Random Thought of the Day
May 11th, 2017 at 7:34:58 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | My work PC began restarting at random intervals, the shutting down at random intervals. Corporate IT found a virus, reformatted the HD, and recommended replacing the PC with a new one. But I don't wan to. It's one of the best PCs I've ever had, at work or at home. It runs well, seldom even gets stuck, and before this week it had never given me any problems. Most important, odds are like 99.999% any new PC will be Windows 8. And we all know Windows 8 Is Not a Desktop Operating System. So I'll talk tot he IT guy and demand: 1) 4 GB RAM minimum 2) Windows7 or Windows10 2.1) Or privileges to install additional software, namely Classic Shell or Start8 There's a fair chance that'll work. They get plenty of complaints from people stuck with Win8, and this guy also hates using it almost as much as I do. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
May 11th, 2017 at 8:09:08 AM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18631 | There was apparently an emergency fix for really bad malware in the last few days. http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/05/11/microsoft-scrambles-to-fix-worst-windows-issue-in-recent-memory.html You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
May 11th, 2017 at 10:03:17 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | I'd like someone to check my math.... Starbucks sent me an email with this offer: Get a Special Edition card with 300 pesos (presumably as money to be spent at Sbucks), and you get 3 free drinks. Assuming I buy alto lattes with this (at 42 pesos each), that nets me 7 and a fraction drinks, which we round up to 7. Plus three free drinks, which can be more expensive. So that's ten drinks for 300 pesos or 30 pesos per drink. It seems like a good deal. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
May 11th, 2017 at 1:43:08 PM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | You will go to Starbucks more often to use up your card and you will not go elsewhere during this time period. |
May 15th, 2017 at 8:39:13 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18631 | Have to admit, the only voice I've heard of Hitler is in his shouty mode voice. Interesting actually. So is the conversation. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
May 16th, 2017 at 3:48:21 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | Given how completely verkakte(*) this week ahs been, and it's only Tuesday, here's some good news: The sentiment for same-sex marriage has passed 64% in the US. That's practically 2/3 of the population. This means it's highly unlikely any of the attempts to curtail the rights of same-sex couples will work. And any delusion that a future Supreme Court will strike down the Obergefell decision is just that, a delusion. (*) For those unfamiliar with Yiddish, it's like FUBAR Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
May 17th, 2017 at 10:06:59 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18631 | I copied this whole thing from my Quora feed.
Female author, if it matters. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
May 18th, 2017 at 4:04:29 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | I think people have said that about Prohibition, the income tax, the Democrats ever electing a president, the this, the that. Never have any delusions about the stupidity of the political process. |
May 19th, 2017 at 8:32:17 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | I hate talking to tech support on the phone. They often want simple things I know how to do, but they insist on walking me through the whole procedure as they would any idiot user. I know how to get the IP info on the PC. You don't have to say "Windows key and the letter R." And then I know how to take a screenshot and email it, you don't have to tell me how to search for the snipping tool. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
May 25th, 2017 at 7:42:54 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | Sometimes, I find myself wistful for the days in ancient times when rhetoric was thought a valued skill, essential for success in life. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |