Linux-Advocacy Digest #222, Volume #35 Thu, 14 Jun 01 06:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Re: OT: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and
ignorance...) ("Edward Rosten")
Re: the world thinks there is only windows. yahoo sucks. (Donn Miller)
Re: OT: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and ignorance...)
("Edward Rosten")
Re: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and ignorance...)
("Edward Rosten")
Re: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and ignorance...)
("Edward Rosten")
Re: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and ignorance...)
("Edward Rosten")
Re: OT: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and (Thaddius
Maximus)
Re: European arrogance and ignorance... (Thaddius Maximus)
Re: OT: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and (Thaddius
Maximus)
Re: OT: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and (Thaddius
Maximus)
Re: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and ignorance...)
("Edward Rosten")
Re: Here's a switch for a change ("Ayende Rahien")
Re: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and ignorance...)
("Edward Rosten")
Re: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and ignorance...)
("Edward Rosten")
Re: European arrogance and ignorance... (was Re: Just when Linux starts
getting good, Microsoft buries it in the dust!) ("Edward Rosten")
Re: European arrogance and ignorance... (was Re: Just when Linux starts
getting good, Microsoft buries it in the dust!) ("Edward Rosten")
Re: European arrogance and ignorance... (was Re: Just when Linux starts
getting good, Microsoft buries it in the dust!) ("Edward Rosten")
Re: Getting used to Linux ("Donal K. Fellows")
Re: European arrogance and ignorance... (was Re: Just when Linux starts
getting good, Microsoft buries it in the dust!) ("Edward Rosten")
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From: "Edward Rosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: OT: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and
ignorance...)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:53:21 +0100
> So we all know that conservatives don't care about "freedom" anymore
> than liberals.
bullshit. You have no idea what liberalism is about. Either that or you
have no idea that this is an international forum, and the US idea of
liberilism is different from other ones.
Liberalism is not about reducing freedom.
-Ed
--
(You can't go wrong with psycho-rats.) (u98ejr)(@)(ecs.ox)(.ac.uk)
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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 04:56:15 -0400
From: Donn Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: the world thinks there is only windows. yahoo sucks.
"top@pp" wrote:
>
> Lets all write to yahoo and complain. I am just had it with
> sites like yahoo that only supports windows.
Don't know - I use mail.yahoo.com all the time, and the only problems
I've had are extreme slowness at the middle of the day.
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From: "Edward Rosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: OT: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and
ignorance...)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:57:35 +0100
>> What about pot for medical purposes? Nope, can't have that. Somebody
> might
>
> Did you know that marijuana was discovered to cause brain tumors,
> Einstein?
I really doubt that since I probably would have heard of it by now. I'm
not going to take your word on this one, so could you convince me by
giving me a reference to the paper with these findings in?
It doesn't have to be an internet one, since I can get hold of printed
papers quite easily.
-Ed
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From: "Edward Rosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and
ignorance...)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:58:54 +0100
> MMP is quite a workable system. Germany uses it. New Zealand uses it.
>
Actually I think the German system is great. It gives the best of both
worlds with less of the draw backs of either. Shame we will never get it.
-Ed
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From: "Edward Rosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and
ignorance...)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:03:43 +0100
>> Also, we all know what American Democracy = Large corporations using
> parties
>> to push their agenda.
>
> Oh God. Another "waaaah! They have money, and I don't! It so unfair!"
> type of person.
Why don't you try engaging your brain for a change?
If you read the post, the complaint is not about the poster's lack of
money, but the way political parties are funded. If a party receives the
majority of its money from a corporation, who do you think has the most
influence, the corportaion or the people.
Do you think it is fair and democratic that the richest corporations have
far more say than the majority of the people casting votes?
> Competition is the essence of capitalism. If you can't handle it, then
> that's your problem. But most people, when competing, feel like they
> are accomplishing something (and they are). Competition is the ultimate
> high for people of any culture.
Yes, but corporations are (or should not be) a majority player in the
governmane.
> And if I have the desire, wherewithall, and ability, I can found one of
> those large corporations, as can ANYONE here.
