tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post5773949337009068428..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Whinges and Other StuffTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-72472643645657783662020-01-26T11:17:50.078-06:002020-01-26T11:17:50.078-06:00RJ Adams ~ It will indeed RJ! :)RJ Adams ~ It will indeed RJ! :)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-67009497944031476792020-01-15T12:48:41.972-06:002020-01-15T12:48:41.972-06:00JD ~ Many thanks, and a Happy 2020 to you too! I...JD ~ Many thanks, and a Happy 2020 to you too! I love the links - especially to Hutber's Law.<br /><br />Ah yes, the Easter eggs, they're sitting just behind the red hearty stuff for Valentine's Day, and in front of patriotic stuff for Independence Day here in the US.<br />Around and around we go - little wonder that we feel dizzy at times. :) Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-3299815265419649462020-01-15T12:44:45.126-06:002020-01-15T12:44:45.126-06:00Received by e-mail from the UK, from "JD"...<b>Received by e-mail from the UK, from "JD"</b><br /><br />Ann....Happy new year to you! You are obviously on the road to recovery by venting your fury at our wonderful modern technology :)<br /><br />All of the tech companies build all of their computers, hardware and software in strict compliance with Hutber's law.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutber%27s_law<br /><br /><br />If they didn't do that we would all realise it is all just a bluff as explained in this book which I came across recently -<br /><br />https://www.amazon.co.uk/Technological-Bluff-Jacques-Ellul/dp/080280960X<br /><br /><br />Best just to relax and get on with your knitting. I am currently wearing a woolly pully which my mother knitted for me more than 50 years ago. Can't buy those in the shops!!!!<br /><br /><br />Happy Easter - it's coming, the shops are full of Easter eggs!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-34314397229040853152020-01-14T11:17:09.414-06:002020-01-14T11:17:09.414-06:00Wisewebwoman ~ Thank you WWW - you're very ki...Wisewebwoman ~ Thank you WWW - you're very kind. :)<br />Those old portable timers were handy - I ought to see if I can find one on e-bay.<br /><br />Yes, the streaming thing is certainly one big improvement we have in the 21s century! We watch hardly any TV proper now, just Amazon Prime offerings, and progs on Acorn TV and Britbox (via ROKU) to which I bought a year's subscription. These have kept us happy and entertained in a way TV never did.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-64835108982314706832020-01-14T11:11:01.736-06:002020-01-14T11:11:01.736-06:00Anonymous ~ Oh yes - KISS is the way to go, but t...Anonymous ~ Oh yes - KISS is the way to go, but technology these days offers so many opportunities to keep it complicated. I suspect a lot of the problems we encounter now are due to the tech. people adjusting everything to fit smartphone users' needs rather than those of PC or lap top users.<br /><br />Thank you kindly - re the shawl. :) Thanks also for the astro-seek link - I shall investigate.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-10430916144387549682020-01-14T11:02:45.377-06:002020-01-14T11:02:45.377-06:00anyjazz~ Thanks - and for taking these photographs...anyjazz~ Thanks - and for taking these photographs also. :) Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-55093545259352355722020-01-14T11:01:41.225-06:002020-01-14T11:01:41.225-06:00jenmoon ~ Yes indeed - that has been my experience...jenmoon ~ Yes indeed - that has been my experience too. :)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-37545280038401191672020-01-13T09:24:23.478-06:002020-01-13T09:24:23.478-06:00Stunning job on the shawl it is incredibly lovely....Stunning job on the shawl it is incredibly lovely. <br /><br />I hear ua on these so called improvements. I can't use Paint anymore as it insists on 3D which distors everything and scrunches my print overlay. Sooooo annoying.<br /><br />I use an ancient portable timer on my stove as I can barely hear the tiny ting of "ready" from the electronic.<br /><br />Though I must say I love streaming BBC programmes et al with NO commercials. So that's one improvement.<br /><br />XO<br />WWW<br /><br /><br /><br /> Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-34377833014875033302020-01-12T21:55:35.515-06:002020-01-12T21:55:35.515-06:00Much, much to be said for KISS (keep it stupid sim...Much, much to be said for KISS (keep it stupid simple). I realized long ago the people that design and engineer these things have never used them before. Like the Boeing 737 email revelations: "designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys". Agree with anyjazz - your shawl is a beauty.<br /><br />You might find this website of interest:<br />https://www.astro-seek.com/<br />Click on the 'Free Horoscopes' tab. The site offers as much and more than my old astro software that I bought years ago, but like you, couldn't transfer to my operating system upgrades without paying a hefty upgrade fee to the astro software company. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-40329074078641235892020-01-12T19:35:03.010-06:002020-01-12T19:35:03.010-06:00I can tell you because I've seen it up close, ...I can tell you because I've seen it up close, the shawl is quite beautiful. I'm trying to move on to a later version of Photoshop, something I use nearly every day. It's a struggle. It shouldn't be that way. <br />anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-162233020226251642020-01-12T18:57:05.575-06:002020-01-12T18:57:05.575-06:00Any time any website gets upgraded, it loses funct...Any time any website gets upgraded, it loses functionality, in my experience. God only knows why they can only get WORSE, but they do. jenmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647726303564119010noreply@blogger.com