> 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. > > 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 > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Spoken like a true junkie... I mean connoisseur. Aye, that's it... connoisseur. 0_o Kate --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
