[SATLUG] OT: Walmart Selling Linux PCs/ Right-Left paradigm

[Ernest De Leon]

As an aside...for those that don't know, today is the 5th of November
drive for Ron Paul.  We are trying to make history with one day
donations.  I already donated my 100 bucks.  If you are a fan of his,
here is the website:

http://www.thisnovember5th.com/

and donate here:

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

Thanks,
Ernest

On Nov 3, 2007 9:58 PM, Charles Hogan <cd_satl at futuretechsolutions.com> wrote:
> Brad Knowles wrote:
> > On 11/3/07, Brad Knowles wrote:
> >
> >>  The sad thing is that, at the late stages where I was involved, the
> >>  SIPRnet Manager was still seriously considering using random network
> >>  numbers pulled out of their @$$ and static HOSTS.TXT tables, instead
> >>  of real registered network numbers as assigned by the NIC and using
> >>  a dynamic`1
> >
> > Great.  So one of the damn fucking cats must have laid on the keyboard
> > and somehow managed to send that message before it was ready.  Great.
> LOL - If they are going to be doing stuff like that, you should really
> put them to work to earn their keep.
> http://www.futuretechsolutions.com/~cdhogan/photos/Cats/Schmuck_09.jpg
>
> >
> >
> > What I was trying to say is that I managed to convince them to use real
> > DNS and real network numbers as issued by the NIC.  And this was as late
> > as mid-'95.
> >
> > So, even if all this stuff was invented by really, really smart
> > scientists and engineers for ARPAnet/Milnet/whatever, there were plenty
> > of damn stupid idiots who were involved in managing the thing who
> > wouldn't know their ass from a hole in the ground.
> Replacing the idiots would have been the perfect job for the kitties.
>
> >
> >>>  I respect Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn, but I think they're giving too much
> >>>  credit to Gore.
> >
> > I've done some research on this.  It turns out that Gore did actually do
> > quite a lot for the Internet as a sponsor and champion, through his
> > various political positions and offices.  Maybe not quite as much as
> > they're giving him credit for now, but quite a bit more than you seem to
> > be willing to give.
> >
> Though his original quote could probably be considered technically
> correct, I still think it was spun to appear to give more credit than
> deserved.  But the deserved credit is more than I had previously thought.
>
> Charles
>
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