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  Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-03-04 21:49 +0000
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-04 17:01 -0500
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-04 22:52 +0000
        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-04 18:07 -0500
          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-04 15:14 -0800
            Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-04 18:20 -0500
              Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-04 17:34 -0800
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-04 22:33 -0500
                  Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-05 05:19 +0000
                    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-05 00:32 -0500
                      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-03-09 20:23 +1100
                        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-09 17:49 +0000
                          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-03-11 11:03 +1100
                    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-05 05:57 +0000
                      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 15:40 +0000
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 15:38 +0000
                  Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-05 10:51 -0500
                    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-05 11:43 -0800
                      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-05 16:54 -0500
                        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 22:31 +0000
                          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 22:38 +0000
                            Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-03-06 21:46 +1100
                              Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-06 18:14 +0000
                            Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-06 08:25 -0500
                          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-06 08:28 -0500
                            Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-06 18:10 +0000
                          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-03-06 22:54 +0000
                            Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-06 18:12 -0500
                              Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-06 16:07 -0800
                              Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-07 02:34 +0000
                                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 07:48 -0500
                              Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-07 17:45 -0500
                                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 18:07 -0500
                    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive cb <cb@aol.com> - 2014-03-20 18:21 +0100
            Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 15:25 +0000
          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-04 19:36 -0500
        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 15:25 +0000
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-03-06 00:06 +0000
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-04 22:18 +0000
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-03-06 00:36 +0000
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Kaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-07 09:15 -0600
        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 07:31 -0800
          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-07 15:39 +0000
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-04 17:21 -0500
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-04 23:27 +0000
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "Mr. Strat" <mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com> - 2014-03-05 06:10 -0800
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-05 09:26 -0500
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Kaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-07 09:16 -0600
        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-03-08 11:30 -0800

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#57638

On 2014-03-05, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> 4. Weasel then changed his tune and said he only meant that 16GB was
> cheaper than 8GB (Duh.), which clearly isn't what the OP asked. Again,
> the OP asked what was needed. 

I'm sure weasel will jump all over my obvious mistake above (he's all
about petty distraction arguments, after all; and it's all he's got). 

What I actually meant to write was "16GB isn't substantially more
expensive than 8GB" (Duh.). 

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#57652

In article <bnpnbcFtnffU3@mid.individual.net>,
 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> On 2014-03-05, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> > 4. Weasel then changed his tune and said he only meant that 16GB was
> > cheaper than 8GB (Duh.), which clearly isn't what the OP asked. Again,
> > the OP asked what was needed. 
> 
> I'm sure weasel will jump all over my obvious mistake above (he's all
> about petty distraction arguments, after all; and it's all he's got). 
> 
> What I actually meant to write was "16GB isn't substantially more
> expensive than 8GB" (Duh.).

It does not look like an *obvious* mistake. I would say it was said 
under HES. But don't worry, you are clearly unstoppable, now and then 
you are on rails going somewhere decent, other times on ones going to 
fuckwitland.

-- 
dorayme

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#57670

On 2014-03-06, dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> wrote:
> In article <bnpnbcFtnffU3@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2014-03-05, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> > 4. Weasel then changed his tune and said he only meant that 16GB was
>> > cheaper than 8GB (Duh.), which clearly isn't what the OP asked. Again,
>> > the OP asked what was needed. 
>> 
>> I'm sure weasel will jump all over my obvious mistake above (he's all
>> about petty distraction arguments, after all; and it's all he's got). 
>> 
>> What I actually meant to write was "16GB isn't substantially more
>> expensive than 8GB" (Duh.).
>
> It does not look like an *obvious* mistake.

You think I actually meant that a 8GB stick was more expensive than a
16GB stick? Uh huh, sure you did. How genuine you are! And sparkly
clean, too!

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#57658

In article <bnpnbcFtnffU3@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
<jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> (he's all
> about petty distraction arguments, after all; and it's all he's got). 

hah, you're the king of petty arguments. that's all you do, any time
anyone challenges your pigheaded opinions.

