On 04/01/14 22:20, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Mi, 01 ian 14, 09:06:48, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>> On Wednesday 01 January 2014 01:31:00 Scott Ferguson wrote:
>>> On 01/01/14 11:56, Charlie wrote:
So can someone please tell me how I might do windows safe mode
equivalent?
>>>
>>> There isn't an e
On Mi, 01 ian 14, 09:06:48, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Wednesday 01 January 2014 01:31:00 Scott Ferguson wrote:
> > On 01/01/14 11:56, Charlie wrote:
> > > So can someone please tell me how I might do windows safe mode
> > > equivalent?
> >
> > There isn't an equivalent mode with Linux. Sorry.
>
> My
On Wed, Jan 01, 2014 at 06:02:48PM +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Wednesday 01 January 2014 17:49:59 Brian wrote:
> > If 'less worse' is a colloquialism it has no charm or character to
> > lift it out of the lazy speaking category.
>
> :-)
Ain't that the truth! :-) (Sorry.)
--
"If you're not car
On Thu, Jan 02, 2014 at 12:22:15PM +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> Better presupposes good. If something doesn't approach good, e.g.
> someone misses the target by 10 metres are they "better" than the person
> who missed by 20 metres? Or "less worse". To call the 10 miss "better"
> is a version of
On 02/01/14 13:46, John Hasler wrote:
> Scott Ferguson writes:
>> Can someone nitpick if they don't have lice?.
>
> One does not pick one's own nits.
>
What sort of people volunteer for the job?
Kind regards
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org
with a subject of
Scott Ferguson writes:
> Can someone nitpick if they don't have lice?.
One does not pick one's own nits.
--
John Hasler
jhas...@newsguy.com
Elmwood, WI USA
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debi
On 02/01/14 05:22, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-01-01 at 18:02 +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>> On Wednesday 01 January 2014 17:49:59 Brian wrote:
>>> If 'less worse' is a colloquialism it has no charm or character to
>>> lift it out of the lazy speaking category.
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Lisi
>
> Wow, su
On Thu 02 Jan 2014 at 00:26:17 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> There for sure are more philosophically reasoned "opuses" (ouch, I
> learned Latin and to use "opuses" for the plural is a PITA for me ;) ...
Use 'opera' for the latin plural of 'opus'; nobody will think the worse
(or even the less worst
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 17:59:21 Lisi Reisz wrote:
> Previously sent in error to OP. Sorry, Eike. :-( One day I shall
> succeed in making my recalcitrant fingers type "l" rather than click
> on anything. :-(
Oh don't worry - I'm not finnicky - actually I'm not even finnish.
Or is that "finic
On Thu, 2014-01-02 at 00:26 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> I never ever will watch a modern Hollywood movie
Is "Crank" a modern Hollywood movie? If so, than there might be some
exceptions (for my taste). However, the nice about "Crank" isn't
philosophy, it simply is a film with a consistent action p
On Wed, 2014-01-01 at 23:04 +, Brian wrote:
> On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 22:04:15 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 2014-01-02 at 07:53 +1100, Charlie wrote:
> > > If people understand the meaning, then that's communication.
> >
> > This is what is said by the Spencer Tracy film :).
>
> Sp
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 22:04:15 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Thu, 2014-01-02 at 07:53 +1100, Charlie wrote:
> > If people understand the meaning, then that's communication.
>
> This is what is said by the Spencer Tracy film :).
Spenser Tracey rules! He had the knowse.
(Work that out).
--
T
On Thu 02 Jan 2014 at 07:53:11 +1100, Charlie wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Jan 2014 18:42:42 + Brian sent:
>
> > The context and the subtlety (and maybe as said, the age range) are
> > all important. But advocates of 'less worse' are presumably relaxed
> > with 'less iller' and 'less wealthier'.
>
> T
On Thu, 2014-01-02 at 07:53 +1100, Charlie wrote:
> If people understand the meaning, then that's communication.
This is what is said by the Spencer Tracy film :).
> the only silly question is the one not asked.
Yesno.
If you are an expert and you don't know something, it's better to ask,
while
On Wed, 1 Jan 2014 18:42:42 + Brian sent:
> The context and the subtlety (and maybe as said, the age range) are
> all important. But advocates of 'less worse' are presumably relaxed
> with 'less iller' and 'less wealthier'.
That goes on further, who is iller? Less ill than another who is
simi
On Wed, 2014-01-01 at 19:08 +, Brian wrote:
> On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 19:22:24 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > However, please watch "Inherit the Wind" with Spencer Tracy. I try to
> > translate the German version from memory to English: "We should use
> > every word we know, since there are much
Ed Jabbour writes:
> What I find particularly galling is "I could care less" when what is
> meant is "I couldn't care less."
That was originally meant to be ironic, though most who say it now don't
know what irony is.
--
John Hasler
jhas...@newsguy.com
Elmwood, WI USA
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email
Ed Jabbour wrote:
On Wednesday, January 01, 2014 01:27:09 PM Doug wrote:
> I think it's useless to try and teach anybody English on the 'net
> here. I've been trying to correct "loose" for "lose" for years
> with no result.
What I find particularly galling is "I could care less" when what is
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 13:27:09 -0500, Doug wrote:
> I think it's useless to try and teach anybody English on the 'net
> here. I've been trying to correct "loose" for "lose" for years
> with no result.
This sub-thread may be OT, but how did we get on to discussing
'women'?
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, em
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 19:22:24 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-01-01 at 18:02 +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Wednesday 01 January 2014 17:49:59 Brian wrote:
> > > If 'less worse' is a colloquialism it has no charm or character to
> > > lift it out of the lazy speaking category.
