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Failings of an impotent man. 0 17 (4/24/2004 6:41:31 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Yes, it's true, I am a failure. At the risk of sounding redundant, I blame Linux. Microsoft fired me for browsing gay websites during work hours and for my video taped indiscretions caught during elevator rides... Milo

Failings of an impotent man #2 0 20 (4/24/2004 6:40:37 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Yes, it's true, I am a failure. At the risk of sounding redundant, I blame Linux. Microsoft fired me for browsing gay websites during work hours and for my video taped indiscretions caught during elevator rides... Milo

Failings of an impotent man 0 17 (4/24/2004 4:20:57 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Yes, it's true, I am a failure. At the risk of sounding redundant, I blame Linux. Microsoft fired me for browsing gay websites during work hours and for my video taped indiscretions caught during elevator rides... Milo

An example of confusion between Lindows and Windows... 59 28 (4/18/2004 9:42:47 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://members.fortunecity.com/pcmuseum/windows.htm Here's a list of Windows GUIs. Note the last one. -- People in the killfile (and whose posts I won't read) as of 4/18/2004 2:42:27 PM: Peter Kohlmann, T.Max... Milo

Where's Ian gone? 4 31 (4/13/2004 4:49:28 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I guess he must be in C++ training again... -- People in the killfile (and whose posts I won't read) as of 4/13/2004 9:49:31 AM: Peter Kohlmann, T.Max Devlin. Matt Templeton (scored down) ... Milo

An hour early... but what the heck... 5 43 (2/28/2004 9:14:33 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Happy Birthday Roy... :) -- Painful memories holding you back? Regret from past experiences getting you down? Lacuna Inc. can help you forget. http://www.lacunainc.com ... Milo

To all who claimed that MS caused the blackout... The Unix system was the real culprit 90 31 (2/12/2004 4:09:14 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy See. We told you so. Stop being so eager to slander others, and you might get somewhere in your Linux advocacy. Until you do, you'll keep getting egg on your faces. http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8016 "A... Milo

More for Kirk the Moron 19 25 (2/2/2004 9:00:53 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www-us2.semiconductors.philips.com/news/content/file_152.html "It is interesting to note that the ******60 Hz refresh rate****** used in the USA and some other parts of the world is sufficiently high to... Milo

Now this is kind of cool 0 35 (1/25/2004 11:47:58 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.colinux.org/ Of course, it has been done before (by BeOS, IIRC - and VMWare), but it's still kind of cool :) I might have to set that up on one of my machines :) -- People in the killfile (and w... Milo

Blow - my life story 0 19 (1/20/2004 3:58:36 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I first saw this movie when I was just getting off blow during my downturn following my getting canned from you-know-where They really missed the mark on finding a likeness for me with Johnny Depp. Jack Black ... Milo

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[OT] XP musings 47 23 (4/21/2004 11:13:14 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Part 1 of 2 Recently, I'd mentioned getting a free computer from a guy who bought a new Windows system because his old one was always "freezing" up. Last Sunday we were at a party, and the host said he wanted... iso

a contrarian view of Open Source 2 32 (4/21/2004 6:41:18 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy a contrarian view of Open Source Bruce Stirling San Diego July 26, 2002 [...] The older Bill gets, the uglier he gets. He's a guy riding a white horse, that turned into a runaway bronco bull, that turned into... daeron2 (1617)

JPEG Hits New Patent-Infringement Snag 45 25 (4/23/2004 3:49:50 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Making your own open-source formats is indeed a wise thing: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1572333,00.asp Patent infringement issues surrounding the JPEG image standard resurfaced on Thursday afte... iso

It's Over! 8 29 (4/24/2004 5:39:10 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Simon, I've watched how you've wriggled your way through this group, lying and FUDding to those good Linux guys, and I'm ashamed of you. Don't come home tonight. I've changed the locks. It's over! ... beautiful_sensitive_female (2)

How do you make a reliable server less reliable? 24 35 (4/24/2004 9:55:27 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Migrate it to Linux: http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.ziekke.net http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=nixed.ath.cx Linux fails even in its own realm. The BSD's make a more reliable server op... noone3 (2116)

Windows firewall flaw vulnerable to DOS attack 3 18 (4/24/2004 5:41:34 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Security software flawed anon April 24 2004 Symantec Corp. ..said a flaw .. in Symantec's Norton Personal Firewall for home PCs and its Client Firewall for corporate computers, both of which run on Microsoft C... daeron2 (1617)

Failings of an impotent man - the Simon Cooke story #4 13 32 (4/24/2004 8:03:56 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Yes, it's true, I am a failure. At the risk of sounding redundant, I blame Linux. Microsoft fired me for browsing gay websites during work hours and for my video taped indiscretions caught during elevator rides... Milo

dangers of a monoCulture 57 19 (4/24/2004 9:22:56 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Dangers of a monoculture David Heath April 24 2004 What would happen if a new virus came along that was able to totally decimate all Windows-based PCs in your organisation - both desktop and server? Let's not ... daeron2 (1617)

[OT] Microsoft's pretend software 36 28 (4/25/2004 12:55:31 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Despite having used Windows XP on and off since its release, I've only just realised that it can natively burn CDs. (This feature is only really noticable if you use common tasks in folders.) I gave it a try an... john6034 (146)

Internet vuln long ignored 8 25 (4/25/2004 3:33:46 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy 'New' Internet vuln long ignored Thomas C Greene April 22 2004 Washington Opinion A researcher named Paul Watson recently revealed that sessions between devices on the Internet can be reset with relative ease.... daeron2 (1617)