurs? > > The smart phone isn't a more capable computing environment, it is just > convenient. For many people it handles all their needs, for others it > doesn't. And there are many tasks for which the lack of screen real > estate and a proper keyboard make it grossly inadequate. > > On the other hand, the days of the PC as an expensive box are > numbered. Extending the biological analogy, rabbits aren't as powerful as brontosaurs but there seem to be many more of one than the other. -- -- ^^^^^^^^^^ -- Whiskers -- ~~~~~~~~~~
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| From | Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 12:12 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <20160629121248.2747de86387406d4cadab7c4@eircom.net> |
| In reply to | #166101 |
On 29 Jun 2016 10:46:58 GMT Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> wrote: > Extending the biological analogy, rabbits aren't as powerful as > brontosaurs but there seem to be many more of one than the other. Weight for weight they're probably more powerful TAAAW. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith | Directable Mirror Arrays C:>WIN | A better way to focus the sun The computer obeys and wins. | licences available see You lose and Bill collects. | http://www.sohara.org/
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| From | Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 12:18 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <QuadnTEw05DBM-7KnZ2dnUU78fOdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #166096 |
On 29/06/2016 09:58, J. Clarke wrote: > In article <nl00hu$l0$1@dont-email.me>, no.spam@thank.you.invalid > says... >> >> 1981, the origin of the PC and its derivative family is now 35 >> years ago. 35 years before that was 1946 with almost zero >> programmable computers around. >> >> Does the rise of the smart phone, et al, herald the demise >> of the PC, just as the Z1, Z2, Z3, ENIAC and Colossus >> have gone the way of the dinosaurs? > > The smart phone isn't a more capable computing environment, it is just > convenient. For many people it handles all their needs, for others it > doesn't. And there are many tasks for which the lack of screen real > estate and a proper keyboard make it grossly inadequate. > > On the other hand, the days of the PC as an expensive box are numbered. > You can buy keyboards and screens for the ARM microprocessor.
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| From | Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 15:39 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <1lvc4d-d79.ln1@sambook.reistad.name> |
| In reply to | #166096 |
In article <MPG.31dd5797e467f0698a2e6@news.eternal-september.org>, J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote: >In article <nl00hu$l0$1@dont-email.me>, no.spam@thank.you.invalid >says... >> >> 1981, the origin of the PC and its derivative family is now 35 >> years ago. 35 years before that was 1946 with almost zero >> programmable computers around. >> >> Does the rise of the smart phone, et al, herald the demise >> of the PC, just as the Z1, Z2, Z3, ENIAC and Colossus >> have gone the way of the dinosaurs? > >The smart phone isn't a more capable computing environment, it is just >convenient. For many people it handles all their needs, for others it >doesn't. And there are many tasks for which the lack of screen real >estate and a proper keyboard make it grossly inadequate. > >On the other hand, the days of the PC as an expensive box are numbered. It has gone into "the network is the computer" almost seamlessly. The computer-on-a-chip like the odroid, raspberrypi etc tell us what the future PC will look like. A terminal. But a useful and friendly one. The Real Computers end up in protected, cooled buildings that try hard to be invisible to the casual onlooker. -- mrr
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| From | "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 10:09 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <dti6koFj7ivU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #166118 |
"Morten Reistad" wrote: > In article <MPG.31dd5797e467f0698a2e6@news.eternal-september.org>, > J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote: >>In article <nl00hu$l0$1@dont-email.me>, no.spam@thank.you.invalid >>says... >>> >>> 1981, the origin of the PC and its derivative family is now 35 >>> years ago. 35 years before that was 1946 with almost zero >>> programmable computers around. >>> >>> Does the rise of the smart phone, et al, herald the demise >>> of the PC, just as the Z1, Z2, Z3, ENIAC and Colossus >>> have gone the way of the dinosaurs? >> >>The smart phone isn't a more capable computing environment, it is just >>convenient. For many people it handles all their needs, for others it >>doesn't. And there are many tasks for which the lack of screen real >>estate and a proper keyboard make it grossly inadequate. >> >>On the other hand, the days of the PC as an expensive box are numbered. > > It has gone into "the network is the computer" almost seamlessly. > > The computer-on-a-chip like the odroid, raspberrypi etc tell us > what the future PC will look like. > > A terminal. But a useful and friendly one. > > The Real Computers end up in protected, cooled buildings that try > hard to be invisible to the casual onlooker. Yesterday, by chance I noticed a building in an industrial park that I had never noticed before. The sign said "Industrial Records", or something like that. It was about 200' on a side, two stories high and looked like a warehouse, except it had very few doors. Except for legal reasons, that entire building could be replaced with a few external hard drives from Best Buy setting on someone's desk. The access to existing records is almost zero and new data could be provided by a boy riding a bicycle around town. That's pretty similar to a description of the cloud. Perhaps we should have a pool to predict when the first cloud horror story makes the news. My guess is less than five years. Does anyone else remember a big repository for US Army records in St Louis burning down? There is some chance that my records were consumed in that fire. I was in the Fifth Army when I was discharged, that's probably germane.
