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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-3.nntp.ord.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:31:04 +0000 From: Joel Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: Joel won't, so I will (was Re: Bungling Apple Lost the Plot on Texting Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:31:04 -0500 Message-ID: References: <02pckj9ra93ph3i2o4ukohrcb77abqsj1f@4ax.com> <80rckj1bferjoe36ukvf0hdt8eqk5561pr@4ax.com> <9g7ekj56e3ed15bs1f434sg1bijurfru65@4ax.com> <9g1fkjhecakj1i9rilm4lod8ht960jl9a4@4ax.com> User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit OS: Debian 12, with Wine 9.0 for WinAPI Lines: 62 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-95Ny8VJdZjwKRdC8sXkHW3BywPsmnJw7O59H5NDjPWj59s/KOF6YoACLje6kDS/349LvEto3JOh7Diw!97NpoLyqrulpGcE6Gyw0/Dqjo8C3XYrH/m0nf6UEEZBqtp8V2/0+cOdR39ZhpU2v0bcdvKLh X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 3751 pothead wrote: >On 2024-11-27, Joel wrote: >> Alan wrote: >> >>>>> You buy a computer SYSTEM. >>>>> >>>>> It's value to the end user is what the whole SYSTEM can do. >>>>> >>>>> Does Apple charge a premium for expanding the storage? Absolutely. >>>>> >>>>> Is it worth it in order to get a personal computer system that works as >>>>> well as a Mac does? Absolutely. >>>> >>>> How is that not proving my point, that you're rationalizing? >>> >>>Because I'm using a complete system that works well for me. >>> >>>When I bought my current machine, I considered my space requirements and >>>got the 1TB option, and that cost me an additional $250. >>> >>>I didn't do it for "bragging rights" or to declare my system to be "elite". >>> >>>I did it because I USE the space. >>> >>>And I paid Apple's premium because life experience (more than 30 years >>>using, selling, and supporting both Macs and Windows personal computers) >>>has shown me the value of a system that works as well as a Mac does. >>> >>>My entire computer is the tool I purchased, and I looked at the entire >>>price of the tool I needed and the value of that tool to me and I paid >>>it. All in, the price as $2,200 >>> >>>I fully expect this tool to serve me well for the next 5-7 years, so the >>>monthly cost is no more than $36.67. >> >> I am certain I could do better buying as parts. > >Some people could. >You? >Doubtful. >You seem to know less about computers than snit does. Idiot. I've honed my skills, and didn't do bad even when I was rusty, anyway. You're just, as usual, spouting off. Read some more Fox News. -- Joel W. Crump Amendment XIV Section 1. [...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent. States are liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.