Subj : Re: moving or not was: C To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Sun Apr 19 2020 16:50:22 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 09-Apr-2020 08:12 <=- NB>>> Another strike against Windows.... ;) BM>> Well, admittedly a little unconventional (but consider the BM>> source!) Linux reads some sort of a header inside the file and BM>> determines (and sometimes tries to guess) the file type. It also has BM>> a table where it can be told to use a certain utility to open/display a BM>> file with a specific header. NB>> Even though I rarely use linux (other than that set of *nix commands), NB>> I've known that linux has a lot of benefits over windows... of course, NB>> I'm also prejudiced against windows anyway.... BM> It seems a lot of people are if they're had any experience with an BM> 'alternative' operating system. And even a significant subset of the others get that way once they get some experience with another OS... ;) BM>>> half-remembered command and the results don't come out as expected. NB>>> BTDT, too... That's what a "spell book" list is for... keeping track NB>>> of the commands one doesn't quite remember... ;) BM>> Back in my learning DOS days I had a note card box with index cards BM>> with the 'incantations'; had intended to do the same when starting BM>> Linux. NB>> And then you found yourself just using the spells anyway....? ;) BM> Sometimes had to! Where is (so 'find'); how much room left (so df) -- BM> whaaat?? df -h -- much BM> better!! BM> barry@NZXT:~$ df /media/barry/MyBook BM> Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on BM> /dev/sdc1 2930191484 716939656 2213251828 25% /media/barry/MyBook BM> barry@NZXT:~$ df -h /media/barry/MyBook BM> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on BM> /dev/sdc1 2.8T 684G 2.1T 25% /media/barry/MyBook Both gave the same info, just in a slightly different form... :) NB>>>>> My neighbor ended up getting a powder room put into what had been the NB>>>>> under the stairs coat closet, just enough room for a toilet and small NB>>>>> sink... Her house was built early 1900's, ours was built 1900.... BM>>>> My uncle had an older house when I was really young (~8) and I vaguely BM>>>> recall a really tiny bathroom (just toilet and sink - half-bath, like BM>>>> I knew that term then!) and it was tiny even by my standards (I was BM>>>> eight or so, so small). NB>>>> I suspect even your 8-y-o self would have found my neighbor's NB>>>> half-bath tiny as well.... ;) BM>>> There are some things one just should not skimp on, like bathroom BM>>> space! NB>>> And there are times that that just isn't an option... when the only NB>>> space available is barely large enough, and the only other choice is NB>>> to not have anything at all (so just using a commode that needs NB>>> dumping)... BM>> Right: after-the-fact remodeling has to conform to existing spaces and BM>> structures. NB>> Precisely... I wouldn't be surprised if that tiny half-bath at your NB>> uncle's wasn't also a retrofit... :) BM> Quite probable: I remember it was older and seems like a room or two BM> had been added on by a previous owner. So you'd need to modify your statement that some things one just should not skimp on, like bathroom space, to add, "as long as one can do so"... BM>>> As for the tub-climbing, sort of what I did with the tub-shower at the BM>>> hotel in Vienna. The 'big problem' was the tub was on a 6- or 8-inch BM>>> rise (probably to accomodate the drain) so one had to climb up into the BM>>> tub and when exiting step up, over, and down almost an extra foot! NB>>> One could really use those assistive steps on the outside there... :) BM>> Right! I could understand the need to have the tub elevated above BM>> floor level in order to make room for the drain (hmm: yet the toilet BM>> wasn't elevated). And to me a step would have made sense. NB>> Maybe they have longer legs there... BM> Well my Mother did note the younger people were taller than BM> the older (in general) ==> possibly better nutrition. Now, if your Aunt had noted that, it might explain things better... ;) NB>> ... People who hate cats will come back as mice in their next NB>> life. BM> Think they'll learn?! I doubt it.... ;0 ttyl neb .... As I said before, I never repeat myself. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .