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| Started by | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
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| First post | 2015-03-26 19:11 -0700 |
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The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-26 19:11 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 04:10 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-26 21:45 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 17:08 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-27 13:14 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 17:16 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-27 14:36 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 18:44 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-27 15:14 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 22:35 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-27 15:59 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-27 13:23 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-27 14:40 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-27 15:11 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-27 13:18 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 17:21 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-27 13:44 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 17:46 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-27 13:52 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 18:01 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-27 14:45 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 18:58 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-27 15:05 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 19:13 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-27 15:16 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 22:32 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-27 15:43 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 22:55 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-27 16:01 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 23:14 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-27 16:47 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 00:32 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-27 18:08 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 01:21 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-27 18:30 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 01:50 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-27 22:54 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-27 20:02 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-27 23:22 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-28 09:03 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 13:13 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 13:42 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 14:17 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 19:13 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 12:23 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 19:38 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 19:59 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 21:51 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-03-28 18:02 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-03-30 09:06 -0500
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-03-30 15:51 +0100
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-03-30 11:22 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 12:48 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-03-30 14:02 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-30 11:14 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-03-30 11:17 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-28 23:12 +0100
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-28 18:55 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Donald Miller <donaldmiller955@mail.com> - 2015-03-28 19:11 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-28 19:20 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-29 00:29 +0100
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-03-28 23:38 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-03-28 19:43 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 23:51 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-03-29 14:45 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-29 15:00 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-03-29 16:14 +0100
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-29 15:42 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-29 12:41 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-29 16:59 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Donald Miller <donaldmiller955@mail.com> - 2015-03-29 13:03 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 03:45 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-30 03:54 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-30 07:00 -0500
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 10:27 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 20:56 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-03-28 21:13 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 22:21 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-03-28 22:23 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 22:46 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-29 01:28 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 19:25 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 22:47 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 16:42 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-28 19:44 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-03-30 09:13 -0500
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-30 13:45 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 22:23 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-28 22:40 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 22:43 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-29 09:51 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 22:22 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-28 18:49 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-28 09:47 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 14:15 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 09:49 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 17:02 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 11:52 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-28 10:16 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-27 15:02 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-27 15:10 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-27 15:17 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-27 10:25 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 17:29 +0000
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate cc <scatnubbs@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-30 04:30 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 08:36 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate cc <scatnubbs@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-30 09:06 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 09:20 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-03-30 18:31 +0200
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate cc <scatnubbs@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-30 09:36 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-30 12:23 -0500
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 20:45 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 18:01 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 23:01 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 20:11 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 21:58 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 19:09 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 23:02 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 20:10 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-31 09:36 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-31 10:13 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-31 12:35 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-01 08:32 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-04-01 07:34 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-01 11:22 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-01 21:02 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-04-02 08:45 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-02 09:16 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-04 20:00 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-04-04 18:42 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-02 08:48 -0500
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-04-02 08:53 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-04-02 09:27 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 11:30 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 12:44 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 10:06 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 20:51 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 18:02 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 23:01 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate cc <scatnubbs@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-31 05:12 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-31 09:41 -0400
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-31 12:08 -0700
Re: The stupid case sensitivity debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-31 10:49 -0700
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| From | owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> |
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| Date | 2015-03-29 01:28 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <tyeu9f.03a@rooftop.invalid> |
| In reply to | #286519 |
DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote: > On 3/28/2015 7:43 PM, Tomas wrote: >> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 23:38:32 +0000, William Poaster wrote: >> >>> It was reported that Melzzzzz posted: >>> >>>> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:20:27 -0400 >>>> Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> The moment I really decided that I should never use it again is when >>>>> I suffered through a number of problems with Linux on my desktop, >>>>> after I had decided that I would it to power my gaming machine as >>>>> well. Screen tearing, refusal to shut down and a missing splash >>>>> screen were but three of the multiple problems I had. >>>> >>>> This sentence is from same guy claiming that he installed Linux >>>> in 1998 or was it 1999? >>> >>> If you believe that that dimwit actually installed any Linux distro, I have >>> a bridge for sale..... >> >> So you bought the Brooklyn Bridge? >> It figures. You seem ignorant enough. >> Good luck locating someone dumber than you to take it off your hands. >> I think you just might be stuck with it. > What's up Flattie? > Why the nymshift? Perfect timing. There's a new sheriff in town, and Ahlstrom's getting tired: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/7c/1c/2e/7c1c2e1316a2f46c04233e15c415bc0f.jpg
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| From | Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-03-28 19:25 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <2254df7e-4b33-4eff-a293-851cf9fb0858@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #286522 |
On Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 7:28:18 PM UTC-6, owl wrote: > DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote: > > On 3/28/2015 7:43 PM, Tomas wrote: > >> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 23:38:32 +0000, William Poaster wrote: > >> > >>> It was reported that Melzzzzz posted: > >>> > >>>> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:20:27 -0400 > >>>> Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> The moment I really decided that I should never use it again is when > >>>>> I suffered through a number of problems with Linux on my desktop, > >>>>> after I had decided that I would it to power my gaming machine as > >>>>> well. Screen tearing, refusal to shut down and a missing splash > >>>>> screen were but three of the multiple problems I had. > >>>> > >>>> This sentence is from same guy claiming that he installed Linux > >>>> in 1998 or was it 1999? > >>> > >>> If you believe that that dimwit actually installed any Linux distro, I have > >>> a bridge for sale..... > >> > >> So you bought the Brooklyn Bridge? > >> It figures. You seem ignorant enough. > >> Good luck locating someone dumber than you to take it off your hands. > >> I think you just might be stuck with it. > > > > What's up Flattie? > > > Why the nymshift? > > Perfect timing. There's a new sheriff in town, and Ahlstrom's getting > tired: > https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/7c/1c/2e/7c1c2e1316a2f46c04233e15c415bc0f.jpg What a minute! Didn't that come out of one of the Sheriffs raids down in Snit country (AZ), where he had to high tail it out after a final *successful recall due to the discrimination of vitamins other than D (which he thought was code for Dextromethorphan), change his name and take up residence on usenet as a cough syrup drinking crackpot? Yes, he's still "America's Toughest Sheriff" but, for now, we're mighty glad to have 'em as 'the Vitamin Sheriff' of COLA. http://independentfilmnewsandmedia.com/sheriff-joe-raids-vitamin-company-arrests-31-illegal-aliens-stolen-ids/ (note: no trace of Dextromethorphan was found at the scene...) *Prior to their success, members of Respect Arizona and Citizens for a Better Arizona started the recall effort, but were unable to get the required 335,000 valid voter signatures by the 5 p.m. deadline. An AZ person claiming to be a "busy teacher" was placed in charge of meeting the deadline and kept screaming "Steve Carroll" as he was hauled back to the Phoenix "campus" of the Arizona State Hospital, formerly known as the Territorial Insane Asylum of Arizona.
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| From | DFS <nospam@dfs.com> |
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| Date | 2015-03-28 22:47 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mf7p2f$kj6$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #286534 |
On 3/28/2015 10:25 PM, Steve Carroll wrote: > On Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 7:28:18 PM UTC-6, owl wrote: >> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote: >>> On 3/28/2015 7:43 PM, Tomas wrote: >>>> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 23:38:32 +0000, William Poaster wrote: >>>> >>>>> It was reported that Melzzzzz posted: >>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:20:27 -0400 >>>>>> Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The moment I really decided that I should never use it again is when >>>>>>> I suffered through a number of problems with Linux on my desktop, >>>>>>> after I had decided that I would it to power my gaming machine as >>>>>>> well. Screen tearing, refusal to shut down and a missing splash >>>>>>> screen were but three of the multiple problems I had. >>>>>> >>>>>> This sentence is from same guy claiming that he installed Linux >>>>>> in 1998 or was it 1999? >>>>> >>>>> If you believe that that dimwit actually installed any Linux distro, I have >>>>> a bridge for sale..... >>>> >>>> So you bought the Brooklyn Bridge? >>>> It figures. You seem ignorant enough. >>>> Good luck locating someone dumber than you to take it off your hands. >>>> I think you just might be stuck with it. >> >> >>> What's up Flattie? >> >>> Why the nymshift? >> >> Perfect timing. There's a new sheriff in town, and Ahlstrom's getting >> tired: >> https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/7c/1c/2e/7c1c2e1316a2f46c04233e15c415bc0f.jpg > > What a minute! Didn't that come out of one of the Sheriffs raids down in Snit country (AZ), where he had to high tail it out after a final *successful recall due to the discrimination of vitamins other than D (which he thought was code for Dextromethorphan), change his name and take up residence on usenet as a cough syrup drinking crackpot? Yes, he's still "America's Toughest Sheriff" but, for now, we're mighty glad to have 'em as 'the Vitamin Sheriff' of COLA. > > http://independentfilmnewsandmedia.com/sheriff-joe-raids-vitamin-company-arrests-31-illegal-aliens-stolen-ids/ > > (note: no trace of Dextromethorphan was found at the scene...) > > > *Prior to their success, members of Respect Arizona and Citizens for a Better Arizona started the recall effort, but were unable to get the required 335,000 valid voter signatures by the 5 p.m. deadline. An AZ person claiming to be a "busy teacher" was placed in charge of meeting the deadline and kept screaming "Steve Carroll" as he was hauled back to the Phoenix "campus" of the Arizona State Hospital, formerly known as the Territorial Insane Asylum of Arizona. heh!
