Um, huh? I assume this is out of context to this discussion thread. Hey Chris, help us all out when you change the topic by changing the subject of your reply.
And no, I haven't noticed. TV is a machine for making sheep. John --- Christian Tortorich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone notice the deluge of ring tone ads? WTH? Is > this one company > doing this or like 100 companies all jumping on the > bandwagon? This DID > just happen right? Or haven't I been watching enough > idiot box. And, er, > how can we use it... with linux :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Alvaro Zuniga > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 10:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: moderated debate: Linux vs. Microsoft > wasRe:[brlug-general]$BIG_NUM (was Supporting Linux > vs. Linux Zealotry) > > My first and last time eating there. Crust and sauce > are the main taste > of > pizza; Deanos were terrible. Toppings were good > though. > > A cool place that I like because of the cheap beer > is Capital City > Grill. This > place has a loop hole, although a bit pricy, their > pitchers of beer are > only > $6.00. What is strange is that if you order by the > glass is $3.00 each, > go > figure. > > The poboys are great, arong $7. > > The rest of the menu I do not know about becase is > never in my budget. > > There is a very nice patio that even has heaters if > it gets cold. > Weekdays is > usully available unless it is reserved. I am not > sure what it takes to > reserver this but I am sure that they would expect a > lot more cash flow > that > what I normally see in our meetings. Lots of suits > go there. > > No wireless. > > just a thought > > > On Friday 21 January 2005 05:19 pm, Dustin Puryear > wrote: > > Agreed. Deano's was okay but nothing great. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Terry Stockdale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 2:53 PM > > Subject: Re: moderated debate: Linux vs. Microsoft > was > > Re:[brlug-general]$BIG_NUM (was Supporting Linux > vs. Linux Zealotry) > > > > > At 11:20 AM 1/21/2005, you wrote: > > >>That'll work better. And get better attendance! > :) > > >> > > >>Deano's? We should get a head count this time in > order > > >>to reserve a room. We had 10+ people last time, > so the > > >>table was really long and not conducive to a > group > > >>discussion. > > > > > > Let's pick somewhere else. Deano's is way > overpriced in my opinion > -- no > > > atmosphere, no privacy, and as noted, the group > couldn't function as > > > anything other than multiple small > conversations. > > > > > >>Is there some other location that has beer and > food > > >>and possibly a room to reserve, so we can shout > at > > >>each other in peace? > > > > > > Check the Casa Maria on Bluebonnet -- they have > a small-ish side > room > > > that they might be willing to let us use on a > slow night. Then, we > can > > > have chips & margaritas, too, in addition to > good food. > > > > > >>John > > >> > > >>--- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > Works for me. Let's do this in February over > some > > >> > beers. > > >> > > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > To: <[email protected]> > > >> > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 6:54 AM > > >> > Subject: moderated debate: Linux vs. > Microsoft was > > >> > Re: > > >> > [brlug-general]$BIG_NUM (was Supporting Linux > vs. > > >> > Linux Zealotry) > > >> > > > >> > > Heck, let's go even farther than that and > have a > > >> > > moderated debate with a panel of BRLUG > members > > >> > > representing both sides answering questions > posed > > >> > > > >> > to > > >> > > > >> > > the panel. I think we could learn a lot > about both > > >> > > Microsoft and Linux; who does what right > and > > >> > > > >> > wrong, > > >> > > > >> > > technical merits, open standards vs. market > > >> > > > >> > support, > > >> > > > >> > > technological innovation vs appealing to > the mass > > >> > > market. > > >> > > > > >> > > Anyone else think this is a good idea? > > >> > > > > >> > > John > > >> > > > > >> > > --- Edmund Cramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > >> John Hebert wrote: > > >> > >> >Let's invite Microsoft to give their > side. > > >> > >> > > >> > >> At the risk of promising something that my > ass > > >> > > > >> > can't > > >> > > > >> > >> deliver, I'd be > > >> > >> willing to defend the Microsoft side at a > > >> > > > >> > meeting. > > >> > > > >> > >> I can't claim to > > >> > >> have used every Microsoft operating system > ... > > >> > > > >> > some > > >> > > > >> > >> of them were quite > > >> > >> frankly unusable <Fx thinks> Windows386 > </Fx > > >> > > > >> > thinks> > > >> > > > >> > >> but I believe that > > >> > >> it's a good system, given the constraints > on its > > >> > >> design. I'm not trying > > >> > >> to start a flame war here - I'd be happy > to > > >> > > > >> > discuss > > >> > > > >> > >> it (dodge brickbats > > >> > >> etc) at a meeting if we can have one any > night > > >> > >> except Thursday... > > >> > >> > > >> > >> Edmund Cramp > > >> > >> -- > > >> > >> > > >> > >> I work 45 hours a week to be this poor. > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ > > >> > >> General mailing list > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com
