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.
On 24 Nov, 20:07, Allan H <[email protected]> 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 > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 6:21 PM, archytas <[email protected]> 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. > > > 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. > > > 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. > > > On 24 Nov, 15:47, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Air gunner full of hot air ready to release it quickly - taking care of > >> "Minds Eye"! LOL > > >> 2012/11/24 Allan H <[email protected]> > > >> > Air gunner full of hot air ready to release it quickly > > > -- > > -- > ( > ) > |_D Allan > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > I am a Natural Airgunner - > > Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly. --
