Posted by Gene E. Bloch on 04/26/06 00:23

On 4/25/2006, thanatoid posted this:
> Gene E. Bloch <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote in
> news:mn.cb897d6433311482.1980@nobody.invalid:

> With your impressive knowledge, you probably also know that
> humans start losing brain cells around the age of 30, not to
> mention other contributing factors.

Not so impressive: my major was in physics - I was supposed to know
that stuff.

But I thought brain cells started to fade before age 30...

> Being over 50, I understood just enough to get a good idea, and
> I thank you for taking the time.

Once in a while I swithc nto my teaching mode - I can't help it :-) Bu
to me you're a yongster.

> I like stereo, but I don't like surround very much. It doesn't
> seem natural to me. I prefer b&w films to color, generally, for
> the same reason. (You can look up this subject as many film
> theorists have written about it). Maybe I'm just old, even
> though I enjoyed Nam June Paik's 1970's videos and other
> experimental works of that era which were often cut much faster
> than even the fluffiest "videos" of today.

You should be allowed to listen to what you like, because YOU like it,
not because someone says you're supposed to...

> And it's a good thing I don't have any local friends because I
> could NEVER learn to operate a cellphone. Still, unlike almost
> everyone that uses them (and may they be forever cursed,
> especially the ones who use custom ringtones), I DO know why
> it's called a cellular phone.

Cute pun...

Re cell phones, I suggest you find a post by Reginald Blue in
microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter and check his sig file.

BTW, AFAIK, even the built-in ringtones of all cell phones are weird,
so don't blame it on downloaded ringtones :-)

Gino

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