FlorC

3 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

I am not computer savvy, so it is taking a bit of time to understand some of the posts, It is, however, interesting to read, and learn what Windows is doing. My main complaint with Windows 11 is the 30 second lag between closing one window on the desktop, and opening another. I have looked online to no avail, as it seems Microsoft is ignoring this problem totally. A small inconvenience, I admit, but still a nuisance when you are sitting waiting for the desktop icon to highlight before you can open it.

30 seconds ? Or 3 ?

Are you using a HDD ?

10 hours ago, JayClay said:

847Mb is nothing 

In linux if you DL what would be a small progr /app in windows , you get enormous flatpacks or snaps installs.

Their software store has smaller size but their updates are bad. 

So if you are worried over 847 MB , don't use linux.

18 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Indeed, will buy some gold, probably 10% of my liquid capital.

Just be aware that gold and silver markets are heavily manipulated.

As soon as the conflict in the ME fades , it will go down again.

^ I can't find it on that site . You mean running XP on a new computer ?

XP has not been written off. Next year I go to europe where my 2nd hand identical twin computer is and make 1 from the 2. I still have the original XP install cd and all the drivers/progr and MS (wanted) updates.

I still need that computer to access my TrueCrypts.

Truecrypt volumes crash my W11 , in truecrypt , or veracrypt in truecrypt mode. 

I hear a lot that W7 was the best. I didn't like it and stayed with XP till begin 2023. Still like it better.

That would not be good. We will not have any control left , when it is in the cloud.

I'll keep my installer on USB drive then so I can keep my older version.

History repeats itself for me . No updating my XP from 2011 on , now no updating of W11 . Still better than Linux.

12 hours ago, Confuscious said:

MS-Edge and some other MS software can not be removed since the last Windows update.

You can read that in many Google questions and the MS site itself.

MS-Edge and some other programs are now embedded in the OS and when removed Windows will go on error.

The last Windows update has elevated most programs to WEB programs and are now part of the MS WEB.

Thus paving the road for Windows 12 that will be completely WEB based OS.

Agree, you can chose to run a lower version of windows and "enjoy" it.

But most software packages are upgrading as well and most of them with the same behavior as Win 11.

All software is evolving to web based programs which can only run ONLINE.

Chrome and Google have already jump on the bandwagon.

Good to know , I'll stick with 22621.1928.

Even if I wouldn't use Edge , it is good to have it as a backup if there is a problem with the other browsers you use.

"The last Windows update has elevated most programs to WEB programs and are now part of the MS WEB."

Wich ones ?

Linux like some posters recommend is very frustrating and disappointing. It is with good reason that after decades and a million distro's, linux is still nowhere on desktop computing for the masses.  Try it  and you'll find out for youself.

Strange what you write about W11, Confuscious. I come from XP and I got used to W11 . You can totally get rid of all the forced Microsoft ads and news . Edge is ok , it is not forced , I like it better than firefox. Photo is not that bad. I haven’t found anything better. Video and audio all open in potplayer or MPE-BE , I deleted all the W11 audio and videoplayers. Much of the bloat and crapware can be uninstalled. You don’t need a Microsoft account either.

W11 updates can be blocked , even in home version with a good firewall.

I’ve tried Linux Mint and Zorin OS ,and as much as I hate Microsoft , I was glad to re-install W11.

If you get annoyed by W11 , you’ll be even more annoyed by linux. If you have a new computer , linux will not fully support all your hardware.

53 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

I am calling bu11sh!t on this  -  he is far too evasive so is probably just trolling for effect.

You don't agree or understand , so I'm a troll ?

Evasive ? Where ?

1 hour ago, JayClay said:

Is it really money that you're worried about or is there something more to this?

 

I honestly can't understand somebody being so absolutely mean that they don't want anybody to have what's left when they die.

 

Is there really not a single suitable person, or charitable organization, in the entire world that you'd want to help out when you're gone?

 

People on this forum never cease to amaze...

More to this ? I don't get it. No there is no more to this.

Is it mean I don't want that the money I made goes to someone else ? 

Maybe a donation to AJ in Austin Texas. ????

2 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

Hi FlorC. An annuity is something you buy from an insurance company usually. You give them a certain amount of money that you want to invest and in turn they give you monthly distributions for either a set period of time or for your lifetime. When you die the payments obviously stop. But there are variations. When you die you can continue the payments to another for a 5 or 10 year period (as an example). For me I don't want to leave much to other when I leave this Earth simply because they don't deserve anything from me. Simple as that. So, my annuity pays me each month until I die. If I die next year or 30 years from now, I'm guaranteed a check. 

