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Re: THE MINT CAFE

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Just scotch tape over the laser eye, same thing.
ALF13

Re: THE MINT CAFE

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kenetics wrote:That reminds me of the first mouse I ever used. It was on an Apple Lisa at work, a very expensive machine. I had to call each time I want to use it to see if it was working, it was down so often!

Recently I found 2-3 not working mouses under my bed. Back in the days, when I used windows I played a lot of games so my mouse broke quite often. I don't throw away my broken hardware but I like to keep it and play with it (try to repair it - just for fun). When I found this 3 broken (dead) mice I was going to repair them or at least try to.
I thought - why not make one working mouse from my 3 broken ones but just for the very fun - I connected one of them in the usb - and cursor worked. I looked at it suspicious and thought that the button probably won't work. I was wrong. Buttons worked, cursor moved, everything worked 100%. I was amazed.
I took the second mouse - connected it and it ALSO worked like a charm (10+ years old dell). The third mouse also worked but has broken button.
So my mice died in windows (XP) but Linux Mint resurrected them :D How awesome is that. I don't know what happened to them but now they are working fine. :D
By the way I tested them in windows 7 and they also work. :lol:
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Re: THE MINT CAFE

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ALF13 wrote:
kenetics wrote:That reminds me of the first mouse I ever used. It was on an Apple Lisa at work, a very expensive machine. I had to call each time I want to use it to see if it was working, it was down so often!

Recently I found 2-3 not working mouses under my bed. Back in the days, when I used windows I played a lot of games so my mouse broke quite often. I don't throw away my broken hardware but I like to keep it and play with it (try to repair it - just for fun). When I found this 3 broken (dead) mice I was going to repair them or at least try to.
I thought - why not make one working mouse from my 3 broken ones but just for the very fun - I connected one of them in the usb - and cursor worked. I looked at it suspicious and thought that the button probably won't work. I was wrong. Buttons worked, cursor moved, everything worked 100%. I was amazed.
I took the second mouse - connected it and it ALSO worked like a charm (10+ years old dell). The third mouse also worked but has broken button.
So my mice died in windows (XP) but Linux Mint resurrected them :D How awesome is that. I don't know what happened to them but now they are working fine. :D
By the way I tested them in windows 7 and they also work. :lol:
It's a miracle. Hallelujah.
ALF13

Re: THE MINT CAFE

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Linux is a miracle!
Eraph

Re: THE MINT CAFE

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So my girlfriend's getting a bit fed up of my enthusiasm for Linux as of late... I sent a message to her phone, politely informing her that she too was looking at a form of Linux :mrgreen:
ALF13

Re: THE MINT CAFE

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I switched to my dual boot windost to see if it is still alive and avast kindly informed me:
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One antivirus program just for one week stopped 707,660 virus attacks only in the US.
:lol:
killer de bug

Re: THE MINT CAFE

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So the café is still alive :)
ALF13

Re: THE MINT CAFE

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killer de bug wrote:So the café is still alive :)
I don't like coffees but I really like mint - OS-s, gums, teas. :)
damienhunter

Re: THE MINT CAFE

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I have come to say hello since I'm a noob to the forum but not Mint. :mrgreen:
Crewp

Re: THE MINT CAFE

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killer de bug wrote:So the café is still alive :)
If you didn't live so far away, I'd buy you a beer. :)
Crewp

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damienhunter wrote:I have come to say hello since I'm a noob to the forum but not Mint. :mrgreen:

Welcome to the Mint Cafe / Forum. :D
killer de bug

Re: THE MINT CAFE

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Crewp wrote:If you didn't live so far away, I'd buy you a beer. :)
I would really love to drink one with you! To be honest, there are a lot of members that I would like to meet and discuss with.
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Re: THE MINT CAFE

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Hope everyone is having a great 2016 so far!

Still using Mint as my main distro. Currently17.3 Cinnamon.

Try the specially brewed green mint beer in the cafe. It's delicious!
Using Mint as primary OS since 2006.
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Re: THE MINT CAFE

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kenetics wrote:Hope everyone is having a great 2016 so far!

Still using Mint as my main distro. Currently17.3 Cinnamon.

