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- 2016 Jan 01, 21:52
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: deskrule 1106 beta
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9204
Re: deskrule 1106 beta
Dunno, While you are correct that IQ is not an indication of real world intelligence, my inclusion of some of my accomplishments in MY real world where I solved real problems in unique ways IS an indication of intelligence. So you don't like it when I "brag" about my successes and you don'...
- 2015 Dec 31, 21:03
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: deskrule 1106 beta
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9204
Re: deskrule 1106 beta
Dunno, That code the hackers wrote is NOT multithreaded. Multithreading is not a wonderful miracle of modern PC's. It is a useful feature when running multiple, independent programs on the same computer. Most applications cannot benefit from multithreading - it is not the programmers or the OS that ...
- 2015 Dec 30, 21:54
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: deskrule 1106 beta
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9204
Re: deskrule 1106 beta
Dunno, As Kilmatead pointed out, the issues with multithreaded apps is not all the software. First it is the OS. The OS needs to be able to assign different tasks to different cores. That is fine if you are running 4 separate programs - the OS can assign each to its own core. But as K said, there is...
- 2015 Dec 29, 20:47
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: deskrule 1106 beta
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9204
Re: deskrule 1106 beta
Kilmatead, Yes, C is one of the lowest level "high level" languages available. But it cannot do what a creative programmer can do. I wrote the BIOS for a computer (while at Univac). I had 512 bytes to work with (this was the first Univac system that used bytes instead of word of various le...
- 2015 Dec 29, 19:59
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: deskrule 1106 beta
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9204
Re: deskrule 1106 beta
RightPaddock, thanks for your contributions. I LIKE your expression - it definitely meshes well with my philosophies. I used both the PDP-8 and the PDP-11 - the latter being a wonderful machine. I wrote some great software on the PDP-11 and was sorry when I had to move on. That was the last mini-com...
- 2015 Dec 29, 00:49
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: deskrule 1106 beta
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9204
Re: deskrule 1106 beta
Kilmatead, Mentioning C and “a real language” in the same sentence suggests a lack of programming prowess. There is only ONE “real” language and that is machine code (assembler). Any high level language (and that is what C is) cannot be termed a “real” language. Sure, programming snobs may look down...
- 2015 Dec 27, 21:40
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: deskrule 1106 beta
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9204
Re: deskrule 1106 beta
I would love to watch you edit text written on a stone tablet! Even changing text on paper is far from simple. I am NOT saying WYSIWYG is a bad thing. But I AM saying it makes it possible for the intellectually inferior to participate in the computer phenomenon. I will not got started about all the ...
- 2015 Dec 25, 20:48
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: deskrule 1106 beta
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9204
Re: deskrule 1106 beta
Kilmatead, Having taken a typing class in high school, I could type with all 10 fingers by the time I discovered computers. But I did have many colleagues who, like you, used fewer digits than God supplied. And, like you, their speed was amazing. It mirrored the competition on early minicomputers be...
- 2015 Dec 24, 20:15
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: deskrule 1106 beta
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9204
Re: deskrule 1106 beta
Kilmatead, While you did say "text editor" and technically WordStar is a word processor - one of the first and arguably THE best of breed in either category, WordStar did NOT use F3. Back in the day when the intelligence required to use a computer resided on the human side, unlike today wh...
- 2015 Nov 22, 21:16
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: how to sort
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1248
Re: how to sort
Other file managers provide that sort option, I am sure Nikos has the talent to provide it as well. The only question is whether he has the time and desire to make the changes needed. Possibly there are higher priority features that he thinks deserve his attention before this one.
- 2015 Oct 20, 20:02
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: Syncing folders that have renamed files and subfolders
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4357
Re: Syncing folders that have renamed files and subfolders
Actually, such flip-flops would make you right at home in the top echelons of American politicians.
- 2015 May 23, 20:43
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: browse compressed archives - now final!
- Replies: 54
- Views: 14150
Re: browse compressed archives - now final!
I am not good with some acronyms. LOL, I get, PM is meaningless to me (though I now understand it means private message).
I agree this has become a pointless debate. So consider it over. Nice picture, BTW (another acronym I know).
I agree this has become a pointless debate. So consider it over. Nice picture, BTW (another acronym I know).
- 2015 May 22, 19:28
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: browse compressed archives - now final!
- Replies: 54
- Views: 14150
Re: browse compressed archives - now final!
I actually acknowledged that there IS a fine difference between emotions and feelings. And even included a link to an article about the topic. What I don't agree with (and DO believe I am right about) is that you seem to not grasp the difference between feelings/emotions (which are internal) and act...
- 2015 May 21, 22:55
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: browse compressed archives - now final!
- Replies: 54
- Views: 14150
Re: browse compressed archives - now final!
I have tried to explain this, twice. Apparently I have not done a good job. I will make one more attempt at it. I used the term "emotionally ugly" to differentiate my point from a physically ugly person. Of course what is ugly? One person's ugly is another person's beautiful. So the term i...
- 2015 May 21, 22:29
- Forum: xplorer² Professional
- Topic: What does “fast search” in xplorer² Ultimate mean
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4780
Re: What does “fast search” in xplorer² Ultimate mean
Thank you for your support and tolerance. I can promise that I will remain civil. I respect people (though I don't suffer fools gladly) and treat them with respect (even if I don't know them). Unlike trust, which I not give freely - it must be earned, I start out respecting a person until such time ...