[Tfug] Celestia - OpenGL Astronomy Package For Linux

[klsmith]

I'm willing to attend any talk that Bowie Poag gives if it is in the 
spirit of teaching.  

Keith


Anthony Steckman wrote:

>
> His posts are entertaining and sometimes enlightening.
>
> Sticks and stones.
>
> The forest through the trees.
>
> A Torvalds quote:
>
> "And it's complete crap and idiocy, and I'm finally going to stand up 
> and ask people to THINK instead of repeating the old and stinking dogma."
>
> Another one:
>
> "No, you're thinking the wrong way.
>
> Trust me, MAP_COPY really _is_ stupid, and the Hurd is a piece of crap."
>
> My point isn't to compare Bowie Poag with Linus Torvalds.
>
> I'm just saying there's a certain precedence for this mode of 
> argumentation.
>
> And maybe also that sometimes you meet a smart ass who aside from 
> being an ass is actually pretty smart.
>
> And then the dumb asses reject him because he's a smart ass.
>
> I wonder how many people missed out on the Celestia link because their 
> email client is configured to automatically delete Bowie's messages...
>
>
> Paul Scott,,, wrote:
>
>> Anthony Steckman wrote:
>>
>>> I've said it before:
>>>
>>> I don't care what anybody says. I like this guy. 
>>
>>
>>
>> If only he weren't so incredibly rude!
>>
>> Paul Scott
>>
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>
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