Mod: DEAD HORSE (was: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages)

2008-07-11 Thread Roelof Otten
Hallo Dan, On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:15:31 -0600GMT (11-7-2008, 16:15, where I live), you wrote: DL> Or, as an old American saying goes, if you can't stand the heat, get When a topic is declared a dead horse, you're not supposed to answer to it. Not right away and not after a few days. So have a tr

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2008-07-11 Thread Dan Lester
Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 10:39:31 AM, you wrote: >> Or the minutes it takes to download pointless emails... especially if >> one doesn't have broadband... > and the hours spent uploading cranky and sour replies :) Or, as an old American saying goes, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kit

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2008-07-11 Thread Dan Lester
Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 7:48:26 AM, you wrote: > Personally, I think it's waste of resources and time to have all of > these 'up & running' messages. So write a filter to delete them upon receipt. -- The road goes on forever and the party never ends. REK, Jr. Dan Lester, Boise, ID __

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2008-07-09 Thread Hartwig Harder
Dear Thomas, Thanks a lot for the constructive comment ! Cheers, Hartwig -- 4.0.24.27 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current beta is 4.0.24.27 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.h

Re: Mod: DEAD HORSE (was: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages)

2008-07-09 Thread Akiva
On Tuesday, July 08, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Roelof wrote: > This topic has gone way "off" / too long / too heated and I > am forced to pronounce it dead in fairness to the purpose and other > members of the list. I just want to risk a beating and add that you guys have made some very good points. Admi

Mod: DEAD HORSE (was: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages)

2008-07-08 Thread Roelof Otten
Hallo Dwight, On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:54:50 -0500GMT (8-7-2008, 22:54, where I live), you wrote: DAC> On Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 2:43:15 PM, Goncalo Farias wrote: >> Why don't you just beta test? For fun use TBOT. DAC> please get an attitude adjustment Note: This moderator's interjection

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2008-07-08 Thread Roelof Otten
Hallo H, On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:29:08 +0200GMT (8-7-2008, 17:29, where I live), you wrote: HH> Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 3:48:26 PM, you wrote: Note: This moderator's interjection is a note to all readers and not just to the person being replied to, even if their post may have instigated this reply

Re: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages

2008-07-08 Thread Dwight A Corrin
On Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 2:43:15 PM, Goncalo Farias wrote: > Why don't you just beta test? For fun use TBOT. please get an attitude adjustment -- Dwight A. Corrin 316.303.9385 phone ahead to fax dcorrin at fastmail.fm photo galleries at http://dcorrin.smugmug.com Using IMAP with The Bat

Re: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages

2008-07-08 Thread Rick
> "Let there be peace on earth" > I hope we ALL have a great day and maintain a sense of our common > humanity as we work best with our years together on the planet to grow > in compassion and mutual appreciation. Amen Bob -- Rick If all life is sacred ... How can Republicans be pro life AN

Re: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages

2008-07-08 Thread Rick
> In reply to : >>> You find it fun... that spirit is more appropriate for TBOT. R>> Why would that be? BTW you seem to have plenty of bandwidth to complain R>> and criticize individuals on this list - and to point out "pointless" R>> emails. R>> Why not just delete that which you find so offe

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2008-07-08 Thread Goncalo Farias
In reply to : >> You find it fun... that spirit is more appropriate for TBOT. R> Why would that be? BTW you seem to have plenty of bandwidth to complain R> and criticize individuals on this list - and to point out "pointless" R> emails. R> Why not just delete that which you find so offensive?

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2008-07-08 Thread Bob Riley
Hi Goncalo, Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 10:58:30 AM, you wrote: > In reply to : >>> Or the minutes it takes to download pointless emails... especially if >>> one doesn't have broadband... R>> and the hours spent uploading cranky and sour replies :) > You find it fun... that spirit is more appropr

Re: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages

2008-07-08 Thread Rick
> In reply to : >>> Or the minutes it takes to download pointless emails... especially if >>> one doesn't have broadband... R>> and the hours spent uploading cranky and sour replies :) > You find it fun... that spirit is more appropriate for TBOT. Why would that be? BTW you seem to have plent

Re: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages

2008-07-08 Thread Roger Phillips
Hello Akiva, Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 3:48:26 PM, among other things, you wrote: A> Actually, I don't think that it's very helpful at all to a developer. A> Up and running on what kind of machine? How much RAM does it have? A> What OS is it running? Most contributers to this forum put their syste

