On Nov 24, 2004, at 12:37 PM, Kon Wilms wrote: > Hey, even I got an iPod. It sits in a draw now, because I ran out of > patience with things like not being able to delete a track directly off > the device, and the sheer pain of attempting to sync it under linux. If you don't want that iPod any more, you could send it me. :-P >> I frequent a lot of online discussion groups, and this one has, by >> far, >> the highest tolerance for a lack of basic civil discourse. There's a >> lot of good information here, but this petty rudeness really gets old, >> and isn't necessary. > > Where on earth did this come from? Please lighten up, this is a mailing > list. > This came from the fact that this is the only mailing list I frequent where the list "culture" seems to tolerate petty bickering and name calling. I'm merely suggesting that you can disagree with someone without making personal attacks. I suspect it keeps a lot of readers in "lurk" mode. And anyone who disagrees with me is a stupid jerk who obviously lacks good breeding, is clueless and should just shut the hell up and go away. :-p Dave Bittner - Pixel Workshop Inc. www.pixelworkshop.com 410.381.8555 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.