test-drb April 2002

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Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers (was: OT email response format)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: R. D. Davis [mailto:rdd@rddavis.org] > > and I'm really trying to play by their rules. They have no > Why play by their rules? The more who do, the worse the problem will > become for all of us. Let the biz'droid lusers know that their > software is broken and that they need to pay an appropriate > professional to fix their minds as well. Indeed I would tell them if they would listen to me. As it is, I have agreed to follow their rules, and will have to do that until they make more sane rules. In other words, when I took their job, I gave them my word. I don't believe I can count on them to fix these problems on my account. After all, they don't impair my work -- all of our clients use this junk too. (Sad, but what can you do about it?) Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

22 years, 8 months

Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers (was: OT email response format)

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On April 21, Richard Erlacher wrote: > Friendlier OS' (e.g. Windows) have equivalent tools that are less onerous in > the demands they place on the user. Just ask the typical programmer what a > "regular expression" is. Better yet, give him a task requiring the use of Umm, a programmer that doesn't know what a regular expression is, is no programmer at all. Has Microsoft really steered us toward a future full of nontechnical computer programmers? -Dave -- Dave McGuire "Mmmm. Big." St. Petersburg, FL -Den

22 years, 8 months

Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers (was: OT email response format)

by mythtech＠mac.com

>That's what normally >happens to MAC's. It's not unusual to see several MAC's in the dumpster. They throw out network card addresses? But then how does the cable company ID their modem users? -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 8 months

Maybe OT, but quite funny

by DAW＠yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu

> From: Hans Franke > > Pleas check the following site: > http://members.truepath.com/objective/propaganda.html > it is a incredible slow server. It_looks_ like some > fundamental christian group, but what is presented as > truth about Apple OSx, is so far reaching, that it could > be also a parody of christian hate mongers. > > Hard to describe, but they draw a line from the fact that > the development name for the OS X Kernel is Darwin over the > usage of Daemons and the BSD icon to conclude that Apple > is a satanistic and pagan company ... or something like > that. So overdone that's realy funny again. > > chmod 666 the ultimat signe of satanic influence. > > Gruss > H. > > -- > Nah, I think this guy really is a genuine dumbass! Wait! I must be satan-spawn! I use OS X, and I like it! -- --- David A Woyciesjes --- C & IS Support Specialist --- Yale University Press --- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu --- (203) 432-0953 --- ICQ # - 905818 Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Darwin Kernel Version 5.2: Fri Dec 7 21:39:35 PST 2001 Running since 01/22/2002 without a crash

22 years, 8 months

3.5" floppy drive specs?

by Innfogra＠aol.com

>From my CSC Hard Drive Bible 7 look for Fujitsu 2532 Toshiba FD4603 YE Data 646 Paxton Astoria, OR

22 years, 8 months

Apple-1 Auction conclusion

by mythtech＠mac.com

>> Not exactly, but if you send me $15K, I'll send it to you. > >$15K for a picture? Will it include nude girls in the background? For $15k, I'll send you a pic of nude anything you want -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 8 months

Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers (was: OT email response format)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Franchuk [mailto:bfranchuk@jetnet.ab.ca] > I like to see images while surfing and play multi-media stuff now and > then, > and play with a cad program or two. For command line stuff I like the > old > text screen. In that case, it sounds like what you really want are graphical full-screen applications, possibly with multitasking. In this case, the window decorations would just take up screen-space, and the windowing system would just take up memory, while not doing you too much good anyway. Not something that's been done yet, but it would be interesting, and it certainly wouldn't be too difficult. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

22 years, 8 months

Maybe OT, but quite funny

by Hans.Franke＠mch20.sbs.de

Pleas check the following site: http://members.truepath.com/objective/propaganda.html it is a incredible slow server. It_looks_ like some fundamental christian group, but what is presented as truth about Apple OSx, is so far reaching, that it could be also a parody of christian hate mongers. Hard to describe, but they draw a line from the fact that the development name for the OS X Kernel is Darwin over the usage of Daemons and the BSD icon to conclude that Apple is a satanistic and pagan company ... or something like that. So overdone that's realy funny again. chmod 666 the ultimat signe of satanic influence. Gruss H. -- VCF Europa 3.0 am 27./28. April 2002 in Muenchen http://www.vcfe.org/

22 years, 8 months

Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers (was: OT email response format)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Franchuk [mailto:bfranchuk@jetnet.ab.ca] > BUT I MAY NOT WANT a bit map when running under XWINDOWS! Then why use a windowing system at all? > I want a 80x25 screen (640x480) because I can read the screen for > text-editing! Ok, but why would you use a windowing system? > No font's under X-windows (linux) would give me that! You could make one. I would, but I think you'll find that there are, indeed, fonts which will do this. > It is not the plumbing -- it is what goes down the pipe > that needs to > be standarded! That's certainly a Unix weak spot. > 1) Not everybody has the same standard fonts! Actually, any X11 setup should have the standard Adobe type-1 set. > 2) I like 1 screen 1 program and screen flipping. Ok, why would you use a windowing system? (Please note that I don't mean any disrespect by repeating this question so much...) > But the 3 button mouse is hard to find! Really? They are -- to steal a phrase -- common as dirt, as far as I know. You do know that the common annoying "wheel" mice are either three button, or five, depending on the software ;) > > You would make a good leftist, the asurdity seems high enough. > After 40 years waiting for public space travel, my faith in NASA > is wearing thin. Of course, it would happen in Europe first... Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

22 years, 8 months

Apple-1 Auction conclusion

by mythtech＠mac.com

>So you're saying you've got an Apple-1 that you're secretly hoarding >because you love it and wouldn't give it up for anything in the world and >don't want anyone to know about it because you're afraid someone will >break into your house one dark night and steal away with it? That sounds about right. After all, isn't Richard the one that buy's Apple 2's for their "power supply". I think he is secretly afraid to admit he loves the Apple, so he just *says* he gets them for the power supply. I bet he has a collection to put the rest of us Apple lovers to shame. ;-) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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