Einstein made his share of errors. Here are three of the biggest

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj
Einstein made his share of errors. Here are three
of the biggest
nbcnews.com
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/einstein-made-his-share-errors-here-are-three-biggest-ncna855731
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
http://bit.do/jaimaharaj

Einstein corrected his errors,
Jai sticks to Jai's errors permanently.

w.

Dr. Jai Maharaj

2018-03-16 20:32:47 UTC

Forwarded post:

"I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these
grave evils, namely through the establishment of a
socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system
which would be oriented toward social goals. In such an
economy, the means of production are owned by society
itself and are utilized in a planned fashion. A planned
economy, which adjusts production to the needs of the
community, would distribute the work to be done among all
those able to work and would guarantee a livelihood to
every man, woman, and child. The education of the
individual, in addition to promoting his own innate
abilities, would attempt to develop in him a sense of
responsibility for his fellow-men in place of the
glorification of power and success in our present
society."

Albert Einstein, Why Socialism?, 1949 [49]

Einstein thought highly of Vladimir Lenin, saying: "I
honor Lenin as a man who completely sacrificed himself
and devoted all his energy to the realization of social
justice. I do not consider his methods practical, but one
thing is certain: men of his type are the guardians and
restorers of humanity."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_views_of_Albert_Einstein

Posted by lowbridge

End of forwarded post.

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.jai-maharaj

Dr. Jai Maharaj

2018-03-16 20:34:48 UTC

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj
Einstein made his share of errors. Here are three
of the biggest
nbcnews.com
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/einstein-made-his-share-errors-here-are-three-biggest-ncna855731
"I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these
grave evils, namely through the establishment of a
socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system
which would be oriented toward social goals. In such an
economy, the means of production are owned by society
itself and are utilized in a planned fashion. A planned
economy, which adjusts production to the needs of the
community, would distribute the work to be done among all
those able to work and would guarantee a livelihood to
every man, woman, and child. The education of the
individual, in addition to promoting his own innate
abilities, would attempt to develop in him a sense of
responsibility for his fellow-men in place of the
glorification of power and success in our present
society."
Albert Einstein, Why Socialism?, 1949 [49]
Einstein thought highly of Vladimir Lenin, saying: "I
honor Lenin as a man who completely sacrificed himself
and devoted all his energy to the realization of social
justice. I do not consider his methods practical, but one
thing is certain: men of his type are the guardians and
restorers of humanity."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_views_of_Albert_Einstein
Posted by lowbridge
End of forwarded post.

Forwarded post:

Perhaps you didn't know it but Einstein was caught in
what I call a "KGB Sandwich", back in those days an "NKVD
Sandwich".

His personal secretary, Helen Dukas, "was involved in
Soviet underground work. p. 278

p. 279. US Army Intelligence quote re information given
to the FBI.

"Einstein's personal secretary turned the coded telegrams
over to a special apparat man, whose duty it was to
transmit them to Moscow by various means..."

She received coded telegrams from the Far East which were
then given to a Soviet operative re the above paragraph.

"The Venona Secrets", Exposing Soviet Espionage and
America's Traitors", Herbert Romerstein and Eric
Breindel, Regnery, 2000.

There is a lot more on Einstein and the German Communist
Party and Willi Munzenberg Soviet fronts.

Later, his personal aide, I believe at Princeton, was
Communist Party USA covert member Otto Nathan.

Thus Einstein, who had been sympathetic to the Soviet
Union to the point of being either completely fooled or
an actual sympathizer, was trapped in the NKVD Sandwich
tactic. This continued to some extent into the late
forties. Romerstein, pp. 278-279; 382; 397; 398-99.

And he did make/write several really stupid statements in
support of Soviet socialsm and Stalin before the 1956
denunciation of Stalin's crimes by Khruschev. I think
Einstein died before they came out.

Posted by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

End of forwarded post.

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

http://bit.ly/1EM9nsg

Dr. Jai Maharaj

2018-03-16 20:44:49 UTC

"I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these
grave evils, namely through the establishment of a
socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system
which would be oriented toward social goals. In such an
economy, the means of production are owned by society
itself and are utilized in a planned fashion. A planned
economy, which adjusts production to the needs of the
community, would distribute the work to be done among all
those able to work and would guarantee a livelihood to
every man, woman, and child. The education of the
individual, in addition to promoting his own innate
abilities, would attempt to develop in him a sense of
responsibility for his fellow-men in place of the
glorification of power and success in our present
society."
Albert Einstein, Why Socialism?, 1949 [49]
Einstein thought highly of Vladimir Lenin, saying: "I
honor Lenin as a man who completely sacrificed himself
and devoted all his energy to the realization of social
justice. I do not consider his methods practical, but one
thing is certain: men of his type are the guardians and
restorers of humanity."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_views_of_Albert_Einstein
Posted by lowbridge
End of forwarded post.

