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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: My Experience with Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
Date: 12 Feb 2008 12:07:51
Message: <47b1d267@news.povray.org>
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Invisible wrote:
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> Why? Because I don't play certain types of games?
>
I'm not a gamer in even the remotest sense, and *I* knew who Blizzard was.
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From: Warp
Subject: Re: My Experience with Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
Date: 12 Feb 2008 12:08:49
Message: <47b1d2a1@news.povray.org>
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Invisible <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> > Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> >>> Blizzard
> >
> >> ...who?
> >
> > In my books you have stopped being a computer nerd from this moment
> > forward.
> :-(
> Why? Because I don't play certain types of games?
I have never played a game by Blizzard, yet I know what Blizzard is.
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- Warp
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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: My Experience with Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
Date: 12 Feb 2008 12:09:31
Message: <47b1d2cb@news.povray.org>
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Invisible wrote:
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> Oh yeah. And StarOffice. I completely forgot that part...
>
Speaking of wasting time downloading software ... a few years ago, I
downloaded and tried Staroffice. I found it seriously lacking. Felt like
MS Office circa Windows 3.1
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From: Warp
Subject: Re: My Experience with Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
Date: 12 Feb 2008 12:10:58
Message: <47b1d322@news.povray.org>
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Mike Raiford <mra### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Speaking of wasting time downloading software ... a few years ago, I
> downloaded and tried Staroffice. I found it seriously lacking. Felt like
> MS Office circa Windows 3.1
You should demand a refund, then.
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- Warp
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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: My Experience with Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
Date: 12 Feb 2008 12:12:43
Message: <47b1d38b@news.povray.org>
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Invisible wrote:
>>>> Borland
>>> Are they still going?
>>
>> Sure
>
> Oh, OK. I thought they went under after Delphi failed...
>
>>>> Blizzard
>>> ...who?
>>
>> Diablo
>> Warcraft
>> Starcraft
>> World of Warcraft
>>
>> Gaming company.
>
> Oh, OK. I hadn't heard of them. [But then, I've never played or even
> seen any of the games you mention, so...]
I cringe any time I see Orchid display his ignorance.
World of Warcraft? what kind of geek are you to not know Blizzard?!
they are the id of hack-and-slash games...
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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: My Experience with Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
Date: 12 Feb 2008 12:15:14
Message: <47b1d422@news.povray.org>
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Warp wrote:
> Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>> Blizzard
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>> ...who?
>
> In my books you have stopped being a computer nerd from this moment
> forward.
>
yes, let's begin a campaign to impeach Orchid of his geek position!
hey, guys. I'm on vacation, but you seem pretty overly active for
working people... ;)
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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: My Experience with Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
Date: 12 Feb 2008 12:17:03
Message: <47b1d48f$1@news.povray.org>
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Invisible wrote:
> Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
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>> Also, did you hear Sun bought MySQL recently? :)
>
> Heh. How do you guys know all this stuff?
>
http://slashdot.org
just read the headlines if you're out of time. But the comments are
real crux... :)
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From: Gail Shaw
Subject: Re: My Experience with Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
Date: 12 Feb 2008 12:19:49
Message: <47b1d535@news.povray.org>
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"nemesis" <nam### [at] nospamgmailcom> wrote in message
news:47b1d422@news.povray.org...
> hey, guys. I'm on vacation, but you seem pretty overly active for
> working people... ;)
I have an excuse. It's 7pm and I'm trying very hard to avoid working on my
thesis. So far, complete success. <g>
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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: My Experience with Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
Date: 12 Feb 2008 12:25:52
Message: <47b1d6a0$1@news.povray.org>
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Warp wrote:
> Mike Raiford <mra### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>> Speaking of wasting time downloading software ... a few years ago, I
>> downloaded and tried Staroffice. I found it seriously lacking. Felt like
>> MS Office circa Windows 3.1
>
> You should demand a refund, then.
>
I did. I never got my 5 minutes back :)
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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: My Experience with Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
Date: 12 Feb 2008 12:46:58
Message: <47b1db92$1@news.povray.org>
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Mike Raiford wrote:
> Speaking of wasting time downloading software ... a few years ago, I
> downloaded and tried Staroffice. I found it seriously lacking. Felt like
> MS Office circa Windows 3.1
Just a few years ago, Linux had a GUI which resembled Win95 at best.
Nowadays, I've been running composite window managers in full graphical
glory even before Vista was out...
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