Not anyone can. You need luck as well.
> Look at Microsoft... people like you hate them, because they were simply
> skilled and smart enough to rise to an unprecedented position.
> Personally, I think Microsoft is a testament to the American will, and
> capitalism.
I grew to hate MS after the 25th reinstall of 'doze.
-ed
> Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing, of course, depends upon
> your POV.
--
(You can't go wrong with psycho-rats.) (u98ejr)(@)(ecs.ox)(.ac.uk)
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From: "Edward Rosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and
ignorance...)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:08:06 +0100
>>>Europe has told you to piss off, New Zealand told you to piss off, and
>>>Asia told you to piss off. The only lackie that wants to bum the US is
>>>Australia, mind you, they have never had a train of original thought in
>>>their countries history. What ever the US did, Aussie was sure to
>>>follow. The US had conscription, the Aussies did that too.
>>>
>>
>> Asia told us to piss off? The trade deficit between us and Asia is
>> huge. As for New Zealand... who fucking cares?
>>
>> Ah yes Matty boy, it seems you're just as jealous of the Aussies as you
>> are of us Yanks. Must suck to be you.
>
>
> What? Australia is uncapable of creating its own foreign policy! New
> Zealand used to be a UK pocket pisser, doing everything mother England
> wanted. Now we have forged our own foreign policy, based on the ideals
> of our own country.
Thank god for that. The fewer people following us the better, to be
frank. I deeply dislike the way our government bends over backwards to
please the US. They quite happily do this at the expense of pissing of
europe (for example letting in US spies to moniter lots of european data
transmissions). bunch of bloody idiots if you ask me. We should be with
Europe, forging ahead, not doing every thing to please the US at our own
expense.
-Ed
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From: Thaddius Maximus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: OT: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 09:51:26 +0100
Rotten168 wrote:
>
> "Stephen S. Edwards II" wrote:
>
> Well, let me throw this one at you, how do you feel about the fact that
> here in America, somebody under 21 can buy a gun and serve his country,
> but he/she can't even walk into a friggin' bar and order a beer? Where's
> the American freedom there?
>
> I've heard several Canadians talk about warning people who take a trip
> into America about how to act with the police: be extremely obsequious.
> In Canada apparently, the police act as a force that exists to help you,
> they are friendly, courteous, helpful etc. They don't automatically
> assume you are guilty of a crime like here in the states. American
> police are seen as jack-booted thugs who have stop and search your car
> if they feel like it, without a warning.
>
> If anywhere should be put on the pedestal of freedom, it should be
> Denmark.
>
> So while I do have a certain amount of pride in this country, part of me
> is pissed off as hell about the apathy people display when they tout the
> "freedom" of America when that's not entirely the case.
>
Join the ACLU and fight for the type of America that you
believe in!
....
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From: Thaddius Maximus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: European arrogance and ignorance...
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 09:14:46 +0100
drsquare wrote:
>
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 23:56:05 GMT, in comp.os.linux.advocacy,
> (Rotten168 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
>
> >drsquare wrote:
>
> >> >Ireland - abortion is illegal
> >>
> >> As it will soon be in US
> >
> >Not too likely.
>
> It is with Bush there. And all those terrorists.
>
> >> >Spain - dictatorship until mid-70's
> >>
> >> Oh, until mid-70s, that means a lot.
> >
> >Oh gee, sorry, I didn't realize we were picking a time-frame that's
> >convenient to your side.
>
> Oh sorry, I was talking about a time that matters, such as NOW.
Of course you were... Your feeble little mind is only
capable of quantifying the here and now. Past events
require reading - a major stumbling block for you in
any discussion.
....
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From: Thaddius Maximus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: OT: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:06:46 +0100
"Matthew Gardiner (BOFH)" wrote:
>
> > Most of them feel its a lost cause. A lot of the poor see no difference
> > in their lot after voting. A lot say there is no difference between a
> > Republican and a Democrat...
> > it's business as usual.
> > I'm more interested in the local issues that affect me so I do vote.
>
> The US created that bastardised system, now its time for it to be mended. I
> have always suggested that the US adopt the west minster style government
> via a MMP setup.