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#57659

In article <bnpmtmFtnffU1@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
<jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> >> > > If you don't have a stick, then I agree you should purchase the largest
> >> > > size you can afford. I see Kingston DataTravelers have come way down in
> >> > > price since I purchased mine. Amazon has the SE9 model at these
> >> > > price/size combinations at the moment:
> >> > > 
> >> > > 8GB for $5.95: 
> >> > > 16GB for $9.95:
> >> > 
> >> > *that* is my point. 
> >> > the price is too close to bother with 8 gig anymore.
> >> 
> >> So if the poster had asked "what is the most cost effective size of
> >> usb stick right now?" you could have defended the 16GB answer.
> >
> > does someone need to explicitly spell things out for you? he obviously
> > wanted to buy a stick, otherwise why ask.
> 
> Yes, it clearly couldn't be that the OP asked before trying. Why on
> Earth would anyone do that? LOL...

he almost certainly wanted to buy something and be sure what he bought
was not too small nor bigger than what he needed.

> >> If the poster asked "how big a USB stick do you need to use as a Mavericks
> >> installer," the answer is clearly 8GB.
> >> 
> >> Your inability to acknowledge that is a pathology.      
> >
> > the only inability here is your inability to comprehend what i
> > originally wrote, where i specifically said it might fit on an 8 but
> > that there's no point in bothering with 8 anymore because the price
> > difference is negligible. a 16 can be used for many more things after
> > the install is done than an 8 would. there's no point in buying an 8.
> 
> Because that's not actually what you said, weasel.
> 
> Shall we recap?:

only if you want to show just how much of a petty lying asshole you are.

> 1. The OP asked specifically, "what size drive is needed?".
> 
> 2. Mr. Weasel answered, "16 gig, but it might be possible to stuff it
> into 8 gig" - as if somehow 8GB would require "stuffing" of some sort,

i consider 2 gig free to be 'stuffed'.

you obviously do not.

fill your drive to 2 gig free and see how well that works out for you.

hfs also has some well known bugs with very little free space, although
that's probably not an issue with an installer, however, it is why i
consider 2 gig free to be 'stuffed'. 

> possibly enticing the OP to infer that it might take additional work on
> the OP's part to use an 8GB stick. 

nonsense. you made that up.

> And while immediately after that
> weasel mentioned, "why bother since they're so cheap", that was *after*
> he indicated 16GB was needed and 8GB would require the nebulous
> additional work of "stuffing". 

nope. it was in the original statement, which you even quoted.

not only are you lying but you don't even know what you're yapping
about.

the real hoot is i actually agreed with something you said, yet you
argue. you're fucked up.

rest of your lies snipped.

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#57669

On 2014-03-06, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <bnpmtmFtnffU1@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
><jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> >> > > If you don't have a stick, then I agree you should purchase
>> >> > > the largest size you can afford. I see Kingston DataTravelers
>> >> > > have come way down in price since I purchased mine. Amazon has
>> >> > > the SE9 model at these price/size combinations at the moment:
>> >> > > 
>> >> > > 8GB for $5.95: 16GB for $9.95:
>> >> > 
>> >> > *that* is my point.  the price is too close to bother with 8 gig
>> >> > anymore.
>> >> 
>> >> So if the poster had asked "what is the most cost effective size
>> >> of usb stick right now?" you could have defended the 16GB answer.
>> >
>> > does someone need to explicitly spell things out for you? he
>> > obviously wanted to buy a stick, otherwise why ask.
>> 
>> Yes, it clearly couldn't be that the OP asked before trying. Why on
>> Earth would anyone do that? LOL...
>
> he almost certainly wanted to buy something and be sure what he bought
> was not too small nor bigger than what he needed.

You don't know anything of the sort. He may have had an 8GB stick
sitting right beside him for all you know. But you need to argue this
point because you cannot admit you are wrong, ever.

>> >> If the poster asked "how big a USB stick do you need to use as a
>> >> Mavericks installer," the answer is clearly 8GB.
>> >> 
>> >> Your inability to acknowledge that is a pathology.      
>> >
>> > the only inability here is your inability to comprehend what i
>> > originally wrote, where i specifically said it might fit on an 8
>> > but that there's no point in bothering with 8 anymore because the
>> > price difference is negligible. a 16 can be used for many more
>> > things after the install is done than an 8 would. there's no point
>> > in buying an 8.
>> 
>> Because that's not actually what you said, weasel.
>> 
>> Shall we recap?:
>>
>> 1. The OP asked specifically, "what size drive is needed?".
>> 
>> 2. Mr. Weasel answered, "16 gig, but it might be possible to stuff it
>> into 8 gig" - as if somehow 8GB would require "stuffing" of some
>> sort,
>
> i consider 2 gig free to be 'stuffed'.

