Is the current computer generation absolutely clueless?

[Allen]

On 1/21/2010 2:28 PM, Lord Vetinari wrote:
> "Leythos"<spam999free@rrohio.com> wrote in message
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>> In article<7rec5fF3iqU1@mid.individual.net>, gordonbparker@yahoo.com
>> says...
>>>
>>> I don't think I have EVER seen as many howlers as there are on the MS Win
>>> 7
>>> forums, or as many totally dense people.
>>>
>>> I certainly don't recall anything LIKE this level of complete ignorance
>>> when
>>> XP or Vista came out...
>>
>> If people took the time to understand their computer like they do the
>> remote for the TV we would see a lot less in the way of problems.
>
> If people understood their computer as well as they understand their remote,
> nothing would be different. I know far too many people who can't handle
> such simple tasks.
>
>> Just imagine if people would actually comprehend the warnings about
>> security threats that they've been hearing for a decade, that all still
>> apply, how many people would not be compromised....
>>
>> If you want to look at how bad it's going to be - volunteer in any
>> public school, grade 7+, and you will be amazed at how stupid the
>> students and teachers are.
>
> Oh, I see, you're in 7th grade, are you? Heh. I'm not in the least
> surprised...it was bad in the '70s, and has only gotten worse, since.
>
>
Back in my school days, calculus was a sophomore college course. Now, if
one wants to major in anything even the slightest bit technical and they
haven't had calculus in high school they will probably be admitted
conditionally. Also, statistics (more valuable to the general population
than calculus) is available in some high schools. (My son-in-law teaches
both.)
Allen

 

[thanatoid]

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> "thanatoid" <waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote in message
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<SNIP>

>> I have been in this group (out of pure curiosity, I will
>> die torn apart by four horses before I use Win7 (Win6.1)
>> or Vista (Win6), and it is actually less stupid than the
>> XP groups which I have been in for about 5-7 weeks. I
>> still use 98SELite for almost everything, I needed to
>> install XP for ONE reason only, and it will be gone as
>> soon as I'm done with that app. But I can not believe the
>> stupidity of most XP group denizens compared to the pre-XP
>> groups (when they were popular, but even now, maybe
>> especially now...:
>
> Ah, a master crapsman. Win98SE won't run hardly anything
> new, you know...I'm sure you do, too....troll.

You are a walking breathing cliché. I am not a crapsman (BTW
there is no such word), 98SE will run almost everything, aside
from the fact that ANY well-written 32 bit program should run on
everything from Win95 to Win7, and that there has been nothing
/really/ new written for ages, except rewrites of stuff from the
80's and 90's with 50MB of eye candy added (new technology such
as DivX or mpc excepted - my 98SE machine handles both just
fine, BTW), and I am not a troll, but you, in spite of
moderately interesting nick, are a moron. {Just Googled for your
nick. I take it back. It is stupid like you are. Nothing like
dumb bestsellers for the new generation of illiterates, huh?}

>> In answer to your question, due to the concerted efforts
>> of software manufacturers, the mass media, and 21st
>> Century governments, people in general /are/ getting
>> dumber and dumber on the average. Most people should not
>> even be allowed to OWN a computer - but it makes a perfect
>> surveillance tool for a person's entire life/activities,
>> so totalitarian governments (like the USA and China) love
>> them.
>
> You're the poster child for it, you paranoid troll, you.

[shakes head] Pathetic. Not to mention totally clueless.


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[thanatoid]

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[MJMIII]

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>> "milt" <theatre_nospam_guy@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
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>>> On 1/16/2010 11:43 AM, Gordon wrote:
>>>> I don't think I have EVER seen as many howlers as there are on the MS
>>>> Win 7 forums, or as many totally dense people.
>>>>
>>>> I certainly don't recall anything LIKE this level of complete ignorance
>>>> when XP or Vista came out...
>>>
>>> Yup, I would have to say they are. I blame AOL for starting it all. The
>>> "dumbing down" of computers started with AOL.
>>
>> Fuckin' A! I can't tell you how many people approached me begging me to
>> fix their "AOL" so they can talk to their Aunt Matilda. In most cases
>> the monitor was turned off.
>
> ...and the ones who didn't realize that they didn't require AOL to get
> online, so they insisted that they needed to have it installed. Usually
> at least three or four versions, too.

