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DebianEdu Announced
Bill Kendrick writes "There's been an announcement on debian-devel-announce about a new subproject, DebianEdu, which "aims to make Debian the best distribution available for educational use." As a developer with some stuff in Debian Jr., I'm happy to see some focus on an honest-to-goodness education project!"
Your article sounded like nothing but Nazi anti-Intel, Microsoft (Wintel) propaganda to me. I can see in a few years time when still nobody listens to you about upgrading their computers you start spouting stuff like 'Intel and Microsoft use mind control on your children' or 'Buying Intel and Microsoft Products will give you cancer'. Why do you hate these companies so much, is it that they posses powers you don't? Is it that they have such awe-inspiring control over our industry, is it that their products are significantly more expensive than their competitors, or is it you wish you were in their position and you had the ability to do what they do?
I am a person who wants freedom of speech, I want to be able to do whatever I like with my machine and my software.. But one thing I don't mind doing (which seems to be your major complaint) is paying for my software. The content should be provided on copy proof media, digitally signed and linked directly to your pc.. And what do you care if you've paid for the software? You shouldn't give a damn that's what. Basically you can't stand the fact they'll stop you from copy media and distributing it amongst your friends, or buying or borrowing from some scabby little shop or from another source. They employed the people that make these products, they pay all the R&D and other related costs, they pay their employees salaries so why shouldn't they charge you for the privilege of using it? And why shouldn't they protect their software from being copied and distributed..
And if you bother with the argument 'Linux is free' then you're worse than I originally thought. Have you ever tried installing any of the versions of Linux? It's complete shit and it looks fuck1ng awful. My brother can setup our family pc with new hardware and drivers, he can install and configure networking and dialup properties and he can do all this without speaking to anyone in technical support. This is all thanks to Microsoft. Put even myself in front of a Linux machine for just five minutes and I want to clobber the crap out of it with the 700 page 'SPAKKERS GUIDE TO LINUX' book. It is very 'normal user' unfriendly, and unless you have sandals, a beard and a degree in Kernel compiling you can't get any of the fucking hardware to work.. Oh and did I mention the GUI's in Linux look like something I crapped out after a curry and 7 beers last weekend.
XP is just great, I have it on my Dell Inspiron 8200 and it hasn't crashed or performed any weird operations ever. I play games, video edit, surf, and more or less anything else you can imagine.. I like the extra features in XP (Office and Windows) and I think it looks better than that 80's throwback Windows 98. Microsoft have got it right with this one and you've got it wrong. Instead of Wintel bashing why don't you get into Seal clubbing? At least the effects of your job would be more noticeable.
In addition, he also can have burned a strong, beautiful fire within his abdomen. It can burn out the dirty stickiness of his body, release his immaterial fiber or third attention, which has been confined to his stickiness. Then he can shoot out his immaterial fiber or third attention to an object, concentrate on it and attain happy lucky feeling through the success of concentration.
If you don't know concentration, which gives you peculiar pleasure, your life looks like hell.
What does WTC stand for? - "What Trade Center?"
... 1. Some great new unobstructed views of Manhattan now.
Q: Who are the fastest readers in the world? A: New Yorkers. Some of them go through 110 stories in 5 seconds
Q: Why do tourists flock to New York? A: It's a blast
The FBI has just identified the man who trained the hijackers: Dale Earnhardt.
At the World Trade Center restaurant, they offere three seating areas: smoking, non-smoking and burned beyond recognition.
They dont need any more volunteers to help at the WTC: they have found 5000 extra pairs of hands...
New York, New York, so good they hit it twice
American Airlines is now offering sight seeing tours of Manhattan!
Q: What is world most efficient airline? A: American Airlines, leave Boston 8:15...be in your office in New York 8:48!
What was the last thing going through Mr. Jones head sitting in 90th floor of the WTC ? - The 91st floor.....
What was the last thing going through Mr. Smiths head sitting in 110th floor of the WTC ? - The radio mast...