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| From | Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-03-28 16:42 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <2302e29e-972a-4695-9c42-ee284d698850@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #286503 |
On Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 5:29:55 PM UTC-6, Melzzzzz wrote: > On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:20:27 -0400 > Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> wrote: > > > > > The moment I really decided that I should never use it again is when > > I suffered through a number of problems with Linux on my desktop, > > after I had decided that I would it to power my gaming machine as > > well. Screen tearing, refusal to shut down and a missing splash > > screen were but three of the multiple problems I had. > > This sentence is from same guy claiming that he installed Linux > in 1998 or was it 1999? 'Teachers' in .advocacy newsgroups having issues with dates? The hell you say ;)
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| From | Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> |
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| Date | 2015-03-28 19:44 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mf7ebq$meb$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #286503 |
Melzzzzz wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties: > On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:20:27 -0400 > Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> wrote: > >> The moment I really decided that I should never use it again is when >> I suffered through a number of problems with Linux on my desktop, >> after I had decided that I would it to power my gaming machine as >> well. Screen tearing, refusal to shut down and a missing splash >> screen were but three of the multiple problems I had. > > This sentence is from same guy claiming that he installed Linux > in 1998 or was it 1999? Who cares what that POS claims? He is a liar, an idiot, and a nasty person. -- QOTD: "He eats like a bird... five times his own weight each day."
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| From | JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> |
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| Date | 2015-03-30 09:13 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <slrnmhimfd.243.jedi@nomad.mishnet> |
| In reply to | #286503 |
On 2015-03-28, Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:20:27 -0400
> Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> wrote:
>
>>
>> The moment I really decided that I should never use it again is when
>> I suffered through a number of problems with Linux on my desktop,
>> after I had decided that I would it to power my gaming machine as
>> well. Screen tearing, refusal to shut down and a missing splash
>> screen were but three of the multiple problems I had.
>
> This sentence is from same guy claiming that he installed Linux
> in 1998 or was it 1999?
...again, he is trying to pretend that issues with PC gaming hardware
are exclusive to Linux rather than being issues in general.
--
Truth is irrelevant as long as the predictions are good. |||
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| From | Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> |
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| Date | 2015-03-30 13:45 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mfc220$5ss$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #286721 |
On 2015-03-30 10:13 AM, JEDIDIAH wrote: > On 2015-03-28, Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote: >> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:20:27 -0400 >> Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> wrote: >> >>> >>> The moment I really decided that I should never use it again is when >>> I suffered through a number of problems with Linux on my desktop, >>> after I had decided that I would it to power my gaming machine as >>> well. Screen tearing, refusal to shut down and a missing splash >>> screen were but three of the multiple problems I had. >> >> This sentence is from same guy claiming that he installed Linux >> in 1998 or was it 1999? > > ...again, he is trying to pretend that issues with PC gaming hardware > are exclusive to Linux rather than being issues in general. Meanwhile, I installed Windows 7 on that hardware before giving it away to my cousin. In Windows 7, like in the Windows 8 installation that I had, the games run fine, with no screen tearing whatsoever. He can shut down the machine with no issues and the Windows splash screen always appears. Both recent Windows versions work fine with my hardware, NOT ONE Linux distribution does. It's not Windows' fault nor is it the hardware's fault: Linux is just an awful piece of shit produced for lying idiots such as yourself JEDIDUMBASS. -- Slimer OpenMedia, GreenPeace Supporter & SPCA Paw Partner Encrypt.
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| From | DFS <nospam@dfs.com> |
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| Date | 2015-03-28 22:23 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mf7nm2$7ma$7@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #286501 |
On 3/28/2015 7:20 PM, Slimer wrote: > I even spent a lot of time re-encoding my > music into .WMA rather than .OGG simply because I didn't want to be tied > to open-source in any way anymore. What software did you use to do the re-encoding to .wma?
