[Tfug] Politics, Religion, trolls and Linux

[Judd Pickell]

What kind of techie list is this if no one has drawn the parallel between
time in front of a tv and time in front of the comp. I mean really. Do you
really accomplish more at your computer than you do your TV? Or is the
actual amount of time wasted just more spread out so feel like less.

I have tons of stuff to waste time on, between computers, tvs, game systems
(portable or otherwise) as well as plenty of non-fiction and fiction books.
Heck half the time I am working I feel like I am wasting time because as
much as it is difficult to work, I still have plenty of time to read news
sites, follow irc messages, etc.

So I am not so sure it is the tv that makes you a boob, I think it is our
culture's lifestyle in general. Whether you live or die at the end of the
harvest is no longer an issue for us. If we want to work we can, if we don't
we don't.. There are mechanisms in place (not great mind you, but they are
there) to ensure that everyone is taken care of to at least some level of a
livable standard.

Anyways.. enough rambling.. :)

Sincerely,
Judd Pickell


On 5/28/07, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> This list oscillates.  It has been tame for a few years.  Around the turn
> of the century it was rock and roll.  Flames like no tomorrow sometimes.  I
> did not attend any meetings for several years after joining the list because
> of the flames.
>
> The help on this list has been second to none as far as I am concerned!
>
> And now that I have no TV I have more time to post :)
>
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> George Cohn <gwcohn at simplybits.net> wrote: Steve wrote:
> > The nice thing about the list is you can DELETE the posts without
> reading them.  Kinda like txt TIVO.  :)
>
> I've been the admin of a car related mailing list for over 11 years that
> gets 75-100 messages a day.  While the charter of the list is supposed
> to be all technical, I allow a little latitude in the so called "signal
> to noise ratio".
>
> Folks post about 70% technical and 30% personal on my list.  It has been
> commended numerous times as a real community where you learn a little
> bit about the people behind the names.  We've celebrated births,
> marriages, and sadly, a few deaths on my list.
>
> It's what is called a "community" and folks feel like they are among
> friends and use first names when addressing others.
>
> I've received some decent help here when I've asked programming
> questions, but I see a tendency for folks to really be not very tolerant
> of others at times.  Not sure if it's the "geek factor" of being a *ix
> person or just the snobbishness of some folks.
>
> With some lists, you log on every day for dessert, and others just
> because you need the info.  Hopefully this list is not becoming the
> latter.
>
> George Cohn
> http://www.jag-lovers.org
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