America's new math: Q: Now how many sides to a Pentagon? A: 4
If one side of the Pentagon has collapsed, will it now be renamed "The Square"?
It should be renamed "The Penta-gone"/It should be renamed "Manflatten"
Famous last words: "Amal, was this tower here yesterday?"
American Airline's pilot announcement:
"Ladies and gentlemen, we'll be landing on New York in about 10 minutes....."
Well, this proves one thing.... New Yorkers really come together in a crunch
Today FBI concluded that New York had been hit by a U.F.M (unidentified flying muslim)
Q: What did one terrorist say to the other terrorist before boarding their respective airplanes? A: I slam, you slam, we all slam for Islam!
NEWSFLASH.... The WTC has been destroyed.... thousands of New York executives feared dead.... Hookers all across the city are in mourning.....
"25,000 sq. ft. Office space for rent. Recently renovated. New Air Conditioning unit. Needs TLC. Contact me at One World Trade Centre. 85th Floor, Room 18."
"It's a bird!" "It's a plane!" "It's.... Oh fuck, it IS a plane!"
Q: Why didn't Superman stop the planes from hitting the Trade Towers? A: Because he's a quadriplegic!
Q: What's the area code of the World Trade Center? A: 220 (two to zero).
Q: What should have tipped off the ticket sellers? A: When the terrorists asked if there was anything cheaper than one-way.
Q: What was the quickest escape time from the World Trade Center? A: Ten seconds flat.
Q: How long does it take to reach the ground from 107 stories up? A: The rest of your life
Q: Why are police and firemen New York's finest?
A: Because now you can run them through a sieve.
Optimism, as you fall past the 20th floor you shout "I'm not hurt yet"
How many New Yorkers does it take to change a light bulb? God knows, they keep jumping out the window when it gets too hot
What's the number one drink served on United Airlines? Flaming Manhattan
What music do they play in the elevator in the WTC? Jump and It's Raining Men
Floor 106...... you ARE the weakest link.... goodbye....
What color were the pilots eyes? Blue. One blew this way the other blew that way
What team does Bin Laden support? The New York Jets
Where do Americans go on vacation? All over Manhattan
How many Americans died in the WTC 1 year ago? who gives a fuck
What's the difference between Wembley and New York? Wembley's still got their twin towers.
What's the difference between the attack on New York and the Oklahoma City Bombing? - Again foreigners prove they can do it better and more efficiently......
Then there's the retarded terrorist who tried to crash the A-Train into the World Trade Center..........
Yassar Arraffat and many other PLO members together with people from other Muslim nations are *Volunteering* to give blood for the victims of the tragedy... I guess they'll have some *Volunteers* to Fly the blood in too!
Last words from Airline pilot "Right a bit, hey the trade centre, my brother works there...lets look just a bit closer...."
The FBI have arrested the head of advertising at the Empire State Building for involvement in the WTC disaster. A spokesman said he was caught with 'Empire State: We're Back!!!' T-shirts in his office...
Top 10 Good Things About The WTC Attack
10. There are now 18 fewer Arab taxi drivers terrorizing the streets. 9. Flight training schools proved that they are expensive but worth it. 8. People are learning how to spell "Afghanistan" correctly. 7. Plenty of parking available at airports now. 6. Jerry Springer Show was off the air for a whole week. 5. Sales for U.S. flags are way up. 4. Several new job openings now at NYPD and NYFD. 3. Much lower electric bills for Manhattan. 2. Home videos of the WTC attack more spectacular than Arnold Schwarzenegger's last 5 movies.
And the number one
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"I don't know about you, but at my school, Oregon Trail consisted of seeing how fast we could kill our parties. Let's see - 0 pounds of food ought to do it. Clothing? Nah, we'll be free of those societal constraints in Oregon. Let's use a grueling pace."
Oh, I'm not saying that kids have to play such "edutainment" games deadly seriously, be whipped if their characters die or something. On the other hand, having that as a possibility (that is, playing for real, trying to get into the Conestoga wagon mindset and get West) I think is still a good idea. Horse to water, can't make dance.
timothy
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