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Windows XP still has more users than Window 8.0/8.1
The Scream wrote:
Maybe 10% of world population has a tablet. Highly unlikely. Please do the math. -- best regards, Neil |
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Windows XP still has more users than Window 8.0/8.1
On Fri, 03 Apr 2015 06:59:36 -0700, Sterling wrote:
"...winston?" expressed precisely : Stormin' Norman wrote: Mark Twain said: "There are three kinds of lies; lies, damned lies and statistics." I agreed with Mark when he said it to my face and I still agree with him. Mark Twain died in 1910...If you were one year old at the time he said it to you, you'd be 104-105 today. It's amazing you can still remember what he said to your face. But then again, Mark might be right about lies. g No one can get the puck past you Winnie......... geez. I suspect Stormin' Norman was being facetious, his comment made me chuckle. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/facetious I have reason to think that Stormin' Norman is over 100 years old. Of course, I count in octal... -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |
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Windows XP still has more users than Window 8.0/8.1
On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:28:06 -0500, Neil Gould wrote:
The Scream wrote: Maybe 10% of world population has a tablet. Highly unlikely. Please do the math. He means 10% of *part of* the world population. -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |
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Windows XP still has more users than Window 8.0/8.1
"Gene E. Bloch" wrote in message ...
On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:28:06 -0500, Neil Gould wrote: The Scream wrote: Maybe 10% of world population has a tablet. Highly unlikely. Please do the math. He means 10% of *part of* the world population. World has around 5,000,000,000.00 human beings. |
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On Fri, 03 Apr 2015 22:46:27 +0000, Stormin' Norman wrote:
On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 13:29:41 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch" wrote: On Fri, 03 Apr 2015 06:59:36 -0700, Sterling wrote: "...winston?" expressed precisely : Stormin' Norman wrote: Mark Twain said: "There are three kinds of lies; lies, damned lies and statistics." I agreed with Mark when he said it to my face and I still agree with him. Mark Twain died in 1910...If you were one year old at the time he said it to you, you'd be 104-105 today. It's amazing you can still remember what he said to your face. But then again, Mark might be right about lies. g No one can get the puck past you Winnie......... geez. I suspect Stormin' Norman was being facetious, his comment made me chuckle. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/facetious I have reason to think that Stormin' Norman is over 100 years old. In octal I am somewhere between 130 - 137. Thanks for caring. Of course I didn't know that, but to restrict my earlier post to what I actually *knew* wouldn't have been any fun. And that's a good bit older than I would have guessed. Thanks for sharing :-) -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |
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Windows XP still has more users than Window 8.0/8.1
On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 23:51:46 +0100, Joel wrote:
"Gene E. Bloch" wrote in message ... On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:28:06 -0500, Neil Gould wrote: The Scream wrote: Maybe 10% of world population has a tablet. Highly unlikely. Please do the math. He means 10% of *part of* the world population. World has around 5,000,000,000.00 human beings. Really more like 7 billion (Stormin' Norman gave a more precise number), but all that it take to make what I wrote to be true is that the population be over 3.79 billion, based on The Scream's numbers. I'm guessing you missed my mathematical humor. -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |
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"Gene E. Bloch" escreveu na mensagem
... On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 23:51:46 +0100, Joel wrote: "Gene E. Bloch" wrote in message ... On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:28:06 -0500, Neil Gould wrote: The Scream wrote: Maybe 10% of world population has a tablet. Highly unlikely. Please do the math. He means 10% of *part of* the world population. World has around 5,000,000,000.00 human beings. Really more like 7 billion (Stormin' Norman gave a more precise number), but all that it take to make what I wrote to be true is that the population be over 3.79 billion, based on The Scream's numbers. I'm guessing you missed my mathematical humor. I multiplied the sales by a safety factor of 1.3 because we are already in 2015. |
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Windows XP still has more users than Window 8.0/8.1
Stormin' Norman wrote:
On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 23:51:46 +0100, "Joel" wrote: "Gene E. Bloch" wrote in message ... On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:28:06 -0500, Neil Gould wrote: The Scream wrote: Maybe 10% of world population has a tablet. Highly unlikely. Please do the math. He means 10% of *part of* the world population. World has around 5,000,000,000.00 human beings. Why the decimal point? :-) Actually, the population of the planet is estimated as being: 7,305,746,300 5 Billion was a while ago. From these numbers you would think everyone is Irish Catholic or Mormon..... http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ Or, perhaps a lot of the world doesn't have access to affordable birth control. |
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Windows XP still has more users than Window 8.0/8.1
Stormin' Norman wrote:
On Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:00:54 -0700, "Bob F" wrote: Stormin' Norman wrote: On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 23:51:46 +0100, "Joel" wrote: "Gene E. Bloch" wrote in message ... On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:28:06 -0500, Neil Gould wrote: The Scream wrote: Maybe 10% of world population has a tablet. Highly unlikely. Please do the math. He means 10% of *part of* the world population. World has around 5,000,000,000.00 human beings. Why the decimal point? :-) Actually, the population of the planet is estimated as being: 7,305,746,300 5 Billion was a while ago. From these numbers you would think everyone is Irish Catholic or Mormon..... http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ Or, perhaps a lot of the world doesn't have access to affordable birth control. Abstinence is free, but maybe you consider self-responsibility as being too much to expect? See the orange line ? http://vcebiology.edublogs.org/files...2_sigmoid1.jpg Science says the problem is solved. Although you might not like the mortality numbers near the upper flat portion of the orange curve. I was taught about that curve, in grade 10 biology. And some book with "Rachel Carson - Limits to Growth" in the title ? The middle of the curve, "competition for limited resources", will also be an interesting phase. There were also experiments involving Drosophila Melanogaster. I'm surprised I still remember how to spell that. Banana plus large glass jar plus flies equals "what a mess" :-) Everything is under control. Mother Nature gives her guarantee. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money refunded. By then, we'll be on Mars, and the aliens will need a large can of "RAID House and Garden" to get rid of us. Paul |
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Windows XP still has more users than Window 8.0/8.1
Paul wrote:
By then, we'll be on Mars, and the aliens will need a large can of "RAID House and Garden" to get rid of us. Paul By the time the curve becomes reality the aliens will need to speak Chinese or Spanish to communicate. -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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Windows XP still has more users than Window 8.0/8.1
On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 01:03:14 -0400, . . .winston wrote:
Paul wrote: By then, we'll be on Mars, and the aliens will need a large can of "RAID House and Garden" to get rid of us. Paul By the time the curve becomes reality the aliens will need to speak Chinese or Spanish to communicate. They'll just beam directly to and from our brains, no need to bother with such parochial things as languages. I have the above on good authority, of course, namely the Reynolds Aluminum & Haberdashery Company. -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |
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Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 01:03:14 -0400, . . .winston wrote: Paul wrote: By then, we'll be on Mars, and the aliens will need a large can of "RAID House and Garden" to get rid of us. Paul By the time the curve becomes reality the aliens will need to speak Chinese or Spanish to communicate. They'll just beam directly to and from our brains, no need to bother with such parochial things as languages. I have the above on good authority, of course, namely the Reynolds Aluminum & Haberdashery Company. Three things come immediately come to mind when pondering on what they might say (or beam into our brains). - Breakfast, lunch or dinner. i.e. Earthling hash browns, Great American burger, Homo-Sapiens Steak -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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Windows XP still has more users than Window 8.0/8.1
On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 22:22:43 -0400, . . .winston wrote:
Gene E. Bloch wrote: On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 01:03:14 -0400, . . .winston wrote: Paul wrote: By then, we'll be on Mars, and the aliens will need a large can of "RAID House and Garden" to get rid of us. Paul By the time the curve becomes reality the aliens will need to speak Chinese or Spanish to communicate. They'll just beam directly to and from our brains, no need to bother with such parochial things as languages. I have the above on good authority, of course, namely the Reynolds Aluminum & Haberdashery Company. Three things come immediately come to mind when pondering on what they might say (or beam into our brains). - Breakfast, lunch or dinner. i.e. Earthling hash browns, Great American burger, Homo-Sapiens Steak Yes - I prefer vegetarian aliens...it's much safer, all in all. -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |
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Windows XP still has more users than Window 8.0/8.1
Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 22:22:43 -0400, . . .winston wrote: Gene E. Bloch wrote: On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 01:03:14 -0400, . . .winston wrote: Paul wrote: By then, we'll be on Mars, and the aliens will need a large can of "RAID House and Garden" to get rid of us. Paul By the time the curve becomes reality the aliens will need to speak Chinese or Spanish to communicate. They'll just beam directly to and from our brains, no need to bother with such parochial things as languages. I have the above on good authority, of course, namely the Reynolds Aluminum & Haberdashery Company. Three things come immediately come to mind when pondering on what they might say (or beam into our brains). - Breakfast, lunch or dinner. i.e. Earthling hash browns, Great American burger, Homo-Sapiens Steak Yes - I prefer vegetarian aliens...it's much safer, all in all. That's how I see it, if technically capable of getting here, it's not going to be the Star Trek 'first contact' approach. -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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