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Brief History Of Linux (#5) English Flame War The idea behind
Slashdot-style discussions is not new; it dates back to London in 1699.
A newspaper that regularly printed Letters To The Editor sparked a
heated debate over the question, "When would the 18th Century actually
begin, 1700 or 1701?" The controversy quickly became a matter of pride;
learned aristocrats argued for the correct date, 1701, while others
maintained that it was really 1700. Another sizable third of
participants asked, "Who cares?" Ordinarily such a trivial matter would
have died down, except that one 1700er, fed up with the snobbest 1701
rhetoric of the educated class, tracked down one letter-writer and
hurled a flaming log into his manor house in spite. The resulting fire
was quickly doused, but the practice known as the "flame war" had been
born. More flames were exchanged between other 1700ers and 1701ers for
several days, until the Monarch sent out royal troops to end the flamage.
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The two most common things in the Universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
-- Harlan Ellison
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Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind. -- Wm. Shakespeare
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I once heard Bill Gates say, "WHAT?!?! Netscape caused an invalid page
fault!?! Only Microsoft programs have the code to do that!"
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A star captain's most solemn oath is that he will give his life, even
his entire crew, rather than violate the Prime Directive. -- Kirk, "The
Omega Glory", stardate unknown
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Hoaars-Faisse Gallery presents: An exhibit of works by the artist known
only as Pretzel. The exhibit includes several large conceptual works
using non-traditional media and found objects including old sofa-beds,
used mace canisters, discarded sanitary napkins and parts of freeways.
The artist explores our dehumanization due to high technology and
unresponsive governmental structures in a post-industrial world. She/he
(the artist prefers to remain without gender) strives to create dialogue
between viewer and creator, to aid us in our quest to experience
contemporary life with its inner-city tensions, homelessness, global
warming and gender and class-based stress. The works are arranged to
lead us to the essence of the argument: that the alienation of the
person/machine boundary has sapped the strength of our voices and must
be destroyed for society to exist in a more fundamental sense.
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There never was a good war or a bad peace. -- B. Franklin
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Practical politics consists in ignoring facts. -- Henry Adams
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The highest good is like water. Water give life to the ten thousand
things and does not strive. It flows in places men reject and so is like
the Tao. In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in
the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be
true. In ruling, be just. In daily life, be competent. In action, be
aware of the time and the season. No fight: No blame.
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Try to find the real tense of the report you are reading: Was it done,
is it being done, or is something to be done? Reports are now written in
four tenses: past tense, present tense, future tense, and pretense.
Watch for novel uses of CONGRAM (CONtractor GRAMmar), defined by the
imperfect past, the insufficient present, and the absolutely perfect
future. -- Amrom Katz
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There is much Obi-Wan did not tell you. -- Darth Vader
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Regards,
LelandJ
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