Aha! Steve gets the prize for interpretation. Scott for analysis. Except...
The first reference was a jokey aside on the increased speed (not on the placing of the control). The second was a serious annoyance that when I restart Xp the mouse control goes back to default; referencing the instability of the control freak, which Bill almost certainly is. The exact words are not a saying (yet) but reflect a general opinion about MS and its founder. Whether Reading would be in early with the latest sayings is a moot point. (moot = matter for debate) And, while recognising the difficulty of organising a control and choice system for running something as complex and effective (yes I did write effective) as Windows, I still find some difficulty in understanding the logic of paths and titles of various things. As I have had to reveal, I am neither nerd nor hip; it is quite unnerving left in that netherland... Joseph (who still thinks that Bill is not stable) > Well, I have to admit that at least that makes the sentence make some kind > of sense, anyway. If that was its intended meaning, though, I'm still not > sure how if fits into the context of the discussion underway at the time. > > I mean, if it is intended to be pejorative, as it would seem if one takes > your suggested meaning from it, is it meant to say that Microsoft > (presumably personified by Bill Gates??) wasn't stable because they put the > settings controlling mouse sensitivity under "control panel>mouse>pointer > options>speed?" Hey, call me crazy, but I think if I was designing the > system, I might change a lot of things, but I'd probably put the mouse > sensitivity settings right there under "control panel>mouse>pointer > options>speed." > > Dunno, though. Still haven't heard from the only person who knows for sure > what was meant. Joseph, are we on the right track here? Was "Bill" referring > to Gates? To Microsoft in general, via Gates? > > Cheers, > Scott > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 1:11 PM > Subject: RE: Spam:Re: [wdvltalk] OT mouse arm > > > >> "That Bill just ain't stable!" > > > > Gates? > > > > > > > > ____ . The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM . ____ > > To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or > > use the web interface > > http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > > Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com > > To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk > > > > ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > > > > You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > 475 Park Avenue South > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > ____ . The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM . ____ > To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or > use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com > To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk > > ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > > You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
