On Monday 25 June 2018 21:30:31 Kate Draven wrote:
> > On Monday 25 June 2018 14:15:18 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
> > > On 2018-06-25 01:08:32 William Morder wrote:
> > > > I can't imagine that I am 100 years old, but I can imagine that I am
> > > > 60, and have already begun to feel the ravages of time on my body. It
> > > > also
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> is
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> > > > a pain to use computer screens that are designed by and for young
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> people.
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> > > 	One of the reasons I'm not using KDE4/Plasma is that there are no
> > > HiColor icons available there (AFAIK), just the wishy-washy pastel ones
> > > that imitate Windoze.  Their contrast is so poor it's hard for me to
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> distinguish
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> > > one icon from another in many cases.  As you say, today's desktops are
> > > designed for young people, by young people, and the limitations due to
> > > aging or other disabilities are not thought of, while they seem to be
> > > concentrating on eye-candy instead of functionality.
> > >
> > > Leslie
> >
> > Old people have less disposable income, so there's no reason to waste
> > time designing systems for them to use when they can't afford them
> > anyway. Also, old people tend to die sooner than young people, so it's a
> > shrinking market.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
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> Only fools count the marginalized out.
>
> Kate
> AKA Konfucius
>

"... my super-dainty Kate - 
For dainties are all Kates -" 
(or thus quoth another bloke named William) 

Bill