- illumin8
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Re: How would you respond?
Fascinating how we blame others for our own shortcomings.
Too bad someone couldn't have helped him along with teeny tiny baby steps and training wheels.
On the other hand, if hes right, and Linux is just a toy, (subsequently my favourite toy) then many of the worlds businesses, search engines, server farms, stock exchanges, supercomputers,educational facilities,mobile-web developers, embedded developers, and hardware manufacturers are doomed for ultimate failure and low paying jobs at Toys-r-Us.
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^+1.
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- spoovy
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I've met many many small businessmen, but never one who writes things like "PERIOD!!" or "Do the math??"
Full of shite, methinks.
Mind you, after years of frustration using Windows a mate of mine recently agreed to my recommendation to give Linux Mint a go. He'd wiped it less than a day later. Some people are just phobic about learning anything about their computers.
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spoovy wrote:
I've met many many small businessmen, but never one who writes things like "PERIOD!!" or "Do the math??"
Full of shite, methinks.Mind you, after years of frustration using Windows a mate of mine recently agreed to my recommendation to give Linux Mint a go. He'd wiped it less than a day later. Some people are just phobic about learning anything about their computers.
You haven't met many people in the military then, they talk and write like that all the time. Part of the reason I want to get out.
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iggykoopa wrote:
spoovy wrote:I've met many many small businessmen, but never one who writes things like "PERIOD!!" or "Do the math??"
Full of shite, methinks.Mind you, after years of frustration using Windows a mate of mine recently agreed to my recommendation to give Linux Mint a go. He'd wiped it less than a day later. Some people are just phobic about learning anything about their computers.
You haven't met many people in the military then, they talk and write like that all the time. Part of the reason I want to get out.
It could be worse: I RECENTLY HAD TO COMMUNICATE WITH SOMEONE WHO WROTE LIKE THIS ALL CAPS IS DIFFICULT ENOUGH TO READ BUT IT IS EVEN HARDER WHEN THERE IS NO PUNCTUATION IT WAS REALLY QUITE FRUSTRATING AND I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING TO THIS PERSON BUT I DID NOT KNOW HOW BEST TO TACKLE THE SUBJECT 
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corenominal wrote:
It could be worse: I RECENTLY HAD TO COMMUNICATE WITH SOMEONE WHO WROTE LIKE THIS ALL CAPS IS DIFFICULT ENOUGH TO READ BUT IT IS EVEN HARDER WHEN THERE IS NO PUNCTUATION IT WAS REALLY QUITE FRUSTRATING AND I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING TO THIS PERSON BUT I DID NOT KNOW HOW BEST TO TACKLE THE SUBJECT
thats how my grandad talks to foreigners, and how my mum texts (at least shes graduated from fullstops instead of spaces):)
anyway:
you........ should........... just....... type....... very.......... slowly........... to......... them........... ,.......... like.......... this.......... and.......... separate........... out............ long.......... syl.......a.........ble.........s......... like.......... this............ just......... to.......... annoy.......... them.......... ,........ hopefully.......... they............ might......................... get............. the............... hint.................... ....................
(or just space out your words so you can only see one per screen.)
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Re: How would you respond?
In this case it doesn't matter why he wrote that. Usually I give people benefit of the doubt, but when someone announces something stupid, the *only* way they'll respond is repeating more stupid things. Which is why ignoring is best.
However, an effective but rude way to reply is:
Why are you talking about X? I'm talking about Y. You're the one who wants to talk about X. Please stop talking about X.
e.g. Why are you posting such an unfair and unbalanced rant against Linux? This is a site for Linux enthusiasts. You're the only one who's ranting about Linux. Please go to a Windows website if you want to rant about why Windows is better than Linux in such an unfair and unbalanced way.
They don't even understand what they're saying, so win the shouting match by calling 'em crazy three times and point out one of the simple reasons why they're wrong.
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Re: How would you respond?
nopunctuationperhapsstreamofconsciousnessorlackingliteracyskillsiwondermmm
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