Cut the bs. Launching off into some idiotic tirade based on prejudice, superstition and myth is all you're doing.
Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Jul 16, 2008, at 6:36 AM, "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Then this will be even more confusing. The current MAC OS is a > graphical user interface that resembles the original MAC OS built on a > version of UNIX. To do a lot of useful things you have to have root > privileges, (i.e. permission to do everything). However giving that > kind of permission is a recipe for disaster, as well as very bad > from a > security standpoint. To make the user experience a bit less tiresome > and more seamless the MAC OS makes assumptions about when to grant > these > privileges and when to revoke them. Sometimes it's just wrong. The > result can be mysterious and or annoying messages. > > David J Brooks wrote: >> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:06 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > wrote: >> >>> I like to think that the unexplained happens when you build a GUI >>> for >>> everyman on top of UNIX. This appears to be proof... >>> >> >> You've lost me already. >> >> Dave >> >>> David J Brooks wrote: >>> >>>> Monday i noticed i had "lost" about 5 gig of space, and i decided >>>> to >>>> trash the trash. >>>> >>>> That seemed to bring it back the last time. >>>> >>>> Now, every time i log on to the computer, i get a pop up screen >>>> saying" You do not have permission to delete file-"about your >>>> idisk.rtf." >>>> >>>> Also the same day, i had a screen pop up to say i needed more space >>>> added for my idisk. >>>> >>>> Could this be were my 5 gig went and why i am getting this new >>>> message.?? >>>> >>>> No big deal, i just close the pop up screen, more just curious. >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word >>> alone. >>> --Al Capone. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word > alone. > --Al Capone. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

