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Skriven 2016-01-20 07:13:28 av Dave Drum (1:261/38.0)
  Kommentar till text 35301 av Michael Loo (1:123/140)
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-=> MICHAEL LOO wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 > I've glanced at the garish graphics a couple times.

 ML> Sounds like what I've done with Windows programs.

 > Without the powerful processors etc. it would be difficult if not nearly
 > impossible to multi-task on my confuser.

 ML> More power in processors is fine, if the speed
 ML> cranks, which would make it easier for you to use
 ML> your computer in the manner to which you'd like
 ML> to become accustomed.

 ML> I don't see the point of requiring people to pay
 ML> for and be forced to use capabilities that they
 ML> don't want.

No one forces you to use *any* of the capabilities of the computer. You can
leave it on the shelf and resort to pencil and paper and a deck of playing
cards. Be sure to put your Ned Ludd autographed hat firmly on your head.

 >  ML> my main gripe is that the architecture of the newer
 >  ML> machines seems deliberately designed to squeeze out the
 >  ML> older applications.
 > That's just a side effect.

 ML> I thought there was a point when the instruction
 ML> set got changed to incompatibilize the older
 ML> architectures; or was that just my paranoid
 ML> ideation kicking in?

Programmers write code to take advantage of both the available hardware and the
operating system. Often they include "features" merely because they are "neat"
and possible. Making your old hardware/software incompatible with the newer
programs and platforms is just the law of unintended consequences. So, yeah,
your paranoia is working overtime. They're really not out to get you.

 > Because the people writing the applications are not
 > imaginative enough to picture anyone actually getting hurt feeling that
heir
 > ancient program will not run the the newest, latest, and greatest.

 ML> In this case the ancient programs do what I need them to
 ML> do with a lifetime of headroom. And, had people not lapped
 ML> up the corporate soma, many others would admit their needs
 ML> and wants could be fed a lot easier with faster versions
 ML> of the older stuff.

That's pretty much true - and you will have seen that I tilt at many of the
same windmills WRT Meal Master and MMconv.

 ML> Three dots and a dash
 ML> category: booze, ingredients only
 ML> servings: 1

Three dits, four dits, two dits and a dah - Latest and greatest Rah! Rah! Rah!

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Dutch Windmill Cookies
 Categories: Cookies, Snacks, Desserts, Nuts, Dairy
      Yield: 30 Servings

    1/4 c  Sour Cream
    1/2 ts Baking soda
  1 3/4 c  All-purpose flour
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
    1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
    1/8 ts Ground cloves
      1 c  Firm packed brown sugar
    1/2 c  Butter; softened
           Sliced almonds

  These spice-flavored cut-out cookies are creatively
  assembled to resemble the blades on a windmill in Holland.

  Heat oven to 350oF/175oC. Stir sour cream and baking soda
  together in small bowl. Combine flour, salt, cinnamon,
  nutmeg and cloves in medium bowl. Set both mixtures aside.

  Combine brown sugar and butter in large bowl. Beat at med
  speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Reduce speed to
  low; add sour cream mixture. Beat until well mixed. Add
  flour mixture; continue beating until well mixed.

  Divide dough in half. Roll out dough on lightly floured
  surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough
  refrigerated), to 1/4" thick 9" square. Cut the square
  into 6 (1 1/2") strips. Cut each strip in 11 triangles.

  For each cookie, place 4 triangles (overlapping tips in
  middle) onto ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle sliced
  almonds in center of each cookie; press down lightly.
  Repeat with remaining triangles. Bake for 7 to 11 minutes
  or until set. Let cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes. Remove
  from cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.

  Yield: 2 1/2 dozen cookies

  From: http://www.landolakes.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

... A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch

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