> >
> >
On Wednesday, January 01, 2014 01:27:09 PM Doug wrote:
> I think it's useless to try and teach anybody English on the 'net
> here. I've been trying to correct "loose" for "lose" for years
> with no result.
What I find particularly galling is "I could care less" when what is
meant is "I couldn't
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 17:59:21 +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> I am a native English speaker living in England. I too have never
> heard "less worse" and the expression jarred. But there are four
> possibilities: 1) It is an expression that is age dependant
> (like "cool" or "wicked" meaning "goo
On 01/01/2014 12:49 PM, Brian wrote:
[OT indeed. But it's New Year's day here, so what the hell! A bit of
frivolity is good for the soul].
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 09:24:36 -0300, Eike Lantzsch wrote:
I found "less worse" somewhat funny. Is that part of modern English?
Bad grammar always sounds
On Wed, 2014-01-01 at 18:02 +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Wednesday 01 January 2014 17:49:59 Brian wrote:
> > If 'less worse' is a colloquialism it has no charm or character to
> > lift it out of the lazy speaking category.
>
> :-)
>
> Lisi
Wow, super-irrelevant to send a smiley as a comment to
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 17:49:59 Brian wrote:
> If 'less worse' is a colloquialism it has no charm or character to
> lift it out of the lazy speaking category.
:-)
Lisi
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact list
Previously sent in error to OP. Sorry, Eike. :-( One day I shall
succeed in making my recalcitrant fingers type "l" rather than click
on anything. :-(
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 12:24:36 Eike Lantzsch wrote:
> Sorry I got this honest question 'cause I'm not a native English
> speaker and wha
[OT indeed. But it's New Year's day here, so what the hell! A bit of
frivolity is good for the soul].
On Wed 01 Jan 2014 at 09:24:36 -0300, Eike Lantzsch wrote:
> I found "less worse" somewhat funny. Is that part of modern English?
Bad grammar always sounds (or should sound) that way. Part of mo
On 1/1/2014 7:24 AM, Eike Lantzsch wrote:
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 22:31:58 Charlie wrote:
On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 18:59:36 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
Less worse. You meant less worse. :)
Yes, less worse.
Sorry I got this honest question 'cause I'm not a native English
speaker and what
On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 9:24 PM, Eike Lantzsch wrote:
> On Wednesday 01 January 2014 22:31:58 Charlie wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 18:59:36 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
>>
>>
>>
>> > Less worse. You meant less worse. :)
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, less worse.
>>
> Sorry I got this honest question 'cause I'm
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 22:31:58 Charlie wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 18:59:36 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
>
>
>
> > Less worse. You meant less worse. :)
>
>
>
> Yes, less worse.
>
Sorry I got this honest question 'cause I'm not a native English
speaker and what is worse: I don't live i
On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 18:59:36 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
> Less worse. You meant less worse. :)
Yes, less worse.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions and thank you Scott for your
excellent help. It's much appreciated.
Charlie
--
Registered Linux User:- 329524
On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Scott Ferguson
wrote:
> On 01/01/14 14:56, Charlie wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 14:03:45 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
>>
>>> On 01/01/14 13:07, Charlie wrote:
On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:31:00 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
[...]
> You can also speed things up consid
On Wednesday 01 January 2014 01:31:00 Scott Ferguson wrote:
> On 01/01/14 11:56, Charlie wrote:
> > So can someone please tell me how I might do windows safe mode
> > equivalent?
>
> There isn't an equivalent mode with Linux. Sorry.
My knowledge of Windows is scarcely encyclopaedic, but is Windows
On 01/01/14 18:22, Charlie wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 15:21:24 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
>
>
>
>> Don't know if you check here, but your ISP was having some recent
>> problems:- https://www.skymesh.net.au/advisories/
>
> Thanks again Scott.
>
> I think that my ISP is a lot of the problem, b
On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 15:21:24 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
> Don't know if you check here, but your ISP was having some recent
> problems:- https://www.skymesh.net.au/advisories/
Thanks again Scott.
I think that my ISP is a lot of the problem, but then is it the IPSTAR
satellite people as well or
On 01/01/14 14:56, Charlie wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 14:03:45 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
>
>> On 01/01/14 13:07, Charlie wrote:
>>> On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:31:00 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
>>>
>
To see what else (TCP) is using the network:-
$ netstat -t
>>>
>>> Active Internet connec
On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 14:03:45 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
> On 01/01/14 13:07, Charlie wrote:
> > On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:31:00 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
> >
> >
Thanks again for the follow up Scott.
> >> Expect very low latency with a satellite connection.
>
> Sorry, I meant "high" latency (lo
On 01/01/14 13:07, Charlie wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:31:00 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
>
>
>
> Thanks for your time Scott
>
>> Expect very low latency with a satellite connection.
Sorry, I meant "high" latency (long wait for a response).
>
> Is 976ms low or is that high?
Low (quick).
On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:31:00 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent:
Thanks for your time Scott
> Expect very low latency with a satellite connection.
Is 976ms low or is that high? Is the lower number like 662ms high?
> >
> > Now the latest is that they want me to run Jessie in the same mode
> > as safe
On 01/01/14 11:56, Charlie wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> Running Jessie: 3.11-2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.11.10-1 (2013-12-04)
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> Toshiba c500/A00L w8 laptop
>
> I have been having no end of problems with my satellite connection over
> some months and each new support person
Hello everyone,
Running Jessie: 3.11-2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.11.10-1 (2013-12-04)
x86_64 GNU/Linux
Toshiba c500/A00L w8 laptop
I have been having no end of problems with my satellite connection over
some months and each new support person wants me to run something
different, get the modem re
41 matches
Mail list logo
