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| Started by | Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> |
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| First post | 2013-09-26 16:58 -0400 |
| Last post | 2013-10-02 23:06 -0400 |
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1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-26 16:58 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2013-09-27 09:35 +1200
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-26 17:50 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-09-30 17:04 +0200
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-30 19:34 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-09-26 15:20 -0700
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-26 18:51 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2013-09-27 07:28 +0100
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-28 07:44 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2013-09-29 00:58 +0100
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-28 20:11 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-06 18:51 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2013-09-30 21:47 +0000
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-30 18:22 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Tom Stiller <tom_stiller@yahoo.com> - 2013-09-30 19:23 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-30 19:30 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-09-30 20:31 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2013-10-01 01:49 +0000
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-10-01 12:55 +0200
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-10-01 11:12 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-10-01 17:44 +0200
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-01 11:36 -0700
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-01 17:16 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-01 15:47 -0700
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-10-07 18:41 +0200
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-07 13:30 -0700
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-07 16:48 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-10-08 06:59 +0200
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-08 07:20 -0700
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-08 16:25 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-08 16:20 -0700
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-10-08 19:00 -0500
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-08 20:48 -0700
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-10-10 16:35 +0200
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-08 20:33 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-10-10 16:10 +0200
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-10-01 19:14 +0000
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-01 16:54 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-10-01 12:49 +0200
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-01 16:59 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-01 17:08 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2013-10-02 14:06 -0600
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-10-02 19:58 -0400
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2013-10-02 20:25 -0600
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-10-08 06:57 +0200
Re: 1Password was installed in ~/Applications nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-02 23:06 -0400
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| From | Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> |
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| Date | 2013-10-01 17:44 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <nospam-3A843E.17440101102013@news.chingola.ch> |
| In reply to | #49219 |
In article <barmar-1C4D7A.11124401102013@news.eternal-september.org>, Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > In article <nospam-95389D.12551601102013@news.chingola.ch>, > Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> wrote: > > > In article <l2d9nc$5q9$1@dont-email.me>, me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) > > wrote: > > > > > Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > It's been a key location in UNIX since pretty much the start. > > > > > > > > OS X, maybe, but definitely not Unix in general. > > > > > > a user ~/Applications folder has never been part of any OS X install > > > that I have ever managed (I've used them all since 10.0), nor has one > > > ever been put on my system by any third party installer. I was just > > > curious where it comes from, because Apple doesn't put it there. > > > > I have it in my admin account (dated 2010 so before my migration from > > the system I was running then), and in my normal account, dated June > > 2013. Both are empty so I cannot tell what was in there. > > > > I assume these were apps which offered the option to install for all > > users or only the user running the installation program. > > I also think I've had it for a while. There's a CrossOver folder in it, > which is where CrossOver Mac puts applications that will launch > CrossOver and then start the corresponding Windows app. Crossover definitely rings a bell. -- Paul Sture
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| From | Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> |
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| Date | 2013-10-01 11:36 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <michelle-21E286.11361101102013@news.eternal-september.org> |
| In reply to | #49223 |
In article <nospam-3A843E.17440101102013@news.chingola.ch>, Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> wrote: > Crossover definitely rings a bell. So does Quasimodo. -- All usenet users are quirky, but some are more quirky than others.
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| From | Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> |
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| Date | 2013-10-01 17:16 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <W72dneZ3AvcBptbPnZ2dnUVZ_sqdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #49229 |
On 2013.10.01 14:36 , Michelle Steiner wrote:
> In article <nospam-3A843E.17440101102013@news.chingola.ch>,
> Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> wrote:
>
>> Crossover definitely rings a bell.
>
> So does Quasimodo.
Was that just a hunch?
--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown
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| From | Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> |
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| Date | 2013-10-01 15:47 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <michelle-0E3DBB.15471501102013@news.eternal-september.org> |
| In reply to | #49249 |
In article <W72dneZ3AvcBptbPnZ2dnUVZ_sqdnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote: > On 2013.10.01 14:36 , Michelle Steiner wrote: > > In article <nospam-3A843E.17440101102013@news.chingola.ch>, > > Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> wrote: > > > >> Crossover definitely rings a bell. > > > > So does Quasimodo. > > Was that just a hunch? Back at ya. -- All usenet users are quirky, but some are more quirky than others.
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| From | Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> |
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| Date | 2013-10-07 18:41 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <nospam-44C3BE.18410707102013@news.chingola.ch> |
| In reply to | #49229 |
In article <michelle-21E286.11361101102013@news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote: > In article <nospam-3A843E.17440101102013@news.chingola.ch>, > Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> wrote: > > > Crossover definitely rings a bell. > > So does Quasimodo. Careful, there was a very long joke* about that floating around in the 1970s. * aka a "shaggy dog story". The idea was to bore/frustrate your friends by spinning a joke out as long as possible. These jokes usually had very corny punch lines, making them all the more painful. -- Paul Sture
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| From | Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> |
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| Date | 2013-10-07 13:30 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <michelle-993ADE.13302707102013@news.eternal-september.org> |
| In reply to | #49632 |
In article <nospam-44C3BE.18410707102013@news.chingola.ch>, Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> wrote: > > > Crossover definitely rings a bell. > > > > So does Quasimodo. > > Careful, there was a very long joke* about that floating around in the > 1970s. Yeah, that does ring a bell. -- All usenet users are quirky, but some are more quirky than others.
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| From | Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> |
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| Date | 2013-10-07 16:48 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <auCdna1QhbyFg87PnZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #49643 |
On 2013.10.07 16:30 , Michelle Steiner wrote:
> In article <nospam-44C3BE.18410707102013@news.chingola.ch>,
> Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> wrote:
>
>>>> Crossover definitely rings a bell.
>>>
>>> So does Quasimodo.
>>
>> Careful, there was a very long joke* about that floating around in the
>> 1970s.
>
> Yeah, that does ring a bell.
>
And I thought it was dead.
--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown
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| From | Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> |
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| Date | 2013-10-08 06:59 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <nospam-523F96.06595308102013@news.chingola.ch> |
| In reply to | #49643 |
In article <michelle-993ADE.13302707102013@news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote: > In article <nospam-44C3BE.18410707102013@news.chingola.ch>, > Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> wrote: > > > > > Crossover definitely rings a bell. > > > > > > So does Quasimodo. > > > > Careful, there was a very long joke* about that floating around in the > > 1970s. > > Yeah, that does ring a bell. I'll save some effort and electrons repeating the story and skip to the punchline: "That face rings a bell" :-) -- Paul Sture
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| From | Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> |
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| Date | 2013-10-08 07:20 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <michelle-266434.07202308102013@news.eternal-september.org> |
| In reply to | #49683 |
In article <nospam-523F96.06595308102013@news.chingola.ch>, Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> wrote: > > > > > Crossover definitely rings a bell. > > > > > > > > So does Quasimodo. > > > > > > Careful, there was a very long joke* about that floating around in the > > > 1970s. > > > > Yeah, that does ring a bell. > > I'll save some effort and electrons repeating the story and skip to the > punchline: > > "That face rings a bell" And the follow-up joke's punch line: "He's a dead ringer for his brother." -- All usenet users are quirky, but some are more quirky than others.
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| From | Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> |
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| Date | 2013-10-08 16:25 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <evGdnccjTtar98nPnZ2dnUVZ_radnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #49683 |
On 2013.10.08 00:59 , Paul Sture wrote:
> In article <michelle-993ADE.13302707102013@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
>
>> In article <nospam-44C3BE.18410707102013@news.chingola.ch>,
>> Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> wrote:
>>
>>>>> Crossover definitely rings a bell.
>>>>
>>>> So does Quasimodo.
>>>
>>> Careful, there was a very long joke* about that floating around in the
>>> 1970s.
>>
>> Yeah, that does ring a bell.
>
> I'll save some effort and electrons repeating the story and skip to the
> punchline:
>
> "That face rings a bell - he's a dead ringer for his brother"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
actually.
--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown
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| From | Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> |
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| Date | 2013-10-08 16:20 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <michelle-35F5EA.16201908102013@news.eternal-september.org> |
| In reply to | #49708 |
In article <evGdnccjTtar98nPnZ2dnUVZ_radnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote: > > I'll save some effort and electrons repeating the story and skip to the > > punchline: > > > > "That face rings a bell - he's a dead ringer for his brother" > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > actually. Paul's quote is the punchline for the original joke; you provided the punchline for the follow-up joke. -- All usenet users are quirky, but some are more quirky than others.
