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Re: Titanium PowerBook (was: Re: What if Steve Jobs ran The LEGO Company?)
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Tue, 27 Feb 2001 19:53:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Trimmed .geek (about 3 posts too late, sorry folks!)
> 
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, James Brown writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > Properly equipped with physical weapons, any piker can inflict physical harm
> > > (did I just make a pun? Whoops). It takes real talent to use an acid pen,
> > > though, as the acid is virtual.
> > > 
> > > Come to one of my project reviews some time (for a seriously cratered
> > > project) and you'll see what I mean.
> > 
> > The acid pen is, if I'm interpreting Lar correctly, from the same class of
> > weapon as the razor wit and the pointed review. :)
> 
> Give the man a (non exploding) cigar. :-)
> 
> (I think I'm on to something here... I'm saying it takes *no* talent to
> wield a real weapon, but it takes *real* talent to wield a virtual weapon.
> What is virtual talent good for, then??? :-)  )

Well, if you want to close the circle, then virtual talent is good for
nothing. ;)

James
(fond of the barbed comment, myself...)



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  Re: Titanium PowerBook (was: Re: What if Steve Jobs ran The LEGO Company?)
 
(...) There's always the cutting remark. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (26 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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Trimmed .geek (about 3 posts too late, sorry folks!) (...) Give the man a (non exploding) cigar. :-) (I think I'm on to something here... I'm saying it takes *no* talent to wield a real weapon, but it takes *real* talent to wield a virtual weapon. (...) (26 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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