Stormin Mormon
June 1st 04, 03:22 AM
Wish you guys would quit cross posting.
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"Diogenes" > wrote in message
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Reggie Bar wrote:
<****witted Top Post fixed>
> On Thu, 27 May 2004 20:00:25 GMT, The Ghost In The Machine
> > wrote:
>
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, chrisv
>> >
>> wrote
>> on Thu, 27 May 2004 09:21:39 -0500
>> >:
>>> "T.G.Reaper" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Like you said, it's easy to install Linux. The real
fun, is what
>>>> happens after that. When the new Linux user wants to
read his
>>>> email, copy all his favorites over from his old
machine/drive,
>>>> play streaming audio, or video, download binaries from
the Net,
>>>> burn CDs, etc, etc, etc. Is someone supposed to show
him/her all
>>>> that, or are they just supposed to:
"pick-it-up-on-their-own?"
>>>
>>> Do you think the average fool learned Windoze in a day?
I hate to
>>> break it to you, but operating a computer is a life
skill that's
>>> worth investing a little bit of time in. God forbid
someone should
>>> take a class (many do, all for Windoze, of course) or
read a book.
>>>
>>
>> Windows can be learned in a few seconds. Mouse thing to
>> your right, move, press either button, something happens.
>> (Hopefully something good.)
>>
>> But it's a bit like Othello in that respect -- a minute
>> to learn, a lifetime to master.
> Quite possibly the most ignorant statement in the entire
history of
> OS's. You should be
> proud.
>
Translation of what the ****witted top poster posted: "Huh?
I didn't
understand that."
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Diogenes
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Christopher A. Young
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www.lds.org
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"Diogenes" > wrote in message
s.com...
Reggie Bar wrote:
<****witted Top Post fixed>
> On Thu, 27 May 2004 20:00:25 GMT, The Ghost In The Machine
> > wrote:
>
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, chrisv
>> >
>> wrote
>> on Thu, 27 May 2004 09:21:39 -0500
>> >:
>>> "T.G.Reaper" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Like you said, it's easy to install Linux. The real
fun, is what
>>>> happens after that. When the new Linux user wants to
read his
>>>> email, copy all his favorites over from his old
machine/drive,
>>>> play streaming audio, or video, download binaries from
the Net,
>>>> burn CDs, etc, etc, etc. Is someone supposed to show
him/her all
>>>> that, or are they just supposed to:
"pick-it-up-on-their-own?"
>>>
>>> Do you think the average fool learned Windoze in a day?
I hate to
>>> break it to you, but operating a computer is a life
skill that's
>>> worth investing a little bit of time in. God forbid
someone should
>>> take a class (many do, all for Windoze, of course) or
read a book.
>>>
>>
>> Windows can be learned in a few seconds. Mouse thing to
>> your right, move, press either button, something happens.
>> (Hopefully something good.)
>>
>> But it's a bit like Othello in that respect -- a minute
>> to learn, a lifetime to master.
> Quite possibly the most ignorant statement in the entire
history of
> OS's. You should be
> proud.
>
Translation of what the ****witted top poster posted: "Huh?
I didn't
understand that."
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Diogenes