srl wrote:
>
> On Tue, 9 Nov 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Yes. I recall something curious said on another thread where 'in competition,
> > someone *wins*'.
> >
> > MY problem with that is that I prefer cooperation - where EVERYONE wins.
>
> Can we be more precise here? I don't think tha
> Why shouln't you send unsolicited emails or ads on this list?
>
> because we don't like it or want it..
> as a side note: there are several people on this list who are sysadmins...
> who will likely track you down.. add any open relay that you might be
> using to the blackhole list (thus preven
I was wondering if anyone out there has any experience with or opinions on
alternative PC shops which focus on selling Linux systems. I've heard
of Penguin Computing but I have no idea how reliable they are or who
their competitors are.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.or
Hi, Vinnie,
> Do you think they would want
> drugs that could cause permanant neurological damage given to their
> children by their doctors?
...or causes birth defects, something I know about first-hand.
We *need* the government to have laws and rules that protect the people.
Curious is arguin
I have to ask...what would youy say about the healthcare industry?
The increased costs in the United States for healthcare are becuase of the
insanely high cost of malpractice insurance, which has been driven there by
moneyt hungry lawyers. For example...my mother is an advanced practice
nurse
Hi, JB,
> I have to ask...what would youy say about the healthcare industry?
IMHO, health care should be nationalized, as was done in Canada, and as is
the case in most European and other developed countries.
My complaint is with the insurance companies more than the actual health
care provide
it's only partly because of the cost (btw, this is getting really off
topic, perhaps it should migrate to grrltalk?) -- in my experience,
doctors don't help or make things worse about as often as they make things
better. This might not be true for *really* serious diseases (but then
again, it mig
On Tue, 9 Nov 1999 18:01:43 -0800 (PST), curious wrote:
>just a note.. bill gates is on 60minII tonight
Betcha he toes and hypes the company line "We just want to innovate" :)
Out of curiosity, has MS ever actually come up with *ANYTHING* on their
own? Even their first product was simply a port
Sure they have.. look at MS-BOB and The little paperclip guy in word :)
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On Wed, 10 Nov 1999 10:01:51 -0800 (PST), curious wrote:
>Sure they have.. look at MS-BOB and The little paperclip guy in word :)
Hmm. good point. And both of those are things that everyone wants to
brutally bludgeon to death with a very blunt instrument.
-Ian (could actually tolerate an Office
> Hmm. good point. And both of those are things that everyone wants to
> brutally bludgeon to death with a very blunt instrument.
>
> -Ian (could actually tolerate an Office "assistant" if it was Cartman)
Bob had a cute logo (I still have a microsoft bob hat somewhere around
here) but that was a
Hated inovation.. but inovation none the less :)
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On Wed
On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, Jon Keck wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone out there has any experience with or opinions on
> alternative PC shops which focus on selling Linux systems. I've heard
> of Penguin Computing but I have no idea how reliable they are or who
> their competitors are.
I will say
microway (www.microway.com) has good prices, good hardware.. though they
focus mostly on alpha based systems
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oops, I should probably check threads next time :P
(still, the point stands, since you *were* using microway as an example,
earlier. but I think I'll shut up now, since I really am sick of trying to
explain this)
Vinnie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, curious wrote:
> microway (www.microway.com) has good prices, good hardware.. though they
> focus mostly on alpha based systems
out of curiousity, which part of intel compatible don't you understand?
Vinnie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
a>the person was looking for linux based systems (not nessarly a platform)
b>microway in my experince has good hardware (robust was antother thing
the person was looking for)
c>microway does offer intel based systems... though their focus is on
alpha
What confuses me about this response is the p
Jon Keck wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone out there has any experience with or opinions on
> alternative PC shops which focus on selling Linux systems. I've heard
> of Penguin Computing but I have no idea how reliable they are or who
> their competitors are.
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