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| From | Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-03-28 22:40 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mf7om4$j97$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #286531 |
On 2015-03-28 10:23 PM, DFS wrote: > On 3/28/2015 7:20 PM, Slimer wrote: > >> I even spent a lot of time re-encoding my >> music into .WMA rather than .OGG simply because I didn't want to be tied >> to open-source in any way anymore. > > What software did you use to do the re-encoding to .wma? MediaMoney. I used the standard WMA codec at Quality 10 VBR encoding. They're between 320 and 400kbps but end up being no larger than a 320kbps MP3. Meanwhile, the sound quality (especially when numerous instruments are playing simultaneously) is superior to MP3 and the tags work a lot better. -- Slimer OpenMedia, GreenPeace Supporter & SPCA Paw Partner Encrypt.
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| From | DFS <nospam@dfs.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-03-28 22:43 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mf7os7$hmi$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #286543 |
On 3/28/2015 10:40 PM, Slimer wrote: > On 2015-03-28 10:23 PM, DFS wrote: >> On 3/28/2015 7:20 PM, Slimer wrote: >> >>> I even spent a lot of time re-encoding my >>> music into .WMA rather than .OGG simply because I didn't want to be tied >>> to open-source in any way anymore. >> >> What software did you use to do the re-encoding to .wma? > > MediaMoney. I used the standard WMA codec at Quality 10 VBR encoding. > They're between 320 and 400kbps but end up being no larger than a > 320kbps MP3. Meanwhile, the sound quality (especially when numerous > instruments are playing simultaneously) is superior to MP3 and the tags > work a lot better. I burned some CDs to .wma format, and the bitrates for each file came out different. 779 Kbps 763 816 817 782 902 etc
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| From | Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-03-29 09:51 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mf8vv0$bu8$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #286545 |
On 2015-03-28 10:43 PM, DFS wrote: > On 3/28/2015 10:40 PM, Slimer wrote: >> On 2015-03-28 10:23 PM, DFS wrote: >>> On 3/28/2015 7:20 PM, Slimer wrote: >>> >>>> I even spent a lot of time re-encoding my >>>> music into .WMA rather than .OGG simply because I didn't want to be >>>> tied >>>> to open-source in any way anymore. >>> >>> What software did you use to do the re-encoding to .wma? >> >> MediaMoney. I used the standard WMA codec at Quality 10 VBR encoding. >> They're between 320 and 400kbps but end up being no larger than a >> 320kbps MP3. Meanwhile, the sound quality (especially when numerous >> instruments are playing simultaneously) is superior to MP3 and the tags >> work a lot better. > > > I burned some CDs to .wma format, and the bitrates for each file came > out different. > > 779 Kbps > 763 > 816 > 817 > 782 > 902 > etc That's Variable Bitrate. It's normal that they would each have a different number. However, WMA and WMA Pro (which is better than the original codec at higher bitrates but less compatible), top out at 320kbps for CBR (Constant Bitrate) with numbers going up to 400kbps if you use VBR. If your numbers are higher than 400kbps, chances are that you used WMA Lossless which is more or less the same thing as using FLAC. The sound is identical to what the CD offers unlike the other two WMA codecs which eliminate parts that the human ear can't hear to reduce filesize. If lossless was your thing, you would have been better off with FLAC in terms of compression. If you were to convert your entire WMA Lossless collection to FLAC, you wouldn't lose any kind of sound quality at all. -- Slimer OpenMedia, GreenPeace Supporter & SPCA Paw Partner Encrypt.
