upgrade advice - $2000

[TVeblen]

It might not matter to the masses, Steve, but it matters to the literate.


I would if Google had not destroyed access to the USENET archive.

Are you a Google fan boy, Steve?

JD made it up. And it's great! All Hail JD!!

 

[John Doe]

JD made it up. And it's great! All Hail JD!!

Someone in (news.software.readers) or maybe in some gaming group
made it up. I would love to provide a citation, dammit. But I
seriously cannot get the Google USENET archive interface to work
properly anymore.

The USENET archive was good for determining appropriate word usage.
In fact, usage is what makes a dictionary. Google's destruction of
the archive is a significant problem.

 

[SteveH]

It might not matter to the masses, Steve, but it matters to the
literate.

And what you are implying exactly?

I would if Google had not destroyed access to the USENET archive.

So, no - what a surprise.

Are you a Google fan boy, Steve?

Not a particular fan of anything or anyone IT related.
BTW - it's usually 'fanboi'

Any particular need to post the full headers of my post, or do you just
enjoy wasting bandwidth?

 

[SteveH]

JD made it up. And it's great! All Hail JD!!

Its bollocks actually. If you think its in any way remotely funny, you
must be a daft as him.

 

[John Doe]

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And what you are implying exactly?

You look like a sheep, Steve.

So, no - what a surprise.

That's right, Steve, Google sucks.

Not a particular fan of anything or anyone IT related. BTW - it's
usually 'fanboi'

According to Merriam-Webster, it's "fanboy", Steve. According to the
(alt.usage.english) USENET group, removing the space between two
nouns has become common. Apparently there is some confusion about
that issue. I would cite the relevant posts, but Google makes that
impossible.

By the way... The expression "Hoover" is chiefly British, Steve. I
have never heard anyone in my neighborhood use "Hoover" to mean
"vacuum".

 

[SteveH]

John Doe wrote:


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Oh look John (or whoever you are - posting style seems a bit different
to JD of a while back) I can do this as well:

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Keep taking the pills

 

[John Doe]

John Doe wrote:


<bollocks snipped>

Oh look John (or whoever you are - posting style seems a bit different
to JD of a while back)

You need to lighten up, Steve.

 

[SteveH]

You need to lighten up, Steve

And you need to learn grammar. There's no comma needed in your statement
(should be a full stop at the end of course).

 

[JR Weiss]

By the way... The expression "Hoover" is chiefly British, Steve. I
have never heard anyone in my neighborhood use "Hoover" to mean
"vacuum".

In my old neighborhood (US Navy carrier decks), the S-3 was referred to as the
"Hoover" because of the sounds made by the big suckers hanging under the
wings....