John H. wrote:

But your creative snipping highlights your integrity?

Herring, our resident racist, is discussing someone else's integrity?
What a laugh.

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:23:25 -0400, "JimH" wrote:


"Tim" wrote in message
...
On Apr 17, 5:44 pm, John H. wrote:
about your son, but,
if you can comprehend his logic, Harry did.

Personally, I think you did a nice thing, even if the laptop had Vista
installed.
--
John *H*
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Agreed.

Vista-Schmista or whatever....That was a good gift.
=============

Thanks Tim. He emails us (including his sister and friends) on a regular
basis, something he would not have been able to do if we did not buy him the
laptop as he had a desktop.

His laptop runs VISTA and was built to run that OS. He has consistently
reported no problems with it and has stated he really likes it as an OS and
that the computer runs fast.

Why some choose to lowblow me for giving a productive gift to my son who is
serving our Country honorably is beyond me................those flames do
reflect the integrity of those folks though.


Harry's comment was ****ty. Glad to see he's amending the meaning so your
son isn't included in his list of 'mental incompetents'.
--
John *H*
(Not the other one!)

John H. wrote:
On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:23:25 -0400, "JimH" wrote:

"Tim" wrote in message
...
On Apr 17, 5:44 pm, John H. wrote:
about your son, but,
if you can comprehend his logic, Harry did.

Personally, I think you did a nice thing, even if the laptop had Vista
installed.
--
John *H*
(Not the other one!)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
Agreed.

Vista-Schmista or whatever....That was a good gift.
=============

Thanks Tim. He emails us (including his sister and friends) on a regular
basis, something he would not have been able to do if we did not buy him the
laptop as he had a desktop.

His laptop runs VISTA and was built to run that OS. He has consistently
reported no problems with it and has stated he really likes it as an OS and
that the computer runs fast.

Why some choose to lowblow me for giving a productive gift to my son who is
serving our Country honorably is beyond me................those flames do
reflect the integrity of those folks though.


Harry's comment was ****ty. Glad to see he's amending the meaning so your
son isn't included in his list of 'mental incompetents'.


I didn't amend my comment, **** for brains...*you* tried to start up
something that was not there. I doubt Jim H thought for a second I was
including his son in the list of mental incompetents.

You only get a D+ for that attempt at deviousness, Mr. Integrity who
Lies through his Teeth.

On Apr 17, 6:23�pm, "JimH" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

...
On Apr 17, 5:44 pm, John H. wrote:
about your son, but,

if you can comprehend his logic, Harry did.

Personally, I think you did a nice thing, even if the laptop had Vista
installed.
--
John *H*
(Not the other one!)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Agreed.

Vista-Schmista or whatever....That was a good gift.
=============

Thanks Tim. �He emails us (including his sister and friends) on a regular
basis, something he would not have been able to do if we did not buy him the
laptop as he had a desktop.



y'know, when he was iced in the St Louis airport, The roads wern't
that bad an I was about 20 mi. away visiting my in-laws in
Edwardsville. If I had been able to have quicker communique with you,
I was going to see if I could run tot he airport and bring his
anything and/or take him to dinner at the 'port while he was in lay-
over.

Or at least get him a cup of Starbucks.

Tim wrote:
On Apr 17, 6:23�pm, "JimH" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

...
On Apr 17, 5:44 pm, John H. wrote:
about your son, but,

if you can comprehend his logic, Harry did.
Personally, I think you did a nice thing, even if the laptop had Vista
installed.
--
John *H*
(Not the other one!)- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Agreed.

Vista-Schmista or whatever....That was a good gift.
=============

Thanks Tim. �He emails us (including his sister and friends) on a regular
basis, something he would not have been able to do if we did not buy him the
laptop as he had a desktop.



y'know, when he was iced in the St Louis airport, The roads wern't
that bad an I was about 20 mi. away visiting my in-laws in
Edwardsville. If I had been able to have quicker communique with you,
I was going to see if I could run tot he airport and bring his
anything and/or take him to dinner at the 'port while he was in lay-
over.

Or at least get him a cup of Starbucks.


I gotta wonder what's worse...being snowed in at the St. Louis airport
or being snowed in at the Buffalo airport.

On Apr 17, 6:29*pm, "JimH" wrote:
On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:40:11 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Apr 17, 12:17 pm, HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

I may have to buy my youngest a Mac.