Is WebTV still available? <EG>
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[Lord Vetinari]

"thanatoid" <waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Lord Vetinari" <vetinari@ameritech.net> wrote in
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>
>> "thanatoid" <waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> <SNIP>
>
>>> I have been in this group (out of pure curiosity, I will
>>> die torn apart by four horses before I use Win7 (Win6.1)
>>> or Vista (Win6), and it is actually less stupid than the
>>> XP groups which I have been in for about 5-7 weeks. I
>>> still use 98SELite for almost everything, I needed to
>>> install XP for ONE reason only, and it will be gone as
>>> soon as I'm done with that app. But I can not believe the
>>> stupidity of most XP group denizens compared to the pre-XP
>>> groups (when they were popular, but even now, maybe
>>> especially now...:
>>
>> Ah, a master crapsman. Win98SE won't run hardly anything
>> new, you know...I'm sure you do, too....troll.
>
> You are a walking breathing cliché.

Uhuh. So, crapsman, which cliché am I?

> I am not a crapsman (BTW there is no such word),

Just fucking Google it. Cretin.

> 98SE will run almost everything,

Sure, that's a nice assertion, but you've nothing to back it up with.

> aside from the fact that ANY well-written 32 bit program should
> run on everything from Win95 to Win7,

Just how many "well-written" programs do you believe are out there?

MANY respectable programs fail to run under an OS that didn't exist when
they were written. Given the fact that modern computers are 64-bit, and run
best with a 64-bit OS, fewer and fewer old progs will run under the newer
OSes.

> and that there has been nothing
> /really/ new written for ages, except rewrites of stuff from the
> 80's and 90's with 50MB of eye candy added (new technology such
> as DivX or mpc excepted - my 98SE machine handles both just
> fine, BTW),

Dhamn, you're an ignorant one.

> and I am not a troll,

A troll, AND a liar.

> but you, in spite of
> moderately interesting nick, are a moron. {Just Googled for your
> nick. I take it back. It is stupid like you are. Nothing like
> dumb bestsellers for the new generation of illiterates, huh?}

If it were a dumb bestseller, I'd agree with you, gerbiler. As Pratchett's
work is extremely intelligent, it isn't surprising that you've no interest
in it.

>>> In answer to your question, due to the concerted efforts
>>> of software manufacturers, the mass media, and 21st
>>> Century governments, people in general /are/ getting
>>> dumber and dumber on the average. Most people should not
>>> even be allowed to OWN a computer - but it makes a perfect
>>> surveillance tool for a person's entire life/activities,
>>> so totalitarian governments (like the USA and China) love
>>> them.
>>
>> You're the poster child for it, you paranoid troll, you.
>
> [shakes head] Pathetic. Not to mention totally clueless.

Well, I don't recall calling you either, but both are certainly true about
you.

BTW, if you ever manage to work your way back out of the bozo bin, I'd
appreciate a report of what you've seen down there.

 

[Lord Vetinari]

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>>> "milt" <theatre_nospam_guy@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
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>>>> On 1/16/2010 11:43 AM, Gordon wrote:
>>>>> I don't think I have EVER seen as many howlers as there are on the MS
>>>>> Win 7 forums, or as many totally dense people.
>>>>>
>>>>> I certainly don't recall anything LIKE this level of complete
>>>>> ignorance
>>>>> when XP or Vista came out...
>>>>
>>>> Yup, I would have to say they are. I blame AOL for starting it all. The
>>>> "dumbing down" of computers started with AOL.
>>>
>>> Fuckin' A! I can't tell you how many people approached me begging me to
>>> fix their "AOL" so they can talk to their Aunt Matilda. In most cases
>>> the monitor was turned off.
>>
>> ...and the ones who didn't realize that they didn't require AOL to get
>> online, so they insisted that they needed to have it installed. Usually
>> at least three or four versions, too.
>
> Is WebTV still available? <EG>

Sadly, yes. Under a different name, of course.
http://www.webtv.net/pc/