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codejet wrote: The Post PC era talk was just a fantasy
As 90% of the Hype-Buzz-Trends
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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And don't forget the various incarnations of the Network PC.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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They filled their niche in a time when notebooks were both bulky and expensive - I ame one of the first italian users of the original EeePC and I can positively say that it made my graduation possible. Dumb parents told me there were no money for a notebook yet they expended 3 times the price to change sofa, which was an horrid 5 years old and in perfect conditions. I had just the price of the netbook in cash (parents forbade me to work while studying and never given any allowance, yes I made those money as best as I could escaping their iron grip) and I had no Internet at home, so for me it was a necessity.
It worked as a horse for 4 years, was portable and lightweight and allowed me to know when exam dates had been moved.
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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I have been playing around with stuff from the short period between the old transistor monsters and the c pre PC era lately and could have told you that. They had teletypes and terminals to play with, not browsers, but essentally it was the same game. To someone who knows only how to use a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. The irony is that the processor I am playing around with is the granddaddy of all mobile devices. The whole computer draws less power than a few LEDs and can run on batteries for weeks or even months. And that was even before mobile devices looked like this[^].
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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The Osborne 1 looks pretty cool
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Only if you are a bodybuilder, as heavy as that thing was. And it was not battery powered with the CRT and the floppy drives. You still had to plug it into some wall.
I like this one here much more: Sandy Robson's 1802 Handheld | COSMAC ELF[^]. That's what people built at home at the same time.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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codejet wrote: It seems to be the trend that popular websites and mobile apps are releasing desktop versions
I must've missed that trend. The closest thing I've seen that you're describing is apps (mobile apps) that are simply dumb wrappers around a web site, so just they can get a dedicated icon on your phone. And then spy on it, but that's another matter entirely.
What "popular web site" have you seen a desktop version of?
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In the sense the planet is now infested with mobile devices (many more powerful than the desktops of yesteryear), and the growing ubiquity of internet-of-things devices you "consume," rather than interact with directly ... I'd say we're definitely in a post-pc era.
But, the mammoths (mainframes/servers) are not gone. The "killer apps" seem to have stabilized around browser, spreadsheet, word/document processing, and "gaming" is an even more major driver of hardware innovation and sales.
I recently made the mistake of installing Grab's Windows app: it required a JavaScript/Browser shell from some gaming company (BlueStacks): unusable, broken. In that case, I'd say the company did not see a native Win desktop app as a priority, given their business model.
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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One of the girls I’m seeing went to Benidorm over the weekend for 3 days - 2 of which spent in lockdown in a hotel.
Spent all day with her yesterday and she’s got mild symptoms - 95% sure she has it. So I guess I do now.
Think we’re going to self isolate (which means I can’t see the other one) at least I’ll know which one I prefer at the end of this two weeks.
Anyone else directly affected? Are there any bright sides you’re looking at for when you’re isolated
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Pompey 3 wrote: Are there any bright sides you’re looking at for when you’re isolated
Well, I guess having more than one girl ...
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Many years ago when docked in San Pedro (Los Angeles), I phoned the local radio station to get that played. Brilliant piece of music.
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Have you told the other one, just in case you've infected her as well?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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Cant risk having the other one turn up with get-well grapes while hes "on the job" 
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Gonna be an "interesting conversation" though ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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musefan wrote: on the job
Did he mention working at home?
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She’s knows about her, the other one doesn’t.
Have told her I’m in isolation with sally and as I haven’t seen her since yesterday she should be alright (assuming she picked it up in Benidorm and it’s not come from me)
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First day at home for me. No symptoms, just work taking measures and making people work from home.
It sucks.
I like my office desk with my 3 monitors and plenty of space. Small desk at home and I HAVE to use a designated work laptop.
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Luckily I can just rdp to my work desktop, so it's just like being at work, except for the monitors which I may have to do something about.
A Fine is a Tax for doing something wrong
A Tax is a Fine for doing something good.
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musefan wrote: I like my office desk with my 3 monitors and plenty of space. Small desk at home and I HAVE to use a designated work laptop.
No employer of mine has ever been able to provide me with a better desk, computer, number of monitors or space than I have here at home, so.......
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Pompey 3 wrote: and she’s got mild symptoms - 95% sure she has it.
Or the regular flu. Or one of the other millions of viruses floating around all the time.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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By the way, I think you should give it back. I've heard it can be a pain.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Well, that's done it!
Now American CP members will insist on getting covid-20 or 21!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Pompey 3 wrote: Anyone else directly affected?
Fortunately not me directly, but we've had customers ignoring the guidelines and posted signs on every door, stairwell, elevator, and throughout the hallways. Last week a different building had a customer show up for a meeting who was waiting on test results. So instead of informing anyone before hand and either postponing or conducting the meeting over the phone, they potentially exposed half a dozen people!  
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