Microsoft, Novell, SCO, and NASDAQ Delistings

Quoting:Those damn Linux people are hard to herd.

A bit like herding cats and Atheists, rarely do you get two going in the same direction, and even less the one you want them to go in.

> Wonder if DHS watches this forum?

The NSA uses natural language recognition software to scan everything, setting flags for human analysts to check. They then feed any information to the other departments. CIA if international, DHS and FBI (how's that for redundancy!) if domestic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puzzle_Palace

DHS might very well also be scanning and monitoring, but only so as to create as much redundant employment and waste as possible. After all, bigger staffs and larger budgets are the only measure by which a bureaucracy can tell if they are "successful". DHS is exceptionally successful as a bureaucracy, regardless of their failure as a peace-keeping agency.

Bob, Hey you just described Mostly$oft: "...but only so as to create as much redundant employment and waste as possible. ...is exceptionally successful as a bureaucracy..."

DHS CIA FBI SOB MGM TWA LUG LWN LX'r

Stamp-out TLA's

No! TLA's are the lubricant of IT :-)

I remember someone quipping that "The biggest hurdle faced by IT in the next decade is that there are only 17 thousand TLAs".

17576, if you want to be nitpicky.

> 17576, if you want to be nitpicky.

Only if you limit yourself to the Roman alphabet.

> Only if you limit yourself to the Roman alphabet.

Good point. :^)

(hint: ":^)" is three characters)

jdixon: Yup... assuming a 26 letter alphabet... and the L in TLA implies letters only... so things like "MP3" do not count as TLAs technically. But then people do count those as TLAs, so perhaps TCA might be more appropriate.

How about diacritics?

ŚĆŹ, ĄŻĘ, ŁÓŃ

> ...and the L in TLA implies letters...

Yes, but it does not imply Roman letters. As a simple example, adding Greek letters would expand the range considerably.

OMFG ROTFLMAO

Oh great, 12 letter acronyms.

Thats OK,

Twelve Letter Acronym

Still reduces nicely to TLA.

Remember that TLA is a TLA. Doesn't work for 12-letter acronym. Don't ruin the magic!!

Any of you do LRF support for laptops?

I am always losing a LRF. Don't know what causes them to go, but it's darn hard to find one compatible with those remaining on the system.

Know any good sources?

jdixon: "Yes, but it does not imply Roman letters. As a simple example, adding Greek letters would expand the range considerably."

Sorry... I was writing that in response to Bob R's " ;^) " ... I kinda mangled my thoughts together there a bit.

> I kinda mangled my thoughts together there a bit.

I think we've all done that at one time or another. :)

Well, except for Dino. You can ask him, he'll tell you. :)

> You can ask him, he'll tell you.

He has.

NoDough, Sure do, just use a dab of RTV. Also the rubber pads for glass table tops works.