Re: OT : What's a "geek"?

re: 'social computing' . Its amazing how quickly any kind of useful medium on the net becomes advertising real estate. Anyone remember what the net was like 10 years ago? lots of happy helpful people who would love to explain their research, interests, hobbies and pet pictures to you. Now its

Re: Format

Hi - On Wed, 2009-05-13 at 22:35 -0700, Judd Pickell wrote: > In their minds? Yes.. This argument goes round and round every time. > There is no way to win it, so why must it continue? People each post > their own way, and nothing said here is going to overwhelming change > everyone to a single wa

Re: Format

In their minds? Yes.. This argument goes round and round every time. There is no way to win it, so why must it continue? People each post their own way, and nothing said here is going to overwhelming change everyone to a single way of doing it. I am sorry it sucks for those that don't like it their

Re: OT : What's a "geek"?

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > Im not sure I get this one, so this socially well adjusted and kinda > attractive person got famous by using the thing made by the geek? The meme is playing out in parts of social computing space over the last couple days and I figured the

Re: Format

On Wed, 2009-05-13 at 20:16 -0700, Jerry Davis wrote: > On Wed, 13 May 2009 07:28:42 -0700 > Craig White wrote: > 2. it might not be laziness as much as time-starved, as in it takes less time > to reply that way than other ways. As in their time is more valuable than my time? If you have th

Re: Format

On Wed, 13 May 2009 07:28:42 -0700 Craig White wrote: > Most 'top posters' are too lazy to actually clean up the e-mail below to > just retain the pertinent items to which they are responding to, leaving > the challenge to the next reader to figure it out. 1. top posting is the default with Micr

Re: OT : What's a "geek"?

Im not sure I get this one, so this socially well adjusted and kinda attractive person got famous by using the thing made by the geek? perhaps this stands as a reason open source doesn't work, because RMS should be charging the socially well adjusted and kinda attractive person big bucks to use the

Re: OT : What's a "geek"?

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Re: OT : What's a "geek"?

On Wed, 2009-05-13 at 16:36 -0700, Carlos Macedo Gomes wrote: > PC vs Mac: > http://twitter.com/Zadi/statuses/1788803337 I don't know who this Zadi is, and can't figure out what she actually does beyond self-promotion but she is clearly adorable and tech savvy and undermines any stereotype o

OT : What's a "geek"?

The age old question never ends... RMS stereotype vs "social media" stereotype: http://blog.seanbonner.com/2009/05/13/geeks/ PC vs Mac: http://twitter.com/Zadi/statuses/1788803337 :-) ymmv, C.G. -- powerofpri...@gmail.com Carlos Macedo Gomes _sic itur ad astra_ http://claimid.com/cmgomes -

Re: Format

Amen ;) On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Bishmer Sekaran wrote: > > > > > Most 'top posters' are too lazy to actually clean up the e-mail below to > > just retain the pertinent items to which they are responding to, leaving > > the challenge to the next reader to figure it out. > > This is what h

Re: Format

Actually herding cats is quite easy... I use a laser pointer On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:40 PM, Mike Schwartz wrote: > On some lists, the TOPIC of "top posting" is a hot button topic -- at least > for some readers / posters. > (and never mind even mentioning trollers and flamers... yikes). > As fa

Re: OT:Posting Style (was: Format)

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Stephen P Rufle wrote: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style > > I was unsure why it mattered, I looked it up. Thought it would be nice > to share with others that are maybe new to the community. > Sure this has been the same since like forever (1994) or a

Re: OT:Posting Style (was: Format)

And mankind's struggle continues ".within some communities the use of the "wrong" method risks being seen as a breach of netiquette.". Keith Smith --- On Wed, 5/13/09, Stephen P Rufle wrote: > From: Stephen P Rufle > Subject: OT:Posting Style (was: For

OT:Posting Style (was: Format)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style I was unsure why it mattered, I looked it up. Thought it would be nice to share with others that are maybe new to the community. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subsc

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Re: Format

> > Most 'top posters' are too lazy to actually clean up the e-mail below to > just retain the pertinent items to which they are responding to, leaving > the challenge to the next reader to figure it out. This is what happens when people have no Usenet chops. The storied customs and traditions o

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Re: OK (was: Re: [...] free wiki [hosting] (was: Re: BlenderCAD: [...]))

There are established ways to develop a (CAD) program development plan outline. Generally they don't include Linux User Groups, personal assaults, or all this public posturing? On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Mike Schwartz wrote: > OK,it was not my intention to "insist" on a certain idea. Jus

Re: Format

On Wed, 2009-05-13 at 05:53 -0700, Lisa Kachold wrote: > I tend to ignore all such control-versy. > > "Should" is a product of the codependent family model that also > created: > > black/white thinking > nothing handled in the solution > communicating to the wrong source > > There's a saying, "I

Re: idea -- site offers free wiki [hosting]

Gee, thanks for the constructive critique. Not sure where it came from, however. You will find that most of the people in the PLUG have extensive knowledge and communicate it in authority. It's from say skipping two grades in school, or expected in old school Nix IT, and does come from excelling

Re: Format

I tend to ignore all such control-versy. "Should" is a product of the codependent family model that also created: black/white thinking nothing handled in the solution communicating to the wrong source There's a saying, "Is someone is "should-ing" you, find and handle the 7 deadly sin type payoff

Re: Format

VVV On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 11:25 PM, der.hans wrote: > Am 12. Mai, 2009 schwätzte Mike Schwartz so: > >> On some lists, the TOPIC of "top posting" is a hot button topic -- at >> least >> for some readers / posters. (and never mind even mentioning trollers and >> flamers... yikes). > > It's a nea

Re: Looking for Laptop Suggestions

#1 reason I would recommend Mac is that most of the time you don't have to do the sysadmin stuff for the people that have those. I haven't had any problems with DRM on Mac. True I am not doing a lot of video but audio has not been much of a problem. I have to agree with your point of damage a