next meeting 11/21

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NMGLUGers, I have been talking to another member and we plan to review the
LinuxMint Cinnamon desktop at Thursday's meeting. See https://nmglug.org/
and look for meeting time/place in right hand column.
The many differences between Xfce4 and Cinnamon came to the fore and so we
will look just at Cinnamon for Thursday night. I wonder if knowing that the
icons merely call functions makes it easier for me to change from one
system to another. People now use hieroglyphs to navigate phones and
computers, so words get in the way. Or do they? Many serious tech workers
eschew the GUI and just work via terminal. It is more direct, clear and
precise.
Anyway, a few of us do use the graphics and multi-purpose angle of
computing, despite changing times and styles.
For instance see this Decline of General Purpose
<https://cacm.acm.org/research/the-decline-of-computers-as-a-general-purpose-technology/>
article to get one perspective or come up with your own.
I hope to see a few of us at the next meeting, Ted P, Santa Fe

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">NMG=
LUGers, I have been talking to another member and we plan to review the Lin=
uxMint Cinnamon desktop at Thursday&#39;s meeting. See <a href=3D"https://n=
mglug.org/">https://nmglug.org/</a>=C2=A0 and look for meeting time/place i=
n right hand column. <br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-s=
ize:large">The many differences between Xfce4 and Cinnamon came to the fore=
 and so we will look just at Cinnamon for Thursday night. I wonder if knowi=
ng that the icons merely call functions makes it easier for me to change fr=
om one system to another. People now use hieroglyphs to navigate phones and=
 computers, so words get in the way. Or do they? Many serious tech workers =
eschew the GUI and just work via terminal. It is more direct, clear and pre=
cise. <br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">Anyw=
ay, a few of us do use the graphics and multi-purpose angle of computing, d=
espite changing times and styles.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-size:large">For instance see this <a href=3D"https://cacm.acm.org/=
research/the-decline-of-computers-as-a-general-purpose-technology/">Decline=
 of General Purpose</a> article to get one perspective or come up with your=
 own. <br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">I ho=
pe to see a few of us at the next meeting, Ted P, Santa Fe<br></div></div>

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