>
> Matthew Gardiner
The USA is a republic system and foremost in this system is protection
of inalienable rights and personal liberty. Our founding fathers were
nothing short of geniuses and I like their chosen system just fine,
thank you!
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From: Thaddius Maximus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: OT: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:09:08 +0100
drsquare wrote:
>
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 23:38:54 -0700, in comp.os.linux.advocacy,
> ("Stephen S. Edwards II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
>
> >"Rotten168" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>
> >> Well, let me throw this one at you, how do you feel about the fact that
> >> here in America, somebody under 21 can buy a gun and serve his country,
> >> but he/she can't even walk into a friggin' bar and order a beer? Where's
> >> the American freedom there?
> >
> >It is preposterous, and such laws are a result
> >of the liberal mindset.
>
> Liberal mindset? How are such draconian laws liberal?
>
> >That law was as recent
> >as the 70's, IIRC. The reason why laws like
> >that one get put into place is because of
> >a lack of patriotism, and pride. People just
> >apathetically allow these idiotic politicians
> >to do their own bidding, without saying a damn
> >word.
>
> Well, that's democracy for you. If I was the absolute dictator of the
> world, such things would never happen.
>
For the last time - the USA is NOT a democracy and has never been a
democracy. The USA is a republic!
....
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From: "Edward Rosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and ignorance...)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:11:28 +0100
In article <F6TV6.314$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Stephen S. Edwards II"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Matthew Gardiner (BOFH)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:9g72gl$qqf$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
>> Ignorance must be bliss in the US, hence the reason why so many
>> groups/nations just want to blow the crap out of the country.
>>
>> Have you ever been outside the US once? maybe you should realise the
>> world doesn't stop at the shores of the US.
>
> Germany, Japan, France, Egypt, Holland, etc.
>
> As I said, all of the alternatives I've seen so far suck. Hence, why
> I've stayed here.
>
> *Yawn!*
>
> Same old same old. Non-U.S. folks always say that very same statement,
> when their reason runs out, and they have no more ammo to back up their
> ludicrous socialist ideals. "Have you ever been outside the U.S.?" How
> typical.
>
> BTW, how many times has the U.S. been invaded?
>
> Zero.
In recent times? What about the time when the europeans invavded and
kicked out teh natives?
It may have escaped your notice, but the UK hasn not been invaded for
about 965 years.
> But still, I guess our way of life must be weak and pathetic
> nonetheless, because some socialist ne'er-do-well weenie on the other
> side of the world says so.
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From: "Ayende Rahien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Here's a switch for a change
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:11:54 +0200
"GreyCloud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> No. It had become a moot point anyway... MS says I don't qualify.
> I'll go to Metrowerks compiler. They make compilers for a lot of
> different platforms.
What do you mean, you don't qualify?
You mean that you can't get the SP?
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From: "Edward Rosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and ignorance...)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:15:32 +0100
>> Fortunately they sell Old Speckled Hen in my college bar. It's not my
>> all ime favourte, but its good enough.
>
> I'm not too sure whether I have heard of that beer, however, most Brits
> in New Zealand like either Steinlarger, Mac's Ale or Guiness.
It's an Ale you can get on tap.
Some of the bast stuff are the random local brews you get in old country
pubm up on Epsom Downs and in Surrey.
Fortunately, they are just within reach by bike.
-Ed
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From: "Edward Rosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Where is American pride?... (was Re: European arrogance and ignorance...)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:17:29 +0100
In article <TaWV6.679$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Stephen S. Edwards II"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Nick Condon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
>> Stephen S. Edwards II spouted:
>>
>> >The fact is, if Europe hadn't dragged us into their little conflict ..
>>
>> The Japs. The Japs brought the US into WWII. What's the matter, don't
>> you go to the cinema?
>
> Perhaps that was poorly worded. As I said in my reply to Steve, if
> Europe had banded together properly to face off against the Nazis, they
> would have squished them instantly. Japan never would have been
> influenced to attack us, and we wouldn't have gotten dragged into it in
> the first place.
