6th October 2001 Archive

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• There's no place like GNOME

  It's where the heart is. But where's the brain?

  GNOME version 2.0 officially 'not of use to anyone' Letters ran 3:1 defending Gnome. Remarkably, almost all were polite, articulate and charming. However many others expressed relief that somebody had dared do the unthinkable, and castigate the project for late delivery and over-marketing. But since pro-Gnome letters are …

  Letters 6 Oct 2001, 00:50

• Reg telepathed by Captain Cyborg critics

  The Wonders of Science!

  Did Captain Cyborg implant a dog tracking chip? Reg jealous of my success, claims Captain Cyborg What's this? A buzzing behind my right ear? Why, that's got to be the embedded e-mail relay implanted in my skull. It turns me into a futurisitic fusion of man and POP3 Server! And it's buzzing again.... From: David Ellis …

  Letters 6 Oct 2001, 00:50

• Where can I patent my GNU/Implant?

  Letters That Was The Web That Was ...

  While 98 per cent of the world's PC users remain chained to proprietary software and are being asked to empty their wallets for another pointless upgrade, the fraternal folk of the Linux community have a more noble foe:- Each other. Yes, why waste valuable bandwidth trying to convert the heathen, when you can take potshots at …

  Letters 6 Oct 2001, 01:01

• BOFH, the HellDesk and the Novel

  Episode 24 Putting the world to writes

  Despite our best efforts, The PFY and I occasionally get asked back for a quick stand-in on the Helldesk. Today, it's because they're all taking the day off to tell each other how good they are at their jobs and have a group fondle under the guise of "trust exercises". Normally I would have put up a bit of a protest at the …

  BOFH 6 Oct 2001, 08:07