Try the specially brewed green mint beer in the cafe. It's delicious!
A....green mint beer! Great, Ken. Sure would like to try it.
So far 2016 seems no different from 2015. But I still use Mint since 2005. Mint 17.3 Cinnamon too.
Glad to hear from you Ken, old man.
I'm hanging on, hoping to reach the 90 area in the Twilight Zone........ :lol: :lol:
Keep in touch my friend.
Cheers and have a green beer on me! :)
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Re: THE MINT CAFE

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REMINISCING THE OLD DAYS

We had a good supply of booze
Twas really hard for me to choose
A shot of this, a shot of that
I lost me head, and lost me hat

Methinks I have the damn thing mastered
I never thought I'd get so plastered
And here she is my pretty Daryna
She looks to me like damn Catrina

Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum
Look at me the stinking bum!


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Re: THE MINT CAFE

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Hi npap!

Glad to see you haven't lost your passion for good poetry. :)

I've been using Mint since 2006. We had some good times here in the early days!
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Re: THE MINT CAFE

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:D :D :D
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Re: THE MINT CAFE

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Customer: Morning,

Clem: Morning.

Customer: What have you got?

Clem: Well, there's kernel and Ubuntu,
kernel Debian and Ubuntu,
Kernel and Mint,
Kernel, Ubuntu and Mint
Kernel, Ubuntu, Debian and Mint
Mint, Ubuntu, Debian and Mint
Mint, kernel, Mint, Mint, Ubuntu and Mint
Mint, Debian, Mint, Mint, Mint, Ubuntu, Mint Mate and Mint
Mint, Mint, Mint, kernel and Mint
Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Cinnamon, Mint, Mint, Mint and Mint

(Choir: Mint! Mint! Mint! Mint! Lovely Mint! Lovely Mint!)

Or Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce, served in a Provençale manner with shallots and aubergines, garnished with truffle pâté, brandy and a fried kernel on top and Mint

Wife: Have you got anything without Mint?

Clem: Well, the Mint, kernels, Debian and Mint. That's not got much Mint in it

Wife: I don't want any Mint!

Customer: Why can't she have kernels, Ubuntu, Mint and Debian?

Wife: That's got Mint in it!

Customer: Hasn't got much Mint in it as Mint, kernels, Debian and Mint has it?

(Choir: Mint! Mint! Mint!...)

Wife: Could you do me kernels, Ubuntu, Mint and Debian without the Mint, then?

Clem: Iiiiiiiiiiiich!!

Wife: What do you mean 'Iiiiiiiiiich'? I don't like Mint!

(Choir: Lovely Mint! Wonderful Mint!)

Clem (to choir): Shut up!

(Choir: Lovely Mint! Wonderful Mint!)

Clem: Shut Up! Bloody Vikings! You can't have kernel, Ubuntu, Mint and Debian without the Mint.

Wife: I don't like Mint!

Customer: Shush dear, don't have a fuss. I'll have your Mint. I love it, I'm having Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Cinnamon, Mint, Mint, Mint, and Mint!

(Choir: Mint! Mint! Mint! Mint! Lovely Mint! Wonderful Mint!)

Clem: Shut Up!! Cinnamon's off.

Customer: Well, could I have her Mint instead of the Cinnamon then?

Clem: You mean Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint, Mint and Mint?

Choir (intervening)
: Mint! Mint! Mint! Mint!
Lovely Mint! Wonderful Mint!
Mint mi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-nt Mint mi-hi-hi-hi-hint Mint.
Lovely Mint! Lovely Mint! Lovely Mint! Lovely Mint!
Mint Mint Mint Mint!
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Re: THE MINT CAFE

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:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: THE MINT CAFE

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A rhyme from a would be Guru.

I've seen a few pleas for help from "Gurus" in the Newbie Questions section. Inspired, I guess, by the "All Gurus once were Newbies." string on the board index page. So as an occasional poet, I wrote the following rhyme to the chorus of The Gnu Song, with which I'm sure you're all familiar.

Muppet Show version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGVdCGxh1IY

(I'm not actually claiming Guru status of course. It's for entertainment only)

I'm a guru.
A grubby guru.
I have the greatest knowledge of Gnu.

I'm a guru.
You could be too.
Just read a fine manual or two.

Whatever you do
keep providing the clue.
Soon everyone will be like me and you.

Then all can afford
their systems secured.
If broken they can even be restored.

By root and by toor!
No more dump the core.
I'm a guru, but I need to learn much more.

:)
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