__/ [ Sinister Midget ] on Thursday 21 September 2006 17:32 \__
> On 2006-09-21, The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> posted something concerning:
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Sinister Midget
>><phydeaux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote
>> on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:09:42 GMT
>><2rbau3-5nf.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> On 2006-09-19, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted
>>> something concerning:
>>>> Allchin: Vista apps to be 'mind-bogglingly cool'
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| "People will flock to software that is new, compelling, and 'cool.' You
>>>>| have GOT to be ready for this opportunity," Allchin wrote to
>>>>| developers.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>
http://news.com.com/Allchin+Vista+apps+to+be+mind-bogglingly+cool/2100-1016_3-6117122.html
>>>>
>>>> Not innovative; not efficient; not secure; not unique; not stable; not
>>>> dependable. I guess this describes Vista (AKA Aero Glass increment for
>>>> XP, a 5.5-year project) in one word: cool. This must be the reason why
>>>> Allchin will take that early retirement when Vista ships (and the ship
>>>> gradually sinks).
>>>
>>> In other news:
>>>
>>> [NEWS] Allchin calls being able to retire before it's too late: "Cool"
>>>
>>> [NEWS] Allchin says leaving before the company goes under is "Cool"
>>>
>>> [NEWS] Allchin: Making lots of money before the end comes is "Cool"
>>>
>>> [NEWS] Allchin: Getting paid a lot to say "Cool" is "Cool"
>>>
>>
>> Erm...is that "cool" as in neat/interesting/attractive/nice,
>> or "COOL" the language environment that eventually became .NET?
>
> It's "cool". As in getting out with most of the money you made from a
> shell game, leaving with a semi-intact reputation, and going away
> sometime just before the ship drops rapidly to the bottom.
You post is cool.
Roy
PS - Oh, yeah... and Tux rocks. omg penguins!!!!!11 look ma!
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