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What is slowing down my WIndows PC & what can I do to kill it now
I rather like your the Subject line:
What is slowing down my WIndows PC & what can I do to kill it now
What, indeed, can you do to kill your Winodows PC :-?
I rather like your the Subject line:
What is slowing down my WIndows PC & what can I do to kill it now
What, indeed, can you do to kill your Winodows PC :-?
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
JJ to Anton Sheplelev:Is that a UK second or a US second?>
I rather like your the Subject line:
What is slowing down my WIndows PC & what can I do to kill it now
What, indeed, can you do to kill your Winodows PC :-?
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
That's the standard method, if it supports the drag'n'drop technology.
I rather like your the Subject line:
What is slowing down my WIndows PC & what can I do to kill it now
What, indeed, can you do to kill your Winodows PC :-?
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 02:10:28 +0300, Anton Shepelev wrote:
I rather like your the Subject line:
What is slowing down my WIndows PC & what can I do to kill it now
What, indeed, can you do to kill your Winodows PC :-?
That's funny. My most common typo is Widows, for which a spell
checker is no help at all.
My most common typo is Widows
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
JJ to Anton Sheplelev:
I rather like your the Subject line:
What is slowing down my WIndows PC & what can I do to kill it now
What, indeed, can you do to kill your Winodows PC :-?
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Stan Brown:
My most common typo is Widows
Same here, also: `starndads', and `GoggleGropus`.
Stan Brown:
My most common typo is Widows
Same here, also: `starndads', and `GoggleGropus`.
On Thu, 9 Oct 2025 01:53:11 +0300, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Stan Brown:
My most common typo is Widows
Same here, also: `starndads', and `GoggleGropus`.
When I first got a home computer, I often made the mistake of entering "LUST" when it was supposed to be "LIST".
--
77 days until the winter celebration (Thursday, December 25, 2025 12:00
AM for 1 day).
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/
"If there is a God, atheism must strike Him as less of an insult than religion." [Edmond and Jules de Goncourt]
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with
the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with
the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with
the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with
the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American>> English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
dragging ourselves a little more on-topic; in computing terms this is the difference between 0-based and 1-based indexing. C-based languages always
use 0-based indexing whereas others (like R, S) use 1-based.
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with
the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:40:02 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with
the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American
English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
Didn't know that, since I'm in Asia. So, thanks.
Which one or do both still superstitious on having 13th floor?
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with
the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:40:02 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with
the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
In this as in s many things, the US is out of step. In both French
and Spanish classes, we learned translations of floor numbers that
match what the British do.
On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:40:02 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with
the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American
English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
Didn't know that, since I'm in Asia. So, thanks.
Which one or do both still superstitious on having 13th floor?
So we probably should have a poll on whether there is *any* country
*other* than the US, which calls the ground floor the first floor.
On 11 Oct 2025 17:20:39 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote:
So we probably should have a poll on whether there is *any* country
*other* than the US, which calls the ground floor the first floor.
Reminds me of a 1981 Isaac Asimov essay, where in a footnote he said
that the two most powerful countries not on the metric system were
the United States and Liberia. And I believe Liberia has gone metric
since then.
On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:40:02 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with
the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American
English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
In this as in s many things, the US is out of step. In both French
and Spanish classes, we learned translations of floor numbers that
match what the British do.
JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:40:02 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with
the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American
English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
Didn't know that, since I'm in Asia. So, thanks.
Which one or do both still superstitious on having 13th floor?
Both. It's a common western phobia.
I've not seen it in buildings - in the UK buildings with more than 13
floors aren't that common - but many airlines don't have a row 13.
On 12/10/2025 12:04 am, Chris wrote:
JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> wrote:I can't say I've ever noticed it but I have heard that some tall
On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:40:02 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with >>>> the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American >>>> English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
Didn't know that, since I'm in Asia. So, thanks.
Which one or do both still superstitious on having 13th floor?
Both. It's a common western phobia.
I've not seen it in buildings - in the UK buildings with more than 13
floors aren't that common - but many airlines don't have a row 13.
buildings don't actually have a 13th Floor .... they just have a gap ...
to allow the Wind to blow THROUGH rather than causing the building to
sway from side to side.
Hmm! One of my Brothers-in-Law is/was an Architect ... prehaps I should discuss this with him. ;-)
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with
the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American
English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
dragging ourselves a little more on-topic; in computing terms this is the difference between 0-based and 1-based indexing. C-based languages always
use 0-based indexing whereas others (like R, S) use 1-based.