Perhaps you didn't know it but Einstein was caught in
what I call a "KGB Sandwich", back in those days an "NKVD
Sandwich".
His personal secretary, Helen Dukas, "was involved in
Soviet underground work. p. 278
p. 279. US Army Intelligence quote re information given
to the FBI.
"Einstein's personal secretary turned the coded telegrams
over to a special apparat man, whose duty it was to
transmit them to Moscow by various means..."
She received coded telegrams from the Far East which were
then given to a Soviet operative re the above paragraph.
"The Venona Secrets", Exposing Soviet Espionage and
America's Traitors", Herbert Romerstein and Eric
Breindel, Regnery, 2000.
There is a lot more on Einstein and the German Communist
Party and Willi Munzenberg Soviet fronts.
Later, his personal aide, I believe at Princeton, was
Communist Party USA covert member Otto Nathan.
Thus Einstein, who had been sympathetic to the Soviet
Union to the point of being either completely fooled or
an actual sympathizer, was trapped in the NKVD Sandwich
tactic. This continued to some extent into the late
forties. Romerstein, pp. 278-279; 382; 397; 398-99.
And he did make/write several really stupid statements in
support of Soviet socialsm and Stalin before the 1956
denunciation of Stalin's crimes by Khruschev. I think
Einstein died before they came out.
Posted by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
End of forwarded post.

Forwarded post:

Never liked Einstein. Arrogant a$$hole.
After Oliver Heaviside corrected Maxwell's equations due
to incorrect assumptions on the part of Maxwell, Einstein
refused to credit Heaviside for this work and insisted on
calling them Maxwell's Equations, because Heaviside never
went to college and did not have a degree from a
university. Heaviside was poor and could not afford to go
to college and was self taught. Thus, no degree, so no
credit for brilliant work. Einstein would rather give the
credit to the idiot who got it wrong.

Posted by BuffaloJack

End of forwarded post.

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

http://ow.ly/UIz9w

benj

2018-03-17 06:20:36 UTC

Never liked Einstein. Arrogant a$$hole.
After Oliver Heaviside corrected Maxwell's equations due
to incorrect assumptions on the part of Maxwell, Einstein
refused to credit Heaviside for this work and insisted on
calling them Maxwell's Equations, because Heaviside never
went to college and did not have a degree from a
university. Heaviside was poor and could not afford to go
to college and was self taught. Thus, no degree, so no
credit for brilliant work. Einstein would rather give the
credit to the idiot who got it wrong.
Posted by BuffaloJack
End of forwarded post.
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
http://ow.ly/UIz9w

Einstein was right on the money! Just ask Bert who knew him well.
Nobody outside of formal science should EVER get credit for their work
when there are so many deserving Westerners who could use the credit.
And that goes double if they come from India and have their own fan club
(with only one or two exceptions to the rule).

Dr. Jai Maharaj

2018-03-20 01:31:27 UTC

'Sexist Pig!' Albert Einstein Slammed for Sexism After
Premiere of NatGeo's 'Genius'

worldnews.easybranches.com
April 27, 2017

http://worldnews.easybranches.com/entertainment/tv-web/sexist-pig-albert-einstein-slammed-for-sexism-after-premiere-of-natgeo-s-genius-141365

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

http://tinyurl.com/JaiMaharaj

benj

2018-03-17 05:59:05 UTC

Post by Dr. Jai Maharaj
Einstein made his share of errors. Here are three
of the biggest
nbcnews.com
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

And why not? I mean as smart as Einstein was, he was surely smart enough
to understand that the ONLY way to human Utopia is a leftist socialist
workers police state. Just read the arguments here and you'll be
convinced that Einstein was right too!

benj

2018-03-17 05:56:15 UTC

No doubt about it Jay, when I have questions about science...especially
questions about where Einstein was wrong, the place I always go for
answer is the Liberal journalists and the sheep at wikipedia. Is there
any thing these guys don't know or can't answer?

Mr. B1ack

2018-03-17 23:04:44 UTC

Post by benj

Heh, heh .....

Einstein should have stuck to physics. That was
his strong suite.

I can kind of *understand* why - after all the nastiness
of the NAZIs - he'd tend to embrace something seemingly
the opposite. It's a common human mistake - "the enemies
of my enemies MUST be my friends". Alas they weren't ...
and Stalin hated Jews too.

Those "planned economies" ... they sound SO great
in some ivory-tower discussion group. Pure theory.
It's when they try to put theory into PRACTICE that
the serious problems emerge.

Socialism and most especially Marxism require ... well ...
some kind of species other than human if they're gonna
work smoothly. Seems that when humans don't think
feel or act like they're "supposed to" - that's when
the whips and guns come out to MAKE them be happy
little collectivists campers.

Maybe tomorrows robots will be Marxists ...

J***@.

