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Forum: General 02-07-2021, 07:27 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
That reminds me of when most people where I lived...

That reminds me of when most people where I lived growing up didn't even know what the internet even was, let alone had an internet connection themselves. I think at the time we were the only people...
Forum: General 02-04-2021, 07:41 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
ROTFL... this has got to be one of the funniest...

ROTFL... this has got to be one of the funniest stories I've ever heard! Thank you for posting here Emerson! :p

How did you stop yourself from bursting out laughing?

(I believe you by the way,...
Forum: General 12-20-2019, 10:33 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Because for one thing; while at least 98% of...

Because for one thing; while at least 98% of things you can do with M$ Office can be done in LibreOffice, there are a few things that can't be done in LibreOffice, that can be done in M$ Office. And...
Forum: General 12-20-2019, 10:13 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
But that's the thing Hazel; they know things like...

But that's the thing Hazel; they know things like M$ Office, and wouldn't have a clue about things like LibreOffice. And more to the point; they are comfortable with what they already know. So why...
Forum: General 12-20-2019, 09:55 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Probably depends on whether or not everyone else...

Probably depends on whether or not everyone else there is tech-savvy or not - like the receptionist(s), etc...

If the answer is no, then that probably explains it.
Forum: General 12-20-2019, 09:44 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
It probably explains at least some of the reason...

It probably explains at least some of the reason why we have gotten a rash of new members posting to the "intros" forum - complaining about how they ditched Window$ 10 and have installed Linux...
Forum: General 11-07-2019, 07:33 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Not sure we are doing this in right thread...

Not sure we are doing this in right thread YesItsMe, but what the hell...



...or should I say NoItWasn't ;)
Forum: General 11-07-2019, 06:53 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
When I was still using window$, I also believed...

When I was still using window$, I also believed you could put out a petrol fire with water...

I think you'll like the jokes below fido!
Forum: General 11-07-2019, 05:40 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Yes I know Linux has kernel panics, but unlike...

Yes I know Linux has kernel panics, but unlike using Winblows, they don't seem to happen very often, wonder why...?

Ah, a "browser" to replace M$'s "Internet Explorer", funny how that was a...
Forum: General 11-07-2019, 05:36 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Here's a thread...

Here's a thread (https://www.windows10forums.com/threads/printer-not-working-after-a-windows-update.16151/) that will give you a laugh cynwulf - pretty much echo's what you were saying above too.
...
Forum: General 11-07-2019, 04:48 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Until it BSOD's... ...and of course, that's...

Until it BSOD's...

...and of course, that's why Windoze has only **one** market to it's name, and Linux has, well, the rest! ;)

31787
Forum: General 11-03-2019, 10:24 PM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
What you're saying there also extends to Windows;...

What you're saying there also extends to Windows; doesn't Windows have more market share in the desktop market ?

But nevertheless, Linux is still kicking Window's ass in every market bar the...
Forum: General 11-03-2019, 03:47 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
A nice read...

A nice read (https://hostingtribunal.com/blog/linux-statistics/) about Linux supercomputer and server market share, hehehehe!

Enjoy!
Forum: General 08-12-2019, 09:16 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Yeah, I was thinking a very similar thing about...

Yeah, I was thinking a very similar thing about WSL/WSL2 only today. In that: why would someone what to use Windows to run Linux apps, when they can just use Linux [some distro of] itself? The only...
Forum: General 08-11-2019, 10:55 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Looks like today's "kids" are spoiled then, since...

Looks like today's "kids" are spoiled then, since it's some form of Linux that runs almost everything like supercomputers, servers, etc... and that's right, doesn't M$ have their own Linux distro?...
Forum: General 05-09-2019, 11:03 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
I take it you didn't notice the :rolleyes: smiley...

I take it you didn't notice the :rolleyes: smiley ? But we both know you did...

So if I may retort...

Most people I see here who give up and go back to Winblow$, give up because they find that...
Forum: General 05-09-2019, 09:51 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Again, LOL, you're a funny guy, I'll...

Again,



LOL, you're a funny guy, I'll give you that. :p
Forum: General 05-09-2019, 09:08 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Right; so I suppose that's why they come to this...

