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And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014 -
I read this last night and meant to post it.Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
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Did your PC crash?Originally posted by MaryPoppins View PostAnd what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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the argument I first heard for this was that it meant a log on and reboot should be concious decision not a random keypress therefore all 3 fingers were needed.
Not sure life would have been the same if we hadn't had the 'three fingered salute'.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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I got distracted.Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostPractically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
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That was the rationale behind using it to reboot the original IBM PC. The "mistake" referred to was using the same thing for logging in to Windows. I always thought overloading it for what can be seen as orthogonal actions was odd.Originally posted by vetran View PostComment
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Tupperware moment?Originally posted by MaryPoppins View Post
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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If that was a mistake
What is he calling it when we press the Start button to switch the machine off?"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Look, shiny!!!!Originally posted by MaryPoppins View Post
On topic though, Gates was wrong, a single button would have been a nightmare for support people. While the 3 finger salute could be considered clunky it had a safety factor that before the days of autorecovery of documents and software that didn't need re-installing if the machine crashed was useful.
It wasn't a bad idea to use it to access the task manager tools.Comment
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