18.04 LTS installation failure

[Gene Heskett]

On Monday 10 June 2019 02:47:29 am Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users wrote:

> On Sun, 9 Jun 2019 23:43:23 +0000 (UTC), Doc Blaha wrote:
> >I apologize for using formatted text. I don't believe I was aware
> > that I was doing that. I will do my best to avoid that in the
> > future. If this reply is of formatted text then it may be my email
> > editor. Please let me know.
>
> Hi,
>
> the mail software used by you generates multipart messages. It
> contains HTML formatted text and plain text without wrapped lines.
>
> If possible send plain text mails with lines wrapped at 72 chars.
>
> Much likely you can't do anything against it.
>
> The problem is, that we suffer from a regression. So called "smart
> phones" are unable to display lines of a length that even the very
> first computers were able to display on very small CRTs.
>
> Studies appear to prove that the averaged IQ of the human race does
> decrease.
>
> A lot of idiots nowadays have wants, such as reading and writing mails
> by using a telephone and a lot of companies make applications and
> websites compatible for usage with the wrong tool, by dropping
> compatibility for usage with appropriate tools.
>
> If very, very stupid people really want to do online banking while
> driving a car, reading an email while walking in the street etc., they
> at least could use a portable device with a screen that is large
> enough for this purpose.
>
> Humans that are still not degenerated, are able to do it at home or at
> work. When being out it makes no sense at all to do this stuff. People
> who think it should be done when being out need medical attention.
>
> However, it's not your fault. Companies please the idiots, since they
> are the huge market of today and the future.
>
> While we are on it, as a musician I recommend to listen less often too
> way too much music, but when listening, do it mindfully by selecting
> an opus and using hifi equipment. Using a telephone to listen to tons
> of music while jogging is uncultured.
>
Not to mention a huge assault on one ears with bandwidth limited audio a 
phone allows. Even my 84 yo ears object to calling that stuff music.

> Regards,
> Ralf


Cheers, Gene Heskett
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