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From: Graeme on 30 Jun 2010 07:06 In message <890ljuF4rkU1(a)mid.individual.net> James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > On 2010-06-30 11:41:53 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: > > > > I think Ben's particularly talking about the threads where you and > > Rowland argue. He's right - they are spectacularly worthless. You're > > making things worse - please killfile Rowland and get on with life! > > So it's me that makes things worse then? Don't any of you see how he is > using blindness as an excuse to throw digs in at every turn? "Do you > think because you are blind....." that kind of thing? > > > > I'm interested in your observations (er, no pun intended) on iOS 4. > > > I'd be interested in writing them, but McDonal will start on me and the > rest of you will stand back and allow him. I think I won't bother > thanks. > > Any further accessibility input you can find in the documentation. I've > nothing more to contribute here. > Temper tantrums don't impress anyone. -- Graeme Wall My genealogy website <www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy/>
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 30 Jun 2010 07:51 On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:46:22 +0100, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: >On 2010-06-30 11:41:53 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: >> >> I think Ben's particularly talking about the threads where you and >> Rowland argue. He's right - they are spectacularly worthless. You're >> making things worse - please killfile Rowland and get on with life! > >So it's me that makes things worse then? NO! It's ANYONE arguing (completely pointlessly) with Rowland that makes things worse. It's killing the group, frankly. Cheers - Jaimie -- To every complex problem there is a solution which is simple, neat and wrong. -- HL Mencken
From: Sara on 30 Jun 2010 07:52 In article <1jkuyb3.i5yznm12bzathN%me9(a)privacy.net>, me9(a)privacy.net (Bella Jones) wrote: > Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > In article <cea.4c2a0405.d152b(a)zem>, > > Justin C <justin.0911(a)purestblue.com> wrote: > > > > > Got fed up waiting ages to be served in Gregg's today so I pushed past > > > the queue and while the staff were serving at the other end of the > > > counter I helped myself to two baked meat savouries and walked out the > > > back. Nary a word was said. > > > > > No, no, no - that should be "stolen pasties". If they'd been a different > > type of fruit cake they could be "stolen stollen", much more fun. > > Did you see any owls? A large one can never be pastried, you know. I'm glad to hear that - all wing�d creatures should be free from pastrification. -- Sara Run out of ideas for a sig for the moment
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 30 Jun 2010 07:54 On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:48:38 +0100, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: >it's difficult to realise when the >threads gone nuts. Not really - or at least I find it quite obvious, your mileage may vary. What is difficult is to restrain oneself when someone else is driving one mad (or <http://xkcd.com/386/>). Thus the killfile. Jaimie -- On the arrangement of books: 'I use a heap based stack storage system with a sorting algorithm which has a major sort key being chronologically determined and heap hash key being a combination of gravity influenced kinetic displacement with frictive and annoyance dispersive elements.' -- krin_o_o_
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 30 Jun 2010 07:59
On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:51:48 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:46:22 +0100, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> >wrote: > >>On 2010-06-30 11:41:53 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: >>> >>> I think Ben's particularly talking about the threads where you and >>> Rowland argue. He's right - they are spectacularly worthless. You're >>> making things worse - please killfile Rowland and get on with life! >> >>So it's me that makes things worse then? > >NO! > >It's ANYONE arguing (completely pointlessly) with Rowland that makes >things worse. It's killing the group, frankly. Hey, that raises a question: James, does your reader indicate emphasis when words are capitalised? I "shouted" in caps the words no and anyone above, but just realised it may not be noted at all by you! Cheers - Jaimie -- "If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth. Particularly if the thing is cats." - Lemony Snicket, "The Wide Window" |