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From: Rich Grise on 8 Feb 2007 17:47 On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:07:07 +0000, Eeyore wrote: > Rich Grise wrote: >> Ken Smith wrote: >> > unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: >> > >> >>But since we're here, the lesson only needs to be learned >> >>once as a child with a rock or some hard toy. >> > >> > That is not completely true. The lesson often needs to be reinforced a >> > few times over the period of a couple of years. You can often see by the >> > expression on their face that the child has suddenly remembeered by that >> > action was a bad idea. >> >> Well, I know it only took one try for me to learn to keep my thumb out >> from between the prongs of the plug when plugging in a lamp! > > I can just vaguely recall that poking one of my Mum's hair grips into a 240V > socket was a bad idea ( age 4 ). > > The old 15A sockets didn't have shutters you see. They didn't need them. That was back in the days when parents actually _raised_ their children, rather than just plugging them into the TV. Thanks, Rich
From: Rich Grise on 8 Feb 2007 17:49 On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:04:53 +0000, Eeyore wrote: > Rich Grise wrote: >> jmfbahciv wrote: >> > unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: >> >>Ken Smith wrote: >> >> >> >>> If I hit my thumb with a hammer, I quickly recieve the information that it >> >>> is a bad idea. If there is no feedback from actions, you can't identify >> >>> mistakes. >> >> >> >>Picky picky. >> > >> > Not really. It's a good example. If there is no written warning >> > about hitting the thumb, then every body who picks a hammer >> > will have to learn the same lesson by experience. This takes time-- >> > lots of time--w.r.t. technology, manufacturing and science. >> > >> >> That's why we spend almost 20 years as children. It's their job >> to learn everything they can, to become useful adults. > > 20 years ? That would be about a reasonable expectation. Some stay childish well into "middle age". ;-) Cheers! Rich
From: MassiveProng on 8 Feb 2007 20:10 On Thu, 08 Feb 07 12:55:00 GMT, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com Gave us: > >Are you saying that NT was rewritten? Again, by whom. Rewriting >NT from scratch would have taken 5-7 years, with the restriction >of keeping the hardware constant. NT is what became Windows 2000. Windows 2000 is what became XP Pro. XP Pro, and the underlying NT kernel is what was given a full review, and got what amounts to nearly a completely new base level OS in Vista Ultimate. The max version is required in all cases stated. They have the MP support. A look at "My Computer" in W2k or XP Pro yields an NT kernel namesake and revision level. NT has been the predominant core of windows since its first release. Windows 95, and Windows 98 was closer to, but not exactly a GUI over DOS. It was an OS, but it was NOT DOS. Vista is Vista. No underlying OS, the GUI and OS are together, and there are deep hooks right in the kernel.
From: MassiveProng on 8 Feb 2007 20:11 On Thu, 08 Feb 07 12:55:00 GMT, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com Gave us: > >I would believe that they rewrote the interface between the >OS once called NT and user mode programs. We used these things >UUOs. I don't care what you would believe. I believe that you don't know the history. Nor does the Smithtard apparently.
From: MassiveProng on 8 Feb 2007 20:23
On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:07:58 GMT, Rich Grise <rich(a)example.net> Gave us: >On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:17:32 -0800, Winfield Hill wrote: >> On Jan 23, Eeyore wrote: >>> Winfield Hill wrote: >>>> Winfield Hill wrote: >>>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >>>>>> h...(a)rowland.org wrote: >>>>>>> h...(a)rowland.org wrote: >>>>>>>> h...(a)rowland.org wrote: >>>>>>>>> Winfield Hill wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Winfield Hill wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> Winfield Hill wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> Winfield Hill wrote: >>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4200 postings and still going strong. Amazing. >>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Wow, now 7200 posts and still going strong. And most >>>>>>>>>>>>> of the posts were under the original subject title. This >>>>>>>>>>>>> must be some kind of a record. Certainly it's a stress >>>>>>>>>>>>> test for the Google Groups web-page display code, etc. >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Never have so many, said so much, about so little! ;-) >>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I heard of one long flame war that passed 10K posts, >>>>>>>>>>>> but I never found out which newsgroup. >>> >>>>>>>>>>> We passed 9000 on the 14th, and are now within 100 posts >>>>>>>>>>> of 10,000. Keep up the good work guys, you can do it! >>> >>>>>>>>>> Good job guys and gals, over 10,000 posts, and still >>>>>>>>>> going strong. And still on topic more or less. I've only >>>>>>>>>> read a smattering of the posts here and there, and there's >>>>>>>>>> a minimum of flaming SFAICS. Nice to see. >>> >>>>>>>>> Still going strong, over 11,300 posts, no sign of slowing. >>> >>>>>>>> Impressive, zoomed right past 12,000 without slowing, now >>>>>>>> at 12130 posts and climbing towards 13000, going strong. >>> >>>>>>> Hmm, we're slowing down a bit folks! We're now at 12480 >>>>>>> posts with 12500 in sight, but not so sure about 13000. >>> >>>>>> Merry Christmas, Win. :) >>> >>>>> Happy New Year Michael :) >>> >>>>> With this post we're only three away from breaking the >>>>> 12500 post BARRIER. I know we can do it! >>> >>>> Now at 13950, still going strong! >>> >>> Past the 14000 barrier now ! >> >> Past the 16,000 barrier, good going! >> Did I miss when y'all zoomed past 15,000? > >Howcome it's the stupidest threads that go on the longest? ;-) > With an aptitude like that, it is impossible for you to know or comprehend the answer. |