Re: Mind's Eye Windows Eight

Right, which is why one should write an alternative text for the images one uses. But the visual stuff helps the un-initiated more than gray XP style and code language. My son says he doesn't need W8. For him to be able to decode old farts' stories of victimization I'll have to buy the upgrade for him. 

2012/11/25 archytas <nwterry@gmail.com>

I'd still be on dos given the choice too.  I finally have W8 looking
like XP and most of the glitches out.  I wouldn't have bothered except
for the reasons above.  Lots of this metro, visual stuff makes things
much harder for blind people.  I'd go for text-only with a button to
play pics and vids.

On 25 Nov, 09:43, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Right now my hands are stuck firmly in my pockets I preferred IBM Dos
> over MS dos and only started using had a fantastic email program..
> wonder it it is still around..  I fully understand about the barge
> pole..  excellent idea..  I am sure your son or grand son will love
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> On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 12:59 AM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Lots of stuff doesn't work - start up and shut down remain dicey, the
> > laptop's mousepad doesn't shut down automatically when I plug my mouse
> > in - the lis of such annoying bits is long.  Microsoft (after two fob-
> > offs) told me to use F8 to do some debugging.  I'd rung to tell them
> > F8 didn't work!  I wouldn't touch the thing with a bargepole unless
> > you have a commercial reason for needing to.
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> > On 24 Nov, 20:07, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Actually MS is trying to get control of the gaming market ,,  by
> >> getting game programers to set their programs that they only operate
> >> on Windows 8
> >> Allan
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> >> On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 6:21 PM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > W8 looks like yet another attempt to stick us with yet another portal
> >> > directing us to Microsoft products - via its metro interface that
> >> > replaces desktop.  I don't like Faceflop, Googleplod or Twatter (which
> >> > started as a place to host audio podcasts - am amazing non-starter).
> >> > The highlight on these over several years was Gabby tagging me as a
> >> > rabbit in a weird building in Berlin.
> >> > I'm rid of the metroface through a bit of cheap software.  One can
> >> > understand why these conglomerates want to shoehorn an advertising-
> >> > based business model into our social activities.  These days I watch
> >> > all commercial TV via Tivo to fast forward he ads and increasingly do
> >> > the same with BBC to evade their promos.  I-google lets me rid myself
> >> > of the standard bimbo products of all browsers.  I use gmail in order
> >> > not to give out my 'serious' email address.  I guess we essentially
> >> > want to freeride on the technical provision.
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> >> > Wikipedia gets stick for not being sufficiently peer-reviewed.  In
> >> > terms if the subjects I 'teach' it is more accurate than textbooks and
> >> > the material publishers provide if you recommend their texts to
> >> > students (it's very difficult not to when 'exams' are based on the rot
> >> > - much of which is trashed in wider academic peer review).  A few
> >> > academics like Steve Keen (economics and under redundancy threat at
> >> > his uni) and Alain de Connes (maths) publish all their work for free
> >> > access.  I wish I was in a position to do the same - if I allowed free
> >> > access my income would go.
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> >> > In principle I would like Mind's Eye to have wider contribution.
> >> > Currently I would say we are open to diversity but actually not
> >> > diverse.  But we don't want the SNERTs, trolls, flamers and
> >> > advertising.  One can see how we might 'revamp', but everything I've
> >> > tried(like new google groups) seems to vapourise continuity.
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> >> > On 24 Nov, 15:47, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> Air gunner full of hot air ready to release it quickly - taking care of
> >> >> "Minds Eye"! LOL
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> >> >> 2012/11/24 Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com>
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> >> >> > Air gunner full of hot air ready to release it quickly
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> >> |_D Allan
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> >> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
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> >> I am a Natural Airgunner -
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> >>  Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly.
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> |_D Allan
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> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
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> I am a Natural Airgunner -
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>  Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly.

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