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OriginalGriff wrote: pane in the glass
of winery that employs karate to chopped salad... Uh wait a minute, I'm thinking of the kaleidoscope thingy, sorry! 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I thought I'd be topical today!
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I've not had the pleasure of updating yet.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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The update itself was fine - but I suspect that nearly all the testing was done by people who like (and thus had) Win 8, and the problems start when Win 7 is updated because it expected me to be using a Microsoft Account already. I could be wrong.
Still an ugly b*gg*r though.
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Nah. I went from 7 to 10 without so much as a hiccup.
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So is a Microsoft account a necessity or can you get by without one?
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I assumed you could get by without, but then it suddenly went to a login screen, and wouldn't let me use my old local id (the blank password didn't work).
According to t'interweb, you don't need a MS account with 10 - have a google.
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That's what's confusing me. Some say yea, some say nay. I think I'll stick with Windows 7 for now as I don't see any great need to change (notice I didn't say "upgrade"). Windows 8 was no good, Windows 8.1 was better but still not enough to make me change. I understand that Windows 10 is way better than Windows 8/8.1; however, after hearing your story, and many other similar ones, I don't feel any pressing need to change before nearly the end of the "free" period.
Good luck with it! I'll watch your comments with interest (as always).
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Yeah, I'm starting to think I should change my name to Griftian Graus!
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Aero is dead! What glass?
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Even more than the others before.
MS, Oh what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive.
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It appears that for you, yes, and exceptionally so.
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 Never heard that expression. I am just feeling a strong need to use it in my next teleconference (in face to face, the others may understand it correctly).
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Working from home today, listening to my wife and daughter.
My daughter is home schooled (grade 4); they are working on the language constructs.
My wife said, "Today, we have to add a 'which' clause..."
I understood what she said, but my mind automatically contrasted the two spellings of the same sounding word.. I smiled and left it at that.
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How do you like homeschooling?
I know many colleagues and friends who have homeschooled their children over the years, some of them have been home schooled themselves. Mostly positive reports.
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Emilio Largo wrote: How do you like homeschooling?
That's when I met most of my life-long friends.
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Really tempted to make a joke about dating the teacher... But I'll refrain-- Oops, too late
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My wife got me a t-shirt I voluntarily wear that says:
I love my kid's teacher, I married her!
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My wife is the teacher; I normally am at the office. This is their second year.
She opted for homeschooling because our daughter is autistic and struggles with language comprehension. She can read anything in front of her, but has trouble identifying the parts of language, such as the main idea. She excels at math, but, when all math became 'word problems', she started to struggle their, too.
So, my wife, who has a 4 year education degree and a nursing degree, became her teacher. Generally, I'd say they are enjoying it.
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Tim Carmichael wrote: I'd say they are enjoying it.
Awesome! 
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Tim Carmichael wrote: my wife, who has a 4 year education degree and a nursing degree, became her teacher
Sounds like your kid is getting a much better deal than whatever "society" would be able to provide her.
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My sister's two kids were both homeschooled: and they are both pretty much unemployable.
Though the younger one might get a job as a buttress if he ever learns to keep his mouth shut.
I suspect that a lot of it is the lack of interaction or introduction to different ideas and personalities.
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OriginalGriff wrote: lack of interaction or introduction to different ideas and personalities.
Of the negative reports I have heard over the years, this is one of the common ones.
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In South Carolina (where we live), if you are home schooling, you are required to be part of an accountability group. So, you get as much out of it as you put into it.
One of the young ladies at our church was home schooled from 3rd grade on; she is now in college and taking a semester abroad next winter... to Africa!
We are also part of other groups, such as a music academy, where my daughter is learning to play violin. They have beginner and advanced strings and band. There is a group that organizes field trips; last year, they toured an ice cream shop that makes it on site, a local produce farm, and a historical site about 2 hours away.
Just as we continually learn, so do they.
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