[OT] Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-13 Thread Robin Turner
On Wednesday 13 March 2002 02:45, john rigby wrote: > Hi Michael, > > Then by definition they are ipso facto, NOT "real" Geeks. :-) > > NB: In the weird world of Computers, the hierachy is very strict. > Techo's look down on the Marketeers, Programmers look down on both > of them and REAL Design

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread Dimitris Ioannou
  Ï/Ç "Rick [Kitty5]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ýãñáøå: On Tue, 2002-03-12 at 11:26, Dimitris Ioannou wrote:> > I hope that this poisoned letter of yours ...Well, you were the one who posted in HTML :)Yes, because , I'm at work now my friend (Windows based(, and couldn't resist answering

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread Miark
On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:06:35 -0600, Michael Viron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spoke thusly: > >4. Pro Geek. Makes an actual living as technician in the field. Highly paid > >for his (rarely her) work, if ANY good at all, due to general great lack of > >competence in the technical area. Always extremely

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread shane
On Tuesday 12 March 2002 17:49, ed tharp opened a hailing frequency and transmitted: > hey shane, if it talks like a geek, and walks like a geek, and can > install any OS, then Jon says you are a geek then i fail the redhat test. :-P -- Microsoft: Having a false sense of security was never s

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread Todd Slater
sage - > From: Michael Viron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:06 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma. > > > > >4. Pro Geek. Makes an actual living as technician in the fi

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 18:26:57 -0700 FemmeFatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >No no! Please do :) > >My ego needs to be taken down a peg or 3 ;P > >besides I have no children of my own, so I had to try right? > >Femme == Nah..., you're ego sounds ju

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread ed tharp
On Tuesday 12 March 2002 10:06, you wrote: > >4. Pro Geek. Makes an actual living as technician in the field. Highly > > paid for his (rarely her) work, if ANY good at all, due to general great > > lack of competence in the technical area. Always extremely busy. > > Extremely poor communicators. N

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread Damian Gatabria
f system was it? > Did you have the Holy Grail - a CDRW? > > - Original Message - > From: Damian Gatabria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 11:22 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma. > > >

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread FemmeFatale
No no! Please do :) My ego needs to be taken down a peg or 3 ;P besides I have no children of my own, so I had to try right? Femme > > >Rick! You should know better than to mudsling! :) > > > >Then again Nevermind. I won't become a mother on this newsgroup :P > ==

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread shane
i am not a geek by _any_ stretch, and other than font de-uglification, all my mandrake installs have been nice and clean, and i had only the instructions from mandrake to depend on. On Tuesday 12 March 2002 16:50, john rigby opened a hailing frequency and transmitted: > Hi Shane, > But how di

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 16:47:29 -0700 FemmeFatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >Rick! You should know better than to mudsling! :) > >Then again Nevermind. I won't become a mother on this newsgroup :P === I'll avoid the temptation to follow-up on

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread john rigby
Hi Shane, But how did you all qualify on the Geek Scale? How long did it take the FIRST one? Cheers, Him Again - Original Message - From: shane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 2:19 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread john rigby
upport person became like that.. or were they that way inclined? Cheers, Him Again - Original Message - From: Michael Viron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:06 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread ed tharp
wrote: > - Original Message - > From: Dimitris Ioannou > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 9:26 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma. > > > Maybe YOU should do 2 things Dimitris: > > 1. Re-read

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread john rigby
so in the books)   - Original Message - From: Dimitris Ioannou To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 12:26 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.   Ï/Ç "Rick [Kitty5]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ýãñáøå

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread john rigby
ia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 11:22 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma. > > > BTW: NOBODY has so far claimed to have met the condition I enquired of - > > a simple, one-go instal. > > &g

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread FemmeFatale
Rick! You should know better than to mudsling! :) Then again Nevermind. I won't become a mother on this newsgroup :P Femme "Rick [Kitty5]" wrote: > > On Tue, 2002-03-12 at 11:26, Dimitris Ioannou wrote: > > > > I hope that this poisoned letter of yours ... > > Well, you wer

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread shane
me and 5 friends. that makes several on this list alone already. On Tuesday 12 March 2002 04:25, john rigby opened a hailing frequency and transmitted: > I certainly did fail! That was the whole point of the commentary! I > have not found since Redhat 5.1 a SINGLE SOUL who managed to instal

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread Michael Viron
>4. Pro Geek. Makes an actual living as technician in the field. Highly paid >for his (rarely her) work, if ANY good at all, due to general great lack of >competence in the technical area. Always extremely busy. Extremely poor >communicators. Need to simply be given the job to do. Never ask them >

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread Damian Gatabria
> BTW: NOBODY has so far claimed to have met the condition I enquired of - > a simple, one-go instal. > ME !!! happy now? don't believe me? i don't care. MDK 8.1 install. sound, internet, video, HD's, memory and every single thing. ( of course there was still configuring to be done to mak

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread Rick [Kitty5]
On Tue, 2002-03-12 at 11:26, Dimitris Ioannou wrote: > > I hope that this poisoned letter of yours ... Well, you were the one who posted in HTML :) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread john rigby
  - Original Message - From: Dimitris Ioannou To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 9:26 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma. Maybe YOU should do 2 things Dimitris: 1. Re-read my note 2. Re-read your reply

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread Robin Turner
On Tuesday 12 March 2002 13:43, Nelson Bartley wrote: > (only because I like to > tinker the machine to non-functionality Heh heh, me too! > On all of these hardware configurations I was able to install LM > just fine. I admit I've created errors for myself afterwards when > trying to tinker, but

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread Nelson Bartley
Now, I have yet to find the replacement for Frontpage. This is something that bothers me a great deal. However, I have managed to install (what will be LM 8.2) several times (only because I like to tinker the machine to non-functionality :) a more-then-functional install. I was up and running in

Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread Dimitris Ioannou
I hope that this poisoned letter of yours comes only because you tried very hard as a Linux newbie to install and get some things working (apps) and obviously you didn't succeed in doing so. You will never make it, trust me. Never, as long as you are carrying in your back and in your mind the M$ p

[newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.

2002-03-12 Thread john rigby
Hello folks! I assure you - this is not off-topic. A short time ago I wrote a small paper on the psychology of expectation. In having several hundred monitors read it, I was able to demonstrate from their commentaries the sex and approximate age of the respondees with 80% accuracy. It is all ab