2018-03-18 01:56:29 UTC

" I honor Lenin as a man who completely sacrificed himself
and devoted all his energy to the realization of social justice.
I do not consider his methods practical,
but one thing is certain: men of his type
are the guardians and restorers of humanity. "
Wikipedia.ORG/wiki/Political_views_of_Albert_Einstein

Socialism and most especially Marxism require ... well ...
some kind of species other than human if they're gonna
work smoothly. Seems that when humans don't think
feel or act like they're "supposed to" - that's when
the whips and guns come out to MAKE them be happy
little collectivists campers.
Maybe tomorrows robots will be Marxists ...

Suicides, homicides, homelessness and war are bad PTSD/pain management.
Heroin and OxyContin were sold as safe opiates -- they aren't.
Likewise, communism is not a safe opiate/religon.

Everyone has a theory, no one has a solution.

Cuba is wrong. North Korea is wrong.
Stop insisting that everyone "earns" the same income,
no matter his race, gender, age, competence, etc.

We _need_ losers, lots of them;
it's how we progress -- we select the best.

Stop pretending that we all need to drive Mercedes,
dropping off kids for soccer practice.

Stop punishing sex workers and heroin addicts.
Stop saying:
This ( my heavy hand ) is what you get, you degenerate.

Mr. B1ack

2018-03-18 03:15:50 UTC

Suicides, homicides, homelessness and war are bad PTSD/pain management.
Heroin and OxyContin were sold as safe opiates -- they aren't.
Likewise, communism is not a safe opiate/religon.

What's sci.physics have to do with any of this ?

Well, I'm not a 'drug war' person ... so I'll let people TRY
"communism" - so long as they keep it to themselves.
The hippie-dippies tried it in the 60s. Didn't work out
very well. Reality and Darwin's animal conspired to
ruin it for them.

Of course there were a few troublemakers who blamed
the SCALE of the experiments ... it'd all work out just
perfectly if *everyone* had a gun put to their heads so
they'd be good little commies .........

Those are the ones to worry about.

Post by J***@.
Everyone has a theory, no one has a solution.

What, a sociopolitical or theosociological theory ?

I call them "idiot-ologies". Make up a few "Truths"
and then do a lot of chain logic with them to "prove"
your theory. Trouble is that almost everything to do
with humans is terribly subjective, the "Truths" are
worthless, just stuff humans would like. So, your
first links in the chain are defective and it just gets
worse from there.

Ya know what ... there ARE NO "solutions". What
we have are eight billion opinions of The Way Things
Ought To Be ... edited daily. There's no "solution"
to that, no equation.

What we CAN do though is create the Big Fudge ...
not "Truths", not "solutions" per-se but instead one
or two generously slack-filled social plans that
almost everybody can more-or-less tolerate for
a few years or decades. They won't be fixed, they
will evolve along with those eight billion opinions.
"Hey everybody, how do you feel about X, Y and Z
today hmm ?"

It's sloppy, it's kinda slippery, inefficient, sometimes
(maybe often) it'll contain errors - in short a perfect
match for a species that loves to believe six
impossible things before breakfast. But, in the short
term, it IS a "plan", a social blueprint, and at least
a usable degree of order and cooperation can exist.

Post by J***@.
Cuba is wrong. North Korea is wrong.
Stop insisting that everyone "earns" the same income,
no matter his race, gender, age, competence, etc.

Meritocracy is the only practical guide ... for our
kind of animal anyhow. Anything else encourages
sloth, dependency, theft, maybe even slavery.

Post by J***@.
We _need_ losers, lots of them;
it's how we progress -- we select the best.

It's sometimes useful to look at economics from
a thermodynamics viewpoint. For there to be work
done there HAS to be an energy (money) gradient.
Equal wealth = NO wealth = NO work to be done
because nobody has anything to offer.

Post by J***@.
Stop pretending that we all need to drive Mercedes,
dropping off kids for soccer practice.

Mercedes .... no no ... anti-"green" ! :-)

Bicycles, umpteen million bicycles ... just like
Mao's China. That'll use up everybody's time
and energy ...

Post by J***@.
Stop punishing sex workers and heroin addicts.
This ( my heavy hand ) is what you get, you degenerate.

People are kinda hardwired for dominance heirarchies,
like many species on the planet. We love it when there's
somebody we can step on, think we're *so* superior to.
"Superiority" can be anything ... money, family, locale,
skin tone, religion, whatever.

You can't forbid/prevent people from thinking like
that, but you CAN kinda take the wind out of their
sails before they become a bona-fide threat.

I've always been amused though by the haughty
self-superior women who brag about how they
lured Mr. Moneybags into marrying them .... and
yet do not consider themselves to be prostitutes.
Yer price may be higher or lower, but it's still the
same profession, same frame of mind :-)

[had to yank the linux group, sorry. however it's
pretty much the only os I've used for a decade,
even my newsreader is running under 'wine' :-) ]

J***@.

2018-03-18 04:50:28 UTC

Post by J***@.
Suicides, homicides, homelessness and war are bad PTSD/pain management.
Heroin and OxyContin were sold as safe opiates -- they aren't.
Likewise, communism is not a safe opiate/religion.

What's sci.physics have to do with any of this ?

Where's the party at ? Sci.Physics and Comp.OS.Linux.Advocacy.

Post by Mr. B1ack
Well, I'm not a 'drug war' person ... so I'll let people
TRY "communism" - so long as they keep it to themselves.

We feel sorry for them, the opiate/religion junkies;
they need help, losts of it, more than we can give.
How do we stop them from stealing from us, or worse ? !

Post by J***@.
Everyone has a theory, no one has a solution.

a degree of order and cooperation can exist.

"What we chose" (consumption) has been programmed into us ( by nature ).
Ways to do it:

1. Live Fast ( consume more now ), Die Fast.
2. Live Slow, Die Later ( consume more later ).
3. Sacrifice yourself ( so the tribe can consume more ).

Either way, the (PreProgrammed) objective is the same: consume.
We ( you, me, and the stars ) consume what we can, given our options;
we don't even -know- our future, much less control it.

Post by J***@.
Cuba is wrong. North Korea is wrong.
Stop insisting that everyone "earns" the same income,
no matter his race, gender, age, competence, etc.

Meritocracy is the only practical guide ... for our
kind of animal anyhow. Anything else encourages
sloth, dependency, theft, maybe even slavery.

Communist slaves "work hard or die"; still,
some prefer it ( the opium ) over the rat race.
How do we stop them from stealing from us, or worse ? !

Post by J***@.
We _need_ losers, lots of them;
it's how we progress -- we select the best.

Imagine the Earth, the Sun, the Solar system, the Milky Way,
Andromeda, and the hundreds of billions of galaxies we see today...
now add a little "gravity&eXergy" ( energy that can do physical work ),
so it fits in the head of a pin.

When you're done, that's what it was like, 13.8 billion years ago:
less entropy, more eXergy/Gravity/Density.
[ And, NO, it was NOT a (true) black hole back then ]

Lord Kelvin, 1852, originated the idea of universal heat death.
Eventually, MostAll gravity&eXergy will be consumed away, replaced with entropy;
leaving us with a uniform heat bath that has energy, but no gravity or eXergy.

Post by J***@.
Stop pretending that we all need to drive Mercedes,
dropping off kids for soccer practice.

Mercedes .... no no ... anti-"green" ! :-)
Bicycles, umpteen million bicycles ... like Mao's China.
That'll use up everybody's time and energy ...

I'd rather walk ( in Seattle ), much greener.
However, most people aren't like me... they want cars and kids.

Post by J***@.
Stop punishing sex workers and heroin addicts.
This ( my heavy hand ) is what you get, you degenerate.

"Uppers" ( caffeine, cocaine, meth, adderall, and testosterone )
make us obnoxious and arrogant ( "Bow Down before me, you worm", style ).

"Do you believe in God" is a euphemism for "Do you believe in me".
"God is Great" is a euphemism for "I am Great".
"God hates fags" is a euphemism for "I hate fags".

God is obnoxious and arrogant ( "Bow Down before me, you worm", style ).

Post by Mr. B1ack
You can't forbid/prevent people from thinking like
that, but you CAN kinda take the wind out of their
sails before they become a bona-fide threat.

Yes, I'm a buzz killer. Just today ( St. Patrick's day ),
I asked my usually sober, now obnoxious housemate:
" Are you high ? drunk ? ".

Post by Mr. B1ack
I've always been amused though by the haughty
self-superior women who brag about how they
lured Mr. Moneybags into marrying them .... and
yet do not consider themselves to be prostitutes.

They ( the caffeinated, man or woman, girl or boy )
use the money to fuck "pretty young things".

10+ billion views tells us that _everyone_ ( boy, girl, man or woman )
is attracted to a cute young girl, such as Justin Bieber;
likewise, no one ( boy, girl, man or woman ) wants to fuck Gates or Bezos.

Post by Mr. B1ack
my newsreader is running under 'wine' :-)

I wrote my own newreader, for Win10: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM

TT Liams

2018-03-18 15:24:18 UTC

What's sci.physics have to do with any of this ?

Where's the party at ? Sci.Physics and Comp.OS.Linux.Advocacy.

Post by Mr. B1ack
Well, I'm not a 'drug war' person ... so I'll let people
TRY "communism" - so long as they keep it to themselves.

We feel sorry for them, the opiate/religion junkies;
they need help, losts of it, more than we can give.
How do we stop them from stealing from us, or worse ? !

Post by J***@.
Everyone has a theory, no one has a solution.

a degree of order and cooperation can exist.

"What we chose" (consumption) has been programmed into us ( by

nature ).