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| From | Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 15:54 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <dti9acFjkvjU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #166124 |
On 2016-06-29, Osmium <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote:
[39 lines snipped]
> That's pretty similar to a description of the cloud. Perhaps we should have
> a pool to predict when the first cloud horror story makes the news. My
> guess is less than five years.
Huh? It's already happened.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/18/code_spaces_destroyed/
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If you have a problem with my attitude, that's your problem.
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| From | Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 11:11 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <2ZWdndgnNva8bu7KnZ2dnUU7-bXNnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #166132 |
Huge wrote: > On 2016-06-29, Osmium <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote: > > [39 lines snipped] > >> That's pretty similar to a description of the cloud. Perhaps we should >> have >> a pool to predict when the first cloud horror story makes the news. My >> guess is less than five years. > > Huh? It's already happened. > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/18/code_spaces_destroyed/ > > WOW! Good reason to keep your own copy of everything you work on. Jon
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| From | Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 16:22 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <dtiatgFjkvjU3@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #166138 |
On 2016-06-29, Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> wrote:
> Huge wrote:
>
>> On 2016-06-29, Osmium <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> [39 lines snipped]
>>
>>> That's pretty similar to a description of the cloud. Perhaps we should
>>> have
>>> a pool to predict when the first cloud horror story makes the news. My
>>> guess is less than five years.
>>
>> Huh? It's already happened.
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/18/code_spaces_destroyed/
>>
>>
> WOW! Good reason to keep your own copy of everything you work on.
Like I've been saying for a number of years; "Only store in the cloud
what you can afford to lose or have stolen."
--
Today is Setting Orange, the 34th day of Confusion in the YOLD 3182
I don't have an attitude problem.
If you have a problem with my attitude, that's your problem.
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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 16:51 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <nl0u9p02qh8@news6.newsguy.com> |
| In reply to | #166139 |
On 2016-06-29, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote: > On 2016-06-29, Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> wrote: > >> Huge wrote: >> >>> On 2016-06-29, Osmium <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>> [39 lines snipped] >>> >>>> That's pretty similar to a description of the cloud. Perhaps we should >>>> have a pool to predict when the first cloud horror story makes the news. >>>> My guess is less than five years. Depends on how good the coverups are. >>> Huh? It's already happened. >>> >>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/18/code_spaces_destroyed/ >> >> WOW! Good reason to keep your own copy of everything you work on. <shudder> A friend of ours lost most of his photos due to a cloud failure. > Like I've been saying for a number of years; "Only store in the cloud > what you can afford to lose or have stolen." What amazes me is how few people see this as obvious. Like I've been saying for a number of years: "Convenience trumps everything." -- /~\ cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs) \ / I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way. X Top-posted messages will probably be ignored. See RFC1855. / \ HTML will DEFINITELY be ignored. Join the ASCII ribbon campaign!
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| From | "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 19:28 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <op.yjtz81l1msr2db@dell3100.workgroup> |
| In reply to | #166144 |
On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:51:05 +0100, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote: > On 2016-06-29, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote: > >> On 2016-06-29, Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> wrote: >> >>> Huge wrote: >>> >>>> On 2016-06-29, Osmium <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> [39 lines snipped] >>>> >>>>> That's pretty similar to a description of the cloud. Perhaps we >>>>> should >>>>> have a pool to predict when the first cloud horror story makes the >>>>> news. >>>>> My guess is less than five years. > > Depends on how good the coverups are. > >>>> Huh? It's already happened. >>>> >>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/18/code_spaces_destroyed/ >>> >>> WOW! Good reason to keep your own copy of everything you work on. > > <shudder> A friend of ours lost most of his photos due to a cloud > failure. > >> Like I've been saying for a number of years; "Only store in the cloud >> what you can afford to lose or have stolen." > > What amazes me is how few people see this as obvious. > > Like I've been saying for a number of years: "Convenience trumps > everything." > "Give me convenience or give me death!" Trump will trump all. -- Bah, and indeed, Humbug
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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 19:37 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <nl181f21n7c@news4.newsguy.com> |
| In reply to | #166154 |
On 2016-06-29, Kerr Mudd-John <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:51:05 +0100, Charlie Gibbs > <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote: > >> Like I've been saying for a number of years: "Convenience trumps >> everything." > > "Give me convenience or give me death!" Or, as I heard it: "Death before inconvenience!" > Trump will trump all. Sadly, you might be right. But under the doctrine of finding pleasure where I can, I do enjoy watching the Republicans squirm. -- /~\ cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs) \ / I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way. X Top-posted messages will probably be ignored. See RFC1855. / \ HTML will DEFINITELY be ignored. Join the ASCII ribbon campaign!
