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From: MikeS <dm561 at
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Subject: Re: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
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? Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:06 -0700 (PDT)
? From: Tom Sparks <tom_a_sparks at yahoo.com.au>
.. lots of trimmage...
? I do bash:
? Apple fanboys: the products they worship are overpriced sh*t
? MS windows fanboys: think there stuff is the best thing since sliced bread
? I have be a member of both groups,
? I have seen the light (and no I am not a linux/ubuntu fanboy[1])
? I am a quad-platform user (ubuntu/linux/android, amigaOS, MS DOS[2],
? Windows)
I have to ask: Why? What makes it worth the time you spend on it?
to show people
there are other options in software/hardware,
for me personally to expand my knowledge
What purpose does it serve except to expose your
bigotry?
I am trying to remove my bigotry thinking, but its hard when you have other
bigotry thinkers around
As it happens, I don't think I've ever actually run across anyone who
thinks
MS stuff is the best thing since sliced bread,
I have not seen them in-person in
the real world, ether (I hope)
but there's no shortage of
*nix users who believe their stuff is...
I have half-a-foot in this camp while I
wait for something better.....
Currently ubuntu dose the job I use it for
? PS: why cant
you scroll down to the bottom of the message and type there?
I think if you put on your glasses and/or improved your reading skills
somewhat you'd see that I did exactly that (although I happen to think
it's
a pointless and cumbersome relic of the golden days of Usenet glory...)
I think, for some of us it's a hard habit to break and they would like other
to follow the same Netiquette rules
And why can't you learn the difference between
'there' and
'their' and how
to use an apostrophe?
;-D
I'm all ways getting them confused :(
? [1] I do have some ubuntu fanboy aspects to me,
but its only to sate there
? is alternative operating system that dose not cost an arm and a leg
? tom
More precious irony ;-)
m?
tom