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00:21.28your_doghey dw
00:21.34ducatiwannabehi
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00:57.55fiberchunksdammit, that's the third bzflag crash in less than 15 minutes ---- hrm
00:58.51fiberchunks4th, and a different server
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01:00.36learner:(
01:00.43learnerand hi
01:07.30fiberchunkshowdy
01:07.56fiberchunksdoesn't happen on hashmark, just valentino.hepcat.org, and creeperz' server -- haven't tested on any others :\
01:08.50fiberchunksah well, back home for dinner -- later on
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01:27.46carnagebye all
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01:53.21learner~slashdot
01:53.40learner"Go Army"
01:54.53JBdiGrizand badger has to use a mac :)
01:55.24learnerI'm surprised MS would have tried such a bold (and illegal) move..
01:55.31pyrobunnywhat did they do?
01:55.33learneror am I really surprised...
01:55.34learner:)
01:55.37pyrobunny?
01:55.51learnertop slashdot headline
01:56.14pyrobunnyok
01:56.17pyrobunnylemme look
01:56.50learnerNo u.s. gov employee or entity is allowed to accept a gift of value (>$20)
01:59.11jacquesthat presupposes MS software is worth > $20
01:59.29pyrobunnyHAHAHAHA
01:59.47pyrobunnythat is funny
02:00.02pyrobunnymaybe the fedarales migh switch to linux :-()
02:00.05pyrobunny*:-)
02:03.26learnerthey already use linux in a lot of locations
02:03.56learnerjust not on most of the "common worker" desktops yet
02:04.18learnermore server-side, research, and development
02:04.27bryjen"giving away" software so they can come back and _sell_ you an upgrade next year.
02:04.37bryjenthe first hit is always free.
02:04.45learneryep
02:05.24pyrobunnyheh
02:05.31pyrobunnyjust like with crack dealers
02:05.35pyrobunnyfirst hit is free
02:05.42pyrobunnybut then yur hoocked
02:05.46learnercuriously we haven't seen free cd's in our neck of the woods yet -- hopefully after that we won't have to
02:05.51pyrobunnyand it is full price
02:05.55learnerit's hard enough to fight off the ms pushers
02:05.59pyrobunnyheh
02:06.19JBdiGrizYou aren't responsible for major purchases.
02:06.47learnerdefine major :)
02:06.58JBdiGrizIf they can get the people responsible for the big purchases using the latest office (whose formats aren't compatible with previous versions), they can gain a lot more leverage.
02:07.03bryjenheh.  it'd be full price + 50%,  as they'd want to sell you an upgrade contract too.
02:07.12learnerit's not even usually a matter of purchasing -- it's a matter of mandates
02:07.25learnerthey tried the "everyone must run windows" just last year
02:07.27JBdiGrizHave you bought licenses for 1000 seats lately?
02:07.30learnerit didn't work out well at all
02:08.00JBdiGrizI haven't checked if that policy is being maintained at JPL.
02:08.07learnerthough we were part of the half a billion that was dished out to MS :(
02:08.44learnerso even if we don't use it -- we paid for it
02:09.20bryjenyour the best kind of customer then. no support calls from you. ;)
02:09.49bryjenoo, but then they can't bill you per hour for support. n/m
02:10.41learneryeah.. dell got those dollars
02:11.37pyrobunnygod slackware is pissin me off
02:11.43pyrobunnyinstall that is
02:13.00bryjen<PROTECTED>
02:13.10bryjenhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/content/30/36116.html