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| From | George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> |
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| Date | 2013-10-08 19:00 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <CE7A06EA.A24EC%ghost_topper@hotmail.com> |
| In reply to | #49720 |
On 10/8/13 6:20 PM, in article michelle-35F5EA.16201908102013@news.eternal-september.org, "Michelle Steiner" <michelle@michelle.org> wrote: > In article <evGdnccjTtar98nPnZ2dnUVZ_radnZ2d@giganews.com>, > Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote: > >>> I'll save some effort and electrons repeating the story and skip to the >>> punchline: >>> >>> "That face rings a bell - he's a dead ringer for his brother" >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> actually. > > Paul's quote is the punchline for the original joke; you provided the > punchline for the follow-up joke. Speaking of Passwords... PASSWORD RESET "Sorry, your password has been in use for 30 days and has expired - you must register a new one." roses "Sorry, too few characters." pretty roses "Sorry, you must use at least one numerical character." 1 pretty rose "Sorry, you cannot use blank spaces." 1prettyrose "Sorry, you must use at least 10 different characters." 1f**kingprettyrose "Sorry, you must use at least one upper case character." 1F**KINGprettyrose "Sorry, you cannot use more than one upper case character consecutively." 1F**kingPrettyRose "Sorry, you must use no fewer than 20 total characters." 1F**kingPrettyRoseShovedUpYourAssIfYouDon'tGiveMeAccessRightF**kingNow "Sorry, that password is already in use."
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| From | Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> |
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| Date | 2013-10-08 20:48 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <michelle-929DB0.20485108102013@news.eternal-september.org> |
| In reply to | #49723 |
In article <CE7A06EA.A24EC%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>, George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote: > "Sorry, your password has been in use for 30 days and has expired - you > must register a new one." > > roses > > "Sorry, too few characters." I had one where the error message was "Password does not meet criteria," with nothing further to tell me what the criteria were. -- All usenet users are quirky, but some are more quirky than others.
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| From | Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> |
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| Date | 2013-10-10 16:35 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <nospam-192D4E.16355410102013@news.chingola.ch> |
| In reply to | #49732 |
In article <michelle-929DB0.20485108102013@news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote: > In article <CE7A06EA.A24EC%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>, > George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > "Sorry, your password has been in use for 30 days and has expired - you > > must register a new one." > > > > roses > > > > "Sorry, too few characters." > > I had one where the error message was "Password does not meet criteria," > with nothing further to tell me what the criteria were. Which reminds me of similar messages telling me "Please contact your system administrator". Well, I *was* the system administrator but couldn't find it *anywhere* in the (otherwise excellent and comprehensive) documentation. It turned out I wasn't the only one complaining of this... -- Paul Sture
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| From | Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> |
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| Date | 2013-10-08 20:33 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <erCdnX_SCeDROcnPnZ2dnUVZ_o6dnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #49720 |
On 2013.10.08 19:20 , Michelle Steiner wrote:
> In article <evGdnccjTtar98nPnZ2dnUVZ_radnZ2d@giganews.com>,
> Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>
>>> I'll save some effort and electrons repeating the story and skip to the
>>> punchline:
>>>
>>> "That face rings a bell - he's a dead ringer for his brother"
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> actually.
>
> Paul's quote is the punchline for the original joke; you provided the
> punchline for the follow-up joke.
No, the former is RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Comedy) and therfore
came after the CISC (Complex Integrated Set Comedy).
