Subj : newspaper was: moving or To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Sun Feb 16 2020 10:06:00 Hi Daryl! BM>Yes - Nancy and I had that thread a short while ago. Above I was BM>talking more just common now for a parent to give an electronic device BM>to a child for entertainment whereas it used to be give the child a toy. BM>At this point not entitlement. DS> Boredom is no respecter of persons. :P BM>As for entitlement, I think that attitude comes later: babies and young BM>kids think everything is theirs. To me whether the concept continues BM>probably depends on the parents: if boundaries aren't set the child BM>doesn't know any difference and so continues. (Others could create a BM>change of attitude; I'm just doing generalities and high points.) DS> That applies to dachshunds as well...THEY are the alpha DS> male/female of the house. Fifteen years ago, the dachshund my DS> wife and I had, decided to reassert his role as such (so he DS> It took a few days before he mellowed out...but we never DS> figured out why he went bonkers. Dachshunds are stubborn, and DS> want to do it THEIR WAY. But, otherwise, they are very protective DS> of, and loyal to, their owners...and to their "friends", very DS> loving. Yes, I remember that episode. Dogs are derived from wolves, so I would guess 'something wild' kicked in, but that doesn't really do much other than apply a label. Good thing Janice woke up! BM>Like you I'm generally of the "if it still works good enough" mindset. BM>As I said in other threads, I don't buy the latest and greatest BM>computer, TV, watch, etc. just because it is the latest and greatest. BM>Usually they don't meet my needs anyway. I do sort of look at what's BM>out there to help gauge what I might need in the future and in the case BM>of a computer buy one with the capability of being added (empty slots, BM>for instance). DS> If they'd move the decimal point to the left 2 or more places, DS> I might consider it. Being a frugal cheapskate has its DS> advantages. You need to consider the Raspberry Pi. The current "RPi 4" version has three options --> memory amounts: IIRC the 1 GB is still $35, 2 GB version $45 and 4 GB version $55. Peripherals like the keyboard are extra but use spares and that cost is zero. HDMI output to a monitor, or composite to a TV. Only other expense is a wall wart power supply and micro SD Card. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Drive-thru banking was invented so cars could meet their true owners. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .