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On 01/09/06, soralx@cydem.org <soralx@cydem.org> wrote:
>
>
> > With today's Ubuntu, for example, I can plug in all the
> > equipment I have -- memory sticks, digital cameras,
> > whatever -- and it just works.
>
> Same with any system that supports _standard_ storage devices.
> They just work.
>
> > If I pop in a DVD the DVD player opens.
>
> Now, who needs that?


Apart from people on life support, who *needs* computers?

If you didn't instruct it to play a movie,
> why it does that?


You did: by putting the disc in.


You know, if PCs are getting too smart, they
> may as well start drinking you beer, walking you dog and riding
> you bike for you, too ;)


And if we allow gays to marry, soon people will want to marry their box
turtles...

my =A30.02

Jeff.