Right; so I suppose that's why they come to this site, as opposed to us going to them, telling them to use Linux instead of Winblows ? Because they just take some random person's word for it on the...
Forum: General 05-09-2019, 12:17 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
I think you know what I was saying, so if you...

I think you know what I was saying, so if you need me to explain it anymore, there's no point in telling you. I've never even tried to upload any code to Github (or any of the others), nor do I even...
Forum: General 05-08-2019, 11:06 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Well it affects everyone using Linux if it puts...

Well it affects everyone using Linux if it puts M$ in a position to take away people's choices. But the point was, it's not just about one person, a company doesn't but another to only affect one...
Forum: General 05-08-2019, 05:06 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
No, they don't, but that wasn't the point...

No, they don't, but that wasn't the point either...



You always have the choice not to use Linux if that's how you feel about it. From what I've read, Gimp does come very close to Photoshop in...
Forum: General 05-07-2019, 10:31 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
I never said people can't "rip-off" things,...

I never said people can't "rip-off" things, normally that would be called "stealing" or "theft". Since Linux is GPL licensed, then provided M$ doesn't charge for it, they can use it, the same as you...
Forum: General 05-07-2019, 08:34 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
M$ is a corporation, not a person, so you can't...

M$ is a corporation, not a person, so you can't really compare the two.

I'm sure you don't honestly believe that M$ "just wants in", do you? You really think they come up with Azure Sphere OS and...
Forum: General 05-07-2019, 04:48 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
I never said Linux wasn't "free", nor did I say...

I never said Linux wasn't "free", nor did I say that M$ "violates" the GPL either (although, that might be another debate) . The meaning was that M$ are using Linux for their own purposes, that are...
Forum: General 05-07-2019, 01:55 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Alright, I'll play along... what "lie" would that...

Alright, I'll play along... what "lie" would that be? Are you saying M$ come up with Linux?
Forum: General 05-07-2019, 01:27 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Not really, just shows M$'s true intentions, and...

Not really, just shows M$'s true intentions, and that's their own best interests.

Why am I going to pay for Windows to get Linux, when I can just download a distro directly, then install it on...
Forum: General 05-01-2019, 04:37 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
It didn't freeze Windows 3.11, even though it...

It didn't freeze Windows 3.11, even though it gave the message to "restart Windows" - it just killed the DOS prompt window.

It seems that way. command.com assumes it's an executable file until...
Forum: General 04-30-2019, 09:18 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
I tried it myself in Windows 3.1, but because...

I tried it myself in Windows 3.1, but because it's in Spanish (I couldn't find an English version of it to download), it's got the wrong keyboard layout, so I don't seem to have a key for the >...
Forum: General 04-30-2019, 06:39 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Yeah, that is bizarre alright. The only...

Yeah, that is bizarre alright.

The only explanation I could think of is that command.com (or cmd.exe) realizes that it's a MS-DOS batch file (same with the GUI), and run's it as such, weird...
Forum: General 04-30-2019, 05:46 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
I'd say it probably made more sense back then to...

I'd say it probably made more sense back then to use file extensions, because you simply didn't have the horsepower with computers back then, that we do today. Either way, and personally, I think it...
Forum: General 04-30-2019, 02:48 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
I've always thought that "hiding the file...

I've always thought that "hiding the file extension" was one of stupidest ideas I've ever heard of. While it might seems like a good idea for "cosmetic" reasons, as you say cynwulf, it's a massive...
Forum: General 04-23-2019, 10:58 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Then when something goes wrong, PAY a M$...

Then when something goes wrong, PAY a M$ authorised repair place to fix it... well they got that tied up in a neat little bow, haven't they? :idea::rolleyes:
Forum: General 04-23-2019, 10:41 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
I see. It certainly does sound like a heap of...

I see. It certainly does sound like a heap of pointless bloated crap to me. No wonder you need a faster computer, and more, and more memory with each new release of Windows.

It's probably why M$...
Forum: General 04-23-2019, 10:16 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
So in other words, Windows UI "libraries" (not...

So in other words, Windows UI "libraries" (not DLL libraries) are just glorified UI's ?

I've seen the same on other people's PC's with Windows (I think it was Windows 10), and it just looks like...
Forum: General 04-20-2019, 12:58 PM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Sorry for the late reply - kept forgetting about...

Sorry for the late reply - kept forgetting about this thread.

I don't know why anyone would want to to be a "wannabe Windows user" - I use Linux because I want something different. Otherwise I...
Forum: General 03-28-2019, 07:35 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Exactly. And this is exactly what I meant by...

Exactly. And this is exactly what I meant by "it's got nothing to do with how good, bad, secure, insecure the system (Window$) is or isn't". Most people I know have never even heard of Linux, let...
Forum: General 03-27-2019, 02:09 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
jamison20000e, I didn't say that Linux come...

jamison20000e, I didn't say that Linux come before Windows. I was saying that it's got little to nothing to do with how long a system has been around - as you point out, the BSD's have been around a...
Forum: General 03-26-2019, 09:16 PM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Then you don't seem to have much idea of what...

Then you don't seem to have much idea of what you're talking about. It's actually got very little, if anything to do with how good or bad the system is or isn't. Windows comes pre-installed on 9 out...
Forum: General 03-24-2019, 10:13 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
I felt like a laugh, so I was reading some M$...

I felt like a laugh, so I was reading some M$ jokes and found this one:



Although, maybe I should have posted it to the Faith & Religion mega Thread instead... :p
Forum: General 02-20-2019, 04:13 PM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Yeah, I remember good old autoexec.bat and...

Yeah, I remember good old autoexec.bat and config.sys You most certainly did have to use them for DOS programs, if you had hardware where Windows didn't support it. The only way around it was to use...
Forum: General 02-20-2019, 12:32 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
It seems that way, doesn't it? ;) cynwulf...

It seems that way, doesn't it? ;)

cynwulf just wants to bag systemd, and doesn't like the fact not everyone agrees with him...

But nice try though. ;)
Forum: General 01-11-2019, 04:25 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
While I don't wish to discuss systemd yet again,...

While I don't wish to discuss systemd yet again, other than to say; I'm neither a fan or a "hater" of it. Anyways, and just for a little perspective on the latest bugs:...
Forum: General 01-10-2019, 01:17 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Which could take months, maybe even years on...

Which could take months, maybe even years on Windoze...
Forum: General 01-09-2019, 08:14 PM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
The Linux kernel doesn't require systemd, and...

The Linux kernel doesn't require systemd, and there ARE distros that don't use systemd. ;)
Forum: General 11-27-2018, 08:59 PM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
Without using the system myself, it's hard for me...

Without using the system myself, it's hard for me to offer any comments.



But nobody is trying to "force-feed" anyone, and by that logic I could say the same about any number of other systems,...
Forum: General 11-27-2018, 07:32 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
No, don't have an iPhone myself. I can't say I'm...

No, don't have an iPhone myself. I can't say I'm a MacOS user either, so I can't really say anymore than that.



I must say, I find that quite an interesting perspective. Without typing half a...
Forum: General 11-27-2018, 05:11 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
While I don't actually totally disagree, it's...

While I don't actually totally disagree, it's also important to remember that a system (any OS) without users = a dead system.



Yeah, there is also MacOS, but you would have to admit that...
Forum: General 11-27-2018, 04:43 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
OK, I stand corrected. But the point remains the...

OK, I stand corrected. But the point remains the same either way.



I'm sure you're smart enough to know that the BSD's are simply not as popular as Linux. So you're comparing apples and oranges...
Forum: General 11-27-2018, 02:52 AM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
OK, Visual Basic isn't just a programming...

OK, Visual Basic isn't just a programming language, it's also a actual program to do your coding on. To be clear: I'm NOT talking about the programming language. I'm talking about the program Visual...
Forum: General 11-25-2018, 06:22 PM
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Posted By jsbjsb001
That may be, but it's still a pay-for system and...

That may be, but it's still a pay-for system and not an open-source system, isn't it?



I don't think you understood what I was saying; I never said "other languages" are not supported. I said...
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