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On 10/01/2019 00:59, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jan 2019 12:07:07 -0000, David B. "David wrote: On 08/01/2019 02:34, Mayayana wrote: "Commander Kinsey" wrote | Humans are meant to pair off and bond to each other.* Pron | screws with that mechanism. ** I once read that biologists gauge monogamy based on the size difference between the sexes. Same size, monogamous. The bigger the male, the more likely there's intense competition for females and no monogamy. By that standard, they said, humans are among the least monogamous of animals. *** But I suppose it's true that society thrives on monogamy. Now that it's ending we'll have to have tax-supported child raising. As more single women buy sperm from alpha, blonde, PhD sperm donors, we'll all have to fund it. **** A related law just recently passed in MA. 12 weeks family leave for nearly all employees. Paid for by a payroll tax and a fee charged to employers. I wonder how many people who were fighting for that realized that it would simply be socialized childraising funding and come out of their own pockets. I'd bet that a lot of them imagined they were fighting for a new work benefit from their employer, like a raise. VERY astute! :-) Did you watch the video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3_lIPESVTw Possibly the worst thing I've ever seen on-line. :-( I thought it was ****ing hilarious! Yay! :-D Most folk on Usenet have little sense of humour - that's my limited experience anyway! Thanks for letting me/us know, Commander! salutes -- David B. |
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On 10/01/2019 16:23, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:56:17 -0000, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 14:38:57 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:12:04 -0000, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:02:14 +0000, "David B." "David wrote: On 10/01/2019 11:10, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:16:07 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: On Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:50:01 -0000, Wolf K wrote: On 2019-01-09 12:46, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:16:42 -0000, Wolf K wrote: On 2019-01-08 12:19, Mark Lloyd wrote: [...] I had a 28.8Kbps modem that worked fine on bulletin boards, but was erratic with Windows, Making the Compuserve experience even worse. My service provided the same facility. I d/l the list, printed it out in 8pt font-size, and carried it with me when travelling. :-) 8pt so nobody could read it over your shoulder? So it would fit in my wallet. Ah, you must be a Scotsman with a small wallet. I haven't got a wallet. What nationality am I? Hmmm! This you, Steve? ******* Cheshire SK8 5HZ England One could assume that you are also British - but you may NOT be! ;-) Yes, that's me but I still haven't got a wallet! Wallets are too easy to lose or get stolen. I don't usually carry one.* I normally only have one monetary item with me, a debit card.* I just slip that in my pocket.* I only use a wallet for cash. We differ. I don't carry any cards or cash. I leave all money spending up to my wife! She may have a wallet somewhere in her bottomless handbag. ROFL!* I know people like you.* One of them refers to his wife as "the purse".* Mind you, she has complete control over every decision of anything that costs money.* All he does is earn it. :-) It's good to see a bit of British banter for a change! :-) -- David B. |
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Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 16:29:06 -0000, Paul wrote: Well Home shouldn't do that, and MSEdge should be there. Maybe things were different when I upgraded. They do keep on changing stuff. Or maybe Edge WAS there, and I loaded IE as it was the only browser I saw on the start menu, then it decided to update Edge? Pretty daft of them to include the defunct IE when Edge is there aswell. I assumed it was some legal **** - for some reason the courts have got involved in something as petty as what the default browser is. Who cares? As long as I'm allowed to install another browser, I don't mind what the default is. It's handy to have something there along with the OS to allow me to download another one! IE is there because it supports ActiveX. Some banking institutions are "hooked" on IE, and you can't connect to the bank with MSEdge. As a practical matter, both are useful, but not to everybody. Paul |
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 18:06:35 -0000, Paul wrote:
Commander Kinsey wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 16:29:06 -0000, Paul wrote: Well Home shouldn't do that, and MSEdge should be there. Maybe things were different when I upgraded. They do keep on changing stuff. Or maybe Edge WAS there, and I loaded IE as it was the only browser I saw on the start menu, then it decided to update Edge? Pretty daft of them to include the defunct IE when Edge is there aswell. I assumed it was some legal **** - for some reason the courts have got involved in something as petty as what the default browser is. Who cares? As long as I'm allowed to install another browser, I don't mind what the default is. It's handy to have something there along with the OS to allow me to download another one! IE is there because it supports ActiveX. Some banking institutions are "hooked" on IE, and you can't connect to the bank with MSEdge. As a practical matter, both are useful, but not to everybody. I bank using Opera, does that use ActiveX? |
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wrote: IE is there because it supports ActiveX. Some banking institutions are "hooked" on IE, and you can't connect to the bank with MSEdge. very few sites require activex anymore, since such sites won't work on other popular platforms, including android, ios, mac and linux. |
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:05:12 -0000, David B. "David wrote:
On 10/01/2019 00:59, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Tue, 08 Jan 2019 12:07:07 -0000, David B. "David wrote: On 08/01/2019 02:34, Mayayana wrote: "Commander Kinsey" wrote | Humans are meant to pair off and bond to each other. Pron | screws with that mechanism. I once read that biologists gauge monogamy based on the size difference between the sexes. Same size, monogamous. The bigger the male, the more likely there's intense competition for females and no monogamy. By that standard, they said, humans are among the least monogamous of animals. But I suppose it's true that society thrives on monogamy. Now that it's ending we'll have to have tax-supported child raising. As more single women buy sperm from alpha, blonde, PhD sperm donors, we'll all have to fund it. A related law just recently passed in MA. 12 weeks family leave for nearly all employees. Paid for by a payroll tax and a fee charged to employers. I wonder how many people who were fighting for that realized that it would simply be socialized childraising funding and come out of their own pockets. I'd bet that a lot of them imagined they were fighting for a new work benefit from their employer, like a raise. VERY astute! :-) Did you watch the video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3_lIPESVTw Possibly the worst thing I've ever seen on-line. :-( I thought it was ****ing hilarious! Yay! :-D Most folk on Usenet have little sense of humour - that's my limited experience anyway! Thanks for letting me/us know, Commander! salutes If you think usenet is bad, try web forums. Ask any simple question and immediately an argument starts and you get thrown off the forum. I got banned from windows10forums for mentioning Piratebay. I've been yelled at numerous times on pistonheads for implying some garages rip people off, it's ridiculous. |
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On 10/01/2019 18:13, Commander Kinsey wrote:
does that use ActiveX? No. https://help.opera.com/en/presto/solutions/ -- David B. |
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:29:46 -0000, David B. "David wrote:
On 10/01/2019 18:13, Commander Kinsey wrote: does that use ActiveX? No. https://help.opera.com/en/presto/solutions/ I've used Opera to access a few bank accounts quite successfully. None required activeX. I thought activeX was M$ crap that nobody used. If my bank insisted on it I'd change bank. |
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On 10/01/2019 19:26, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:05:12 -0000, David B. "David wrote: On 10/01/2019 00:59, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Tue, 08 Jan 2019 12:07:07 -0000, David B. "David wrote: On 08/01/2019 02:34, Mayayana wrote: "Commander Kinsey" wrote | Humans are meant to pair off and bond to each other.* Pron | screws with that mechanism. ** I once read that biologists gauge monogamy based on the size difference between the sexes. Same size, monogamous. The bigger the male, the more likely there's intense competition for females and no monogamy. By that standard, they said, humans are among the least monogamous of animals. *** But I suppose it's true that society thrives on monogamy. Now that it's ending we'll have to have tax-supported child raising. As more single women buy sperm from alpha, blonde, PhD sperm donors, we'll all have to fund it. **** A related law just recently passed in MA. 12 weeks family leave for nearly all employees. Paid for by a payroll tax and a fee charged to employers. I wonder how many people who were fighting for that realized that it would simply be socialized childraising funding and come out of their own pockets. I'd bet that a lot of them imagined they were fighting for a new work benefit from their employer, like a raise. VERY astute! :-) Did you watch the video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3_lIPESVTw Possibly the worst thing I've ever seen on-line. :-( I thought it was ****ing hilarious! Yay! :-D Most folk on Usenet have little sense of humour - that's my limited experience anyway! Thanks for letting me/us know, Commander! salutes If you think usenet is bad, try web forums.* Ask any simple question and immediately an argument starts and you get thrown off the forum.* I got banned from windows10forums for mentioning Piratebay.* I've been yelled at numerous times on pistonheads for implying some garages rip people off, it's ridiculous. I can sympathise! ;-) How have you fared with the Microsoft Communities forums? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us -- David B. |
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:37:31 -0000, David B. "David wrote:
On 10/01/2019 19:26, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:05:12 -0000, David B. "David wrote: On 10/01/2019 00:59, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Tue, 08 Jan 2019 12:07:07 -0000, David B. "David wrote: On 08/01/2019 02:34, Mayayana wrote: "Commander Kinsey" wrote | Humans are meant to pair off and bond to each other. Pron | screws with that mechanism. I once read that biologists gauge monogamy based on the size difference between the sexes. Same size, monogamous. The bigger the male, the more likely there's intense competition for females and no monogamy. By that standard, they said, humans are among the least monogamous of animals. But I suppose it's true that society thrives on monogamy. Now that it's ending we'll have to have tax-supported child raising. As more single women buy sperm from alpha, blonde, PhD sperm donors, we'll all have to fund it. A related law just recently passed in MA. 12 weeks family leave for nearly all employees. Paid for by a payroll tax and a fee charged to employers. I wonder how many people who were fighting for that realized that it would simply be socialized childraising funding and come out of their own pockets. I'd bet that a lot of them imagined they were fighting for a new work benefit from their employer, like a raise. VERY astute! :-) Did you watch the video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3_lIPESVTw Possibly the worst thing I've ever seen on-line. :-( I thought it was ****ing hilarious! Yay! :-D Most folk on Usenet have little sense of humour - that's my limited experience anyway! Thanks for letting me/us know, Commander! salutes If you think usenet is bad, try web forums. Ask any simple question and immediately an argument starts and you get thrown off the forum. I got banned from windows10forums for mentioning Piratebay. I've been yelled at numerous times on pistonheads for implying some garages rip people off, it's ridiculous. I can sympathise! ;-) How have you fared with the Microsoft Communities forums? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us I just get useless answers from there. Nobody understands the question being asked. That's if I'm thinking of the same place as you, I'm referring to where a M$ representative answers for you. They call themselves MVPs or something, and have no clue about anything. |
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:43:52 -0000, "Commander Kinsey"
wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:37:31 -0000, David B. "David wrote: How have you fared with the Microsoft Communities forums? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us I just get useless answers from there. Nobody understands the question being asked. That's if I'm thinking of the same place as you, I'm referring to where a M$ representative answers for you. They call themselves MVPs or something, and have no clue about anything. An MVP is *not* a Microsoft representative. MVP stands for "Most Valuable Professional" and it's an honorary title granted to people who have been consistently helpful in answering questions. Three other points: 1. Questions can be and are answered by anybody. It's not always an MVP. 2. MVPs, like any other category, vary in how much they know and how good they are at explaining something. Some know a lot, others know much less. But as a general rule, most MVPs are very good. And some ordinary, non-MVPs in the Microsoft forums are also very good. 3. Besides MVPs and other ordinary non-MVPs, occasionally a Microsoft contractor (not an employee) answers a question. There are a few exceptions--some of those Microsoft contractors are also very good--but most of those people are terrible at answering questions. For most of them, English is a second language, and besides expressing themselves terribly, they often don't understand the question. Fortunately, it's a small percentage of answers that come from those contractors. But the forums would be a better place if Microsoft would stop using them. I've several times suggested to Microsoft employees that they stop using them, but I've been ignored. |
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 23:36:06 -0000, Ken Blake wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:43:52 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:37:31 -0000, David B. "David wrote: How have you fared with the Microsoft Communities forums? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us I just get useless answers from there. Nobody understands the question being asked. That's if I'm thinking of the same place as you, I'm referring to where a M$ representative answers for you. They call themselves MVPs or something, and have no clue about anything. An MVP is *not* a Microsoft representative. MVP stands for "Most Valuable Professional" and it's an honorary title granted to people who have been consistently helpful in answering questions. I see, I thought it was a qualification - some kind of exam set by Microsoft that people use to get a job. But: "consistently helpful in answering questions" - funny how I've never seen a helpful answer by them (or anyone) on that forum. Three other points: 1. Questions can be and are answered by anybody. It's not always an MVP. I must have looked at about 15 questions on there, every single one was only answered by an MVP. Unless we're talking about two different forums. 2. MVPs, like any other category, vary in how much they know and how good they are at explaining something. Some know a lot, others know much less. But as a general rule, most MVPs are very good. And some ordinary, non-MVPs in the Microsoft forums are also very good. Then the means of giving them MVP status has failed. 3. Besides MVPs and other ordinary non-MVPs, occasionally a Microsoft contractor (not an employee) answers a question. There are a few exceptions--some of those Microsoft contractors are also very good--but most of those people are terrible at answering questions. For most of them, English is a second language, and besides expressing themselves terribly, they often don't understand the question. Fortunately, it's a small percentage of answers that come from those contractors. But the forums would be a better place if Microsoft would stop using them. I've several times suggested to Microsoft employees that they stop using them, but I've been ignored. Actually I've seen quite a lot of answers from non-English speaking people. They tend to use cut and paste replies and don't understand what they're being asked at all. |
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On 10/01/2019 23:36, Ken Blake wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:43:52 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:37:31 -0000, David B. "David wrote: How have you fared with the Microsoft Communities forums? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us I just get useless answers from there. Nobody understands the question being asked. That's if I'm thinking of the same place as you, I'm referring to where a M$ representative answers for you. They call themselves MVPs or something, and have no clue about anything. An MVP is *not* a Microsoft representative. MVP stands for "Most Valuable Professional" and it's an honorary title granted to people who have been consistently helpful in answering questions. Three other points: 1. Questions can be and are answered by anybody. It's not always an MVP. 2. MVPs, like any other category, vary in how much they know and how good they are at explaining something. Some know a lot, others know much less. But as a general rule, most MVPs are very good. And some ordinary, non-MVPs in the Microsoft forums are also very good. 3. Besides MVPs and other ordinary non-MVPs, occasionally a Microsoft contractor (not an employee) answers a question. There are a few exceptions--some of those Microsoft contractors are also very good--but most of those people are terrible at answering questions. For most of them, English is a second language, and besides expressing themselves terribly, they often don't understand the question. Fortunately, it's a small percentage of answers that come from those contractors. But the forums would be a better place if Microsoft would stop using them. I've several times suggested to Microsoft employees that they stop using them, but I've been ignored. What you say is correct, Mr Blake. There's no need to be quite so modest though. You should be PROUD of having being awarded the MVP accolade! :-) https://social.technet.microsoft.com...crosoft%20mvp/ I had a notion that you were once a member of the VSOPs too, but cannot find you featured on the 'rogues gallery', so perhaps I am mistaken! http://www.aumha.org/vsop.htm I expect you know some of the names listed there. There's one notable fellow missing on that particular showing though. Randy Knobloch aka siljaline (AH-VSOP) Montréal, CANADA. “IT consultant. Only true Quebecer in family and proud of it. Family originates from Germany. I discovered the MS and MVP world by fluke and haven’t looked back since. A true passion for me. I love to help others help themselves with their computing problems. Volunteering my time is, a joy.” https://web.archive.org/web/20080714...rg:80/vsop.htm Is he/was he a 'good guy' ...... or a bad one?!!! I know "nobody cares" but there *IS* some history still available for anyone who cares to read it! https://groups.google.com/forum/#!ms...g/UW_XAULISlYJ -- David B. |
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On Fri, 11 Jan 2019 00:11:04 -0000, "Commander Kinsey"
wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 23:36:06 -0000, Ken Blake wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:43:52 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:37:31 -0000, David B. "David wrote: How have you fared with the Microsoft Communities forums? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us I just get useless answers from there. Nobody understands the question being asked. That's if I'm thinking of the same place as you, I'm referring to where a M$ representative answers for you. They call themselves MVPs or something, and have no clue about anything. An MVP is *not* a Microsoft representative. MVP stands for "Most Valuable Professional" and it's an honorary title granted to people who have been consistently helpful in answering questions. I see, I thought it was a qualification - some kind of exam set by Microsoft that people use to get a job. No, nothing like that. As a matter of fact a Microsoft employee can *not* also be an MVP. An MVP occasionally becomes a Microsoft employee (I've known a few), but when he does, he loses his MVP status. But: "consistently helpful in answering questions" - funny how I've never seen a helpful answer by them (or anyone) on that forum. Then you looked at a very small sampling of questions and answers. Or considering how you've shown yourself here to know so little, more probably because you wouldn't know a helpful answer if you saw one. Three other points: 1. Questions can be and are answered by anybody. It's not always an MVP. I must have looked at about 15 questions on there, every single one was only answered by an MVP. As I said, you looked at a very small sampling of questions and answers. First, most questions are answered by several people. Second, many of the regular answerers are not MVPs. I just went to Windows forum and looked at a random page of questions. Here are some statistics: Question 1. Two answers, neither by an MVP Question 2. Three answers, none by an MVP Question 3. No answers Question 4. One answer, not by an MVP Question 5. No answers Question 6. One answer, not by an MVP Question 7. One answer, not by an MVP Question 8. Two answers, neither by an MVP Question 9. One answer, not by an MVP Question 10. One answer, not by an MVP Question 11. One answer, not by an MVP Question 12. One answer by an MVP etc. Unless we're talking about two different forums. There are many Microsoft community forums. I only participate in the Windows forums, and what I say is based on my experience there. But I would be surprised if the other forums varied much in that respect. 2. MVPs, like any other category, vary in how much they know and how good they are at explaining something. Some know a lot, others know much less. But as a general rule, most MVPs are very good. And some ordinary, non-MVPs in the Microsoft forums are also very good. Then the means of giving them MVP status has failed. Showing your ignorance again. 3. Besides MVPs and other ordinary non-MVPs, occasionally a Microsoft contractor (not an employee) answers a question. There are a few exceptions--some of those Microsoft contractors are also very good--but most of those people are terrible at answering questions. For most of them, English is a second language, and besides expressing themselves terribly, they often don't understand the question. Fortunately, it's a small percentage of answers that come from those contractors. But the forums would be a better place if Microsoft would stop using them. I've several times suggested to Microsoft employees that they stop using them, but I've been ignored. Actually I've seen quite a lot of answers from non-English speaking people. They tend to use cut and paste replies and don't understand what they're being asked at all. Wow! Something we agree on! Or almost agree on. They are not non-English speaking. They speak English as a second language, and therefore often not very well. They are not all Microsoft contractors, but most of them are. I'm just guessing since I've never met any of these contractors, but I think most of them have very little Windows experience. They simply do searches on questions and cut and paste whatever they can find. |
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