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[dlgoff]

Thanks. But I guess that would imply reinstalling all programs, maybe data files?

Usually Micosoft operating system software upgrades are fairly painless. But I'm not sure when "downgrading"; Windows 10 to Windows 7.

 

[Klystron]

Windows 10 perhaps? That's why I'm still using Windows 7 with GWX Control Panel.

Concur. So far reluctant/resisted installing Windows 10 on my work-laptop running version 8.2.

My issue with upgrading to W 10 includes not just installed programs and apps but also years back my brother-in-law spent a day installing and fine tuning widgets and what not. Professional job.

I also liked W 7 but this laptop came with W 8. Windows 10 was just becoming available but I am waiting for Microsoft to get the kinks out of the release .

 

[fresh_42]

While at it, wonder why minisoft does not "de-license" software from older versions

Because people wouldn't upgrade. It is too often for the worse. W2003 Server ed. was the last reasonable OS.

 

[WWGD]

Because people wouldn't upgrade. It is too often for the worse. W2003 Server ed. was the last reasonable OS.

Isn't that an OS for SQl Server? Besides, I thought new CEO Nutella (Sp?) was doing a better job than Gates in general.

 

[WWGD]

Interesting cultural classification of countries on a scale of 1-100 , based on work by Hofstede:
https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/germany,spain,sweden,the-usa/
They use 6 parameters: uncertainty avoidance, masculinity, individualism, hierarchical acceptance, long-term orientation and indulgence.

 

[WWGD]

Wow, was that some guy coughing or a motorcycle that would not start? Didn't see a motorcycle around, so...

In another note, I hope I heard incorrectly that "Python 2.7 is being defecated". Yikes, what did it do to deserve that?

 

[Monsterboy]

cupcakes anyone ?

 

[WWGD]

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cupcakes anyone ?

Lord of the cupcakes? Rings sounds better to me.

 

[Monsterboy]

Lord of the cupcakes? Rings sounds better to me.

The problem is, I can't make the rings at home.

 

[WWGD]

The problem is, I can't make the rings at home.

I can't even make cupcakes.

 

[WWGD]

After almost a month resisting, minisoft won and my PC is updating. I am "looking forward" to a few hours of doing nothing.

 

[BillTre]

Resistance is Futile!
Prepare to be assimilated.

 

[WWGD]

Resistance is Futile!
Prepare to be assimilated.

The expression of those who use minisoft seems like that of those heading for the bathroom while Mac users look more like those who just left the bathroom.

 

[fresh_42]

Two hackers meet in the street.
"Have you heard? If you play the newest microsoft CD backwards, you'll hear satanic verses!"
"That's nothing. If you play it forward you get Windows 10 installed!"

 

[WWGD]

And the rehashed old one:
Only way microsoft can come up with something that does not suck is if they start making vacuum cleaners.

 

[Keith_McClary]

"downgrading"; Windows 10 to Windows 7

When I upgraded Windows 7 to Windows 10 my old scanner worked. But not with a new W10 laptop. All the Interweb sources said it was impossible to install that scanner. (The install failed with a "can't find file" message for a file that existed.)
The scanner works with Ubuntu, plug'n'play.

 

[nuuskur]

Arch linux, sailing without a hitch since 2014 in my laptop. No windows shenanigans necessary.

 

[strangerep]

The expression of those who use minisoft seems like that of those heading for the bathroom while Mac users look more like those who just left the bathroom.

...whereas Linux users look like they had a deep thought while in the bathroom...

Arch linux, sailing without a hitch since 2014

Good to hear -- smooth sailing in the bathroom. Yes!

 

[WWGD]

...whereas Linux users look like they had a deep thought while in the bathroom...

Good to hear -- smooth sailing in the bathroom. Yes!

Wait till you see the Ubuntu crowd!

 

[strangerep]

Wait till you see the Ubuntu crowd!

I used to run Ubuntu -- until they made that huge change to the interface (I forget what it was called).

When that happened I came out of the bathroom, still vomiting up bits of my guts, and quickly made a dash for the OpenSUSE stall.

 

[WWGD]

I used to run Ubuntu -- until they made that huge change to the interface (I forget what it was called).

When that happened I came out of the bathroom, still vomiting up bits of my guts, and quickly made a dash for the OpenSUSE stall.

So you _do_ get Ubuntu, my bad.

 

[nuuskur]

We got a category 1 storm alert. I imagine aussies be like 'Why the warning? It's just a cat-1 you sissy!'

 

[WWGD]

There are no ATMs in the West Bank.

 

[WWGD]

Confusing name for a couple: Sidney and Cindy. He may even have Australia as a last name, I guess.

 

[nuuskur]

Oh lord have mercy, I'm in love again. Infatuated at the very least..

 

[fresh_42]

Oh lord have mercy, I'm in love again. Infatuated at the very least..

Good luck!

 

[WWGD]

Wasn't there a line in some song : "Stupid Cupid, stop picking on me"?

 

[fresh_42]

Wasn't there a line in some song : "Stupid Cupid, stop picking on me"?

Oh no! Now I'll have this one in mind the whole day ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJNWYSJ829w

 

[Borg]

Hmm, my first thought was this.

 

[WWGD]

Hmm, my first thought was this.

As long as you don't say "Jehova".

 

[fresh_42]

As long as you don't say "Jehova".

... and don't forget to bring a https://www.blumeideal.de/pub/media/catalog/product/cache/b160422aa3e9ae5c444acda3163659bd/1/2/12roterosen.png!

 

[WWGD]

I am so curious about letters from unknowns with random attachments I may just set up a VM to open them up and see what's in them.

 

[strangerep]

Oh lord have mercy, I'm in love again. Infatuated at the very least..

Paraphrasing some sage advice from John Saffran...

Try to surreptitiously sniff the other person's underwear -- it's the only way to be sure... ☠

 

[WWGD]

I keep getting recommendations almost daily from Google in YouBoob that i never signed up for.

 

[WWGD]

Paraphrasing some sage advice from John Saffran...

Try to surreptitiously sniff the other person's underwear -- it's the only way to be sure... ☠

And of risking getting arrested unless you do it the right way at the right time ;).

 

[strangerep]

And of risking getting arrested unless you do it the right way at the right time ;).

John Saffran actually did it in a TV experiment called "Race Relations".

It's in the category of "I can't believe I'm watching this on FTA TV, but I do believe I'm about to wet myself laughing".

 

[WWGD]

John Saffran actually did it in a TV experiment called "Race Relations".

It's in the category of "I can't believe I'm watching this on FTA TV, but I do believe I'm about to wet myself laughing".

A little too "Down Under" for me.

 

[WWGD]

Seems no one liked my comment on Bohmian Rhpsody in the Quantum forum.

 

[fresh_42]

Maybe we should call it Quantum Foam instead.

 

[WWGD]

Maybe we should call it Quantum Foam instead.

That's what they call it in Bohston.

 

[fresh_42]

That's what they call it in Bohston.

So, if even MIT calls it so ...

 

[WWGD]

So, if even MIT calls it so ...

Yes, they say it WITH an accent.

 

[skyshrimp]

Don't move this post please. It's non-critical, beer induced, brain fart material.

I don't get how photons are emitted from stars from electrons 24/7 for billions of years without the electrons losing mass. Where the hell do those photons end up? Do they all get sucked back when our universe implodes again? EMR confuses me. I understand that EMR is oscillating and oscillation appears as peaks and troughs when in trajectory, but through what medium in space? I look at the stars on my way to work early morning and it blows my mind that those photons reach my eye from that distance and every millimeter of space. We can only see the photons that enter our eyes, but space is lit up with photons. It's not empty space. Magnetic fields blow my mind too. Gravitational force can hold planets in fixed positions, yet we can just walk through it like it's not there.

I'll read up on it more soon, but I'll never understand it

One article suggests that electricity moves through electrons to power circuit components, yet another article states it's the electrons moving through the circuit to power components. I currently see it as a said power source (like a phone battery) makes electrons oscillate through a circuit which is a kinetic state. The electrons act like Newton's Cradle but at the speed of light.

I don't understand how 'fields' can exist without mass. What the hell is a field? It's not physical, yet has the power to hold galaxies.

Brain fart over. Good night

 

[skyshrimp]

One other thing..

My work colleague is Muslim. I know we can't discuss religion on here and I respect other peoples beliefs. He asked me what religion I followed and I told him I was atheist. He mocked me daily, but I didn't mind. He showed me gifs on his phone mocking atheists. He thought I was mad when I suggested life originated from our oceans. To cut a long debate short, he went away each night and Googled my answers to his questions and concluded that Allah is light. I told him light is emitted from electrons and Allah is quark. He enjoyed our debates at first. We clashed like Richard Dawkins did with that creationist Wendy Wright. He said, "The Earth will be destroyed and all women will prematurely give birth and the fetuses will have white hair (according to the Quran)". Me, "Do you really believe this?". Him, "I have to. I'm Muslim. Science doesn't explain the Angels". Apparently we have a demon called Jin that floats around us.

He became a sore loser unfortunately. He reported me to management and had me moved to another department. Facts were irreverent. It was his belief verses fact. He said the evolotionary tree was false and all animals were put on this Earth to aid man. He couldn't admit I was right as he had submitted.I hope this post doesn't get deleted as I have nothing against anyone. Just sharing a random experience at work with a friend. He's obviously right. How can 90% of the human population be wrong?

Each to their own.

 

[strangerep]

[...] and I respect other peoples beliefs. [...] I was atheist.

Heh, I no longer respect superstition or cults of any kind. If superstition were true it would not need defence.

To paraphrase something a character named "Kenny" once said (while cleaning out a large septic tank)...

There's a smell in here that will outlast religion.

Some principles to remember:

1) Never engage with a troll.

2) Never argue with an idiot.

3) Don't try to clean out the septic tank by yourself. It is always quickly refilled by others.

4) Concentrate on your studies.

Regarding your opening brain fart... do you actually want any (helpful) answers, or are you just relieved to release the pressure?

I sympathize, as I also experience brain farts sometimes. Curiously, as I get older, I find I have fewer brain farts but more farts of the conventional kind.

 

[fresh_42]

Heh, I no longer respect superstition or cults of any kind.

 

[Keith_McClary]

Heh, I no longer respect superstition or cults of any kind.

It's OK to say that gods, angels, heaven and hell are superstitious claptrap and that organised religions are money grubbing power seeking scams. Just don't give any specific examples - that's where free speech ends.

 

[Borg]

I've been in a Zepplin mood all day. It's Nobody's Fault but Mine.

 

[Ibix]

I've been in a Zepplin mood all day. It's Nobody's Fault but Mine.

I dunno. I think you were Led into it.

(It's probably the reversed satanic messages...)

 

[WWGD]

When it's below 32 outside, you're putting things in the refrigerator to warm them up.