Posted on 07/24/2010 5:49:03 PM PDT by dayglored
Jim Robinson has laid down the law with regard to tech thread flame wars.
I am motivated to make sure we tech-thread-heads are aware of this. This vanity is a heads-up with regard to Jim's comments last night, and I've added a few thoughts of my own as an observer.
Here's what Jim said:
To All: [That goes for everyone.] I don’t see any reason whatsoever to be having flamewars on FR over computer products. Those who have a problem with Apple should just not buy the product and that takes care of that. Don’t come to FR to flame those who like the product. That’s just dumb. Who cares what computer products people use.I think Jim's declaration of a cease-fire is clear as a bell -- the disruption, flame wars, abusive comments, etc. that have characterized many tech threads, especially Apple threads, are to stop.Everyone on these threads need to lighten up! On all sides!!
I'm sure we can all abide by this reminder of FR site policy, with no loss of meaningful content, and our enjoyment of the conversations in these threads will increase considerably. Arguments can be had civilly, and without rancor. We're adults, not 13-year-olds.
Personally, I think this applies by simple extension to the Windows threads, Linux threads, indeed any of the computer / high-tech threads. So I encourage ALL partisans, pro-Apple and anti-Apple, pro-Microsoft and anti-Microsoft, pro-Linux and anti-Linux, etc. to heed this reminder.
I am going to ping a handful of my FRiends of all tech persuasions, so that we can spread the word as widely as necessary, to ensure that nobody can claim they didn't know about it.
Here's to a saner, more enjoyable tech environment on FreeRepublic!
Thanks,
Dayglored
Unfortunately, some collector approached me a few years ago and I sold the whole works. Should have kept it just for the memories!
Newb. How do you chmod any file without using octal in your head? drwxrwxrwx.
/johnny
(Snorts derisively while working to create a blue pixel on an abacus)
"You think your Commodore 64 is really neato
What kinda chip you got in there, a Dorito?"
This is a test. Notice the word on the top of the card. Should this have been an actual SSN firing you would be instructed by civil defense on where to seek shelter. We now resume our regular thread.
Not allowed you crazy grifter, and while your at it leave Sprint alone as well. (A true conversation with God may help.) :^)
I remember staying up all night at university to use a keypunch. We has assignments due every Friday morning. At the end of the semester, we would take all the punch cards to the University library and rain them down on the lower levels from the balcony.
I have a SOL-20 in storage in California. I should go get it and bring it home to play with. :-)
“Radio Shack TRS-80 sucks!, Long live Commodore!”
Yea, we didn’t call them “Trash 80’s” for nothing.
Wasn’t it the Commode-door 64 that you could write about 5 lines of code to increase the scan level on the monitor way beyond its critical limit, resulting in the release of its magic smoke minutes after walking away from it?
Personally, I am surfing the inter-webs on my Atari 800. What can you not do with 48k of memory and a tape drive? /s
Remember punch cards used for toll roads? Massachusetts and Maine did in the ‘70s.
If you can’t get by with an abacus then you’re just not doin’ it right.
A monitor is not "burned in" until you get all the smoke out of it!
Mine always missed a few “keys”. I was a poor child
Abacus, are you kidding me? I just put the Ethernet cable on my tongue and interpret the tingles.
I think you can say pretty much anything you want about Bob and Clippy without offending anyone.
If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.
I remember those. Typos were a bitch! I will never forget when I dropped a 5 inch stack of cards (a class project) held together by rubber bands exploded on the floor. Luckily I had an error free printout to hand in.
And you being another FORTRAN beast and all...
Cheers!
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