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Re: Gotta love Oracle...
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Date: 
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 (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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