[ale] [OT] Oh.... My.... God!

[Denny Chambers]

Well, If all it takes is a poster to win you over, then look here:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/posters/techie/3884/

A linux distro with all the devel tools you need + this poster will only 
cost you $14.99

linux distro is free, poster cost $14.99

Robert L. Harris wrote:

>  You're swayed to pro-M$ based on the pretty posters even after the
>install of their amazing software trashed your machine?  Have fun
>looking at your posters while you install, reinstall, rebuild after a
>virus, etc.  
>
>Good luck, you're going to need it.
>
>
>Thus spake Joe Knapka (jknapka at kneuro.net):
>
>  
>
>>I'm SO excited! I've had this shrinkrapped copy of Visual Studio .NET
>>2002 Professional (supplied by my illustrious employer) sitting in my
>>office for six months or so, but I've been muddling along with VS6.0
>>for the few tasks for which I still need C++. But the other day I
>>found out that someone had changed some code that affects me in a way
>>that mandates that it be built with VC++.NET, so I decided to go ahead
>>and install it on my decrepit old 233Mhz NT4 box (which *did* in fact
>>meet the minimum system requirements for VS.NET, much to my surprise).
>>
>>The attempted installation was a near-total disaster, requiring me to
>>re-install IE5 (!) and probably NT (though I haven't got that far
>>yet). But in the VS.NET box, along with the boring old CDs, I found
>>something ABSOLUTELY AMAZING - a 3x4 foot glossy class diagram of the
>>entire .NET framework!!! And another one of the VB class heirarchy!!!!
>>(VB has class? Who knew??)  And another one, of the infernally
>>complicated MS data-access object heirarchy!!!!!  I know it's a little
>>silly to be swayed by such trivia, but I just sat and drooled for half
>>an hour or so, and then realized that I've actually been converted to
>>M$ism! I just CANNOT RESIST the charm and charisma of an organization
>>that would give me probably $40 worth of artwork ABSOLUTELY FREE with
>>my $1000 investment in software!!!!!!
>>
>>Believe me, with posters like these, M$ cannot possibly lose.  I'm off
>>to blow $5000 on an MSDN subscription. I bet I'll get some *really*
>>cool stuff with that.  All you open-source weenies are goin' down,
>>man. Hard.
>>
>>Really.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>-- Joe Knapka
>>
>>PS -- No, I'm serious!
>>
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>
>:wq!
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