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| From | DFS <nospam@dfs.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-03-28 22:22 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mf7nl3$7ma$5@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #286485 |
On 3/28/2015 3:38 PM, owl wrote: > ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 14:17:50 +0000, owl wrote: > >>> ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:13:10 +0000, owl wrote: >>> >>>>> My prediction: >>>>> It will fail parlty because nobody wants to wear a watch anymore, but >>>>> mainly because it is not named "iWatch" and hence will not be seen as >>>>> iCult-approved. >>>>> Apple will follow this with the "iPocket" -- a pocket-watch version >>>>> with a nice chain called the "iChain" of course, and sold separately. >>> >>>> I honestly think just about everyone should give up on the smartwatch >>>> thing. But I guess they can do what they want. There will be a few >>>> people who'll buy the things, I guess. >>> >>> https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/image2.png?w=704&h=392 > >> Is this a serious ad, or something from Onion? > > Got it here: > http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/24/apple-sales-overhaul-apple-watch-fashion/ > Has a [9]5Mac logo on it. Is 9to5Mac a satire site? Hard to tell when > the subject is Apple products. See comment by Apple employee: ========================================================================= pharrisart says: March 24, 2015 at 4:34 pm "As an Apple Store sales specialist... <snip> "Apple wants to get these watches on peoples wrists. Again, I have yet to see one in person yet, but the word on the street is that they feel amazing and look spectacular, and the functionality they will allow is really amazing. This watch will quite probably be a real game changer, in the same vein as the iPad and iPhone were. A year or two from now, I’m sure most everyone will have one." <snip more> ========================================================================== "I’m sure most everyone will have one." heh! Not at $550 to $1100 they won't.
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| From | Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-03-28 18:49 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mf7b51$6b4$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #286481 |
ronb wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties: > On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 14:17:50 +0000, owl wrote: > >> ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:13:10 +0000, owl wrote: >> >>>> My prediction: >>>> It will fail parlty because nobody wants to wear a watch anymore, but >>>> mainly because it is not named "iWatch" and hence will not be seen as >>>> iCult-approved. >>>> Apple will follow this with the "iPocket" -- a pocket-watch version >>>> with a nice chain called the "iChain" of course, and sold separately. >> >>> I honestly think just about everyone should give up on the smartwatch >>> thing. But I guess they can do what they want. There will be a few >>> people who'll buy the things, I guess. >> >> https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/image2.png?w=704&h=392 > > Is this a serious ad, or something from Onion? Onion. The fellow pictured is a Smoove B. wannabee. -- People love high ideals, but they got to be about 33-percent plausible. -- The Best of Will Rogers
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| From | "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-03-28 09:47 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mf6bb5$4c5$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #286439 |
"owl" <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote in message
news:bvhdy9.fjeu@rooftop.invalid...
> Ezekiel <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:
>
>> "owl" <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:jg830.a3p3@rooftop.invalid...
>>>
>>> Why did they name them iDevices anyway instead of aDevices?
>>> They're apple products after all, not intel.
>>>
>
>> <quote>
>> Ken Segall was an employee at an L.A. ad agency handling Apple's account
>> who
>> came up with the name "iMac" and pitched it to Steve Jobs. Jobs wanted
>> the
>> product to be called "MacMan", but eventually warmed to Segall's
>> suggestion.
>> Segall says that the "i" stands for "Internet", but also represents the
>> product as a personal and revolutionary device ('i' for "individuality"
>> and
>> "innovation").
>
>> Attention was given to the out-of-box experience: the user needed to go
>> through only two steps to set up and connect to the Internet. "There's no
>> step 3!" was the catch-phrase in a popular iMac commercial narrated by
>> actor
>> Jeff Goldblum.
>
>> Another commercial, dubbed "Simplicity Shootout", pitted seven-year-old
>> Johann Thomas and his border collie Brodie, with an iMac, against Adam
>> Taggart, a Stanford University MBA student, with an HP Pavilion 8250, in
>> a
>> race to set up their computers. Johann and Brodie finished in 8 minutes
>> and
>> 15 seconds, whereas Adam was still working on it by the end of the
>> commercial.
>
>> Apple later adopted the 'i' prefix across its consumer hardware and
>> software
>> lines, such as the iPod, iBook, iPhone, iPad and various pieces of
>> software
>> such as the iLife suite and iWork and the company's media player/store,
>> iTunes.
>> </quote>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac#History
>
>
>> That 'i' in the name worked out well for Apple but the new watch breaks
>> from
>> the naming convention. It's the "Apple watch" and not the iWatch.
>> Conpiracy
>> theories?
>
> My prediction:
> It will fail parlty because nobody wants to wear a watch anymore,
I always wear a watch when I'm not sleeping. The once or twice a year when I
forget to wear one to work I just feel "off" like something isn't right...
what wearing two different shoes would feel like. It's more of a habit than
anything.
> but mainly because it is not named "iWatch" and hence will not be
> seen as iCult-approved.
Large amounts of retraining will be needed. After all, most managed to find
the "Apple Store" at the mall and not the iStore.
> Apple will follow this with the "iPocket" -- a pocket-watch version with a
> nice chain called the "iChain" of course, and sold separately.
iKnow.
