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    Default Re: Best Windows OS.

    Beskar, it ain't polite to troll a mod in his own sub-forum. He can't respond to you properly (or at least he's not supposed to), 'cause he's supposed to maintain the peace. I'll pitch in:

    Quote Originally Posted by Beskar View Post
    I was just wondering how life was, without technical and engineering progress. No point doing anything different, if it works, right?
    Beskar, you want to know what's sad about people like you, who gladly fork over money for Windows Vista and the Segway Personal Transport? What's really sad is that without early victims adopters like you, our economy would implode.

    Last edited by Lemur; 02-24-2010 at 23:03. Reason: Whole post needed a tone-down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
    Beskar, you want to know what's sad about people like you, who gladly fork over money for Windows Vista and the Segway Personal Transport? What's really sad is that without early victims adopters like you, our economy would implode.
    I already contacted LEN and apologised to him over PM, I was out of order. So I am not going to continue that.

    However, to explain my position in reference to your response, I would like to point-out the following:

    I would like to draw a very crucial difference Lemur to your example and me. I would never buy a Segway, they are a complete waste of money, I wouldn't buy Windows Vista either (though I owned a free copy of Vista Ultimate), though I would advocate Windows 7. I am also very money concious individual, I don't even own an iPod, simply as it would be a waste of money for me (when I did, it was cheaper than a portable hard drive). I usually buy things when they are at a good price. Even then, a Segway isn't progress, it is a waste-of-space-gress.

    Progress is when things are getting held up because people refuse to move from Internet Explorer 6, with its vast array of bugs and problems. The whole 64-architechure for instance has been in the market for over 5 years now, first with the iMac G4 series, I believe, and including Windows XP had the 64-bit option. There are obvious massive advantages to this, but some how, some where, and unknown reasons to why, people are simply refusing to make the change, even worse is arguably these companies who still ship 32-bit only computers and shipped them within the last 5 years. Progress is the force of innovation, advancement and betterment. However, what is the point in progress when it is simply bottlenecked to the point it feels like a hinderance. I have owned different computers over the years which are 64-capable, however, there is very limited 64-bit applications because many companies simply don't bother to cater for 64-bit, as there is still a numerous 32-bit only out there. In otherwords, progress is simply being held back for no reason at all.

    Also, no one gets excited about the latest Acrobat update, simply because vast majority of the time, it isn't really an improvement of anything.


    As for LEN, I didn't mean it personally against him and I don't harbour any ill-feelings towards him personally. If anything, I harbour ill-feelings to human nature in general. To clarify this, humans in general hate change and any change, they don't like anything that is change. As such, when Obama cried change, there was a collective shiver down the spine of American people, ready to get their pitchforks out.

    I am a different breed of person, I really love positive change. To make things better, to improve, I am an idealist, I see what we got and how to make it better. When some one goes "This has been that way since 1849" I automatically think "Surely, there must have came up with a better way by now". I see History as stepping stones to advancement, learn from the past, create today, tomorrow is the bright future.

    So when the attitude of sticking your head in the sand going "lalala" comes about, usually stereotyped with that saying, it usually jar-grates me.

    Also, we are really off-topic. Fancy a cup-of-tea?
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    Uh, well, hey, out of tea but what about cold beer ?

    About the little trouble we had here; thanks to Beskar's constructive approach, nothing of any real importance exists. Although less frequently than me, everybody could mess up a bit from time to time. The aftermath is generally what matters in such circumstances, rather than the shock itself.

    On topic: I am a supporter of innovation. I took my first chance to upgrade to Windows 7, but yes, 32-bit. Possessing 2 GB of RAM for the moment, the 64-bit hassle is not crucial for me and until then it seems to me nothing more than troubles that could pop up anytime. Windows 7 hasn't settled yet, let alone what 64-bit could make me encounter. So I prefer to sit back and watch this non-revolutionary revolution and upgrade to it when it is the standard.

    For your information, I don't have one program on my PC that is not the latest version. I'm an update hoar.

    And that makes it a deal. Over. BURRRP- sorray.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beskar View Post
    Fancy a cup-of-tea?
    English breakfast, please. And I take it with a bit of milk and sugar, just like a proper lady should.

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    Milk mixed with sugar is the only real breakfast.
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