Mild curiosity, Reggie. Is your kid so mentally or genetically
"challenged," he can't figure out what computer to buy without your
"help"? I mean, you know nothing about computers...your kid, if he has a
working brain, must know more than you do, right?

Gee, I guess you could have said the same exact thing about a certain
person's ego helping Marine son......

Our purchase of a laptop to him was a gift to him upon his graduation from
the USMC basic training program at Parris Island.

And that is different than Reggie giving his son a gift of a laptop
HOW????

I know that is a hard concept for you to understand.......but give it
another go.

Hmmm, wasn't you just whining about people's negative comments?

Regardless........this strange obsession you have with me is an indication
that you need some help regarding the state of your mental health. *Perhaps
you can get a group discount if John Herring signed up with you as he has
the same obsession problem with me.


Hmmm, wasn't you just whining about people's negative comments?

Now, please answer this:
Who "low blowed" you for buying your son a laptop? Your buddy Harry is
the only person who "low blowed" someone for buying their son a
laptop.

wrote:
On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:00:42 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

IBM having employees test out Macs at work,

It would make a lot more sense if IBM came out with a decent Linux
suite ... but IBM has never done anything in the PC arena that made
sense.
They do use Linux on their servers so they have some experience with
it.
I bet this is actually signalling some hardware deal between Apple and
Levano


Lenovo is a Communist Chinese company, not an IBM company.

Why would IBM or anyone else want to force a hobbyist kit OS like LINUX
on its employees' desktops?

wrote:
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:20:17 -0400, HK wrote:

wrote:
On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:00:42 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

IBM having employees test out Macs at work,
It would make a lot more sense if IBM came out with a decent Linux
suite ... but IBM has never done anything in the PC arena that made
sense.
They do use Linux on their servers so they have some experience with
it.
I bet this is actually signalling some hardware deal between Apple and
Levano

Lenovo is a Communist Chinese company, not an IBM company.

Why would IBM or anyone else want to force a hobbyist kit OS like LINUX
on its employees' desktops?

The fact remains IBM does use Linux on it's servers, and that is far
from the hobby category. DOS was a hobby language in 1980 too.

IBM still owns a chunk of Levano, they just outsourced the US employee
costs. These days it is hard to find a US company that isn't in bed
with the ChiComs. Thank you Mr Clinton


Using LINUX on a server when you are a hobbyist or have an IT department
devoted to servers is a lot different than using LINUX on a desktop.

My last (and final) IBM Thinkpad was at least partially manufactured in
Mexico. This was before the brand name was sold to the Chinese Communists.

wrote:
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:19:55 -0400, HK wrote:

Using LINUX on a server when you are a hobbyist or have an IT department
devoted to servers is a lot different than using LINUX on a desktop.


IBM controls the desk top on company owned PCs. Employes are strongly
discouraged from adding anything that is not sent to them by the
company, using words like "conditions of employment". There is no
reason why the company IT department couldn't come up with a packaged
suite of applications for the employees based on a Linux OS.
When I had a Thinkpad they owned I kept a separate hard drive for
things I wanted to do that weren't following the company line (OS/2 vs
the DOS I like) so I had a compliant machine when they wanted to see
it. Loading your own stuff on a company owned machine was playing "you
bet your job" even when it was hard to get fired from IBM. Now they
look for reasons to fire people.


I can't think of one compelling reason to use LINUX on a corporate desktop.

HK wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:19:55 -0400, HK wrote:

Using LINUX on a server when you are a hobbyist or have an IT
department devoted to servers is a lot different than using LINUX on
a desktop.


IBM controls the desk top on company owned PCs. Employes are strongly
discouraged from adding anything that is not sent to them by the
company, using words like "conditions of employment". There is no
reason why the company IT department couldn't come up with a packaged
suite of applications for the employees based on a Linux OS.
When I had a Thinkpad they owned I kept a separate hard drive for
things I wanted to do that weren't following the company line (OS/2 vs
the DOS I like) so I had a compliant machine when they wanted to see
it. Loading your own stuff on a company owned machine was playing "you
bet your job" even when it was hard to get fired from IBM. Now they
look for reasons to fire people.


I can't think of one compelling reason to use LINUX on a corporate desktop.

Can you think of one compelling reason to use Vista on a corporate desktop?