--
"I've done for example SQL optimization and the reason I could do it better
than the best high level experts can do was because I think in hex and bits
and byte movements. If you know the assembler in detail, you would know what
"select * from employees" would translate into assembler and how different
and yet similar that would be from "select name from employees"
Babbling idiot "7"
<qAN5r.607$ya.432@newsfe03.ams2>
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| From | owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> |
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| Date | 2015-03-28 14:15 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <eufa.3a93@rooftop.invalid> |
| In reply to | #286442 |
Ezekiel <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote: > "owl" <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote in message > news:bvhdy9.fjeu@rooftop.invalid... >> Ezekiel <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote: >> ... >> >> >>> That 'i' in the name worked out well for Apple but the new watch breaks >>> from >>> the naming convention. It's the "Apple watch" and not the iWatch. >>> Conpiracy >>> theories? >> >> My prediction: >> It will fail parlty because nobody wants to wear a watch anymore, > I always wear a watch when I'm not sleeping. The once or twice a year when I > forget to wear one to work I just feel "off" like something isn't right... > what wearing two different shoes would feel like. It's more of a habit than > anything. Every time i've worn one in the last many years, I've ended up taking it off and putting it in my pocket, either to protect it from damage from the manual work I was doing, or because it interfered with typing if I was at a computer. >> but mainly because it is not named "iWatch" and hence will not be >> seen as iCult-approved. > Large amounts of retraining will be needed. After all, most managed to find > the "Apple Store" at the mall and not the iStore. Yeah, that's weird. And they can find Starbucks too. (Wow just wow).
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| From | Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-03-28 09:49 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <8101941c-8dae-4bbf-a87c-2779eb35707a@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #286439 |
On Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 7:13:13 AM UTC-6, owl wrote:
> Ezekiel <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:
>
> > "owl" <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:jg830.a3p3@rooftop.invalid...
> >>
> >> Why did they name them iDevices anyway instead of aDevices?
> >> They're apple products after all, not intel.
> >>
>
> > <quote>
> > Ken Segall was an employee at an L.A. ad agency handling Apple's account who
> > came up with the name "iMac" and pitched it to Steve Jobs. Jobs wanted the
> > product to be called "MacMan", but eventually warmed to Segall's suggestion.
> > Segall says that the "i" stands for "Internet", but also represents the
> > product as a personal and revolutionary device ('i' for "individuality" and
> > "innovation").
>
> > Attention was given to the out-of-box experience: the user needed to go
> > through only two steps to set up and connect to the Internet. "There's no
> > step 3!" was the catch-phrase in a popular iMac commercial narrated by actor
> > Jeff Goldblum.
>
> > Another commercial, dubbed "Simplicity Shootout", pitted seven-year-old
> > Johann Thomas and his border collie Brodie, with an iMac, against Adam
> > Taggart, a Stanford University MBA student, with an HP Pavilion 8250, in a
> > race to set up their computers. Johann and Brodie finished in 8 minutes and
> > 15 seconds, whereas Adam was still working on it by the end of the
> > commercial.
>
> > Apple later adopted the 'i' prefix across its consumer hardware and software
> > lines, such as the iPod, iBook, iPhone, iPad and various pieces of software
> > such as the iLife suite and iWork and the company's media player/store,
> > iTunes.
> > </quote>
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac#History
>
>
> > That 'i' in the name worked out well for Apple but the new watch breaks from
> > the naming convention. It's the "Apple watch" and not the iWatch. Conpiracy
> > theories?
>
> My prediction:
> It will fail parlty because nobody wants to wear a watch anymore, but mainly
> because it is not named "iWatch" and hence will not be seen as iCult-approved.
I believe they couldn't use the term iWatch.
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| From | owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-03-28 17:02 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <hf803.03a@rooftop.invalid> |
| In reply to | #286459 |
Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 7:13:13 AM UTC-6, owl wrote:
>> Ezekiel <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > "owl" <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote in message
>> > news:jg830.a3p3@rooftop.invalid...
>> >>
>> >> Why did they name them iDevices anyway instead of aDevices?
>> >> They're apple products after all, not intel.
>> >>
>>
>> > <quote>
>> > Ken Segall was an employee at an L.A. ad agency handling Apple's account who
>> > came up with the name "iMac" and pitched it to Steve Jobs. Jobs wanted the
>> > product to be called "MacMan", but eventually warmed to Segall's suggestion.
>> > Segall says that the "i" stands for "Internet", but also represents the
>> > product as a personal and revolutionary device ('i' for "individuality" and
>> > "innovation").
