Group: comp.sys.mac.advocacy
From: Alan Baker
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 1:23 AM
Subject: Re: Just because he can

In article ,
"Hasta La Vista" wrote:

> "Alan Baker" wrote in message
> news:alangbaker-D8495D.22360424032008@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]...
> > In article ,
> > "Hasta La Vista" wrote:
> >
> >> "Alan Baker" wrote in message
> >> news:alangbaker-C06C2A.22245124032008@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]...
> >> > In article <0JOdnTAogcdpFnXanZ2dnUVZ_oytnZ2d@comcast.com>,
> >> > "Hasta La Vista" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "Alan Baker" wrote in message
> >> >> news:alangbaker-288474.22105924032008@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]...
> >> >> > In article
> >> >> > ,
> >> >> > Alan Baker wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> In article ,
> >> >> >> "Hasta La Vista" wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > "Alan Baker" wrote in message
> >> >> >> > news:alangbaker-6FA84B.20365024032008@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]
> >> >> >> > ...
> >> >> >> > > In article ,
> >> >> >> > > "Hasta La Vista" wrote:
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > >> "Alan Baker" wrote in message
> >> >> >> > >> news:alangbaker-97FFF7.20243424032008@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.n
> >> >> >> > >> et]
> >> >> >> > >> ...
> >> >> >> > >> > In article <4-qdnXSH8PIV8nXanZ2dnUVZ_g2dnZ2d@comcast.com>,
> >> >> >> > >> > "Hasta La Vista" wrote:
> >> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> >> > >> >> wrote in message
> >> >> >> > >> >> news:gjhgu31jumo4nne4f8nhecuqdltfmbgaff@4ax.com...
> >> >> >> > >> >>
> >> >> >> > >> >> >
> >> >> >> > >> >> > http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/03/24/mozilla_and_the
> >> >> >> > >> >> > _ap
> >> >> >> > >> >> > ple
> >> >> >> > >> >> > _it
> >> >> >> > >> >> > un
> >> >> >> > >> >> > es_
> >> >> >> > >> >> > upd
> >> >> >> > >> >> > ate/
> >> >> >> > >> >>
> >> >> >> > >> >>
> >> >> >> > >> >> I experienced this one myself. I get QuickTime updates
> >> >> >> > >> >> from
> >> >> >> > >> >> time
> >> >> >> > >> >> to
> >> >> >> > >> >> time,
> >> >> >> > >> >> and I usually check "okay" without paying too much
> >> >> >> > >> >> attention,
> >> >> >> > >> >> but
> >> >> >> > >> >> since I
> >> >> >> > >> >> saw this thread, I've been paying attention.
> >> >> >> > >> >>
> >> >> >> > >> >> Today the box said "Safari" with a checkbox even though it
> >> >> >> > >> >> was
> >> >> >> > >> >> a
> >> >> >> > >> >> QuickTime
> >> >> >> > >> >> upgrade dialog. If I hadn't just clicked okay like I
> >> >> >> > >> >> usually
> >> >> >> > >> >> did, I
> >> >> >> > >> >> would
> >> >> >> > >> >> have been wondering how Safari got on my PC.
> >> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> >> > >> > Strange, Edwin.
> >> >> >> > >>
> >> >> >> > >> Yes, you are strange, Gimp.
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > LOL
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > >>
> >> >> >> > >> > You claimed that you'd already installed Safari and yet now
> >> >> >> > >> > you
> >> >> >> > >> > say it
> >> >> >> > >> > offered to install it today...
> >> >> >> > >>
> >> >> >> > >> Two different computers, Gimp.
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > LOL
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > What's to laugh about, Gimp? How obvious your oversight was?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> LOL
> >> >> >
> >> >> > BTW, have you got setiathome running on both of your PCs again?
> >> >>
> >> >> Your spell checker isn't working. But then my spell checker can't
> >> >> tell
> >> >> what word you meant either. How did you decide how many PCs I have?
> >> >
> >> > You saying "two different computers" was a good clue.
> >>
> >> First your clues told you I have one computer, now they tell you I only
> >> have
> >> two? What about that misspelled word up there? Aren't you going to
> >> tell me what you were trying to ask?
> >
> > No. On making the logical assumption of one person - one computer
>
> No, you just made an assumption about things you couldn't know. Never mind
> mislabeling it as logic.
>
> > your
> > words suggested a contradiction.
>
> No, your assumption suggested that.
>
> > You then *said* you had two computers.
>
> I shouldn't have had to say that at all. The truly logical assumption
> would be if I already have it installed, what I installed today must be on
> another computer.
>
> I said nothing that told you whether or not I have only two computers.

And I've said nothing that limits you to "only" two computers. You spoke
of two, I asked about them.

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."