Re: [newbie] leaving linux again
On Saturday 29 Nov 2003 12:59 pm, Void lon iXaarii wrote: > H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > > > >Paah!, since I've installed linux I lost the time and patience to > > watch TV. There's always something to be fixed or...or to enjoy a > > brief moment of victory when it all runs perfectly, only to > > gather that the next version just came out;) > > ummm .. that doesn't seem like a good thing .. it eating up your > time .. unless of course you enjoy it It certainly beats what's on TV Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] leaving linux again
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 14:59:22 +0200 Void lon iXaarii <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ummm .. that doesn't seem like a good thing .. it eating up your time .. > unless of course you enjoy it At least with hacking around with Linux you might actually learn something of value. T.V., on the other hand, that's debatable. Since 90% of news organizations are owned by about 5 people, you are not exactly getting a "healthy diet" or diversity of opinion, and news would be the only legitimate use of TV nowadays, considering the alternative is unfunny and trite sitcoms and "reality" shows. Once Seinfeld went off the air and the Simpsons lost Matt Groening, TV became a wasteland, IMO. I hear there's a new series of Dr. Who coming on the air in Britain, now *that* I would want to watch, but the cable monopoly here in Canada either would not offer it or would charge exorbitant rates just to get that one channel. There is Tech TV as well, but I don't get it for the same reason. I get all the news I need from the BBC and CBC, both of which are independant, public, and available *online*. With all due respect to Nietzche, "TV is dead" ;-) -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++ "I have the South in front of me and the bankers behind me -- and for my country, I fear the bankers most."-- Abraham Lincoln Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] leaving linux again
On Saturday 29 November 2003 13:59, Void lon iXaarii wrote: > >Paah!, since I've installed linux I lost the time and patience to watch > > TV. There's always something to be fixed or...or to enjoy a brief moment > > of victory when it all runs perfectly, only to gather that the next > > version just came out;) > > > > > > ummm .. that doesn't seem like a good thing .. it eating up your time .. > unless of course you enjoy it It's my distorted view of "having fun";) Good luck, HarM -- Registered Linux User #197998 FSF Associate Member #901 ICQ #146191606 Mandrake HowTo's & more: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] leaving linux again
H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Friday 28 November 2003 16:17, Void lon iXaarii wrote: seems like you really have a strong opinion on this :-) .. still .. remote is cool .. having a remote for my computer is just awesome :) ... and now I can record Daffy duck & stuff ;) Paah!, since I've installed linux I lost the time and patience to watch TV. There's always something to be fixed or...or to enjoy a brief moment of victory when it all runs perfectly, only to gather that the next version just came out;) ummm .. that doesn't seem like a good thing .. it eating up your time .. unless of course you enjoy it Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] leaving linux again
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 09:24 am, many eyes noted that H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > On Friday 28 November 2003 16:17, Void lon iXaarii wrote: > > seems like you really have a strong opinion on this :-) > > > > .. still .. remote is cool .. having a remote for my computer is just > > awesome :) ... and now I can record Daffy duck & stuff ;) > > Paah!, since I've installed linux I lost the time and patience to watch TV. > There's always something to be fixed or...or to enjoy a brief moment of > victory when it all runs perfectly, only to gather that the next version > just came out;) > > Good luck, > HarM So that's why I never watch television any more. -- And all the loveliest things that there be Come simply, so it seems to me. Edna St. Vincent Millay This email is guaranteed to be wholly Linux Mandrake 9.1, Kmail v1.5 and OpenOffice.org1.1.0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] leaving linux again
On Friday 28 November 2003 16:17, Void lon iXaarii wrote: > seems like you really have a strong opinion on this :-) > > .. still .. remote is cool .. having a remote for my computer is just > awesome :) ... and now I can record Daffy duck & stuff ;) Paah!, since I've installed linux I lost the time and patience to watch TV. There's always something to be fixed or...or to enjoy a brief moment of victory when it all runs perfectly, only to gather that the next version just came out;) Good luck, HarM -- Registered Linux User #197998 FSF Associate Member #901 ICQ #146191606 Mandrake HowTo's & more: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] leaving linux again
