____/ [H]omer on Wednesday 24 October 2007 10:58 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> Bootcamp 497: Ten uses for an old PC, part 2
> [...]
>>
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2007/10/23/ecrboot22.xml
>
> Actually the mainstream British press features GNU/Linux articles quite
> frequently these days, especially the Guardian, which has become so
> Linux friendly that I wouldn't be surprised if they stuck a Penguin logo
> on the front page permanently. :)
>
> I never used to be a Guardian reader (preferred the Independent), but
> I've recently come to realise how well they align with my opinions.
>
> I just had a look at their front page, and not just WRT computer
> software. I just had a look at their front page, and found these gems:
>
>
> McDonald's? Who needs it?
>
> .----
> | Gill Partington tastes a new cookbook which celebrates the national
> | dishes of America's enemies.
> `----
>
> http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/recipe/0,,2198012,00.html
>
>
>
> Warming could wipe out half species
>
> .----
> | Rising global temperatures could trigger a huge extinction of
> | plants and animals, according to a study.
> `----
>
>
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/oct/24/climatechange.scienceofclimatechange
>
>
> Then of course, there's this:
>
>
> A Gibbon beats Leopard
>
> .----
> | But Ubuntu just worked. The install, disk partitioning and boot
> | manager were straight forward. The package and update managers
> | handle all of the dependencies
> `----
>
> http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/10/19/a_gibbon_beats_leopard.html
>
>
> Yes, the Guardian is definitely turning out to be my favourite news
> provider ... well next to the P&J, anyway. :)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_and_Journal_%28Scotland%29
Ironically, it's the BBC that goes the other way (and guess who pays for it?).
I only syndicate the science and technology section of the BBC's Web site and
the presence of Microsoft there is disgusting. If Google is mentioned there,
it's often in negative context. Linux? Barely a mention. That's the effect of
having colleagues from Microsoft at lunch.
See this article:
http://rcpmag.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=741
Repulsive. Microsoft is like the government of China, even in-house. It's like
a cult. Please do follow the link. You'll be amazed and disgusted at the same
time.
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