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| From | Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 23:15 -0300 |
| Message-ID | <87r3bfpgl5.fsf@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> |
| In reply to | #166167 |
Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes: > Or, as I heard it: "Death before inconvenience!" Under that rubric, those messages that say, "We apologize for the inconvenience" really mean "With us, you're worse off that if you were dead." -- Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada
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| From | Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> |
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| Date | 2016-06-30 06:46 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <1071200323.488975912.383677.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> |
| In reply to | #166178 |
Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote: > > Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes: > >> Or, as I heard it: "Death before inconvenience!" > > Under that rubric, those messages that say, "We apologize for the > inconvenience" really mean "With us, you're worse off that if you were > dead." > Right up there with "your phone call is important to us." If it was that important you'd hire enough people to actually handle the calls. -- Pete
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| From | Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> |
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| Date | 2016-06-30 11:38 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <dtkemaF2btjU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #166186 |
On 2016-06-30, Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:
>>
>> Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes:
>>
>>> Or, as I heard it: "Death before inconvenience!"
>>
>> Under that rubric, those messages that say, "We apologize for the
>> inconvenience" really mean "With us, you're worse off that if you were
>> dead."
>>
>
> Right up there with "your phone call is important to us." If it was that
> important you'd hire enough people to actually handle the calls.
*applause*
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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
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| Date | 2016-06-30 18:54 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <nl3ptr0u8c@news4.newsguy.com> |
| In reply to | #166188 |
On 2016-06-30, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
> On 2016-06-30, Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:
>>
>>> Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes:
>>>
>>>> Or, as I heard it: "Death before inconvenience!"
>>>
>>> Under that rubric, those messages that say, "We apologize for the
>>> inconvenience" really mean "With us, you're worse off that if you were
>>> dead."
>>
>> Right up there with "your phone call is important to us." If it was that
>> important you'd hire enough people to actually handle the calls.
>
> *applause*
+1
It's only a lifetime.
It's only a lifetime.
It's only a lifetime.
-- Pink Floyd: A New Machine, Part 2
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| From | "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> |
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| Date | 2016-07-01 14:43 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <op.yjxcd3nimsr2db@dell3100.workgroup> |
| In reply to | #166178 |
On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 03:15:34 +0100, Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote: > > Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes: > >> Or, as I heard it: "Death before inconvenience!" > > Under that rubric, those messages that say, "We apologize for the > inconvenience" really mean "With us, you're worse off that if you were > dead." > God's final message to the world; H2G2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#So_Long.2C_and_Thanks_for_All_the_Fish -- Bah, and indeed, Humbug
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| From | hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com |
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| Date | 2016-06-29 12:07 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <25961aef-a895-4c5b-a0c7-f077461a7072@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #166144 |
On Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 12:48:36 PM UTC-4, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > Like I've been saying for a number of years: "Convenience trumps everything." Yep. Look at telephones. We used to seek maximum clarity and reliability as we used our landline phones. But then convenience won out, and we switched to cell phones, despite their notorious unreliability and poor sound quality. (This is documented in the Bell Labs history). (Stand next to someone using their cell phone, and listen to how many times they have to repeat themselves, or ask the other party to repeat themselves.) Convenience applies to PC's, too. Historically, the business community would never have tolerated the "fuzzy" reliability of websites, poor security, frequent crashes, viruses/malware, etc of PC life. But the convenience of a personal desktop machine with automated easy-to-use software trumps all. Indeed, back when we used typewriters, a substantial part of a typist's training was neatness and arrangement of information on the paper. Today, it amazes me how often I get a document slapped out of a PC (such as a screen print) spread out over multiple sheets when one sheet will do, or, printed in microfine type in a corner of a full sheet of paper, etc. Or better still, when someone else's records come out adjacent to mine on the document.
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| From | Stephen Wolstenholme <steve@easynn.com> |
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| Date | 2016-06-30 12:52 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <sr1anb52gajn518d2gkiplt6l75d88rsqa@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #166139 |
On 29 Jun 2016 16:22:08 GMT, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote: >Like I've been saying for a number of years; "Only store in the cloud >what you can afford to lose or have stolen." I've never used the cloud. I don't see the point in storing ancient messages. Steve -- Neural Network Software for Windows http://www.npsnn.com
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