Dewines

@Dewines (6)

United Kingdom

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Adopted by Wales. Loves classical, folk and world music, Ancient Egypt, cats. Bookworm.

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Torn City: an exercise in fascinating boredom

Dewines @Dewines (6) • United Kingdom 10 Sep 15

Does anyone here play Torn City? I've been playing a bit for the last six months or so. Actually, it is one of the most boring games I have ever played, but there is a sort of fascination about the boredom! Basically, you are...

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Dewines As I said there's a sort of fascination in the boredom, LOL! It only takes a few minutes at a time, so I dip into it when I want a little pause from work :)

20 Sep 15

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A New Hobby Late In Life.

Jabo @jaboUK (64361) • United Kingdom 10 Sep 15

I was 73 years old before I even touched a computer, and being somewhat of a technophobe, had no desire to do so. Then my daughter moved to the other side of the world to live, and she thought the best way for us to communicate...

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Dewines @jaboUK Ahhh, my name here is a feminine form in Welsh, the male equivalent being Dewin = wizard :D

16 Sep 15

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A New Hobby Late In Life.

Jabo @jaboUK (64361) • United Kingdom 10 Sep 15

I was 73 years old before I even touched a computer, and being somewhat of a technophobe, had no desire to do so. Then my daughter moved to the other side of the world to live, and she thought the best way for us to communicate...

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Dewines @jaboUK Ooops, sorry about that, Madam! :) I'm a woman too. I'm not a computer expert by any means, hence paying for support to get me out of serious trouble. However, when a glitch comes up at 2am and I still have a job to finish with the deadline later that...

14 Sep 15

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Would you miss your computer?

Kevin @kevin1877uk (36988) 10 Sep 15

Would you miss your computer? I see that many people have their computer on from getting up to going to bed. A lot people also use mobile technology to stay connected to the internet. That a change to people’s lives over a short...

mobile technology

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Dewines My computer is mission-critical for my work and livelihood. I have a desktop, a server to back-up my work and two laptops ready to go if something happens to my desktop. Each hour without a working computer would mean loss of a significant amount of income.

10 Sep 15

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Torn City: an exercise in fascinating boredom

Dewines @Dewines (6) • United Kingdom 10 Sep 15

Does anyone here play Torn City? I've been playing a bit for the last six months or so. Actually, it is one of the most boring games I have ever played, but there is a sort of fascination about the boredom! Basically, you are...

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2 people

A New Hobby Late In Life.

Jabo @jaboUK (64361) • United Kingdom 10 Sep 15

I was 73 years old before I even touched a computer, and being somewhat of a technophobe, had no desire to do so. Then my daughter moved to the other side of the world to live, and she thought the best way for us to communicate...

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Dewines Kudos to you, sir! Sometimes it just takes a bit of a push and then you find that whatever it is is not as fearsome as you thought. :) I'm 61. In the mid 1970s, when I was an biomedical sciences undergraduate, I was sent to a Fortran course. Two lessons and a...

10 Sep 15

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