The installer works just fine on an 8GB stick. 

> you obviously do not.

Correction: I *know* not. The fact is the installer works just fine on
an 8GB stick.

> fill your drive to 2 gig free and see how well that works out for you.

Nice try weasel. We're talking about an installer here, not a hard
drive. Again, the fact is the installer works just fine on an 8GB stick.

> hfs also has some well known bugs with very little free space,
> although that's probably not an issue with an installer, however, it
> is why i consider 2 gig free to be 'stuffed'. 

Doesn't apply here, weasel. The installer works just fine on an 8GB
stick.

>> possibly enticing the OP to infer that it might take additional work
>> on the OP's part to use an 8GB stick. 
>
> nonsense. you made that up.

OP: "what size drive is needed?".
Weasel: "16 gig, but it might be possible to stuff it into 8 gig"

>> And while immediately after that
>> weasel mentioned, "why bother since they're so cheap", that was *after*
>> he indicated 16GB was needed and 8GB would require the nebulous
>> additional work of "stuffing". 
>
> nope. it was in the original statement, which you even quoted.

OP: "what size drive is needed?".
Weasel: "16 gig, but it might be possible to stuff it into 8 gig"

> not only are you lying but you don't even know what you're yapping
> about.
>
> the real hoot is i actually agreed with something you said, yet you
> argue. you're fucked up.
>
> rest of your lies snipped.

Pop goes the weasel!

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#57677

On Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:31:18 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> 
wrote:

> On 2014-03-05, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> > In article <riwqg8a0tl.fsf@ethel.the.log>, Doug Anderson
> ><ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> > > If you don't have a stick, then I agree you should purchase the largest
> >> > > size you can afford. I see Kingston DataTravelers have come way down in
> >> > > price since I purchased mine. Amazon has the SE9 model at these
> >> > > price/size combinations at the moment:
> >> > > 
> >> > > 8GB for $5.95: 
> >> > > 16GB for $9.95:
> >> > 
> >> > *that* is my point. 
> >> > the price is too close to bother with 8 gig anymore.
> >> 
> >> So if the poster had asked "what is the most cost effective size of
> >> usb stick right now?" you could have defended the 16GB answer.
> >
> > does someone need to explicitly spell things out for you? he obviously
> > wanted to buy a stick, otherwise why ask.
> 
> Yes, it clearly couldn't be that the OP asked before trying. Why on
> Earth would anyone do that? LOL...

I'm the OP and the reason I asked before trying was that when I 
download I want to go right into the procedure without messing 
around seeing the size of the file and then running out to buy a 
drive, etc.
 
> >> If the poster asked "how big a USB stick do you need to use as a Mavericks
> >> installer," the answer is clearly 8GB.
> >> 
> >> Your inability to acknowledge that is a pathology.      
> >
> > the only inability here is your inability to comprehend what i
> > originally wrote, where i specifically said it might fit on an 8 but
> > that there's no point in bothering with 8 anymore because the price
> > difference is negligible. a 16 can be used for many more things after
> > the install is done than an 8 would. there's no point in buying an 8.
> 
> Because that's not actually what you said, weasel.
> 
> Shall we recap?:
> 
> 1. The OP asked specifically, "what size drive is needed?".
> 
> 2. Mr. Weasel answered, "16 gig, but it might be possible to stuff it
> into 8 gig" - as if somehow 8GB would require "stuffing" of some sort,
> possibly enticing the OP to infer that it might take additional work on
> the OP's part to use an 8GB stick. And while immediately after that
> weasel mentioned, "why bother since they're so cheap", that was *after*
> he indicated 16GB was needed and 8GB would require the nebulous
> additional work of "stuffing". So the OP could be excused for drawing
> the conclusion that he might want to avoid using an 8GB stick - even one
> sitting right beside him in a desk drawer. I suppose if the OP drew that
> conclusion, weasel would just blame the OP for "misunderstanding"
> weasel's words.
> 
> 3. Noticing that the OP might draw incorrect conclusions from weasel's
> advice, several nice folks then indicated that, contrary to weasel's
> suggestion that 16GB was needed, 8GB works just fine.
> 
> 4. Weasel then changed his tune and said he only meant that 16GB was
> cheaper than 8GB (Duh.), which clearly isn't what the OP asked. Again,
> the OP asked what was needed. 
> 
> 5. Next, weasel said the reason he tried to deter the OP from using an
> 8GB stick is because weasel somehow knows the OP must not have an
> existing USB stick, suggesting that the OP wouldn't have asked
> otherwise. Only, it's not clear at all from the OP weather the OP does
> or does not have an existing stick in their possession.
> 
> Pop goes the weasel!

