Re: What will Save Film?

On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 14:27:26 +0200, Howard Roark wrote:

>> Nonsense. I didn't ask for a complete description of every step
>> that needs to be taken. You could have said something along the
>> lines of "No special tools are needed" or "Only a Philips
>> screwdriver and a light soldering pencil are needed", etc.
>
>
> I gave you a link containing 5 or 6 tiny pictures describing the
> whole process, you lazy git. That you have a cabbage powered computer
> is not my problem.

No, it's not your problem. You have plenty of others to deal
with. Stupidity is one. I'm supposed to know the size of image
files before I retrieve them? When I've told you numerous times
that I have no need to view that web page? It's other people that
might need to do so, and you could help them by providing a more
believable hint at the simplicity of the method of replacing
batteries than "a trained monkey" could do it.


>> Text messages take much less bandwidth. If you're
>> a *very* slow reader and are referring to mental
>> bandwidth, that's your problem, not mine.
>
>
> No, it's *your* problem, because the amount of text we've already
> exchanged in this thread is close (in terms of bandwidth) to that
> entire page I linked to.

Unless the "5 or 6 tiny pictures" are icon sized, and therefore
almost totally useless, you show either your ignorance or your
mendacity.


>> I've already said that I'd have no problem replacing the batteries
>> and need no instructions.
>
>
> I don't care what problems you'd have or wouldn't have. I was making
> the point that the process was simple and anyone can do it in 15
> minutes.

You compound your stupidity. Anyone that can do it in 15 minutes
can do it in 15 minutes. There are many that couldn't, and many
more that wouldn't be cajoled into attempting it, especially if
they've seen your replies here and know how little they can count on
what you've been claiming. I'd love to see your successes in
convincing senior citizens to replace the batteries by encouraging
them with bon mots such as "don't be afraid, granny, a trained
monkey could do it".


> It isn't. You'd have known that if you didn't stubbornly avoid the
> link I so kindly provided. The battery simply plugs in. You know,
> just like your *** plug.

Ah, you've finally provided part of the information. Now it's up
to all iPod owners to determine whether this is also true for their
model or just yours.


>> If it is, replacing the batteries would be a no-starter for
>> millions of iPod owners on that point alone. Even if that isn't
>> the case, it's not about the ease or difficulty of replacing the
>> batteries. This society has been trained from birth to avoid
>> opening electronic devices that have been sealed in a way that
>> discourages opening, and your stating how easy it might be, even if
>> read by iPod owners would be just as convincing as telling them
>> that they could ignore Apple's instructions and warnings. It just
>> ain'ta gonna happen, even if you continue to close your eyes and
>> stamp your feet.
>
>
> Not only narcissistic, but the spokesman for an entire society!? Wow.
> Seems to me, Mr Spokesman, that you are describing a different
> generation, though. Those crazy kids today are more technically
> minded than you seem to give them credit. They could (and would)
> change those iPod batteries in the time it took your crappy old modem
> to download this message. They could change 20 in the time it will
> take *you* to *get* it.

Again, it's YOU that doesn't get it. Whether I said many,
millions or multitudes, I didn't say ALL. Sure, plenty of iPod
owners (and they're not all kiddies, such as you appear to be) could
change the batteries. But not all of them would have the ability or
the desire to do so, despite your ridiculous claims to the contrary.
You can continue arguing the point, but you'd still come off as the
clown you've shown yourself to be so far.

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