From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.romualt.dhs.org) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17BeiN-0002PM-00 for ; Sat, 25 May 2002 12:48:23 -0400 Received: (qmail 16440 invoked by uid 1002); 25 May 2002 16:47:50 -0000 Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 11:47:50 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: ACB Message-ID: <20020525114750.C16389@romualt.dhs.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from plogan@dorsai.org on Sat, May 25, 2002 at 10:28:19AM -0400 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I would have to agree here. Octavian says in one of his previous posts that he can only type English. True or not, this in itself is a grate demonstration of a will to learn. Also, learning English can be dificult, although it was certainly easier for me at the age of 9 then it would be for people at a later age. Greg On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 10:28:19AM -0400, Patricia Logan wrote: > Dear Janina, > > I apologize for being so late in replying to a Wednesday > message. Unfortunately, I have been hospitalized for several > days and only got home yesterday. > > I feel your comment about Teddy not liking to think was > both unfair and flat out wrong. Anyone who could attain such a > good grasp of English without residing in an English speaking > country for a sustained period of time is obviously very > intelligent and has no doubt studied and practiced quite a lot. > > I too cannot make head nor tail of man pages and it > doesn't mean that I am stupid. It will take me years to master > linux with the help of friends and I hope I am successful. > Meanwhile, I hope I will soon master the specific area which > are going to enrich my life immeasurably. > > I find it just as annoying as othrs when people post > extensively about Windows. I have no desire to learn it no > matter what, even if I am jobless. However, people are > different. I think blind people must be very good at > conceptualizing, which I would call a form of thinking, to be > able to grasp the visual concepts necessary to transform > Windows from an incomprehensible jumble into something which > makes sense. > > Pat Logan > On Wed, 22 May 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 22 May 2002, Octavian Rasnita wrote: > > > > > Are simple games, with no action. You just sit and think, move a piece. > > > Boring. > > > > > > Yes, we can tell you don't like thinking. It is very evident. > > > > > > Teddy, > > > orasnita@home.ro > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dave Hunt <" > > > To: > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 4:53 AM > > > Subject: Re: ACB > > > > > > > > > If Chess and Go are simple, you need to play better opponents. :-) > > > > > > -Dave > > > > > > > > > Octavian Rasnita writes: > > > > Some good games for DOS I know are Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem, Commandos and > > > > other strategy games. Are there any good games for Linux? > > > > I heard only about simple games like Go, chess, and other more simple > > > than > > > > that. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup