Moving to Moderation?
This is a discussion on Moving to Moderation? within the Slackware Linux Support forums, part of the Unix Operating Systems category; --> "Realto Margarino" <boogie@eewwww.org> сообщил/сообщила в новостях следующее: news:H8wec.1969$vF3.437277@news20.bellglobal.com.. . > Glyn Millington <wistanswick@linuxmail.org> wrote: > > Realto Margarino <boogie@eewwww.org> ...
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02-19-2008, 10:37 AM
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 Re: Moving to Moderation? "Realto Margarino" <boogie@eewwww.org> сообщил/сообщила в новостях следующее: news:H8wec.1969$vF3.437277@news20.bellglobal.com.. . > Glyn Millington <wistanswick@linuxmail.org> wrote: > > Realto Margarino <boogie@eewwww.org> writes: > > > > I never could stand those people who took nicknames from the > > > Tolkien type garbage. > > > And that is somehow worse than taking it from one form of domestic > > toast-lubricant? > > That's not where it came from. Why is it that so many computer > people take names from a mythical time when computers did not > exist? People who truly understand computing, Gandalf Inc, > notwithstanding, know that there is absolutely nothing magical > about a computer. > > cordially, as always, > > rm In that case, there is absolutely nothing magical about a magic! :-)      |
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02-19-2008, 10:41 AM
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| Re: Moving to Moderation? Realto Margarino <boogie@eewwww.org> wrote in news:H8wec.1969$vF3.437277 @news20.bellglobal.com: > Glyn Millington <wistanswick@linuxmail.org> wrote: >> Realto Margarino <boogie@eewwww.org> writes: > >> > I never could stand those people who took nicknames from the >> > Tolkien type garbage. > >> And that is somehow worse than taking it from one form of domestic >> toast-lubricant? > > That's not where it came from. Why is it that so many computer > people take names from a mythical time when computers did not > exist? People who truly understand computing, Gandalf Inc, > notwithstanding, know that there is absolutely nothing magical > about a computer. > > cordially, as always, > > rm You really are a bore aren't you. |
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02-19-2008, 10:41 AM
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| Re: Moving to Moderation? lionelrooskie <lionelrooskie@yeahwho.com> wrote: > Realto Margarino <boogie@eewwww.org> wrote > > That's not where it came from. Why is it that so many computer > > people take names from a mythical time when computers did not > > exist? People who truly understand computing, Gandalf Inc, > > notwithstanding, know that there is absolutely nothing magical > > about a computer. > You really are a bore aren't you. I guess it's a matter of taste. I find people who call themselves "wizards" to be about the most boring of all. cordially, as always, rm |
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