On 10/10/2025 11:14 pm, Chris wrote:
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:"C-based languages" I can live with, although I've never studies it/them
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the ground
floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is upstairs (with
the second floor, if there is one, above that, and so on); in American
English, the ground floor is the first floor, upstairs is the second
floor, and so on.
dragging ourselves a little more on-topic; in computing terms this is the
difference between 0-based and 1-based indexing. C-based languages always
use 0-based indexing whereas others (like R, S) use 1-based.
... but "0-based" and "1-based"??
On 12/10/2025 11:57, Daniel70 wrote:
On 10/10/2025 11:14 pm, Chris wrote:
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:"C-based languages" I can live with, although I've never studies
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the
ground floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is
upstairs (with the second floor, if there is one, above that,
and so on); in American English, the ground floor is the first
floor, upstairs is the second floor, and so on.
dragging ourselves a little more on-topic; in computing terms
this is the difference between 0-based and 1-based indexing.
C-based languages always use 0-based indexing whereas others
(like R, S) use 1-based.
it/them ... but "0-based" and "1-based"??
Think of fields in an array. The first field may be given the index 0
or 1.
On 12/10/2025 10:38 pm, MikeS wrote:
On 12/10/2025 11:57, Daniel70 wrote:
On 10/10/2025 11:14 pm, Chris wrote:
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:"C-based languages" I can live with, although I've never studies
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the
ground floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is
upstairs (with the second floor, if there is one, above that,
and so on); in American English, the ground floor is the first
floor, upstairs is the second floor, and so on.
dragging ourselves a little more on-topic; in computing terms
this is the difference between 0-based and 1-based indexing.
C-based languages always use 0-based indexing whereas others
(like R, S) use 1-based.
it/them ... but "0-based" and "1-based"??
Think of fields in an array. The first field may be given the index 0
or 1.
Oh!! Are you talking about 2^0, 2^1, 2^2, etc?? Is that all?? Just never heard of it expressed that way.
Think of fields in an array. The first field may be given the index 0
or 1.
Oh!! Are you talking about 2^0, 2^1, 2^2, etc?? Is that all?? Just never heard of it expressed that way.
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 12/10/2025 10:38 pm, MikeS wrote:
On 12/10/2025 11:57, Daniel70 wrote:
On 10/10/2025 11:14 pm, Chris wrote:
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:"C-based languages" I can live with, although I've never studies
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the
ground floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is
upstairs (with the second floor, if there is one, above that,
and so on); in American English, the ground floor is the first
floor, upstairs is the second floor, and so on.
dragging ourselves a little more on-topic; in computing terms
this is the difference between 0-based and 1-based indexing.
C-based languages always use 0-based indexing whereas others
(like R, S) use 1-based.
it/them ... but "0-based" and "1-based"??
Think of fields in an array. The first field may be given the index 0
or 1.
Oh!! Are you talking about 2^0, 2^1, 2^2, etc?? Is that all?? Just never
heard of it expressed that way.
No. An array is a structure used in programming to manage a list of variables. The list is indexed by an integer which either starts at 0 or 1 depending on the programming language.
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 12/10/2025 10:38 pm, MikeS wrote:
On 12/10/2025 11:57, Daniel70 wrote:
On 10/10/2025 11:14 pm, Chris wrote:
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:"C-based languages" I can live with, although I've never studies
On 2025/10/10 0:34:47, JJ wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:48:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
On 2025/10/8 9:35:15, Anton Shepelev wrote:
Throw it out from the second or higher floor.
Is that a UK second or a US second?>
Wait, what? Aren't both the same?
Not when it comes to floors (storeys)! In British English, the
ground floor is called the ground floor, and the first floor is
upstairs (with the second floor, if there is one, above that,
and so on); in American English, the ground floor is the first
floor, upstairs is the second floor, and so on.
dragging ourselves a little more on-topic; in computing terms
this is the difference between 0-based and 1-based indexing.
C-based languages always use 0-based indexing whereas others
(like R, S) use 1-based.
it/them ... but "0-based" and "1-based"??
Think of fields in an array. The first field may be given the index 0
or 1.
Oh!! Are you talking about 2^0, 2^1, 2^2, etc?? Is that all?? Just never
heard of it expressed that way.
No. An array is a structure used in programming to manage a list of variables. The list is indexed by an integer which either starts at 0 or 1 depending on the programming language.
Some languages start the index of the array at 1 instead. Maybe Pascal ?
On Sun, 12 Oct 2025 15:48:51 -0400, Paul wrote:
Some languages start the index of the array at 1 instead. Maybe Pascal ?
Pascal's 1-based index is for Pascal String (ShortString), where index 1 is the first character. But physically it's 0-based, where index 0 is the
string length. Pascal simply doesn't allow direct reference to index 0 of ShortString.
The one I know which use 1-based index is AutoHotkey. Both the original v1, and the newer v2 (which is supposed to have better syntax).