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From: Jim Lesurf <noise@audiomisc.co.uk>
Subject: Re: "Why People Believe In Conspiracy Theories"
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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2021 10:28:59 +0000 (GMT)
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In article <sneh1i$qaj$1@dont-email.me>, Indy Jess John
<bathwatchdog@OMITTHISgooglemail.com> wrote:
> On 21/11/2021 16:28, Roderick Stewart wrote:
> > Even the Linux file manager works pretty much the same way as the
> > Windows one, so if I decided to change my main system tomorrow I'd
> > hardly have to learn anything new.
> >
> A quick proof of the pudding -

> I have a friend who has a home laptop she doesn't use a great deal, but
> it does allow her to keep in touch by e-mail and to buy online tickets
> for events or travel, and to write letters.  It ran Vista.

> When Microsoft declared the end of support for Vista, she asked me what
> she should do, and I said I would upgrade it for her. She dropped the
> laptop off at my house so that I could do that.

> I dumped off all her personal files (usefully defaulted to "My
> Documents" "My Music" etc, so nothing complicated there) to a pen drive.
> Then I installed Linux Mint, which wiped the disc of Vista, and then I
> configured it to look exactly like the Vista desktop she was used to,
> and ...

[snip]

> I gave it back to her simply saying I have updated it, and even a couple
> of years later she still thinks she is running "upgraded Vista". I
> haven't disillusioned her.

Interesting. :-)

I've never tried doing that to anyone because I'd probably not get it right
because it is so long since I've used doze and  I'd not 'fake it' well
enough.

Jim

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