Hmm...I sense some Microsoftism on the list...
-Dave
On April 20, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> ... and if you're dumb enough to believe that, you'll get what you deserve.
>
> Dick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "R. D. Davis" <rdd_at_rddavis.org>
> To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 7:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers (was: OT email response format)
>
>
> > Quothe Christopher Smith, from writings of Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at
> 01:04:18PM -0500:
> > [biz'droids]
> > > Indeed I would tell them if they would listen to me. As it is, I have
> >
> > Just talk louder and be more persistent; they'll reach a point where
> > they'll either listen or fire you; it the later, no great loss since
> > it doesn't sound like they're worth working for.
> >
> > > agreed to follow their rules, and will have to do that until they make
> > > more sane rules.
> >
> > Why?
> >
> > > In other words, when I took their job, I gave them
> > > my word.
> >
> > You gave them your word that you'd act like a good little obedient
> > dimwit? Why would anyone promise to do that? I suggest that you
> > run emacs and invoke doctor ("M-x doctor") to get some help. ;-)
> >
> > > I don't believe I can count on them to fix these problems
> > > on my account. After all, they don't impair my work -- all of our
> > > clients use this junk too. (Sad, but what can you do about it?)
> >
> > One can always refuse to work with that Micro$oft rubbish. Perhaps you
> > could educate your employer's clients; tell them all about the big
> > mistakes that they're making by wanting to use that Micro$oft
> > virusware which is broken, and otherwise annoying, by design. Don't
> > mince words, tell it like it is, and tell them that no reasonably
> > intelligent computer hacker would work with that rubbish unless it was
> > as part of a project to change over to a UNIX system, or VMS, or even
> > CP/M... that is, changing over to a system that doesn't destroy data
> > and do other peculiar things with files. Ask them why they like
> > operating systems that molest data... someone needs to make an "Eddy
> > Electron" like film, that's Monty Pythonish, called "Pfe$ter, the
> > Micro $oft Mole$ter," showing him doing strange things with bits of
> > data as they flow through the computer.
> >
> > --
> > Copyright (C) 2001 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & other
> animals:
> > All Rights Reserved an unnatural belief that we're above Nature &
> > rdd_at_rddavis.org 410-744-4900 her other creatures, using dogma to justify
> such
> > http://www.rddavis.org beliefs and to justify much human cruelty.
> >
> >
>
>
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Dave McGuire "Mmmm. Big."
St. Petersburg, FL -Den
Received on Sat Apr 20 2002 - 21:22:11 BST