[ncolug] Re: Article that made me laugh!!!!
- From: "M. Knisely" <charon79m@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:00:31 -0500
Now that's a quote I can remember for proper citation.
Mike K.
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:44 AM, <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Windows sucks!"
> Chuck Stickelman (1962-Present)
>
> ---- larry <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > "Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause."
> >
> > Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
> >
> > M. Knisely wrote:
> > > Yes, laughter is definitely the way to handle this poor excuse for
> > > writing. First of all, this guy needs a decent editor:
> > >
> > > "The biggest complaint I have ever heard from die hard Linux users is
> > > the GUI, which explains why Linux taken so long to catch up in this
> area."
> > >
> > > There are so many things wrong with this sentence that I hope my
> > > Junior High English teacher isn't reading this.
> > >
> > > " Powershell also makes it easier to string together multiple
> > > administrative without the need..."
> > >
> > > Multiple administrative what? This guys seems to lack the mental
> > > capacity to string together multiple words in a coherent enough way to
> > > form a complete sentence... but I digress. Let's point out the
> > > obvious flaws in his argument; it's just as easy.
> > >
> > > ##########
> > > PowerShell:
> > > HA!! This is a NEW FEATURE!?!?!?! HOW LONG has the good ol' boys of
> > > Redmond been telling us that the command line was a thing of the
> > > past? HOW LONG have they been touting the power of their GUI tools
> > > for day configuration. HA!!! "string together multiple
> > > administrative (commands)"... you mean like the bash operator &&? I
> > > think I first did this in 2000; I bet someone on this list was doing
> > > this a decade before me even if it was on a Solaris box.
> > >
> > > What a laugh to call "PowerShell" a new feature... more like a day
> > > late and a few hundred dollars too expensive.
> > >
> > > #########
> > > OpenSource Software Has Caught On In Windows:
> > >
> > > Yeah, that's why MS will win... because you can run the superior
> > > software that is FOSS on their inferior OS. HA! That's like saying I
> > > can put really great guns on my wooden battle ship, so now my ship
> > > will be able to sink a modern battleship. What an amazing amusing
> > > world this guy lives in. WAKE UP!!! Those apps are made to run well
> > > on Windows so we FOSS guys can then tell users that they have a
> > > choice, and they don't have to give up their favroite apps!
> > >
> > > #########
> > > FEATURES!!???!!!
> > >
> > > HA!!! Talk all you want about Aero. I'll put it up next to my
> > > CompizFusion ANY DAY! Your GUI is not even playing the same sport,
> > > let alone being in the same ballpark. Here's a hint, making what you
> > > had look translucent isn't inovative. Spinning desktop cubes with
> > > multiple workspaces and widget layers are where the desktop is right
> > > now. We'll wait while you catch up... um, no we won't. Sorry.
> > >
> > > UAC?!?! Hmm... Think that's been in Ubuntu since 5.04 (at least
> > > that's when I joined on).
> > >
> > > Hmm.. Touchscreen, check including multi-touch.
> > > Handwriting and Speech Recognition : Honestly I'm not sure here.
> > > Given Android's adoption and all the super portables, I'd bet
> > > development is hitting this hard if it's not there already.
> > >
> > > Apples:
> > > On a hunch I goodled "Best Apple for Apple Pie" and took the first
> > > link (http://www.ochef.com/855.htm). Here's the appropriate text:
> > >
> > > "Among the really good pie apples are Jonathan, Stayman-Winesap, Cox's
> > > Orange Pippin, and Jonagold, all of which provide a good mix of
> > > sweetness and tartness. Other sweet choices are Braeburn, Fuji, Mutsu,
> > > Pink Lady, Suncrisp, Rome Beauty, and Empire. Good tart baking apples
> > > include Idared, Macoun, Newton Pippin, and Northern Spy.
> > >
> > > What you want to stay away from are the apples that become mushy when
> > > cooked. McIntosh and Cortland are the mainstream apples that lead that
> > > list."
> > >
> > > HA! This guy like a crappy pie with his crappy OS, now that's a good
> > > laugh too!!!
> > >
> > > Mike K.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 7:36 PM, Ken Allen <kc8tdw@xxxxxxxxx
> > > <mailto:kc8tdw@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> > >
> > > http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/37086
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > "The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."
> > William James (1842-1910)
> >
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