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2008-07-08 Thread Goncalo Farias
In reply to : >> Or the minutes it takes to download pointless emails... especially if >> one doesn't have broadband... R> and the hours spent uploading cranky and sour replies :) You find it fun... that spirit is more appropriate for TBOT. -- Best regards, Goncalo Farias PLEASE USE OTHER D

Re: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages

2008-07-08 Thread Rick
people missed the point. >>> bickering about them for a week seems to have the same flaw R>> It seems that some prefer to spend hours bickering about the seconds R>> it takes them to read the up and running messages > Or the minutes it takes to download pointless emails... especially if >

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2008-07-08 Thread Goncalo Farias
In reply to : >> On Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 8:59:11 AM, Goncalo Farias wrote: >>> Thank you for your understanding. That was my point exactly but most >>> people missed the point. >> bickering about them for a week seems to have the same flaw R> It seems that some prefer to spend hours bick

Re: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages

2008-07-08 Thread Thomas Fernandez
Hello Hartwig, On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:29:08 +0200 GMT (08/07/2008, 22:29 +0700 GMT), Hartwig Harder wrote: HH> Actually I do like the up & running message as it indicates the HH> number of ppl actually testing the version. Otherwise you don't HH> get any response and have no clue if it is just bec

Re: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages

2008-07-08 Thread Dwight A Corrin
On Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 10:29:08 AM, Hartwig Harder wrote: > Though, it could be beefed up by OS version, and machine (number > of cores, screens, etc.) to make it even more meaningful, but even as is I > find it helpful. If you go back and look at those messages, most of them, like this one

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2008-07-08 Thread Hartwig Harder
Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 3:48:26 PM, you wrote: A> On Monday, July 07, 2008 at 7:17 AM, Thomas wrote: >> I think U&R messages are a good feedback to the developers, and the >> location adds to the colour, i.e. internationality, of this list. A> Actually, I don't think that it's very helpful at al

Re: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages

2008-07-08 Thread Rick
> On Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 8:59:11 AM, Goncalo Farias wrote: >> Thank you for your understanding. That was my point exactly but most >> people missed the point. > bickering about them for a week seems to have the same flaw It seems that some prefer to spend hours bickering about the seconds i

Re: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages

2008-07-08 Thread Thomas Fernandez
Hello Dwight, On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:22:01 -0500 GMT (08/07/2008, 21:22 +0700 GMT), Dwight A Corrin wrote: >> I'm quite sure that RitLabs does BVTs before they release an updated >> .exe and so they know that it's at least going to start without >> crashing. DAC> you apparently haven't been beta

Re: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages

2008-07-08 Thread Dwight A Corrin
On Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 8:48:26 AM, Akiva wrote: > I'm quite sure that RitLabs does BVTs before they release an updated > .exe and so they know that it's at least going to start without > crashing. you apparently haven't been beta testing here very long. all too often, things don't work as the

Re: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages

2008-07-08 Thread Dwight A Corrin
On Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 8:59:11 AM, Goncalo Farias wrote: > Thank you for your understanding. That was my point exactly but most > people missed the point. bickering about them for a week seems to have the same flaw -- Dwight A. Corrin 316.303.9385 phone ahead to fax dcorrin at fastmail.fm

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2008-07-08 Thread Goncalo Farias
In reply to : A> Actually, I don't think that it's very helpful at all to a A> developer. Up and running on what kind of machine? How much RAM A> does it have? What OS is it running? A> I'm quite sure that RitLabs does BVTs before they release an A> updated .exe and so t

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2008-07-08 Thread Akiva
On Monday, July 07, 2008 at 7:17 AM, Thomas wrote: > I think U&R messages are a good feedback to the developers, and the > location adds to the colour, i.e. internationality, of this list. Actually, I don't think that it's very helpful at all to a developer. Up and running on what kind of machine

Re: 4.0.24.26 - up & running messages

2008-07-07 Thread Thomas Fernandez
Hello Goncalo, On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 08:32:43 +0100 GMT (07/07/2008, 14:32 +0700 GMT), Goncalo Farias wrote: R U & R in Brooksville, Florida :)) >>> Is that of any use at all? knowing that it's Up and Running and where? >>> Do you think that running in a certain location is going to influence