Re: [Dorset] Just Saying Is All.....
On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 07:27 +0100, Tim wrote: > On Wednesday 01 September 2010 23:09:39 Natalie Hooper wrote: > > On 31 August 2010 22:42, Dan Dart wrote: > > > > I wonder: in twenty years' time, will people look back and say, "I > > > > can't believe people used to pay for that kind of software"? Or will > > > > they say, "I can't believe it was free"? > > > > > > I hope for "I can't believe they didn't let you do that!" > > > > Maybe "I can't believe how big your computers were", "I can't believe you > > couldn't just talk to your computer to make it do stuff" and "I can't > > believe how retro your apps looked". > > -- > > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa > > > "you had to tell your computer to do things, it could not think for > its > self"??? > What was Windows?, A GUI - Sounds Awful. P. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Just Saying Is All.....
Apparently Ubuntu One is going to be re-named to 'SkyNet' at the next LTS. Simono On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 12:17 +0100, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > "Howard who?" Oh no, they say that now. :-) > > Cheers, > Ralph. > > > -- > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Just Saying Is All.....
"Howard who?" Oh no, they say that now. :-) Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Just Saying Is All.....
On Thursday 02 September 2010 07:58:44 Sean Gibbins wrote: > On 02/09/10 07:27, Tim wrote: > > On Wednesday 01 September 2010 23:09:39 Natalie Hooper wrote: > >> On 31 August 2010 22:42, Dan Dart wrote: > I wonder: in twenty years' time, will people look back and say, "I > can't believe people used to pay for that kind of software"? Or will > they say, "I can't believe it was free"? > >>> > >>> I hope for "I can't believe they didn't let you do that!" > >> > >> Maybe "I can't believe how big your computers were", "I can't believe > >> you couldn't just talk to your computer to make it do stuff" and "I > >> can't believe how retro your apps looked". > >> -- > >> Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > >> Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > >> How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa > > > > "you had to tell your computer to do things, it could not think > > for its self"??? > > "There was a time when /we/ were in charge of the computers, and not > hiding like rats in the ruins of civilisation while they hunted us, > mercilessly?" you have been watching to many terminator films Sean :) -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Just Saying Is All.....
On 02/09/10 07:27, Tim wrote: On Wednesday 01 September 2010 23:09:39 Natalie Hooper wrote: On 31 August 2010 22:42, Dan Dart wrote: I wonder: in twenty years' time, will people look back and say, "I can't believe people used to pay for that kind of software"? Or will they say, "I can't believe it was free"? I hope for "I can't believe they didn't let you do that!" Maybe "I can't believe how big your computers were", "I can't believe you couldn't just talk to your computer to make it do stuff" and "I can't believe how retro your apps looked". -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa "you had to tell your computer to do things, it could not think for its self"??? "There was a time when /we/ were in charge of the computers, and not hiding like rats in the ruins of civilisation while they hunted us, mercilessly?" -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Just Saying Is All.....
On Wednesday 01 September 2010 23:09:39 Natalie Hooper wrote: > On 31 August 2010 22:42, Dan Dart wrote: > > > I wonder: in twenty years' time, will people look back and say, "I > > > can't believe people used to pay for that kind of software"? Or will > > > they say, "I can't believe it was free"? > > > > I hope for "I can't believe they didn't let you do that!" > > Maybe "I can't believe how big your computers were", "I can't believe you > couldn't just talk to your computer to make it do stuff" and "I can't > believe how retro your apps looked". > -- > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa "you had to tell your computer to do things, it could not think for its self"??? -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Just Saying Is All.....
On 31 August 2010 22:42, Dan Dart wrote: > > I wonder: in twenty years' time, will people look back and say, "I can't > > believe people used to pay for that kind of software"? Or will they say, > > "I can't believe it was free"? > > I hope for "I can't believe they didn't let you do that!" > > > Maybe "I can't believe how big your computers were", "I can't believe you couldn't just talk to your computer to make it do stuff" and "I can't believe how retro your apps looked". -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Just Saying Is All.....
> I wonder: in twenty years' time, will people look back and say, "I can't > believe people used to pay for that kind of software"? Or will they say, > "I can't believe it was free"? I hope for "I can't believe they didn't let you do that!" -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
Re: [Dorset] Just Saying Is All.....
You're right. I wonder: in twenty years' time, will people look back and say, "I can't believe people used to pay for that kind of software"? Or will they say, "I can't believe it was free"? Let's hope it's the former. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
[Dorset] Just Saying Is All.....
Hi, I'm listening to Howard Jones on radio 'phones, while rendering a native HD video, while uploading another 'HQ' video to Facebook. And typing this email. All with Ubuntu 10.04 which is zero cost, on a PC which cost £292 two years ago. The mind boggles. Simono -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
