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fgs196317-Dec-21 2:42

fgs1963

17-Dec-21 2:42

James Lonero wrote:
Be careful, he might decide to run for President.

Don't worry, he was born in South Africa to South African / Canadian parents, I don't think he's eligible.

James Lonero wrote:
Remember that guy called Trump?

Of course! I voted for him... twice!

Not because I felt he would be / was a great president. While I didn't much care for his personality and arrogance I did prefer many of his actual policies. Definitely better than the drivel coming from the feckless moron in the oval office now.

Greg Utas15-Dec-21 3:08

Greg Utas

15-Dec-21 3:08

His views on almost everything seem inconsistent, to put it mildly. His financial status doesn't bother me, but how he obtained much of it does. He's often highly entertaining[^], though!

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ElectroLund16-Dec-21 3:29

ElectroLund

16-Dec-21 3:29

yeah super entertaining, this guy. we def need to keep giving this guy a bigger tax break than the rest of us.

Maximilien15-Dec-21 0:23

Maximilien

15-Dec-21 0:23

Remember that the Person Of The Year is not always for good people.

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Jörgen Andersson15-Dec-21 1:26

15-Dec-21 1:26

If it had been, they should've given it to Katalin Kariko (or Drew Weissman)

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MarkTJohnson15-Dec-21 4:05

MarkTJohnson

15-Dec-21 4:05

From Wikipedia (YMMV)

Quote:
However, Time magazine points out that controversial figures such as Adolf Hitler (1938), Joseph Stalin (1939 and 1942), Nikita Khrushchev (1957) and Ayatollah Khomeini (1979) have also been granted the title for their impact on events.

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honey the codewitch15-Dec-21 1:48

15-Dec-21 1:48

People magazine really showed up Time this year by putting Dolly Parton (our national treasure) on the cover.

Elon Musk is basically just "some rich jerk" by comparison.

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Daniel Pfeffer15-Dec-21 21:52

Daniel Pfeffer

15-Dec-21 21:52

I personally don't like her singing (I don't like country music in general), but I have to admit that she's a better choice for a magazine cover than Elon Musk.

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honey the codewitch16-Dec-21 2:50

16-Dec-21 2:50

I'm not a fan of her music, but I'm totally a Dolly Parton fan.

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Windows 11 comes to town!

obermd16-Dec-21 3:36

obermd

16-Dec-21 3:36

Daniel Pfeffer wrote:
Baby Boomers asked who is Elon Musk?

So this explains why Biden has refused to acknowledge that Musk is the undisputed leader in electric cars. (Statement based on vehicle sales in the US and worldwide.)

Super Lloyd14-Dec-21 15:37

Super Lloyd

14-Dec-21 15:37

Finally Windows 11 is available to my desktop PC! Smile | :)

It already worked quite well on my tablet, almost doubling battery life. So I am quite keen!
Might wait tonight though.. with all the zoom call going this week, workday my not be the best time.. Laugh | :laugh:

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honey the codewitch14-Dec-21 18:09

14-Dec-21 18:09

I've been debating about switching.

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Jörgen Andersson14-Dec-21 19:38

14-Dec-21 19:38

I normally take the plunge with a clean, usually new, computer.

Upgrades usually leaves me less than impressed.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

honey the codewitch14-Dec-21 20:03

14-Dec-21 20:03

I think the upgrade is free. I'm not ready to pay for a new OS when I have a perfectly good one.

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Jörgen Andersson14-Dec-21 20:23

14-Dec-21 20:23

honey the codewitch wrote:
I think the upgrade is free

They are.

I'm thinking about all problems that you might or might not get with updated programs and settings and such.
From experience, I prefer a clean slate for new major versions.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

honey the codewitch15-Dec-21 1:46

15-Dec-21 1:46

I do too. I just don't want to spend the money on Win11. It's not even that I can't afford it. It's the principle. I bought Win10 (again) back in january when i bought my machine. At this point it just seems like throwing good money after bad if I make that purchase.

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Jörgen Andersson15-Dec-21 1:51

15-Dec-21 1:51

I always get the license with my hardware.
So I guess you're using a VM.
In that case you could probably make a copy of the VM that you can upgrade, then create a new VM and move that license to it.
Would have to check the license agreement to make sure though.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

honey the codewitch15-Dec-21 2:04

15-Dec-21 2:04

No, I got it with my hardware. I consider that buying it, particularly since I had the option of No operating system, or linux or windows pro (each for different $$$ - well linux was free) when I purchased the system.

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Jörgen Andersson15-Dec-21 1:54

15-Dec-21 1:54

Do you have Home or Pro?

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honey the codewitch15-Dec-21 2:02

15-Dec-21 2:02

I have home. I used to always upgrade to pro until i realized there's no point.

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Jörgen Andersson15-Dec-21 2:06

15-Dec-21 2:06

There are some points that might not affect you.

But the good news is that there's a clean install option when upgrading.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

honey the codewitch15-Dec-21 2:09

15-Dec-21 2:09

Oh, that's good to know. The issue for me then is losing all my stuff. Although I keep my Documents/Photos/Videos/Music mapped to my D: drive so at least I won't lose that.

Still, moving an OS is a huge amount of work. I think I'll wait for 11 to mature some.

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Jörgen Andersson15-Dec-21 2:12

15-Dec-21 2:12

I believe this:Free Backup Software for Windows | AOMEI Backupper Standard[^] is the one Griff usually recommends to make a complete backup of the drive.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

honey the codewitch15-Dec-21 2:39

15-Dec-21 2:39

I wouldn't need a backup of my drive so much as something that keeps all my programs and stuff installed. It's not going to happen. That means at least a day of rebuilding my environment.

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Jörgen Andersson15-Dec-21 3:15