21 May
2009
21 May
'09
12:54 a.m.
At 5:35 PM -0500 5/20/09, Doc wrote:
This hobby has been not at all healthy for me.
Fully 80% of my
*running* systems, let alone the projects, fail the 2-year rule**.
At some point I went from "inquisitive" to "acquisitive", and all
the fun went out.
Doc
** "If it hasn't been powered on in 2 years..."
I like that rule! Of course I'd exempt a couple supporting systems
(only needed when getting software onto a system I use). That rule
may go into effect in two years. It wouldn't be fair to put it into
effect when I simply haven't had access to the machines.
Zane
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