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(...) A bunch have asked this question: Basically neither Chris nor I have recommendations, never having needed a hotel room in our own city. The only one I can recommend is the Sheraton/Novotel in the actual airport nestled inside Terminal 3. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) BEDEVERE: Tell me, what do you do with witches? VILLAGER #2: Burn! CROWD: Burn, burn them up! BEDEVERE: And what do you burn apart from witches? VILLAGER #1: More witches! VILLAGER #2: Wood! BEDEVERE: So, why do witches burn? [pause] VILLAGER (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm not a witch! I'm not a witch! They dessed my up like this and this isn't my nose its a false one! Well? Did you dess her up like that? No No no no no NO .. a bit. We did do the nose,.. and the hat ..but she is a witch, she's got a wart.... (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) She's a witch! Burn her!! burn her!! Well, we might have done the nose... (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I found this on BoingBoing.net. I do not know why I found it funny. (URL) have no life. Chris. PS. a certian "honorary" member of RTL has been found posting her MOC on some other lUG!! for shame! (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It's easy to create software, it's hard to support it ongoing. Both from a development standpoint as well as actual product support. I've seen it from personal experience. Two architectures is not just the obvious stuff like CPU and OS but (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I have every right to complain if I'm not support. Given that I'm well aware of how easy it can be to create cross platform software. However I won't be wining about it. Derek (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That's right--whining about stuff like: -Lack of hardware support. Stuff like: Dear nVidia and ATI. Please release all of your hard earned IP that cost you millions to develop over to us so we can write drivers for our niche operating system. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) But only while whining, right? right?!? (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yep, I still have a PC. Soon to be run with out a monitor, through virtual desktop. Well I'll still have a monitor around for Games, but nothing else will need it. (...) Oh ya, I've researched everything I want to be able to do with the Mac. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm all for cool fast UNIX hardware. Hell, I had an Indy R4600 on my desk back at Nortel and a NeXTstation Turbo at home. I own the Apple Industrial Design coffee table book. Just don't complain to me you're not supported like those other (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) (URL) videos done using LEGO software... (though they are exceptionally big...) And I'm over 8 (though some might dispute my mental age being greater than that...) (...) Dave 'PC' K (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) But you still have a PC. Being a Mac use since '93, I bought a used PC laptop that I devote 100% to Mindstorms porgramming and LEGO Studios stuff (I know... I'm the only person in the world over 8 that animates with the LEGO software). But (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I was actually thinking about it too - the next computer I get (probably a laptop sometime next year) might be some sort of mac thing. Haven't touched macs since '96 or so, but with the built in unix, they're becoming pretty tempting. Oh, (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) We're taking over the world 1 user at a time. HA HA HA HA! Actually I find it interesting that 5 people at our office have purchased iMacs in the last month. And they are all techies, none of these artsy fartsy types. :-) Derek (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sigh. That's like buying an SUV and complaining gas is expensive. You knew the Mac has little applications support from mainstream vendors. You knew that going in. You even paid your turtleneck yuppie tax to get the hardware! Bunch of Mac (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Me?? Did I volunteer for this?? ;) Seriously, I'm just riding on other people's coat tails--"Hey Dave, do this" K, done "Dave, call that person..." K, called... "Dave, stand on your head and do the Macarana..." K, probably not... For the most (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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(...) All the thanks this year should go to Dave. I posted a couple of messages a few months ago, but Dave has been collecting the names and working with the show to get the booth details finalized. I did not have time this year to handle the (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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Well I now have an expensive piece of paper that says when I pay even more I'll have a brand new iMac. Here's what I'm getting: 20" iMac G5 1Gb RAM, 2x512Mb 250Gb Hard Drive Bluetooth Final Cut Express 2 Video Cable It should come in sometime in the (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Once in a while I get a call from Chris, who says strange things that don't make any sense. It's like he's having a one sided conversation. Then I realize he's calling me to pretend he's busy on the phone while in some location he shouldn't (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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