Post by J***@.
1. Live Fast ( consume more now ), Die Fast.
2. Live Slow, Die Later ( consume more later ).
3. Sacrifice yourself ( so the tribe can consume more ).
Either way, the (PreProgrammed) objective is the same: consume.
We ( you, me, and the stars ) consume what we can, given our

options;

Post by J***@.
we don't even -know- our future, much less control it.

Post by J***@.
Cuba is wrong. North Korea is wrong.
Stop insisting that everyone "earns" the same income,
no matter his race, gender, age, competence, etc.

Meritocracy is the only practical guide ... for our
kind of animal anyhow. Anything else encourages
sloth, dependency, theft, maybe even slavery.

Communist slaves "work hard or die"; still,
some prefer it ( the opium ) over the rat race.
How do we stop them from stealing from us, or worse ? !

Post by J***@.
We _need_ losers, lots of them;
it's how we progress -- we select the best.

Imagine the Earth, the Sun, the Solar system, the Milky Way,
Andromeda, and the hundreds of billions of galaxies we see today...
now add a little "gravity&eXergy" ( energy that can do physical work ),
so it fits in the head of a pin.
less entropy, more eXergy/Gravity/Density.
[ And, NO, it was NOT a (true) black hole back then ]
Lord Kelvin, 1852, originated the idea of universal heat death.
Eventually, MostAll gravity&eXergy will be consumed away, replaced with entropy;
leaving us with a uniform heat bath that has energy, but no gravity or eXergy.

Post by J***@.
Stop pretending that we all need to drive Mercedes,
dropping off kids for soccer practice.

Mercedes .... no no ... anti-"green" ! :-)
Bicycles, umpteen million bicycles ... like Mao's China.
That'll use up everybody's time and energy ...

I'd rather walk ( in Seattle ), much greener.
However, most people aren't like me... they want cars and kids.

Post by J***@.
Stop punishing sex workers and heroin addicts.
This ( my heavy hand ) is what you get, you degenerate.

"Uppers" ( caffeine, cocaine, meth, adderall, and testosterone )
make us obnoxious and arrogant ( "Bow Down before me, you worm", style ).
"Do you believe in God" is a euphemism for "Do you believe in me".
"God is Great" is a euphemism for "I am Great".
"God hates fags" is a euphemism for "I hate fags".
God is obnoxious and arrogant ( "Bow Down before me, you worm", style ).

Post by Mr. B1ack
You can't forbid/prevent people from thinking like
that, but you CAN kinda take the wind out of their
sails before they become a bona-fide threat.

Yes, I'm a buzz killer. Just today ( St. Patrick's day ),
" Are you high ? drunk ? ".

They ( the caffeinated, man or woman, girl or boy )
use the money to fuck "pretty young things".
10+ billion views tells us that _everyone_ ( boy, girl, man or

woman )

Post by J***@.
is attracted to a cute young girl, such as Justin Bieber;
likewise, no one ( boy, girl, man or woman ) wants to fuck Gates or Bezos.

Post by Mr. B1ack
my newsreader is running under 'wine' :-)

I wrote my own newreader, for Win10: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM

Kewl.

Mr. B1ack

2018-03-18 20:32:24 UTC

On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 11:24:18 -0400, TT Liams

Post by J***@.
I wrote my own newreader, for Win10: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM

Kewl.

Indeed ...

Not super-hard ... plenty of libraries for most any
language that can be employed for the NNTP basics.
Python would be easy, but Delphi/Lazarus makes
setting up the GUI a snap.

Even thus, LOTS of time to be invested even in such
a "simple" kind of application. Don't have it anymore.

The big mystery ... why for Win-10 ? It's just a giant
clunky heap of spyware. Plenty of nice Linux distros
to choose from these days.

Gospel TT

2018-03-18 20:44:13 UTC

Post by Mr. B1ack
On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 11:24:18 -0400, TT Liams

Post by J***@.
I wrote my own newreader, for Win10: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM

Kewl.

Indeed ...
Not super-hard ... plenty of libraries for most any
language that can be employed for the NNTP basics.
Python would be easy, but Delphi/Lazarus makes
setting up the GUI a snap.
Even thus, LOTS of time to be invested even in such
a "simple" kind of application. Don't have it anymore.
The big mystery ... why for Win-10 ? It's just a giant
clunky heap of spyware. Plenty of nice Linux distros
to choose from these days.

Your lot's smarter then me. :-)

Mr. B1ack

2018-03-19 00:30:39 UTC

On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 16:44:13 -0400, Gospel TT

Post by Gospel TT

Post by Mr. B1ack
On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 11:24:18 -0400, TT Liams

Post by J***@.
I wrote my own newreader, for Win10: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM

Kewl.

Indeed ...
Not super-hard ... plenty of libraries for most any
language that can be employed for the NNTP basics.
Python would be easy, but Delphi/Lazarus makes
setting up the GUI a snap.
Even thus, LOTS of time to be invested even in such
a "simple" kind of application. Don't have it anymore.
The big mystery ... why for Win-10 ? It's just a giant
clunky heap of spyware. Plenty of nice Linux distros
to choose from these days.

