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Re: Naughty Java

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On 3/15/15 7:01 AM, John wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 08:54:32 -0700, tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.org>
> wrote:
>
>> On 3/10/15 9:27 PM, John wrote:
>>> On Sun, 08 Mar 2015 08:19:44 -0400, Warren Oates
>>> <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <alpine.OSX.2.20.1503071905210.73639@mako.ath.cx>,
>>>> David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It's a bit like Apple, which has pre-checked tick-boxes, for mailing
>>>>> lists they maintain, and lists managed by their unnamed 'partners'.
>>>>
>>>> I don't mind the odd mailing list thing showing up if I miss a checkbox
>>>> (and in the end, it's up to me to read that stuff). They usually honour
>>>> the "unsubscribe" link, and my spam button works very well.
>>>>
>>>> The toolbars that take over the browser, that's nasty.
>>>
>>>    My sister loves them. I take enormous pains to install Firefox, make
>>> sure its clean and lovely and she has it stuffed with toolbars and
>>> other "Helpers" in a couple of days.
>>>
>>>    "The Internet's broken again ..."
>>>                                          J.
>>>
>>
>> My mother-in-law used to do that.. I told her "you broke the internet..
>> you fix it".  And started making her learn to reinstall windows.
>>
>> That fixed the issue.
>
>   I tried that. She just suffers. Not silently.
>   Then she buys in "expert help" who are not as good as me.
>                                                            J.
>
>
Install LinuxMint on it.  Maybe that would slow her down a bit.. :)



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Naughty Java Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-07 19:41 -0500
  Re: Naughty Java David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-03-07 19:10 -0600
    Re: Naughty Java Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-08 08:19 -0400
      Re: Naughty Java John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-03-11 04:27 +0000
        Re: Naughty Java tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.org> - 2015-03-11 08:54 -0700
          Re: Naughty Java John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-03-15 14:01 +0000
            Re: Naughty Java tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.org> - 2015-03-16 12:34 -0700
              Re: Naughty Java John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-03-18 00:55 +0000
                Re: Naughty Java tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.com> - 2015-03-18 04:58 +0000
    Re: Naughty Java Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-08 19:44 +0000
  Re: Naughty Java dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-08 14:53 +1300
    Re: Naughty Java John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-03-11 04:28 +0000
  Re: Naughty Java Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-08 09:21 -0400
    Re: Naughty Java Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-08 09:29 -0400
    Re: Naughty Java JoeyDee <email@nothanks.com> - 2015-03-08 10:18 -0400
      Re: Naughty Java Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-08 10:25 -0400
        Re: Naughty Java JoeyDee <email@nothanks.com> - 2015-03-08 11:02 -0400
          Re: Naughty Java Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-08 11:22 -0400
            Re: Naughty Java dianea798@gmail.com - 2015-05-01 15:38 -0700
      Re: Naughty Java Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-03-08 14:59 +0000
    Re: Naughty Java David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-03-08 09:59 -0500

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