>>
>> > Attention was given to the out-of-box experience: the user needed to go
>> > through only two steps to set up and connect to the Internet. "There's no
>> > step 3!" was the catch-phrase in a popular iMac commercial narrated by actor
>> > Jeff Goldblum.
>>
>> > Another commercial, dubbed "Simplicity Shootout", pitted seven-year-old
>> > Johann Thomas and his border collie Brodie, with an iMac, against Adam
>> > Taggart, a Stanford University MBA student, with an HP Pavilion 8250, in a
>> > race to set up their computers. Johann and Brodie finished in 8 minutes and
>> > 15 seconds, whereas Adam was still working on it by the end of the
>> > commercial.
>>
>> > Apple later adopted the 'i' prefix across its consumer hardware and software
>> > lines, such as the iPod, iBook, iPhone, iPad and various pieces of software
>> > such as the iLife suite and iWork and the company's media player/store,
>> > iTunes.
>> > </quote>
>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac#History
>>
>>
>> > That 'i' in the name worked out well for Apple but the new watch breaks from
>> > the naming convention. It's the "Apple watch" and not the iWatch. Conpiracy
>> > theories?
>>
>> My prediction:
>> It will fail parlty because nobody wants to wear a watch anymore, but mainly
>> because it is not named "iWatch" and hence will not be seen as iCult-approved.
> I believe they couldn't use the term iWatch.
I was just thinking that if Jobs were still alive, given his stake in
Disney, that there would be a Mickey Mouse mode for the thing. More
likely though Jobs would recognize this Apple Watch as the Next Big
Failure and put the brakes on. Oh well, they have teh money to burn,
and somebody's bound to buy the $10,000 gold-plated ones at least.
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| From | Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-03-28 11:52 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <7075fe88-26ed-4962-89c4-9a79d6c73425@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #286462 |
On Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11:02:53 AM UTC-6, owl wrote:
> Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 7:13:13 AM UTC-6, owl wrote:
> >> Ezekiel <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > "owl" <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote in message
> >> > news:jg830.a3p3@rooftop.invalid...
> >> >>
> >> >> Why did they name them iDevices anyway instead of aDevices?
> >> >> They're apple products after all, not intel.
> >> >>
> >>
> >> > <quote>
> >> > Ken Segall was an employee at an L.A. ad agency handling Apple's account who
> >> > came up with the name "iMac" and pitched it to Steve Jobs. Jobs wanted the
> >> > product to be called "MacMan", but eventually warmed to Segall's suggestion.
> >> > Segall says that the "i" stands for "Internet", but also represents the
> >> > product as a personal and revolutionary device ('i' for "individuality" and
> >> > "innovation").
> >>
> >> > Attention was given to the out-of-box experience: the user needed to go
> >> > through only two steps to set up and connect to the Internet. "There's no
> >> > step 3!" was the catch-phrase in a popular iMac commercial narrated by actor
> >> > Jeff Goldblum.
> >>
> >> > Another commercial, dubbed "Simplicity Shootout", pitted seven-year-old
> >> > Johann Thomas and his border collie Brodie, with an iMac, against Adam
> >> > Taggart, a Stanford University MBA student, with an HP Pavilion 8250, in a
> >> > race to set up their computers. Johann and Brodie finished in 8 minutes and
> >> > 15 seconds, whereas Adam was still working on it by the end of the
> >> > commercial.
> >>
> >> > Apple later adopted the 'i' prefix across its consumer hardware and software
> >> > lines, such as the iPod, iBook, iPhone, iPad and various pieces of software
> >> > such as the iLife suite and iWork and the company's media player/store,
> >> > iTunes.
> >> > </quote>
> >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac#History
> >>
> >>
> >> > That 'i' in the name worked out well for Apple but the new watch breaks from
> >> > the naming convention. It's the "Apple watch" and not the iWatch. Conpiracy
> >> > theories?
> >>
> >> My prediction:
> >> It will fail parlty because nobody wants to wear a watch anymore, but mainly
> >> because it is not named "iWatch" and hence will not be seen as iCult-approved.
>
> > I believe they couldn't use the term iWatch.
>
> I was just thinking that if Jobs were still alive, given his stake in
> Disney, that there would be a Mickey Mouse mode for the thing. More
> likely though Jobs would recognize this Apple Watch as the Next Big
> Failure and put the brakes on. Oh well, they have teh money to burn,
> and somebody's bound to buy the $10,000 gold-plated ones at least.
