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Dan...I really don't care about that stuff in this environment...when
people can't offer a thought or perspective, the resort to that kind
of tangent...They feel they've contributed ..."See how brilliant I am?
I caught you on something."
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Dan Goldstein
<DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> wrote:
> And here I thought you were dinging me (or rather HAL) for using the word "display" instead of "resolution." But it would be unwise to criticize HAL -- he's very sensitive, and you never know when you'll need him to open the pod bay doors.
>>
>> >> BTW...what's a 1280 by 1024 display?
>> >
>> > My current screen resolution is 1280 by 1024 pixels. HAL
>> doesn't know
>> > what I mean by "scrolling down once," so he asks -- but his
>> default is
>> > my current display.
>>
>> I was being facetious...I know what that is. My point was,
>> only to someone with the knowledge to know what that means
>> would know what to do with it and how it impacts the decision.
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