Your lot's smarter then me. :-)

You don't need to be a genius to make good use
of Linux these days. Lots of good apps, can do
most anything Winders can do - plus some other
tricks Winders can't. Very secure, free, customizable.
Use one with the KDE desktop for a more Winders
look and feel ... but there are others to choose from.
I like LXDE ... all business, no BS.

Now in the old days ... yea, Linux was WORK. :-)

I'd recommend Lubuntu Linux, but you can read the
reviews on http://distrowatch.com and see who's
using what and what's special about each particular
distribution. I'd avoid Arch linux though unless you
ARE keen on working hard ... it's a kind of "roll you
own" version for the real nuts & bolts people.

Download, burn to stick or dvd. "Live" versions can
be booted on-demand without installing to hard disk.
Some burners allow a space where data will be
saved between uses instead of just disappearing.
I *think* there's a Linux that can be started a and
run INSIDE of Winders.

J***@.

2018-03-19 02:29:26 UTC

Download [ some random distro, for your PDP-11 ],
burn to stick or DVD. "Live" versions can
be booted on-demand without installing to hard disk.
Some burners allow a space where data will be
saved between uses instead of just disappearing.

Are you in India, Soc.Culture.Indian ?

Here in Seattle, the Internet and SSDs obsoleted DVDs.

J***@.

2018-03-19 02:53:46 UTC

I *think* there's a Linux that can be started a and run INSIDE of Winders.

If you create a virtual machine in Windoze*, any distro can be run in it.
* It took 6 hours to download and install an update to Win 10 today.
I've got a 100Mb internet connection and my computer has an
AMD A10 processor! Not a slow machine by any means.

Yes but the updates are worth it, sometimes.
My Win10 box doesn't update UnlessAndUntil I ask for it;
sadly, MicroSoft makes this hard to do.

From my "Jeff-Relf.Me/Win10.REG.TXT":

Stop/Disable the "Windows Update", "Windows Modules Installer",
and "Background Intelligence transfer" services; then reboot.
AutoRuns.EXE kills "Startup" items.

ReName "Reboot" to ". Kill Scheduled Reboot" in:
C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator
Create a "Reboot" folder, so the OS can't ReCreate the file;
then reboot.

Delete "C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\Setup"

Mr. B1ack

2018-03-19 12:25:25 UTC

I *think* there's a Linux that can be started a and run INSIDE of Winders.

If you create a virtual machine in Windoze*, any distro can be run in it.

VMs are pretty good these days. However you're better
off using a Linux as the base system and installing W10
as a VM instead of the other way around.

Well, actually, why contaminate a perfectly good VM
with garbageware like W10 ..... ?

I've got a W2k VM ... last "good" Winders IMHO :-)

* It took 6 hours to download and install an update to Win 10 today.
I've got a 100Mb internet connection and my computer has an
AMD A10 processor! Not a slow machine by any means.

Yes but the updates are worth it, sometimes.
My Win10 box doesn't update UnlessAndUntil I ask for it;
sadly, MicroSoft makes this hard to do.
Stop/Disable the "Windows Update", "Windows Modules Installer",
and "Background Intelligence transfer" services; then reboot.
AutoRuns.EXE kills "Startup" items.
C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator
Create a "Reboot" folder, so the OS can't ReCreate the file;
then reboot.
Delete "C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\Setup"

Just quit using Winders ... problem solved.

J***@.

2018-03-19 16:43:39 UTC

Post by Mr. B1ack
I've got a W2k VM ... last "good" Winders IMHO :-)

I love Win10; so I invested much time and money into it, as one must.
Change is the only constant in life; adapt.

It took 6 hours to download and install an update to Win 10 today.
I've got a 100Mb internet connection and my computer has an
AMD A10 processor! Not a slow machine by any means.

I updated Win10 yesterday, it took me 6 hours ( I timed it ),
but I went off on -many-tangents-, doing other (good) stuff.
Previous update was 12 months ago.

From my "Jeff-Relf.Me/Win10.REG.TXT":

; Stop/Disable the "Windows Update", "Windows Modules Installer",
; and "Background Intelligence transfer" services; then reboot.
; See << "metered" ( no automatic updates ) >>, below.
; AutoRuns.EXE kills "Startup" items.
;
; After Windows Update, -Manually- rename the "Documents" folder to "Sys" !
; After merging/running this file, launching a .JPG file brings up
; the "Open With" prompt ( nothing can OverRide your -Manual- decision ).

; > > > Take ownership of this key, -Manually-, using RegEdit < < < Requires a ReBoot.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\DefaultMediaCost]
; 1 - UnMetered; 2 - "metered" ( no automatic updates ).
@=dword:2
"Default"=dword:2
"WiFi"=dword:2
"Ethernet"=dword:2

Updates are worth it, sometimes.
My Win10 box doesn't update UnlessAndUntil I ask for it;
sadly, MicroSoft makes this hard to do.

Just quit using Winders ... problem solved.

You've not invested a lot of time and money into your (obscure) distro ?

What does your PC look like, monitor, disk, CPU, etc. ?

Gospel TT

2018-03-19 15:51:47 UTC

Post by Mr. B1ack
On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 16:44:13 -0400, Gospel TT

Post by Gospel TT

Post by Mr. B1ack
On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 11:24:18 -0400, TT Liams

Post by J***@.
I wrote my own newreader, for Win10: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM

Kewl.

Indeed ...
Not super-hard ... plenty of libraries for most any
language that can be employed for the NNTP basics.
Python would be easy, but Delphi/Lazarus makes
setting up the GUI a snap.
Even thus, LOTS of time to be invested even in such
a "simple" kind of application. Don't have it anymore.
The big mystery ... why for Win-10 ? It's just a giant
clunky heap of spyware. Plenty of nice Linux distros
to choose from these days.

Your lot's smarter then me. :-)

You don't need to be a genius to make good use
of Linux these days. Lots of good apps, can do
most anything Winders can do - plus some other
tricks Winders can't. Very secure, free, customizable.
Use one with the KDE desktop for a more Winders
look and feel ... but there are others to choose from.
I like LXDE ... all business, no BS.
Now in the old days ... yea, Linux was WORK. :-)
I'd recommend Lubuntu Linux, but you can read the
reviews on http://distrowatch.com and see who's
using what and what's special about each particular
distribution. I'd avoid Arch linux though unless you
ARE keen on working hard ... it's a kind of "roll you
own" version for the real nuts & bolts people.
Download, burn to stick or dvd. "Live" versions can
be booted on-demand without installing to hard disk.
Some burners allow a space where data will be
saved between uses instead of just disappearing.
I *think* there's a Linux that can be started a and
run INSIDE of Winders.

Thanks for the info, Mr. B

J***@.

2018-03-19 02:18:43 UTC

Post by J***@.
I wrote my own newreader, for Win10: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM

Why Win10 ? it's spyware bloat. Plenty of distros to choose from.

I love Windows 10, Creators update. I turned off the bad stuff.
Win10 is very customizable, if you take the time to do it.

Jeff-Relf.Me/YouTubeSubs.PNG
Jeff-Relf.Me/YouTubeComHist.PNG
Jeff-Relf.Me/YouTubeComments.PNG

I never buy ( American ) Apple; I have no cell phone.
I have a ( Korean ) 1 TeraByte SSD, Samsung 850 EVO.
My laser printer/scanner is Japanese ( Brother ); it works well.
My MotherBoard is Taiwanese ( ASUS ).
My 40" 4K curved monitor is Dutch ( Philips ).

My g910 keyboard, g600 mouse and g633 headset are Swiss ( Logitech ).
I bow down before Logitech, my beloved God.

My i7-5775c CPU is American ( Intel ), as is my OS, Windows,
my 128 Gig USB stick ( SanDisk ), FanLess PowerSupply ( Rosewill ),
and monitor arm ( Amazon ).

Doesn't anyone buy/sell Indian products ?

Mr. B1ack

2018-03-19 12:36:47 UTC

Post by J***@.
I wrote my own newreader, for Win10: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM

Why Win10 ? it's spyware bloat. Plenty of distros to choose from.

I love Windows 10, Creators update. I turned off the bad stuff.
Win10 is very customizable, if you take the time to do it.
Jeff-Relf.Me/YouTubeSubs.PNG
Jeff-Relf.Me/YouTubeComHist.PNG
Jeff-Relf.Me/YouTubeComments.PNG
I never buy ( American ) Apple; I have no cell phone.
I have a ( Korean ) 1 TeraByte SSD, Samsung 850 EVO.
My laser printer/scanner is Japanese ( Brother ); it works well.
My MotherBoard is Taiwanese ( ASUS ).
My 40" 4K curved monitor is Dutch ( Philips ).
My g910 keyboard, g600 mouse and g633 headset are Swiss ( Logitech ).
I bow down before Logitech, my beloved God.
My i7-5775c CPU is American ( Intel ), as is my OS, Windows,
my 128 Gig USB stick ( SanDisk ), FanLess PowerSupply ( Rosewill ),
and monitor arm ( Amazon ).
Doesn't anyone buy/sell Indian products ?

There ARE lots of Indian products ... but they're
bought by companies that slap their own label
over the "Made In India". There's not a giant
amount of *hardware* made in India, but a lot
of the code in yer *software* and *firmware* was
subcontracted to Indian firms.

The current (but slowly improving) economic picture
makes it difficult to produce "Made In USA" tech
products at anywhere near a competitive price. We
*invented* a lot of this stuff, but can't *make* it here.