I wouldn't buy the lowest end one as Ive never gotten comfortable wearing any watch. I've purchased a couple for backpacking because they had some feature or other that I liked, which is the only reason I bought them. They were never worn for very long, they usually stayed on the exterior of my pack. One of them had a cool little wheel that swiveled into place that was used to measure distance.
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| From | Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-03-28 10:16 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mf6d1t$a9n$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #286437 |
On 2015-03-28 9:03 AM, Ezekiel wrote:
> "owl" <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote in message
> news:jg830.a3p3@rooftop.invalid...
>>
>> Why did they name them iDevices anyway instead of aDevices?
>> They're apple products after all, not intel.
>>
>
> <quote>
> Ken Segall was an employee at an L.A. ad agency handling Apple's account who
> came up with the name "iMac" and pitched it to Steve Jobs. Jobs wanted the
> product to be called "MacMan", but eventually warmed to Segall's suggestion.
> Segall says that the "i" stands for "Internet", but also represents the
> product as a personal and revolutionary device ('i' for "individuality" and
> "innovation").
>
> Attention was given to the out-of-box experience: the user needed to go
> through only two steps to set up and connect to the Internet. "There's no
> step 3!" was the catch-phrase in a popular iMac commercial narrated by actor
> Jeff Goldblum.
>
> Another commercial, dubbed "Simplicity Shootout", pitted seven-year-old
> Johann Thomas and his border collie Brodie, with an iMac, against Adam
> Taggart, a Stanford University MBA student, with an HP Pavilion 8250, in a
> race to set up their computers. Johann and Brodie finished in 8 minutes and
> 15 seconds, whereas Adam was still working on it by the end of the
> commercial.
>
> Apple later adopted the 'i' prefix across its consumer hardware and software
> lines, such as the iPod, iBook, iPhone, iPad and various pieces of software
> such as the iLife suite and iWork and the company's media player/store,
> iTunes.
> </quote>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac#History
>
>
> That 'i' in the name worked out well for Apple but the new watch breaks from
> the naming convention. It's the "Apple watch" and not the iWatch. Conpiracy
> theories?
Wow, the MacMan would have been the stupidest name in history.
--
Slimer
OpenMedia, GreenPeace Supporter & SPCA Paw Partner
Encrypt.
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| From | "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-03-27 15:02 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mf49ed$2u2$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #286380 |
"Slimer" <slvrslmr@lv.c> wrote in message news:mf48ed$uea$1@dont-email.me... > On 2015-03-27 1:44 PM, Ezekiel wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> GeorgeTown University >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Never heard of that one. >>>>>>> >>>>>> LOL! >>>>> >>>>> So, are you going to remove it from the list or not? >>>>> >>> >>>> I'd much rather go to www.ExpertsExchange.com than to >>>> www.ExpertSexChange.com >>> >>> I rest my case. >>> >> >> Got it - Signed, sealed and delivered. I signed mine with a nice desk pen >> that I bought at PenIsland.com >> >> Be careful or you'll end up at PenisLand.com > > If websites were case-sensitive, PenIsland.com and PenisLand.com could > essentially be two different domain name purchases and each company > wouldn't mind that the other existed. The fact that it is case-insensitive > actually lowers the amount of sales places like GoDaddy.com make. > > The case for case-sensitivity is a strong one, I must admit. On the other > hand, it makes browsing somewhat more cumbersome for the people who can't > be bothered to press the shift key which seems to be the majority of > people nowadays. They already have enough difficulty spelling correctly, > imagine the war we would start if we complained about their grammar and > punctuation as well! > I haven't been following this thread but it's Friday, I'm winding down for the week and just having some fun. I've said before and I still believe that there are times when case sensitivity matters. I think that case should be preserved but most things should not be case sensitive. There should be (and isn't) any difference between JohnDoe@domain.com vs johndoe@Domain.com Same with the website www.Apple.com and www.apple.com or www.Google.com and www.google.com or Amazon.com vs amazon.com It's all pretty obvious what's meant. If I capitalize something then it's mostly for readability and I expect the computer to preserve that readability. I wouldn't want the computer arbitrarily changing the case on me. If I email my wife a link to PenIsland.com to get a gift I don't want the link arriving as PenisLand.com -- "Linux - for IQs greater than 2000" Dumb Willy - Too stupid to know what an IQ is or how it's measured.
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