Guns don't kill people ....

Flint · 12-29-2012, 11:07 PM

Auto-correct on the iPhone is a killer. No excuse, I know, but the Blackberry software would default the keyed characters, and suggest corrections before posting, much akin to an F7 spell check; whereas iOS defaults the suggested correction, necessitating user intervention to prevent arbitrary edits. There are pros and cons--the most prominent pro point being that there is an obvious hurdle to overcome due to having no tactile feedback from your input peripheral.

richlevy · 12-29-2012, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

Auto-correct on the iPhone is a killer. No excuse, I know, but the Blackberry software would default the keyed characters, and suggest corrections before posting, much akin to an F7 spell check; whereas iOS defaults the suggested correction, necessitating user intervention to prevent arbitrary edits. There are pros and cons--the most prominent pro point being that there is an obvious hurdle to overcome due to having no tactile feedback from your input peripheral.

That sucks. I'm used to the right click dropdown giving choices with whatever Windows software performs the edit.

glatt · 12-30-2012, 12:14 PM

That's two of like three things out of 20 where the Blackberry is better than the iPhone. But the iPhone is so much better in so many other ways.

henry quirk · 12-31-2012, 10:35 AM

"take a few calming breaths"

No need.

#

"check your meds"

Go fuck yourself.

#

"put an extra lock on the guns"

ONE gun, stored safely...your concern is touching.

tw · 01-10-2013, 10:17 PM

So how do fringe extremists respond?

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Originally Posted by henry quirk

"check your meds"
Go fuck yourself.

A perfect example of someone who most needs guns to defend himself. Otherwise he would have nothing but insult and profanity to defend his ego. "He dissed me and I fixed him." Clearly that makes him a man.

Heaven forbid should someone with a pre-frontal cortex challenge his politically correct profanity. Thank god for big guns to defend his right to disparage others.

IamSam · 01-10-2013, 11:09 PM

I haven't followed this entire thread, but I don't understand Clod's comment. I assume she means that if an adult at the school had been on the ball, the situation could have been defused before it reached the point where someone decided to bring a gun to school. Children don't like tattle-tales and many don't want to be a tattle tale, either. Most bullies are smart enough to act one way around adults and a whole different way when only their peers are present. Teachers aren't mind readers.

glatt · 01-11-2013, 07:47 AM

Teachers have a pretty good idea who the bullies are, but if it doesn't happen in front of them, or if someone doesn't narc on the bullies, then there is little the teachers can do.

12-29-2012, 11:07 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Auto-correct on the iPhone is a killer. No excuse, I know, but the Blackberry software would default the keyed characters, and suggest corrections before posting, much akin to an F7 spell check; whereas iOS defaults the suggested correction, necessitating user intervention to prevent arbitrary edits. There are pros and cons--the most prominent pro point being that there is an obvious hurdle to overcome due to having no tactile feedback from your input peripheral. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-10-2013, 11:09 PM	#6
IamSam Now living the life of a POW Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: The Lost Corners of Colorado Posts: 202	I haven't followed this entire thread, but I don't understand Clod's comment. I assume she means that if an adult at the school had been on the ball, the situation could have been defused before it reached the point where someone decided to bring a gun to school. Children don't like tattle-tales and many don't want to be a tattle tale, either. Most bullies are smart enough to act one way around adults and a whole different way when only their peers are present. Teachers aren't mind readers. __________________ This space left intentionally blank.

12-30-2012, 12:14 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's two of like three things out of 20 where the Blackberry is better than the iPhone. But the iPhone is so much better in so many other ways.

12-31-2012, 10:35 AM	#4
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	"take a few calming breaths" No need. # "check your meds" Go fuck yourself. # "put an extra lock on the guns" ONE gun, stored safely...your concern is touching.

01-11-2013, 07:47 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Teachers have a pretty good idea who the bullies are, but if it doesn't happen in front of them, or if someone doesn't narc on the bullies, then there is little the teachers can do.

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