>
> And as for Pearl Harbor, I have no interest in seeing Hollywierd's
> interpretation of events.
Eh?
The Japs certainly destroyed Pearl Harbour which was one of the key
events in the war.
However, I agree with you about holywood's interpretation. I have read
several scathing reviews about yet another rewrite of history. Much like
U571. Disgusting if you ask me.
-Ed
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From: "Edward Rosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: European arrogance and ignorance... (was Re: Just when Linux
starts getting good, Microsoft buries it in the dust!)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:25:17 +0100
>> I assume you're talking about petrol anyway, since there have been
>> unrelated riots recently.
>
> Yes I am, so not everyone was content with the things the way they are
> over there. So you're probably in the minority over there.
It was mainly truckers and farmers. Farmers pay almost no tax anyway, so
I don't know what they were complaining about.
>> >> >> > Nowhere in the world does an individual have a greater chance
>> >> >> > of success building a small business than in the USA. No other
>> >> >> > nation on Earth puts more money into research and development
>> >> >> > than the USA.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Do you have any evidence to back this up, or are you just
>> >> >> spouting?
>> >> >
>> >> > Errrr.. yeah... I have a lot of evidence of this - I offer as
>> >> > evidence the United States of America (more venture capital, more
>> >> > R&D dollars, and the least amount of red tape and government
>> >> > intrusion for starting a business than anywhere in the world). in
>> >> > other words, the USA *is* the evidence!
>> >>
>> >> You have provided no evidence apart from your rants.
>> >
>> > You have provided ZERO evidence for your worthless assertions.
>>
>> I haven't asserted anything except saying he has provided no evidence.
>> My evidence fot this is in the post. Read it.
>
> No, you're like a broken record... telling people over and over again
> about how ignorant people are about history... yet suspiciously hiding
> your own vast extensive knowledge on the subject. How odd.
Wait a minute. This guy made a random assertion and gave no evidence to
back it up. I asked for evidence and the just repeated the assertion. Now
you're defending him? I don't get it. I'm not attacking the US or
anything like that, I'm simply asking him to back up a wild assertion.
Can you please tell me what you don't ike about that.
I have also made no claim to have a vast knowledge of history. In fact I
thought my knowledge was pretty poor until met some of the people on this
group.
>> >> Just thionk, you might owe all of your lives tio the commies.
>
> Pot... kettle...black. Although I suppose you used 'might' which may buy
> you a few points for non-committance.
Ah, yes: the key word: MIGHT. I was indicating that there is no way to
know, since if any one of the mjor parties was missing from the war,
things would be very different now. The poster seemed to be incapable of
grasping the simple fact that it was a joint effort that won the war.
> Anyway, the United States needed Britain and the SU as much as they
> needed the United States.
Indeed. That was the point I have been trying to make. He seemdto be of
the opinion that the US won the war singlehandedly.
>> > Do you really think a country about the size of Texas could defeat a
>> > country with probably more than 10 times it's population and even
>> > bigger sizewise? C'mon man, grow a brain.
>>
>> Last time I looked, the whole of europe (what Germany was pretty much
>> in WWII) is bigger than Texas. Secondly, there were many, many events
>> that meant that the war was balanced on a knife edge.
>
> Agreed.
>
>> For instance, one guy (what was his name?) made a slight mistake and
>> calcuated that the amount of uranium needed for an atomic bomb was
>> about
>> 10 times higher than needed, had he not made that mistake, we'd all be
>> dead now since the Nazis had a very reliable, unstoppable, long range
>> delivery system, since their missile technology was about a decade
>> ahead that of any other country.
>
> Yes, and there was the raid on the heavy-water plant in Norway. Had it
> not have been successful... who know where'd we be now?
What would have happened if Wiston Churchill had decided to save all
those people living in Coventry rather than letting them die to protect
the secret that the Enigma machine had been cracked? A tough but
ultimately good decision. There were so many key events that it is truly
mindless to claim one side won the war.
>> > We should've let the Nazis stoot-slap your asses, it would've shut
>> > you up.
