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[cellio]

Going to the eye-doctor and having my pupils dilated seems to cause the day to become bright and sunny. But this is Pittsburgh, where sunny days are relatively uncommon. Does this mean that most people in Pittsburgh never have their eyes checked this way, or are we all mysteriously choosing the same few days for this?
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re the Windows thing

[meiravberale]

I am stunned to see this - I was also taught that it's dangerous to switch a computer off via the power button, and whenever I have done so I've ended up with a scary message about how your computer didn't shut down properly and do you want to use safe mode and yada yada. (But maybe it *was* dangerous with older computers? mine *is* older, it runs on Vista.)

Re: re the Windows thing

[cellio]

Yeah, same here -- those post-power-cycle messages were scary-sounding enough that we just stopped doing that! And they're way older than Vista...

Re: re the Windows thing

[meiravberale]

Oh, so the function of the power button has changed? Any idea at what stage this happened?

(I am aware that these days it's quite often possible to recover stuff even after an abrupt shutdown, which is wonderful. I well remember the days when it wasn't... that's how I learned to do backups, after losing a 9-page complex legal document I'd typed...)

Re: re the Windows thing

[meiravberale]

oh wow, I don't even remember that :)