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From: Rick on 6 May 2008 23:22
On Tue, 06 May 2008 19:53:22 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
(snip)
> Ain't Linux wonderful????
>
Yes, it is.

> Face it, Linux can't even manage to fully utilize the power saving
> abilities of many current laptops, what chance does it have of working
> correctly out of the box with finger print readers?

That depends on if there are drivers for the readers, doesn't it?

>
> Linux, which has the uncanny ability to turn a 6 button laser mouse into
> a 2 button basic mouse.

That's a lie.

>
> Linux, free for the taking yet still sitting at 0.6 percent of desktop
> market share.

Herd mentality, inertia, network effects, (and your speciality) FUD.

>
> Linux, it's free, when your time has no value.

If that is true, your time must have no value.

>
> Poor Linux, it's all dressed up for prom night but still doesn't have a
> date.

Poor flatfish... lying all the time.

--
Rick
From: Snit on 6 May 2008 23:53
"Rick" <none(a)nomail.com> stated in post
QZ6dnXko95PkvbzVnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d(a)supernews.com on 5/6/08 8:22 PM:

> Herd mentality, inertia, network effects, (and your speciality) FUD.

Rick's mantra... now if only he could figure out what he means by it. :)


--
Computers are incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid: humans are incredibly
slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond
imagination. - attributed to Albert Einstein, likely apocryphal

From: The Ghost In The Machine on 7 May 2008 00:38
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Snit
<usenet(a)gallopinginsanity.com>
wrote
on Tue, 06 May 2008 20:53:22 -0700
<C44675C2.B7D70%usenet(a)gallopinginsanity.com>:
> "Rick" <none(a)nomail.com> stated in post
> QZ6dnXko95PkvbzVnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d(a)supernews.com on 5/6/08 8:22 PM:
>
>> Herd mentality, inertia, network effects, (and your speciality) FUD.
>
> Rick's mantra... now if only he could figure out what he means by it. :)
>

I'd say it's pretty obvious.

[1] Herd mentality, aka "follow the leader". A leading
star/starlet/etc. says use Windows; you follow along.

[2] Inertia, aka "it's traditional". You've always done
it that way with Windows; why change now?

[3] Network effects, aka "heard it on the grapevine".
Your friends use Windows; you follow along.

[4] FUD, aka "the devil you don't know". That other
solution might be bad, evil, and destroy NORAD according to
(a leading star/starlet/etc.) (your friends) (a complete
stranger); why take chances?

Windows. Where did you want to go yesterday?

--
#191, ewill3(a)earthlink.net
Useless C++ Programming Idea #110309238:
item * f(item *p) { if(p = NULL) return new item; else return p; }
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From: Snit on 7 May 2008 01:08
"The Ghost In The Machine" <ewill(a)sirius.tg00suus7038.net> stated in post
gao7f5-tha.ln1(a)sirius.tg00suus7038.net on 5/6/08 9:38 PM:

> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Snit
> <usenet(a)gallopinginsanity.com>
> wrote
> on Tue, 06 May 2008 20:53:22 -0700
> <C44675C2.B7D70%usenet(a)gallopinginsanity.com>:
>> "Rick" <none(a)nomail.com> stated in post
>> QZ6dnXko95PkvbzVnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d(a)supernews.com on 5/6/08 8:22 PM:
>>
>>> Herd mentality, inertia, network effects, (and your speciality) FUD.
>>
>> Rick's mantra... now if only he could figure out what he means by it. :)
>>
>
> I'd say it's pretty obvious.
>
> [1] Herd mentality, aka "follow the leader". A leading
> star/starlet/etc. says use Windows; you follow along.

But Rick shows no support that this is what is causing the effects he
attributes it to, he contradicts himself:

Millions have formatted a disk and installed Linux without problems.

People are buying WIndows machines, dumping it, and installing
Linux machines. The Web is teeming with sites describing the
procedure.

> [2] Inertia, aka "it's traditional". You've always done
> it that way with Windows; why change now?

See the quotes, above.

> [3] Network effects, aka "heard it on the grapevine".
> Your friends use Windows; you follow along.

Ditto... quotes above prove he does not (always) believe this.

> [4] FUD, aka "the devil you don't know". That other
> solution might be bad, evil, and destroy NORAD according to
> (a leading star/starlet/etc.) (your friends) (a complete
> stranger); why take chances?
>
> Windows. Where did you want to go yesterday?

There is no doubt that Windows benefits from its effective monopoly
position, but Rick uses his mantra to avoid looking at the clear problems
with desktop Linux that have been discussed. I had a lengthy discussion
with him about the fractured nature of the Linux desktop UI - and he
sometimes agreed that it was fractured into at least four different UIs
(though he did not like the word "fractured" he never was able to offer a
better one), and other times denied it was fractured. And when push came to
shove he spewed his mantra to avoid the topic.

His mantra is not one that he can support... or show that he even
understands what it means.




--
Computers are incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid: humans are incredibly
slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond
imagination. - attributed to Albert Einstein, likely apocryphal

From: Rick on 7 May 2008 06:49
On Tue, 06 May 2008 21:38:08 -0700, The Ghost In The Machine wrote:

> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Snit
> <usenet(a)gallopinginsanity.com>
> wrote
> on Tue, 06 May 2008 20:53:22 -0700
> <C44675C2.B7D70%usenet(a)gallopinginsanity.com>:
>> "Rick" <none(a)nomail.com> stated in post
>> QZ6dnXko95PkvbzVnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d(a)supernews.com on 5/6/08 8:22 PM:
>>
>>> Herd mentality, inertia, network effects, (and your speciality) FUD.
>>
>> Rick's mantra... now if only he could figure out what he means by it.
>> :)
>>
>>
> I'd say it's pretty obvious.
>
> [1] Herd mentality, aka "follow the leader". A leading
> star/starlet/etc. says use Windows; you follow along.
>
> [2] Inertia, aka "it's traditional". You've always done it that way
> with Windows; why change now?
>
> [3] Network effects, aka "heard it on the grapevine". Your friends use
> Windows; you follow along.
>
> [4] FUD, aka "the devil you don't know". That other solution might be
> bad, evil, and destroy NORAD according to (a leading star/starlet/etc.)
> (your friends) (a complete stranger); why take chances?
>
> Windows. Where did you want to go yesterday?

In case you don't know, there are a couple attempts in CSMA to stop,or at
lessen greatly lessen, replies to Snit. They are trying to see if that
will shut him up. Sadly, it isn't working. There are some people that
seem compelled to reply to him. Snit just keeps posting his dishonest
tripe, while showing his extreme ignorance.

Ah, well.

--
Rick
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