I will give the Japanese due credit. It's something about
their "perfection thru simplicity" philosophy - reduction
to essential elements. They took a lot of clunky US
tech inventions and, by cutting out the BS, refined them
into far more affordable and reliable products. IMHO
there's a symbiotic, almost yin/yang, relationship
between US & Japan tech thinking.

J***@.

2018-03-19 17:03:43 UTC

Post by J***@.
My laser printer/scanner is Japanese ( Brother ); it works well.

I will give the Japanese due credit.
It's something about their "perfection thru simplicity" philosophy
- reduction to essential elements.
They took a lot of clunky US tech inventions and, by cutting out the BS,
refined them into far more affordable and reliable products.
IMHO there's a symbiotic, almost yin/yang, relationship
between US & Japan tech thinking.

We used to "Xerox" stuff, now we "make copies" ( on a Japanese printer ).
Once, Apple had the only good laser printer; then HP, now Brother.
Once, courts punished MicroSoft for being an evil monopoly... no longer.

Today, in the -English- speaking world, Google/YouTube/Amazon dominate.
In India, no one has a monopoly, I think.

Mr. B1ack

2018-03-19 20:07:36 UTC

Post by J***@.
My laser printer/scanner is Japanese ( Brother ); it works well.

We used to "Xerox" stuff, now we "make copies" ( on a Japanese printer ).
Once, Apple had the only good laser printer; then HP, now Brother.
Once, courts punished MicroSoft for being an evil monopoly... no longer.
Today, in the -English- speaking world, Google/YouTube/Amazon dominate.
In India, no one has a monopoly, I think.

There's a big "anti-trust" thing supposed to start in DC
today ... against AT&T. I wonder how they happened to
miss good old Google, evil overlord of cyberspace ?

$$$

Indian tech seems to be more "ad hoc" ... lots of
individual (mostly software/firmware) concerns but
nobody's bought 'em out and put 'em all under one
banner. Dunno if that's due to the local economic
environment or because of the way the laws are
written.

J***@.

2018-03-19 22:22:33 UTC

Post by J***@.
Today, in the -English- speaking world, Google/YouTube/Amazon dominate.

There's a big "anti-trust" thing supposed to start in DC today against AT&T.
I wonder how they happened to miss good old Google, evil overlord of cyberspace ?

"Trump" doesn't want AT&T to buy Time Warner ( CNN, HBO, etc. );
would he let Google buy AT&T ?

I like HBO's WestWorld ( coming April 22, 2018 );
but, to me, YouTube is a much, -much- bigger deal.

benj

2018-03-20 01:19:17 UTC

Post by J***@.
My laser printer/scanner is Japanese ( Brother ); it works well.

We used to "Xerox" stuff, now we "make copies" ( on a Japanese printer ).
Once, Apple had the only good laser printer; then HP, now Brother.
Once, courts punished MicroSoft for being an evil monopoly... no longer.
Today, in the -English- speaking world, Google/YouTube/Amazon dominate.
In India, no one has a monopoly, I think.

If this opinion relies on you thinking, Rolf, then it's probably wrong.

benj

2018-03-18 23:18:05 UTC

Lucky for us Rolf, YOU PERSONALLY have set the standard for the progress
of the human race. Without losers like YOU and lots of them (like we
find here in great numbers) we'd have no human progress.

We all thank you Rolf from the bottom of our hearts for being such a
loser to help us all progress!

Mr. B1ack

2018-03-19 11:51:21 UTC

Lucky for us Rolf, YOU PERSONALLY have set the standard for the progress
of the human race. Without losers like YOU and lots of them (like we
find here in great numbers) we'd have no human progress.
We all thank you Rolf from the bottom of our hearts for being such a
loser to help us all progress!

Hmm ... by chance, did you attend one of those
public schools where *everybody* gets a blue
ribbon, even for "participation" ? Where *everyone*
is told they're just *so* great and good ?

They were LYING to you.

Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn

2018-03-18 05:10:19 UTC

Post by Mr. B1ack
Einstein should have stuck to physics. That was
his strong suite. […]

Someone like you who cannot post, cannot even *spell* properly (and this is
evidently not a typo) should just shut up about people who are way smarter.

F’up2 alt.1d

PointedEars

--
Q: Why is electricity so dangerous?
A: It doesn't conduct itself.

(from: WolframAlpha)

Mr. B1ack

2018-03-18 20:43:59 UTC

Post by Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn

On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 06:10:19 +0100, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn

Post by Mr. B1ack
Einstein should have stuck to physics. That was
his strong suite. []

Someone like you who cannot post, cannot even *spell* properly (and this is
evidently not a typo) should just shut up about people who are way smarter.
PointedEars

Pointy *something* ..............

Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn

2018-03-26 01:53:12 UTC

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*PLONK*

Mr. B1ack

2018-03-26 12:50:54 UTC