Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds"

2021-10-26 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 11:35 AM Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > James H. H. Lampert wrote: > > When I think of Leibniz, I think of calculus > > We german kids think of cookies with toes: > > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Butterkeks.jpg Ach. Natürlich vorher gegessen.

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds"

2021-10-25 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 12:35 PM Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > James H. H. Lampert wrote: > > When I think of Leibniz, I think of calculus > > We german kids think of cookies with toes: > > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Butterkeks.jpg When I was a teen, I attended a

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds"

2021-10-25 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, James H. H. Lampert wrote: > When I think of Leibniz, I think of calculus We german kids think of cookies with toes: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Butterkeks.jpg Have a nice day :) Thomas

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-25 Thread James H. H. Lampert
>>> I also wonder how Leibniz is relevant to this scenario ... When I think of Leibniz, I think of calculus (and rejoice in the fact that the only calculus I still have to deal with is what the dentist has to jackhammer off my teeth [before it turns into partial differential equations]).

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread harryweaver
25 Oct 2021, 06:42 by b...@busby.net: > On 25/10/21 3:40 am, Ricardo C. Lopez wrote: > >> Use case: At work (a school) they use Windows 10 and IT is kind of >> fundamentalist about it. So I am thinking of "just" using the RAM and >> the processor in their machine. I am thinking of: >> *

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 4:55 PM Ricardo C. Lopez wrote: > On 10/24/21, Bret Busby > > > > I also wonder how Leibniz is relevant to this scenario ... > > and I wonder if you clinically lack some sense of humor or probably > your thoughts and jokes are flying too high and fast for me to

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread Ricardo C. Lopez
On 10/24/21, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > Microsoft WSL2 - if on Windows Pro - and Debian WSL image. WSL2 is sorted > by Microsoft and "just works" on Windows. Debian image can be downloaded > from Microsoft Store - there is another way to get images that are > distributable round a business but

Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread Ricardo C. Lopez
On 10/24/21, Bret Busby wrote: > I wonder at the ethics and legality of using the computer system of a school, > for your own personal business Well yes, what I had in mind wasn't exactly kosher, but in a sense I wasn't hacking their rear ends or messing with their computers in a way that

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 04:22:58PM -0500, Ricardo C. Lopez wrote: > Well, I see too many "possible" problems of technical and political > nature. Perhaps I was too hopeful and/or Voltaire is still as right as > ever, but I was hoping for "yeah, sure!", "here is a link showing how > to do it ..."

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread Ricardo C. Lopez
Well, I see too many "possible" problems of technical and political nature. Perhaps I was too hopeful and/or Voltaire is still as right as ever, but I was hoping for "yeah, sure!", "here is a link showing how to do it ..." kinds of answers. Here is plan B: * I may have to use an extra laptop

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread Bret Busby
On 25/10/21 3:40 am, Ricardo C. Lopez wrote: Use case: At work (a school) they use Windows 10 and IT is kind of fundamentalist about it. So I am thinking of "just" using the RAM and the processor in their machine. I am thinking of: * running Debian Live from an external USB attached DVD

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 02:40:13PM -0500, Ricardo C. Lopez wrote: > Use case: At work (a school) they use Windows 10 and IT is kind of > fundamentalist about it. So I am thinking of "just" using the RAM and > the processor in their machine. I am thinking of: > * running Debian Live from an

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 3:23 PM Linux-Fan wrote: > - if your admins insist, it could be a Windows host with Linux in > VMs. Then, you could access it from any windows host either vith a > virtualization client software (VMWare vSphere?) or through the SSH and > VNC > protocols. > And there's

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread harryweaver
-- Sent with Tutanota, the secure & ad-free mailbox. 25 Oct 2021, 05:40 by lbrt...@gmail.com: > Use case: At work (a school) they use Windows 10 and IT is kind of > fundamentalist about it. So I am thinking of "just" using the RAM and > the processor in their machine. I am thinking of: >

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread Linux-Fan
Ricardo C. Lopez writes: Use case: At work (a school) they use Windows 10 and IT is kind of fundamentalist about it. So I am thinking of "just" using the RAM and the processor in their machine. I am thinking of: * running Debian Live from an external USB attached DVD player May work, but

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 3:12 PM Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 2:40 PM Ricardo C. Lopez wrote: > >> Use case: At work (a school) they use Windows 10 and IT is kind of >> fundamentalist about it. So I am thinking of "just" using the RAM and >> the processor in their machine.

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 2:40 PM Ricardo C. Lopez wrote: > Use case: At work (a school) they use Windows 10 and IT is kind of > fundamentalist about it. So I am thinking of "just" using the RAM and > the processor in their machine. I am thinking of: > * running Debian Live from an external USB

Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread David Christensen
On 10/24/21 12:40 PM, Ricardo C. Lopez wrote: Use case: At work (a school) they use Windows 10 and IT is kind of fundamentalist about it. So I am thinking of "just" using the RAM and the processor in their machine. I am thinking of: * running Debian Live from an external USB attached DVD

Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ...

2021-10-24 Thread Ricardo C. Lopez
Use case: At work (a school) they use Windows 10 and IT is kind of fundamentalist about it. So I am thinking of "just" using the RAM and the processor in their machine. I am thinking of: * running Debian Live from an external USB attached DVD player * via Qemu, which, of course, I will have to