Actually, since in my original message I said that I installed 10.8 
from a stick it should be clear that I already have an 8 GB (or 
larger) stick. However, I don't want to overwrite the 8 GB stick. 
That's because it's in my nature not to throw anything away -- in 
this case, the 10.8 installer -- unless I'm certain sure that I 
definitely will not want it back later. (See another thread some 
time ago about why one might keep stuff lying around in Trash for a 
while.)

-- 
John Varela

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#57684

In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-QiGLpdO6PrEs@localhost>,
 "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:

> (See another thread some 
> time ago about why one might keep stuff lying around in Trash for a 
> while.)

It took me years to get the oul' Woman to stop doing that. I'm a cli guy 
- rm means rm.
-- 
Where's the Vangelis music?
Pris' tongue is sticking out in in the wide shot after Batty has kissed her.
They have put back more tits into the Zhora dressing  room scene.
  -- notes for Blade Runner

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#57685

Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> writes:

> In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-QiGLpdO6PrEs@localhost>,
>  "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> > (See another thread some 
> > time ago about why one might keep stuff lying around in Trash for a 
> > while.)
> 
> It took me years to get the oul' Woman to stop doing that. I'm a cli guy 
> - rm means rm.

more is less.

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#57687

In message <531900e4$0$12587$c3e8da3$69010069@news.astraweb.com> 
  Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-QiGLpdO6PrEs@localhost>,
>  "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:

>> (See another thread some 
>> time ago about why one might keep stuff lying around in Trash for a 
>> while.)

> It took me years to get the oul' Woman to stop doing that. I'm a cli guy 
> - rm means rm.

I found it very effective training to auto-delete trash after a
reasonably short period of time. At one point I had a script that did it
every 72 hours.


-- 
Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period
of time.

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#57696

In article <slrnlhic2c.2rqc.g.kreme@amelia.local>,
 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:

> In message <531900e4$0$12587$c3e8da3$69010069@news.astraweb.com> 
>   Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-QiGLpdO6PrEs@localhost>,
> >  "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> >> (See another thread some 
> >> time ago about why one might keep stuff lying around in Trash for a 
> >> while.)
> 
> > It took me years to get the oul' Woman to stop doing that. I'm a cli guy 
> > - rm means rm.
> 
> I found it very effective training to auto-delete trash after a
> reasonably short period of time. At one point I had a script that did it
> every 72 hours.

In our case, Herself expected me to maintain _her_ computer, so I'd say 
"well, let's empty the Trash and tidy up your drives" and she's all 
"well, wait ..." so I gave her a firm lecture on the subject. Also, in 
the Old Days (tm) we had limited disk space, so "storing" stuff in the 
Trash was counterproductive. Nowadays, everyone has gazzilabytes of 
space, so that's not an issue. I just find it untidy. Ordo sana in ordo 
sana.
-- 
Where's the Vangelis music?
Pris' tongue is sticking out in in the wide shot after Batty has kissed her.
They have put back more tits into the Zhora dressing  room scene.
  -- notes for Blade Runner

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#57718

On 2014.03.06, 18:12 , Warren Oates wrote:
> In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-QiGLpdO6PrEs@localhost>,
> "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> (See another thread some time ago about why one might keep stuff lying
>> around in Trash for a while.)
>
> It took me years to get the oul' Woman to stop doing that. I'm a cli guy
> - rm means rm.

I use a program called TrashTimer on my (and my SO's) Mac which empties 
files in the trash after a set delay.  On mine it's set to 24 hours; on 
hers, it's set to 2 weeks.

So I don't pay much attention to the trash and it gets emptied as time 
goes on - or when I'm clearing the trash from a thumb drive or similar.

-- 
    ... it may be that "in the cloud" really isn't the best term
    for the services these companies offer.  What they really
    want is to have us "on the leash."
                   -David Pogue, Scientific American, 2014.02

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#57721

In article <NJydnbhNmI6L0YfOnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@giganews.com>,
 Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:

> I use a program called TrashTimer on my (and my SO's) Mac which empties 
> files in the trash after a set delay.  On mine it's set to 24 hours; on 
> hers, it's set to 2 weeks.

