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Re: Gotta love Oracle...
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Thu, 25 Oct 2001 02:35:51 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Matthew Gerber writes:

Matt
(Who once again ISN'T drawn into the Macintosh vs. Windows debate, being
comfortably secure in the superiority of his computing platform of
choice...although, speaking of cosmology, how many NASA scientists have you
ever heard of fighting to keep Windows boxes?)

You forget. I was *AT* NASA (posted about how I got to see the moonrocks up
close and the ACRV and stuff). Some of those guys are fighting to keep ANY
computer. NASA is run on a shoestring. It's amazing how much they manage to
achieve with so little.

They're my favorite "government has no business doing this" government
agency. By far. Screwups and all.



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(...) <Bubba Joe-Bob> Cosmology? What's girly make-up got's ta' do wit' anahthin'? You sayin' I'm *GAY* 'er sumptin', boy? Well, are ya'? </Bubba Joe-Bob> Matt (Who once again ISN'T drawn into the Macintosh vs. Windows debate, being comfortably (...) (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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