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alex.barylski
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by alex.barylski » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:33 pm
I just read that in a book I'm reading...and thought to myself holy christ...have I ever been duped
Then I found this:
http://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/unix-hoax.html
Good for a laugh and a major sigh of relief if you have spent countless amounts of time learning C
ibbo
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by ibbo » Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:42 am
Reads like MS propoganda.
ibbo
Jenk
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by Jenk » Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:50 am
The date on the doc gave it all away before I even read it, sorry.
ibbo
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by ibbo » Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:50 am
There is some good other stuff in there though.
ibbo
MrPotatoes
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by MrPotatoes » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:59 am
i always thought it was funny when i read it the first time
alex.barylski
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by alex.barylski » Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:27 am
Jenk wrote: The date on the doc gave it all away before I even read it, sorry.
Yea I figured it would, but the original is in a PDF i'm (I was) reading so the date didn't apply...and being in a serious book I was truely taken back for a minute
Until I googled it and found that link
a94060
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by a94060 » Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:28 pm
i read it all the way thru like what the... then i read back here and checked the date