That would work real well in our house. 2 weeks and one minute later 
she'd say "AHHHHHH ...". And so on.
-- 
Where's the Vangelis music?
Pris' tongue is sticking out in in the wide shot after Batty has kissed her.
They have put back more tits into the Zhora dressing  room scene.
  -- notes for Blade Runner

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#58025

On 05/03/2014 16:51, nospam wrote:
> In article<bnoun9FofvfU4@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
> <jollyroger@pobox.com>  wrote:
>
>> If you don't have a stick, then I agree you should purchase the largest
>> size you can afford. I see Kingston DataTravelers have come way down in
>> price since I purchased mine. Amazon has the SE9 model at these
>> price/size combinations at the moment:
>>
>> 8GB for $5.95:
>> 16GB for $9.95:
>
> *that* is my point.
> the price is too close to bother with 8 gig anymore.

Hi!
Do the maths. It's not close at all, just a weenie bit cheaper. :-)

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#57615

On 2014-03-04, Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> wrote:
> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> writes:
>
>> In article <lf5lf0$n2c$1@dont-email.me>, Király <me@home.spamsucks.ca>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> > > > If yes, what size drive is needed?
>> > > 
>> > > 16 gig, but it might be possible to stuff it into 8 gig but why bother
>> > > since they're so cheap.
>> > 
>> > My Mavericks installer download was only 5.31 GB.
>> 
>> 2 gig free space is tight and 16 gig sticks are under 10 bucks.
>
> How about just saying "Oops.  I was wrong.  8gig is enough."
>
> Would that make your head explode? 

He won't do it. He'll weasel around and try to find reasons why 8GB
*isn't* sufficient, even though it is perfectly sufficient for this use.

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#57599

On 2014.03.04, 18:07 , nospam wrote:
> In article <lf5lf0$n2c$1@dont-email.me>, Király <me@home.spamsucks.ca>
> wrote:
>
>>>> If yes, what size drive is needed?
>>>
>>> 16 gig, but it might be possible to stuff it into 8 gig but why bother
>>> since they're so cheap.
>>
>> My Mavericks installer download was only 5.31 GB.
>
> 2 gig free space is tight and 16 gig sticks are under 10 bucks.

I did it in 8 GB.  No issues.

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#57614

On 2014-03-04, Király <me@home.spamsucks.ca> wrote:
> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> > If yes, what size drive is needed?
>> 
>> 16 gig, but it might be possible to stuff it into 8 gig but why bother
>> since they're so cheap.
>
> My Mavericks installer download was only 5.31 GB.

8GB is not only possible, it works fine. So if you already have an 8GB
stick, there's no need to purchase a larger one.

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#57645

On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 22:01:33 UTC, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> 
wrote:

> In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-d1Xd3K2Hdcen@localhost>, John Varela
> <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> > After downloading Mountain Lion I copied it to a thumb drive and 
> > then installed to the Macs from that.
> > 
> > Can the same be done with Mavericks?
> 
> yes
> 
> > If yes, what size drive is needed?
> 
> 16 gig, but it might be possible to stuff it into 8 gig but why bother
> since they're so cheap.

Thanks. I thought that would probably be the case.

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#57575

On 2014-03-04, John Varela <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> After downloading Mountain Lion I copied it to a thumb drive and 
> then installed to the Macs from that.
>
> Can the same be done with Mavericks?
>
> If yes, what size drive is needed?

I did it using the 'createinstallmedia' tool, but there are other
options. This MacWorld article gives a decent overview:

<http://www.macworld.com/article/2056561/how-to-make-a-bootable-mavericks-install-drive.html>

<http://tinyurl.com/k4heytf>

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#57646

On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 22:18:09 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> 
wrote:

> On 2014-03-04, John Varela <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > After downloading Mountain Lion I copied it to a thumb drive and 
> > then installed to the Macs from that.
> >
> > Can the same be done with Mavericks?
> >
> > If yes, what size drive is needed?
> 
> I did it using the 'createinstallmedia' tool, but there are other
> options. This MacWorld article gives a decent overview:
> 
> <http://www.macworld.com/article/2056561/how-to-make-a-bootable-mavericks-install-drive.html>
> 
> <http://tinyurl.com/k4heytf>
 
Thank you. That's very helpful

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