Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 15:15:37 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1018386937.65a618@mired.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Randall Hamilton <nitedog@silly.pikachu.org>, Anthony Atkielski <anthony@atkielski.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anti-Unix Site Runs Unix Message-ID: <15532.49785.160822.409246@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <3CABC34C.C9473DE@mindspring.com> References: <20020402113404.A52321@lpt.ens.fr> <3CA9854E.A4D86CC4@mindspring.com> <20020402123254.H49279@lpt.ens.fr> <009301c1da83$9fa73170$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15530.6987.977637.574551@guru.mired.org> <012601c1dadb$104d5100$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15531.2846.277278.29276@guru.mired.org> <005e01c1db44$e10d2a40$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15531.27851.19169.720598@guru.mired.org> <001301c1db55$7c883950$0301a8c0@NITEDOG> <009201c1db5e$41b1baa0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15531.33743.830853.456500@guru.mired.org> <000f01c1db68$0bbad580$0301a8c0@NITEDOG> <15531.37605.851236.651200@guru.mired.org> <004901c1db69$9a1cc3f0$0301a8c0@NITEDOG> <15531.38785.141595.336871@guru.mired.org> <007601c1db6c$9daac550$0301a8c0@NITEDOG> <15531.40067.230080.806545@guru.mired.org> <009b01c1db6f$fca61480$0301a8c0@NITEDOG> <15531.41974.162478.960468@guru.mired.org> <00a501c1db75$9cf9fcd0$0301a8c0@NITEDOG> <15531.44009.426543.851156@guru.mired.org> <3CABC34C.C9473DE@mindspring.com>
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In <3CABC34C.C9473DE@mindspring.com>, Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> typed: > Mike Meyer wrote: > On a related not, I have never seen a "multimedia" machine > that could do oils or acrylics, generate smells or tacticle > output, or read minds. > > Mostly it means "We put a CDROM, soundcard and graphics card > into this hunk of junk". Somtimes, it's a "deluxe multimedia > machine". I think this is code for "We included speakers, and > you can plug them into the wall, instead of buying lots of > batteries". Gods, yes. I just stopped my brother from buying one such hunk of junk. At least, I hope I did. 2GHz Athlon, SB Live 5.1 sound, with speakers and DVD player. But it had an 20Gig 5400 RPM drive, a .27mm dp monitor and a 250 watt power supply. Yuch. > One of the tricks marketroids play is to use words incorrectly > in an intentional bid to confuse the user into believing they > are getting something they want, as opposed to something that > someone has too much of in a warehouse this month. Yup. As my example illustrates, they try and focus attention on a single number, so they can sub cheap hardware everywhere else. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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