 

Google "Immediate Annuities" and it'll give you several companies to check out and a calculator that you plug in your age and amount you want to invest/give them and it will tell you how much you'll receive for the rest of your life. It's worth checking out. Good luck.

Yes , I read that too , but I don't get it.

Say you "give" your money to such a company , and it pays you back monthly. If you die , the money that they received most likely hasn't ran out. So by your death the insurance (or other) company keeps your money (if you don't want anymore payments to someone ). That company wins . 

You leave it to them.

Only when the money you gave them runs out before you die , there will be nothing left .

Then also : you give them nearly all your money ?

Or what is left with you is again going to the wrong hands.

Some tax collectors might look at those payments as income , and tax it again.

Or am I wrong ?

3 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

Yes, and the poor WILL get some of it. I bought an annuity so it will all go away when I pass. Thanks for being so judgmental. My money and my decision as what to do with it. You seem to think people need to follow YOUR rules when it comes to THEIR money. Doesn't work that way cowboy. Sorry!!

Hey , I'm like you but I don't want to give anything so explain what an annuity is . When I read about it , I don't get it.

If you don't want to leave anything , only 2 ways : spend it or destroy it.

I go for the second but impossible with an unexpected quick death.

I've come at the age where I only get more money because of the generation before me , dying off.

It is hard to spend when nearly nothing is worth spending your money on.

I don't do hookers.

Certainly don't want to leave it to the state , which ever it is , Thailand or my euro s-hole.

So , let's say 50 milj Thais get 10k ... that's 500 Billion THB or about 13 Billion euro .

That should be possible . 

3 hours ago, JayClay said:

Make a will??

2 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

Surely that is under your control?

If you want no one to get it , it is impossible.

And to get back to the topic : maybe the only downside of being a loner (with no kids) , is the things you leave behind after you die.

Yes it has been said already , this subject is becoming morbid. 

Lays are 58B for the big family pack (158 gr I think). Lotus or Bigc have them often in "buy two get one free".

38,7 B/pack .

23 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

You suggested in your post that you had assets - and were concerned  "About assets , I can't take steps to ensure where they go."

 

Now you say that you don't want to leave anything - so what is your issue should you not encounter a slow death?

This is one to my biggest fears , that everything I own falls in the wrong hands.

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I liked Firefly, but mainly for the cute girl.

 

Summer Glau ? She was awesome in The Sarah Conner chronicles.

Just scrolling here , it seems no one mentioned mine :

Prison break

The Sarah Conner chronicles 

Young Sheldon.

16 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

I don't understand your last comment. I can't think of many situations where the owner of assets cannot control where they go.

I don't want to leave anything. With a slow death like cancer , there is enough time. With quick death like stroke or accident (thailand !!) or heart attack , there is no time , and that worries me a lot !

On 10/9/2023 at 5:29 PM, hotandsticky said:

Depends how long it takes you to die; depends whether you want someone to administer pain killers when you are writhing in agony and can't get off your ar5e, let alone get to the medicine cabinet. I am not trying to build a case for not being alone, I am just suggesting that people picture the potential end game. If they haven't already taken steps to ensure where/how their assets are going after death then they probably haven't considered that.

Being alone does not mean I can't contact "outside" help.  If you are completely helpless , you may have hundreds friends or family , but you can't contact them either.

About assets , I can't take steps to ensure where they go.

On 10/9/2023 at 2:13 PM, SunsetT said:

The only time I used to feel uncomfortably alone when content to live on my own for years in the UK was at Christmas. With the Christmas build up and the palpable hysteria on Christmas Eve and nearly everyone in the homes around me disappearing to be with friends and family over Christmas, it felt really strange and as if I should be accepting invitations and/or doing something special. But I preferred to choose not to and to treat it like any other day. I love it here in Thailand, where, beyond the Christmas carols and decorations in the supermarkets attempting to cash in, nothing happens on Christmas day and Christmas comes and goes like any other day.

I have completely no interest in festive days , western or here in Thailand. The decorations for Xmas in the supermarkets are kind of stupid because it is a buddist country . Only "holiday" I keep out of sight is songkran, of course. It is great here in Thailand , all western holidays are ignored , except for new year .

We needed the rain in april , may and june to clear the air, not now.

You don't mention which laptop. If it is a Dell , watch out ! Nearly all of them come with MaxxAudio/waves app that causes problems with speakers and microphones. You can't get rid of it for 100 % . It is a part of the Realtek audio driver . Realtek audio chips are cheap mediocre junk.