>>
>> If you knew anything about histroy, that is exactly what happened. You
>> only came in to the war years after it was started when Perl Harbour
>> was destroyed by the Japanese.
>>
>> Now I have a question for you: did you fall asleep in histroy lessons
>> or is everyone taught as badly as you?
>
> baloogah.
:-)
-Ed
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From: "Edward Rosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: European arrogance and ignorance... (was Re: Just when Linux
starts getting good, Microsoft buries it in the dust!)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:25:41 +0100
In article <9g8tbj$9od$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> "Edward Rosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:9g83vt$ibq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> In article <9g6n1h$i05$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> wrote:
>>
>> >> More ideally, we should've listened more carefully to Patton, and
>> >> just taken the USSR when we had the chance.
>> >
>> > How would that have helped? the US benefited in that the Soviet Union
>> > created the first biological weapon, when the US originally thought
>> > it would be impossible. First person in space, first sat. in space,
>> > first woman in space, first space station in space,
>>
>> Not to mention the most successful (longest running) spacestation.
>>
>> -Ed
>
> From what I heard, It was actually running DIGITAL UNIX as their main
> OS.
>
Explains a lot :-)
-Ed
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(You can't go wrong with psycho-rats.) (u98ejr)(@)(ecs.ox)(.ac.uk)
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From: "Edward Rosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.destroy.microsoft,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
Subject: Re: European arrogance and ignorance... (was Re: Just when Linux
starts getting good, Microsoft buries it in the dust!)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:27:53 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Rotten168" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Edward Roster wrote:
>>
>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Rotten168"
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> > drsquare wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 12:04:25 +0100, in comp.os.linux.advocacy,
>> >> (Thaddius Maximus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >> > Without the USA, mother Russia would have gobbled up most all
>> >> >> > of Europe long ago.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Without mother Russia, the Nazia would have gobbled up the "land
>> >> >> of the free" long ago.
>> >> >
>> >> >I must have missed that novel piece of history.
>> >>
>> >> Americans do have a habit of being ignorant of historical facts.
>> >
>> > Care to share your version?
>>
>> Well, you seem to be pretty ignorant.
>
> I just want to what he was disputing in the original poster's version.
>
> Again, please point out what I'm being ignorant about, I'd really like
> to know.
I apologise. I confused you with Thaddimus in that post. He seems to be
fantasticaly ignorant, judging by some of his posts.
-Ed
--
(You can't go wrong with psycho-rats.) (u98ejr)(@)(ecs.ox)(.ac.uk)
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From: "Donal K. Fellows" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Getting used to Linux
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:25:32 +0100
Edward Rosten wrote:
> I think RMS was possessed by Satan when he wrote emacs. Is there any
> other explanation?
You mean "apart from chemical enhancement" I suppose...
Donal.
--
Donal K. Fellows http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~fellowsd/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-- Actually, come to think of it, I don't think your opponent, your audience,
or the metropolitan Tokyo area would be in much better shape.
-- Jeff Huo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "Edward Rosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.destroy.microsoft,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
Subject: Re: European arrogance and ignorance... (was Re: Just when Linux starts
getting good, Microsoft buries it in the dust!)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:30:12 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Said Edward Rosten in alt.destroy.microsoft on Wed, 13 Jun 2001 19:24:41
>>>>Ask any ANZAC who were the biggest whiners and complainers in the
> second
>>>>world war. The US didnot save the world actually, so pull your head
>>>>in and re-read history without all the pro-US propaganda.
>>>
>>> We sure were a huge factor, possibly the deciding factor.
>>>
>>> Somewhere between the rantings of the zeolots lies the truth.
>>
>>Being the deciding factor didn't mean that the US won it, since without
>>any of the other factors, the war would have been lost. It is fair to
>>say that the victory was an interntaional effort.
>
> Blah, blah, blah. Somewhere between the rantings of the zealots lies
> the truth.
mabey you could come up with a convincing arguemnt instead of spouting
crap.
Do you thing the victory was an international effort?
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(You can't go wrong with psycho-rats.) (u98ejr)(@)(ecs.ox)(.ac.uk)
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