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schestowitz> Yes, your autoreply message says:Apr 20 07:45
schestowitz> Apr 20 07:45
schestowitz> For an explanation of why I prefer to phase my E-mail accounts out,Apr 20 07:45
schestowitz> see < http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/email.html >Apr 20 07:45
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Knuth versus Email .::. Size~: 4.33 KBApr 20 07:45
schestowitz> Apr 20 07:45
schestowitz> So you do appear to compare yourself to Knuth's reasons for notApr 20 07:45
schestowitz> wanting to use email.Apr 20 07:45
schestowitzNo, that's a stretch. I just generally liked his explanation, that's all. Anyway, I prefer IRC and Identi.ca because it's faster and allows more people to be involved.Apr 20 07:45
MinceRyou don't stay on top of things? :>Apr 20 07:55
schestowitzNot usuallyApr 20 08:09
schestowitzNot work for example :>Apr 20 08:09
schestowitz> By chance did you forget to have links in the original comments thatApr 20 08:59
schestowitz> ZDNet deleted?  I find that short, single topic comments with aApr 20 08:59
schestowitz> supporting link or two are not often refuted.Apr 20 08:59
schestowitzThey mince linksApr 20 08:59
schestowitzI tried using <a href="Apr 20 08:59
schestowitz>> ad hominem? And all of Jack's attacks on me they deemApr 20 09:01
schestowitz>> not ad hominem. LOL!Apr 20 09:01
schestowitz> Apr 20 09:01
schestowitz> Double standards abound.  It looks though like you'll have to adopt anApr 20 09:01
schestowitz> extra careful style when posting to ZDNet because of the way they appearApr 20 09:01
schestowitz> to defend their Microsoft friends.Apr 20 09:01
schestowitz> What about posting raw urls?  They can be posted inlineApr 20 09:24
schestowitz> Apr 20 09:24
schestowitz> http://www.techrights.org/Apr 20 09:24
schestowitz> Apr 20 09:24
schestowitz> or left as footnotes [1] either way works.Apr 20 09:24
schestowitz> Apr 20 09:24
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Main Page - Techrights .::. Size~: 38.43 KBApr 20 09:24
schestowitz> [1]http://www.techrights.org/Apr 20 09:24
schestowitzI only found that out later, and that was not clickableApr 20 09:24
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Main Page - Techrights .::. Size~: 38.43 KBApr 20 09:24
schestowitz> Hi, Roy,Apr 20 10:29
schestowitz> Apr 20 10:29
schestowitz> Marco is working in similar directions to you:Apr 20 10:29
schestowitz> mfioretti@nexaima.netApr 20 10:29
schestowitz> http://mfioretti.com/Apr 20 10:29
schestowitzMarco is cool. Thanks for this link.Apr 20 10:29
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Introduction | mfioretti.com .::. Size~: 10.94 KBApr 20 10:29
schestowitz> Here is a better link, found on the above link:Apr 20 10:29
schestowitz> http://stop.zona-m.net/Apr 20 10:29
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Stop! .::. Size~: 101.71 KBApr 20 10:29
schestowitzFUDDie is still at it:Apr 20 10:31
schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/FOSSpatents/statuses/60556437285388288Apr 20 10:31
TechrightsBot-sc@FOSSpatents: The ITC (as expected) voted to investigate Microsoft's complaint against Barnes&Noble, Foxconn, Inventec. #android #patentsApr 20 10:31
schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/FOSSpatents/statuses/60579329607860224Apr 20 10:31
TechrightsBot-sc@FOSSpatents: Open Invention Network claims it wants to protect Android. Good luck! 41 Android-related patent lawsuits so far. #oin #failApr 20 10:31
schestowitzbblApr 20 10:31
schestowitztoo nice outside, out running \0/Apr 20 10:31
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schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/mikkohypponen/status/60625932662214656Apr 20 15:26
TechrightsBot-sc@mikkohypponen: Happy BP Deepwater Horizon Anniversary everybody! The Windows NT Connection: http://bit.ly/fDtE24 Amazing pictures: http://bit.ly/geDtlf #bpApr 20 15:26
TechrightsBot-sc-> Title: Guest Article: Windows NT and the Deepwater Horizon | Techrights .::. Size~: 110.36 KBApr 20 15:26
TechrightsBot-sc-> Title: Photos of the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig on fire | Doobybrain.com .::. Size~: 36.97 KBApr 20 15:26
schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/BTCare/statuses/60675240128286720Apr 20 15:27
TechrightsBot-sc@BTCare: @schestowitz Hey, I seen your tweet about dropouts, if ethernet connected connect to the test socket http://goo.gl/CuQPz and let me ..Apr 20 15:28
schestowitzBTCare LOLApr 20 15:28
TechrightsBot-sc-> Title: Fault testing with a line box socket | Help | BT.com Help .::. Size~: 884.31 KBApr 20 15:28
schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/BTCare/statuses/60675406449213441Apr 20 15:28
TechrightsBot-sc@BTCare: @schestowitz know if it happens, if ot does do the Hub lights change colour ? If you need help let me know :o)Apr 20 15:28
schestowitzit goes orange, then there's a web form confirmation of service downtime in my area, based on call (I tried once)Apr 20 15:29
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/_the_mad_hatter/status/60646467039277056Apr 20 15:30
TechrightsBot-sc@_the_mad_hatter: @schestowitz Roy, don't you mean 'Microsoft promises to catch up with Free Software Technology some time in next Century'?Apr 20 15:30
schestowitz\Apr 20 15:30
schestowitzMicrosoft won't even exist in the next century. It's busy killing century+ old companies like Nokia by preying on it.Apr 20 15:30
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/agente_smithe/status/60679434834944000Apr 20 15:31
TechrightsBot-sc@agente_smithe: @schestowitz Hi there Dr. Schestowitz, what happened to Dana Blankenhorn in ZDnet ? I enjoyed(most) of his articlesApr 20 15:31
schestowitzZDNet fired him and he never quite explained whyApr 20 15:31
schestowitzhttps://identi.ca/notice/71516654Apr 20 15:31
TechrightsBot-sc@Wayne Borean (themadhatter)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Apr-11 10:22:29 UTC - Identi.ca: @schestowitz Did you see: http://semiaccurate.com/2011/04/19/apple-suing-samsung-is-incredibly-stupid/Apr 20 15:31
TechrightsBot-sc-> Title: Apple suing Samsung is incredibly stupid  |  SemiAccurate .::. Size~: 100.84 KBApr 20 15:31
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schestowitz>>> So you do appear to compare yourself to Knuth's reasons for notApr 20 19:40
schestowitz>>> wanting to use email.Apr 20 19:40
schestowitz>>Apr 20 19:40
schestowitz>> No, that's a stretch. I just generally liked his explanation, that'sApr 20 19:40
schestowitz>> all. Anyway, I prefer IRC and Identi.ca because it's faster and allowsApr 20 19:40
schestowitz>> more people to be involved.Apr 20 19:40
schestowitz> You might want to think about rewording it then to make it more clear.Apr 20 19:40
schestowitz> Apr 20 19:40
schestowitz> Also some people will not do IRC or Identi.ca so you are cutting yourselfApr 20 19:40
schestowitz> off from tips.  Knuth doesn't need to think about that.Apr 20 19:41
schestowitzI'm removing the " For an explanation of why I prefer to phase my E-mail accounts out, see < http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/email.html > "Apr 20 19:43
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Knuth versus Email .::. Size~: 4.33 KBApr 20 19:43
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