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Old 01-10-2010, 10:35 AM   #16
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Well, to summarize the article-- he is opposed to it.
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Well...maybe not prayers, as Pratchett is an atheist.
Pending doom has a way of making us pray.

"I am running Firefox and it does resize my browser window. Also it wants me to install a Windows Media 11 plugin that I don't want."

One of the worst viruses I have EVER had was due to my insistence that I didn't want or need the newest pulg-in.

But then learning sometimes comes along with great pain.
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I had no idea he has Alzheimers. I wouldn't wish that on anybody.
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But, yes, we do hope/pray for the best, at his best he is very good.
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Opposed to what? Resizing your browser window?
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Pending doom has a way of making us pray.

"I am running Firefox and it does resize my browser window. Also it wants me to install a Windows Media 11 plugin that I don't want."

One of the worst viruses I have EVER had was due to my insistence that I didn't want or need the newest pulg-in.

But then learning sometimes comes along with great pain.
Must be a sign of the apocalypse!
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He's opposed to living with Alzheimer's. He's tried living with Alzheimer's, he's tried living without Alzheimer's, and overall he prefers the latter.
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Trolling a bit KennyC?

This is hardly a laughing matter anyway. I heard about Terry's condition a while back. It just goes to show you never know what's around the corner.
My thoughts are with him and his family. Wishing him all the best.
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Old 01-11-2010, 07:19 AM   #27
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Trolling a bit KennyC?

This is hardly a laughing matter anyway. I heard about Terry's condition a while back. It just goes to show you never know what's around the corner.
My thoughts are with him and his family. Wishing him all the best.
Lighten up. I'm a firm believer in making the best of any situation. Humor is important. No the disease is not funny, and yes, I too have "remembering" issues and may just have the beginnings of the same thing. If you watched the videos or have done any research on the disease then you'll know there is very little real information as to it's origin and course. It's also been around far longer than it has had a name and if you're ever been around any number of older people you will have seen it or parts of it. Now, go read some comics, or maybe even some of his work, I understand there are some quite funny bits.

I do wish I had his money though.
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Well...maybe not prayers, as Pratchett is an atheist.
So, to be consistent, he shouldn't pray-but that doesn't mean others shouldn't pray for him. (FWIW I'm an atheist/agnostic-depends on how I feel on a given day. One of my strongest beliefs though is that I shouldn't require others to follow *my* beliefs. If they believe in prayer, and want to pray for me, they should feel free to do so-without me (or anyone else) telling them that I don't believe in it. I'll do that only if they ask me to pray with them.)

Although I can't (won't) pray for him, I do wish him & his the very best of luck.
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Although rude, why is this a problem? (Note: I haven't visited the site-I'm at work & videos are blocked.) I can certainly see the issue about installing the WMP 11 plug-in. (I have it & see no problem, but am fully aware that others have had different experiences with it.) But I don't see the problem with it resizing your window-you can resize it back, can't you? (No, you shouldn't have to-but if you can, then the site resizing it is rude rather than malicious. If it does something that makes you unable to resize it back, then that's malicious.)
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