On Wednesday 20 June 2018 08:27:13 Jimmy Johnson wrote: > On 06/19/2018 03:05 PM, William Morder wrote: > > On Sunday 17 June 2018 07:17:54 Gene Heskett wrote: > >> On Sunday 17 June 2018 09:46:34 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > >>> Am Sonntag, 17. Juni 2018 schrieb William Morder: > >>>> On Sunday 17 June 2018 06:05:04 Thierry de Coulon wrote: > >>>>> On Sunday 17 June 2018 14.18:43 William Morder wrote: > >>>>>> Every time I use the new KDE Plasma, I get so frustrated that I > >>>>>> want to break something. The same goes for whenever I have to > >>>>>> use other people's computers, especially if they run Windoze or > >>>>>> the rotten Apple; and it's even worse when I have to use a > >>>>>> public computer. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The only thing that worries me is that I am becoming my own > >>>>>> island, which is maybe not so good. I am thinking maybe of > >>>>>> running a virtual box inside my Linux machine, in which I can > >>>>>> run Windoze or the rotten Apple or some other Linux OS, just to > >>>>>> keep up a little with changes that are going on "out there". > >>>>> > >>>>> I could have written this, or most of it. I don't know if it > >>>>> helps knowing you're not alone... > >>>>> > >>>>> Thierry > >>>> > >>>> The Trinity users list is becoming my entire social life. I also > >>>> wonder if maybe this is not healthy. On the other hand, fewer and > >>>> fewer people "out there" seem to be really sane; and when I must > >>>> use their computers, this worries me even more. > >>>> > >>>> When I was mostly offline for a few days, trying to migrate from > >>>> Debian to Devuan, I got 44 emails, of which 43 were from the TDE > >>>> mailing list. > >>>> > >>>> Tomorrow, at any rate, I shall try to make it downstairs, past > >>>> the front desk, beyond the ice machine, and to go outdoors, maybe > >>>> even as far as the library and the farmers market. Also, I need > >>>> coffee. > >>> > >>> Probably the caffein withdrawal is what makes real trouble :-) > >>> (just conted: 4 kg coffee left *phiew*) > >> > >> Must be more than one container then. On this side of the pond, a 3 > >> lb can is a big one, I get nervous when I am down to the last can. > >> For use, that can gets dumped into a smaller plastic can with a > >> handle that works much better for filling the Mr. Coffee for > >> another 12 cups of Gods Blessing. > >> > >> I've been known to have 4 of the big cans on top of the fridge, > >> buying it when its on sale at under 7 dollars a can. Wouldn't want > >> to run out between sales now would we? > >> > >>> Nik > > > > I, too, shop for the sales, but nowadays I am a coffee snob (thanks > > to a former girlfriend, since about 30 years ago now). I spend at > > least $30-40 every month on the stuff. But I only like it strong and > > black, so at least I save money by not needing to adulterate the > > elixir of enlightenment with cream and sugar, etc. > > I feel people who put cream and sugar in their coffee do not like > coffee, plus the cream and sugar will give you stomach problems. > Not to mention premature bad teeth. > > It's rather an expensive habit, and probably qualifies as an > > addiction, but then as I get older, I have fewer and fewer > > dependable pleasures, so by that measure it's cheap. It also goes > > well with reading, and a good book is a friend for life. > > > > Bill > > When I start reading a Louis LaMoore book I can not put it down, his > study on American History is one of the best and the way he tells a > story fascinates me. I have crates full of his books and I have read > them all, not one of them was a bad story. Many of his story's have > been made to film. > https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0478263/ > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L%27Amour -- Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>