--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown
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| From | Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> |
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| Date | 2013-10-10 16:10 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <nospam-A4B898.16105310102013@news.chingola.ch> |
| In reply to | #49720 |
In article <michelle-35F5EA.16201908102013@news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote: > In article <evGdnccjTtar98nPnZ2dnUVZ_radnZ2d@giganews.com>, > Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote: > > > > I'll save some effort and electrons repeating the story and skip to the > > > punchline: > > > > > > "That face rings a bell - he's a dead ringer for his brother" > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > actually. > > Paul's quote is the punchline for the original joke; you provided the > punchline for the follow-up joke. Correct. -- Paul Sture
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| From | Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> |
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| Date | 2013-10-01 19:14 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <slrnl4m7op.f3m.g.kreme@mbp55.local> |
| In reply to | #49219 |
In message <barmar-1C4D7A.11124401102013@news.eternal-september.org> Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > In article <nospam-95389D.12551601102013@news.chingola.ch>, > Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> wrote: >> In article <l2d9nc$5q9$1@dont-email.me>, me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) >> wrote: >> >> > Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > It's been a key location in UNIX since pretty much the start. >> > > >> > > OS X, maybe, but definitely not Unix in general. >> > >> > a user ~/Applications folder has never been part of any OS X install >> > that I have ever managed (I've used them all since 10.0), nor has one >> > ever been put on my system by any third party installer. I was just >> > curious where it comes from, because Apple doesn't put it there. >> >> I have it in my admin account (dated 2010 so before my migration from >> the system I was running then), and in my normal account, dated June >> 2013. Both are empty so I cannot tell what was in there. >> >> I assume these were apps which offered the option to install for all >> users or only the user running the installation program. > I also think I've had it for a while. There's a CrossOver folder in it, > which is where CrossOver Mac puts applications that will launch > CrossOver and then start the corresponding Windows app. ~/Applications/ is a standard folder in OS X and is in the default path of where OS X looks for Applications. However, it is not created by the OS. I have had one since at least 10.1, and is where I install apps that only I would need run. (things like Lingon, Omni Disk Sweeper, Max, MacVim, GitHub.app, &c. -- There is something to be said for grace and respect but humour alway helps - Toby Morris
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| From | Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> |
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| Date | 2013-10-01 16:54 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <YYGdnUw4AI7xq9bPnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #49204 |
On 2013.09.30 21:49 , Király wrote:
> Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> It's been a key location in UNIX since pretty much the start.
>>
>> OS X, maybe, but definitely not Unix in general.
>
> a user ~/Applications folder has never been part of any OS X install
> that I have ever managed (I've used them all since 10.0), nor has one
> ever been put on my system by any third party installer. I was just
> curious where it comes from, because Apple doesn't put it there.
I've always had ~/Applications on my/family Macs (4) since 10.5 (when I
started using Macs). My SO has no reason at all to have such a folder -
yet there it is.
--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown
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| From | Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> |
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| Date | 2013-10-01 12:49 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <nospam-9D4C81.12492401102013@news.chingola.ch> |
| In reply to | #49200 |
In article <barmar-25FDFF.20312530092013@news.eternal-september.org>, Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > In article <VJudnWDaS4cMlNfPnZ2dnUVZ_jSdnZ2d@giganews.com>, > Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote: > > > On 2013.09.30 17:47 , Király wrote: > > > Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote: > > >> As I'm auditing my iMac before transfer to a new machine I notice that > > >> 1Password is not installed in the system apps folder but in the user > > >> Apps folder ~/Applications > > > > > > How are people getting a user ~/Applications folder on their system? > > > > It's been a key location in UNIX since pretty much the start. > > OS X, maybe, but definitely not Unix in general. The closest I see is ~/bin on FreeBSD and Linux. ~/bin is included in the user's default PATH on openSUSE, Scientific Linux and FreeBSD, but of those, by default only openSUSE creates the subdirectory itself as part of account creation -- Paul Sture
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| From | Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> |
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| Date | 2013-10-01 16:59 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <5pSdnRWB7IUoqtbPnZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #49200 |
On 2013.09.30 20:31 , Barry Margolin wrote:
> In article <VJudnWDaS4cMlNfPnZ2dnUVZ_jSdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
> Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>
>> On 2013.09.30 17:47 , Király wrote:
>>> Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>> As I'm auditing my iMac before transfer to a new machine I notice that
>>>> 1Password is not installed in the system apps folder but in the user
>>>> Apps folder ~/Applications
>>>
>>> How are people getting a user ~/Applications folder on their system?
>>
>> It's been a key location in UNIX since pretty much the start.
>
> OS X, maybe, but definitely not Unix in general.
Maybe with a different name - but seems to have always been a standard
in UNIX.
I recall back in the 80's coaching an engineer writing a thermal sim and
the admin on that system (UX) pointed us to or set us up with
object/executable being written to a folder in the user's directory
structure (whether it was called /Applications or somthing else, I don't
recall).
--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown
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