On Wed, 2003-11-26 at 11:59, anton wrote: > Just when I lose all hope in Americans I always get a slap back to > reality... Why do we see so little of it? I wonder. > Anton > > HaywireMac wrote: > > >On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:41:56 +0200 > >Void lon iXaarii <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> but my tv tuner didn't work (not even one channel detected) ... > >> > >> > > > >Back to Windows for *TV*??!! > > > >Well, if it's worth it... ;-) > > > >"One Nation under God > >has turned into > >One Nation under the influence > >of one drug > > > >Television, the drug of the Nation > >Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation > > > >T.V., it satellite links > >our United States of unconciousness > >Apathetic therapeutic and extremely addictive > >the methadone metronome pumping out > >a 150 channels 24 hours a day > >you can flip through all of them > >and still there's nothing worth watching > > > >T.V. is the reason why less than ten percent of our > >Nation reads books daily > >Why most people think Central America > >means Kansas > >Socialism means unamerican > >and Apartheid is a new headache remedy > > > >absorbed in it's world it's so hard to find us > >It shapes our minds the most > >maybe the mother of our Nation > >should remind us > >that we're sitting to close to. . . > > > >Television, the drug of the Nation > >Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation > > > >T.V. is > >the stomping ground for political candidates > >Where bears in the woods > >are chased by Grecian Formula'd > >bald eagles > > > >T.V. is mechanized politic's > >remote control over the masses > >co-sponsered by environmentally safe gases > >watch for the PBS special > > > >It's the perpetuation of the two party system > >where image takes precedence over wisdom > >Where sound bite politics are served to > >the fastfood culture > > > >Where straight teeth in your mouth > >are more important than the words > >that come out of it > >Race baiting is the way to get selected > >Willie Horton or > >Will he not get elected on . . . > > > >Television, the drug of the Nation > >Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation > > > >T.V. is it the reflector or the director? > >Does it imitate us or do we imitate it > >Because a child watches 1500 murders before he's > >twelve years old and we wonder how we've created > >a Jason generation that learns to laugh > >rather than abhor the horror > > > >T.V. is the place where > >armchair generals and quarterbacks can > >experience first hand > >the excitement of video warfare > >as the theme song is sung in the background > > > >Sugar sweet sitcoms > >that leave us with a bad actor taste while > >pop stars metamorphosize into soda pop stars > >You saw the video > >You heard the soundtrack > >Well now go buy the soft drink > >Well, the only cola that I support > >would be a union C.O.L.A. (Cost of Living Allowance) > >On Television. > > > >Television, the drug of the Nation > >Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation > > > >Back again, "New and Improved", > >we return to our irregularly programmed schedule > >hidden cleverly between heavy breasted > >beer and car commericals > > > >CNN ESPN ABC TNT but mostly B.S. > >Where oxymoronic language like > >"virtually spotless" "fresh frozen" > >"light yet filling" and "military intelligence" > >have become standard > > > >T.V. is the place where phrases are redefined > >like "recession" to "necessary downturn" > >"crude oil" on a beach to "mousse" > >"Civilian death" to "collateral damages" > >and being killed by your own Army > >is now called "friendly fire" > > > >T.V. is the place where the pursuit > >of happiness has become the pursuit of trivia > >Where toothpaste and cars have become sex objects > >Where imagination is sucked out of children > >by a cathode ray nipple > >T.V. is the only wet nurse > >that would create a cripple > > > >Television, the drug of the Nation > >Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation > >On Television . . ." Marx was wrong .. Religon is not the Opate of the masses.. Television is.. > > > > > > > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > > __ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] leaving linux again
On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 19:59:43 +1300 anton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just when I lose all hope in Americans I always get a slap back to > reality... Why do we see so little of it? I wonder. I'm Canadian, d00d! -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++ "The US is our trading partner, our neighbour, our ally and our friend... and sometimes we'd like to give them such a smack!"-- Rick Mercer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] leaving linux again
Just when I lose all hope in Americans I always get a slap back to reality... Why do we see so little of it? I wonder. Anton HaywireMac wrote: On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:41:56 +0200 Void lon iXaarii <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: but my tv tuner didn't work (not even one channel detected) ... Back to Windows for *TV*??!! Well, if it's worth it... ;-) "One Nation under God has turned into One Nation under the influence of one drug Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation T.V., it satellite links our United States of unconciousness Apathetic therapeutic and extremely addictive the methadone metronome pumping out a 150 channels 24 hours a day you can flip through all of them and still there's nothing worth watching T.V. is the reason why less than ten percent of our Nation reads books daily Why most people think Central America means Kansas Socialism means unamerican and Apartheid is a new headache remedy absorbed in it's world it's so hard to find us It shapes our minds the most maybe the mother of our Nation should remind us that we're sitting to close to. . . Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation T.V. is the stomping ground for political candidates Where bears in the woods are chased by Grecian Formula'd bald eagles T.V. is mechanized politic's remote control over the masses co-sponsered by environmentally safe gases watch for the PBS special It's the perpetuation of the two party system where image takes precedence over wisdom Where sound bite politics are served to the fastfood culture Where straight teeth in your mouth are more important than the words that come out of it Race baiting is the way to get selected Willie Horton or Will he not get elected on . . . Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation T.V. is it the reflector or the director? Does it imitate us or do we imitate it Because a child watches 1500 murders before he's twelve years old and we wonder how we've created a Jason generation that learns to laugh rather than abhor the horror T.V. is the place where armchair generals and quarterbacks can experience first hand the excitement of video warfare as the theme song is sung in the background Sugar sweet sitcoms that leave us with a bad actor taste while pop stars metamorphosize into soda pop stars You saw the video You heard the soundtrack Well now go buy the soft drink Well, the only cola that I support would be a union C.O.L.A. (Cost of Living Allowance) On Television. Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation Back again, "New and Improved", we return to our irregularly programmed schedule hidden cleverly between heavy breasted beer and car commericals CNN ESPN ABC TNT but mostly B.S. Where oxymoronic language like "virtually spotless" "fresh frozen" "light yet filling" and "military intelligence" have become standard T.V. is the place where phrases are redefined like "recession" to "necessary downturn" "crude oil" on a beach to "mousse" "Civilian death" to "collateral damages" and being killed by your own Army is now called "friendly fire" T.V. is the place where the pursuit of happiness has become the pursuit of trivia Where toothpaste and cars have become sex objects Where imagination is sucked out of children by a cathode ray nipple T.V. is the only wet nurse that would create a cripple Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation On Television . . ." Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] leaving linux again
On Tuesday 25 November 2003 12:50, HaywireMac wrote: snipped all that > On Television . . ." Gawd, Haywire you really can be a PIA..beats watching TV though:) Good luck, HarM -- Registered Linux User #197998 FSF Associate Member #901 ICQ #146191606 Mandrake HowTo's & more: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] leaving linux again
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:41:56 +0200 Void lon iXaarii <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > but my tv tuner didn't work (not even one channel detected) ... Back to Windows for *TV*??!! Well, if it's worth it... ;-) "One Nation under God has turned into One Nation under the influence of one drug Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation T.V., it satellite links our United States of unconciousness Apathetic therapeutic and extremely addictive the methadone metronome pumping out a 150 channels 24 hours a day you can flip through all of them and still there's nothing worth watching T.V. is the reason why less than ten percent of our Nation reads books daily Why most people think Central America means Kansas Socialism means unamerican and Apartheid is a new headache remedy absorbed in it's world it's so hard to find us It shapes our minds the most maybe the mother of our Nation should remind us that we're sitting to close to. . . Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation T.V. is the stomping ground for political candidates Where bears in the woods are chased by Grecian Formula'd bald eagles T.V. is mechanized politic's remote control over the masses co-sponsered by environmentally safe gases watch for the PBS special It's the perpetuation of the two party system where image takes precedence over wisdom Where sound bite politics are served to the fastfood culture Where straight teeth in your mouth are more important than the words that come out of it Race baiting is the way to get selected Willie Horton or Will he not get elected on . . . Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation T.V. is it the reflector or the director? Does it imitate us or do we imitate it Because a child watches 1500 murders before he's twelve years old and we wonder how we've created a Jason generation that learns to laugh rather than abhor the horror T.V. is the place where armchair generals and quarterbacks can experience first hand the excitement of video warfare as the theme song is sung in the background Sugar sweet sitcoms that leave us with a bad actor taste while pop stars metamorphosize into soda pop stars You saw the video You heard the soundtrack Well now go buy the soft drink Well, the only cola that I support would be a union C.O.L.A. (Cost of Living Allowance) On Television. Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation Back again, "New and Improved", we return to our irregularly programmed schedule hidden cleverly between heavy breasted beer and car commericals CNN ESPN ABC TNT but mostly B.S. Where oxymoronic language like "virtually spotless" "fresh frozen" "light yet filling" and "military intelligence" have become standard T.V. is the place where phrases are redefined like "recession" to "necessary downturn" "crude oil" on a beach to "mousse" "Civilian death" to "collateral damages" and being killed by your own Army is now called "friendly fire" T.V. is the place where the pursuit of happiness has become the pursuit of trivia Where toothpaste and cars have become sex objects Where imagination is sucked out of children by a cathode ray nipple T.V. is the only wet nurse that would create a cripple Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation On Television . . ." -- HaywireMac ++ ICQ # 279518458 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ "The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be." -- Lao Tsu Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] leaving linux again
well ... after like ... umm .. maybe 5-6 months of linuxing .. it seems I'm moving back to windows again ... I had really high hopes for Mandrake 9.2 ... but my tv tuner didn't work (not even one channel detected) ... though it was cool that this time I was able to quickly get all 4 speakers working ... and I saw no obvious way of getting the remote working seems I'm moving into standby again for a couple of months years ... sad news ;-( greets to everybody & thanks for all the help. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
