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From: jim on 1 Jun 2010 04:39 Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)nan.co.uk> wrote: > On 28 May, 20:57, jim <address...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> Well, due to small navigational incident on the way home I found > > myself >> in Purple World and...er...bought a 32GB 3G model. > > No such luck here; first batch sold out; 2nd batch of 16 GB/3G have > been sold out. Have a 32GB/3G on order... I got lucky. I don't think word had got around that Purple World had them, at least not in Stoke. Mind you, I went back the next day for a case and the entire accessories area had been picked clean. Jim -- Sent from my iPad
From: T i m on 1 Jun 2010 05:57 On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:33:08 +0100, Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: >In article <lse806ldth00r7n3p4if2124ad85ptsd8r(a)4ax.com>, > T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > >> On Mon, 31 May 2010 23:14:04 +0100, Tim Streater >> <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: >> >> >In article <i4c8061qnsrf9g15arpr74a24jc2jg43ej(a)4ax.com>, >> > T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: >> > >> >> I have 5 different distros of Linux currently installed on one laptop >> >> and a further 5 that boot from SD or pen drives. >> > >> >Errm - why? >> >> Because I like to play? >> >> It's also got XP and Vista installed natively and XP Pro running under >> a VM on Ubuntu. > >Mmmm, sounds a bit dull to me. As Zoara said, there are some people that don't get it, and that's fine. I on the other hand have no issue understanding why you might just like to go out and buy your typewr/////Apple Mac. ;-) Horses for courses don'tcha know. You like to sit at home doing the same old, I like to do and try lots of different things. It's just I have (and prefer to) work on a tighter budget than some. Playing with Linux has enabled me to install it on a few peoples machines either instead of Windows so that must be a good thing right? Cheers, T i m p.s. I've just downloaded and booted the OpenSuse Gnome LiveCD, seems ok and I may even install it alongside the rest.
From: Pd on 1 Jun 2010 06:10 zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: > > In article <i4c8061qnsrf9g15arpr74a24jc2jg43ej(a)4ax.com>, > > T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > > > >> I have 5 different distros of Linux currently installed on one laptop > >> and a further 5 that boot from SD or pen drives. > > > > Errm - why? > > There are computer users who find the technology to be an end in itself > and enjoy fiddling; the enjoyment comes from making something work that > previously didn't, or finding out how or why something works the way it > does. > > There are computer users who care less (sic) about the technology and > just want to use it as a means to an end, whether that end is productive > or mere entertainment. > > It seems to me that only rarely does either type really understand the > motivations of the other. Oi, careful. You're halfway to understanding and accepting Oor T i m. -- Pd
From: Pd on 1 Jun 2010 06:16 Steve H <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > If you feel I and some others are being 'unreasonable', then you might > want to stop posting deliberately inflammatory rubbish, but, as you say > yourself, you won't learn from past mistakes. You do know the thing that bugs the hell out of trolls more than anything is responding to them? If T i m is trying to be deliberately inflammatory, killfile him and never respond to his deliberate inflammation. Then he won't bug you and you won't bug him. Simples. I think he's settled down <waves to T i m> and now the "hey, Windows does what *I* need" mantra is just an "ah, bless" part of who he is, and the rest of the banter is just part of a robust newsgroup with diverse points of view. -- Pd
From: T i m on 1 Jun 2010 06:18
On Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:10:08 +0100, peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid (Pd) wrote: >zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >> Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: >> > In article <i4c8061qnsrf9g15arpr74a24jc2jg43ej(a)4ax.com>, >> > T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: >> > >> >> I have 5 different distros of Linux currently installed on one laptop >> >> and a further 5 that boot from SD or pen drives. >> > >> > Errm - why? >> >> There are computer users who find the technology to be an end in itself >> and enjoy fiddling; the enjoyment comes from making something work that >> previously didn't, or finding out how or why something works the way it >> does. >> >> There are computer users who care less (sic) about the technology and >> just want to use it as a means to an end, whether that end is productive >> or mere entertainment. >> >> It seems to me that only rarely does either type really understand the >> motivations of the other. > >Oi, careful. You're halfway to understanding and accepting Oor T i m. Understanding and accepting are just two of the skills Andy has to find / hone, now he's nearly a father. ;-) Cheers, T i m |