just a gentle reminder for everyone, myself included... this is a forum. on the internet. for a linux distro. with less than 30 thousand registered users. an average of about, what, one hundred on line at any one time? on a planet with a population approaching seven billion. has anyone checked the n...

I also advise that every situation is different, and every member handles things differently. Not all people carry on like that either. That would not be how I would handle everything, just that one specific type of situation 2byte laid out. so no hard and fast definite rules, then, just your discr...

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you forgot to add 'in my opinion' at the end of your last sentence, if i may be so bold as to say so, shariebeth. the word 'humble' could be thrown in for good measure too. in my humble opinion.

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beauty is in the eye of the beholder

is this your first boot? are you booting live from cd/dvd, usb or a full hd or frugal install? you should be offered the chance to create a save file when you shut down after your first boot of a puppy otherwise all settings are lost. if you make a mistake with that first save file you may boot into...

1. probably. 2. usually. 3. via cups. 4. not with that cd - but there may be other options available. why the full install? what hardware are you using? if you are unsure of your hardware and still have windows available you could download, install and run this freeware which will tell you all you n...

Bottom line is - this is a PUBLIC forum, read by people of ALL AGES, NATIONALITIES, RELIGIONS [if any] SEX, [and sexual preferences] and SENSIBILITIES many online forums have a members only section where off topic sub forums are only visible to registered and logged in members. would this be an opt...

well, it's been fun but i am tired and am off to bed. i bid you all goodnight and good will to all. see y'all next time round, prolly tomorrow. night all! x

Bruce B wrote:In an example: Suppose the man who runs the liquor store nearby has established himself as a con.

this is my point. how am i to establish that fact, that he has established himself as a con without prior experience of him?

*edit*

Never trust a mushroom

i want that on a t-shirt!!

ok, we're getting somewhere... now let's go mushroom picking... some mushrooms are good and healthy, satisfy hunger and provide nourishment. some are poisonous and will kill you should you choose to you eat them. they are a con. i have never been mushroom picking before and all the mushrooms look th...

surely a con can only be recognised retrospectively?

"If they con me once, shame on them...
If they con me twice, shame on me."

exactly.

Never trust a con then you need to define 'a con' you may as well say never trust an artist, never trust a mathematician, musician, teacher, whatever. we are all human. or am i missing something? how am i to recognise a con? *edit* surely a con can only be recognised retrospectively. or, again, am ...

sorry, edited as you posted. see above - will read your response now.

i'm really struggling with this, bruce, any chance you could explain further? *edit* ok, so are you saying that you feel you cannot trust entities that you have had experiences of and felt let down by in the past and therefore find it difficult to trust them in the future? and that unknown unknowns ...

me again! now that i get jpeps argument, and i think i actually remember hearing about that study referred to now that i think about it, here's another collection of data: one year after winning the lottery (3 mil dollars or so) and one year after losing the use of their limbs both quadriplegics and...

was emailed a link to this the other day, seemed thread relevant and maybe of interest to some.

Damon Horowitz calls for a "moral operating system"

yup, another ted lecture...

*edit* that page links onto Barry Schwartz on our loss of wisdom which is interesting too.