Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-12 Thread Eric Christopherson
On Sat, Dec 12, 2015, Mike wrote: > The one question I do have for the older gentlemen on here is what in the > world did the computers without a screen to look at do? Now I know about the > tape, cassette tape's and even the paper with the hole punches in them but > what kind of applications we

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-12 Thread Rob Doyle
On 12/12/2015 6:22 AM, Mike wrote: The one question I do have for the older gentlemen on here is what in the world did the computers without a screen to look at do? Now I know about the tape, cassette tape's and even the paper with the hole punches in them but what kind of applications were they

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-12 Thread Charles Anthony
> > > The one question I do have for the older gentlemen on here is what in the > world did the computers without a screen to look at do? Now I know about > the tape, cassette tape's and even the paper with the hole punches in them > but what kind of applications were they use for? Mathematics or?

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-12 Thread Jon Elson
On 12/12/2015 07:22 AM, Mike wrote: The one question I do have for the older gentlemen on here is what in the world did the computers without a screen to look at do? Now I know about the tape, cassette tape's and even the paper with the hole punches in them but what kind of applications were t

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-12 Thread Mike
> On Dec 11, 2015, at 8:00 PM, Rich Alderson > wrote: > > From: Liam Proven > Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 10:54 AM > >> On 10 December 2015 at 20:42, Rich Alderson >> wrote: > >>> From: Liam Proven >>> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 8:33 AM > *I* never delete my emails. I ha

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-12 Thread Mike
> On Dec 11, 2015, at 8:00 PM, Rich Alderson > wrote: > > From: Liam Proven > Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 10:54 AM > >> On 10 December 2015 at 20:42, Rich Alderson >> wrote: > >>> From: Liam Proven >>> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 8:33 AM > *I* never delete my emails. I have

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-12 Thread Liam Proven
On 12 December 2015 at 03:00, Rich Alderson wrote: > From: Liam Proven > Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 10:54 AM > >> On 10 December 2015 at 20:42, Rich Alderson >> wrote: > >>> From: Liam Proven >>> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 8:33 AM > *I* never delete my emails. I have a trail bac

RE: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-11 Thread Rich Alderson
From: Liam Proven Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 10:54 AM > On 10 December 2015 at 20:42, Rich Alderson > wrote: >> From: Liam Proven >> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 8:33 AM >>> *I* never delete my emails. I have a trail back to 1994. So? >> Piker. > Um. I don't know what that means. I

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-11 Thread Liam Proven
On 11 December 2015 at 15:33, Kevin Anderson wrote: > I used to be an ardent bottom-poster like this list requires, but then I was > given one very good reason to switch that I believe is valid and persuasive > -- bottom posting (and even inline posting), I understand, is a very royal > pain in

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-11 Thread Liam Proven
On 10 December 2015 at 20:42, Rich Alderson wrote: > From: Liam Proven > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 8:33 AM > >> On 10 December 2015 at 16:54, > wrote: >>> Bad news is Gmail never deletes your emails, ever. They remove them from >>> your view but keep it on their servers for profiling you.

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-11 Thread Liam Proven
On 10 December 2015 at 18:19, Fred Cisin wrote: > Let's indulge, for a moment, in some paranoid rantings, . . . > IF Google were not so honorable and ethical, what kind of power > COULD they eventually wield with such complete knowledge of people? I'm with Scott McNeally. "You _have_ no privacy

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-11 Thread j...@cimmeri.com
On 12/11/2015 9:33 AM, Kevin Anderson wrote: I used to be an ardent bottom-poster like this list requires, but then I was given one very good reason to switch that I believe is valid and persuasive -- bottom posting (and even inline posting), I understand, is a very royal pain in the arse f

RE: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-10 Thread Rich Alderson
From: Liam Proven Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 8:33 AM > On 10 December 2015 at 16:54, > wrote: >> Bad news is Gmail never deletes your emails, ever. They remove them from >> your view but keep it on their servers for profiling you. > *I* never delete my emails. I have a trail back to 1994.

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-10 Thread Fred Cisin
Bad news is Gmail never deletes your emails, ever. They remove them from your view but keep it on their servers for profiling you. On Thu, 10 Dec 2015, Liam Proven wrote: *I* never delete my emails. I have a trail back to 1994. So? useful Also, [[Citation needed]] for paranoid ravings. Let's

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-10 Thread ethan
*I* never delete my emails. I have a trail back to 1994. So? Also, [[Citation needed]] for paranoid ravings. http://www.brighthub.com/internet/google/articles/80100.aspx Just random googling, that says they delete deleted messages generally within 60 days but do leave a hole for offline backu

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-10 Thread Liam Proven
On 10 December 2015 at 16:54, wrote: > Bad news is Gmail never deletes your emails, ever. They remove them from > your view but keep it on their servers for profiling you. *I* never delete my emails. I have a trail back to 1994. So? Also, [[Citation needed]] for paranoid ravings. -- Liam Pro

Re: [cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-10 Thread william degnan
On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:54 AM, wrote: > So just to be sure This is the correct way to post?? from the bottom. in >> my online gmail i dont get all the rest just the reply I will have to >> look at the settings i guess. >> > > Bad news is Gmail never deletes your emails, ever. They remove them

[cctalk] Re: TOP POSTING

2015-12-10 Thread ethan
So just to be sure This is the correct way to post?? from the bottom. in my online gmail i dont get all the rest just the reply I will have to look at the settings i guess. Bad news is Gmail never deletes your emails, ever. They remove them from your view but keep it on their servers for profil