Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 23 June 2007 10:56 : \____
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> ____/ Jeanette on Thursday 21 June 2007 08:04 : \____
>>>
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>> ZDNET hackette backs down under Apple fan boy threats
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>> | ZD NET'S Volish correspondent, Mary Jo Foley, has broken under pressure
>>>>> | of abuse from Apple fan boys who were miffed that she dared to suggest
>>>>> | that Leopard looked the same as Vista.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40441
>>>>>
>>>>> The Myth of Fanboys
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>> | In fact, the fanatical devotion to products is found in the user base of
>>>>> | the MOST popular product, and furthermore, it is not a ?religious? issue
>>>>> | of zealotry but a very practical way to act for very logical reasons!
>>>>> |
>>>>> | [...]
>>>>> |
>>>>> | So, please, the next time you see a computer-related tech argument fall
>>>>> | to calling each other fanboys, remind them how much that term has been
>>>>> | corrupted.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.askreamaor.com/misc/the-myth-of-fanboys/
>>>>>
>>>>> So, someone suggests in that Microsoft's Vista is being 'copied'. That
>>>>> someone even mentions Dvorak and relies on Microsoft's existence for
>>>>> money. People rebut and they then get labelled 'fanboys'. I guess 'shills'
>>>>> doesn't beat this, but the matter of fact is that many people lie for
>>>>> their wallet's sake.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Related:
>>>>>
>>>>> Windows Bimbo Says OS X Leopard Looks Like Vista.
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>> | What you get from Mary Jo is a sample of the sorry state of
>>>>> | journalism, commentary, and analysis from mainstream media,
>>>>> | of which ZDNet plays a big part-- a big part in perpetuating
>>>>> | myths, fulfilling stereotypes, and giving women in tech a
>>>>> | bad name.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> http://mac360.com/index.php/mac360/comments/windows_bimbo_says_os_x_leopard_looks_like_vista/
>>>>
>>>> Jeanette wrote:
>>>> Blah blah what the heck does this have to do with her being female?
>>>> And people have been saying vista looks like OS X. I don't see it but hey?
>>>
>>> It has nothing to do with gender and I suspect they removed that bad post.
>>> Like
>>> [H]omer said, Mary is an excellent reporter, but this type she pulled a
>>> Dvorak. FWIW, when I posted the above to COLA I changed the wording
>>> to "reporter", but this time I forgot. I hate the word "Bimbo" with passion.
>>>
>>
>> When I was at school, all the girls suddenly decided that they didn't
>> like being called "chicks" (not that I ever did, particularly, it was
>> a general point). The reason was that it was somehow demeaning (never
>> quite understood why, but there we go). Now, I see "Chick-flicks" being
>> advertised in magazines for girlies, so presumably, it's no longer
>> demeaning, although it obviously was then. "Babe" was in the same
>> category at the time, although it was revitalised some time earlier than
>> "chick". Of course, then, girls all said that they didn't enjoy sex,
>> that only boys/men did, and that none of them masterbated, either.
>> Oh yeah, and I was told that I shouldn't see women as "sex objects",
>> but nobody could ever tell me what a "sex object" was, but they did
>> enjoy telling me I was bad for thinking it (what???).
>>
>> No, I can't keep up with it, didn't understand it then, and still do
>> not.
>>
>> Can't really see a particular issue with the word "bimbo", although it
>> clearly is intended to refer to a not-so-bright-but-pretty girl. Just
>> watch Big Brother, you'll see them in droves, if you can stand the
>> boredom, but personally, I hate it.
>
> I later realised (after I had posted this) that the page may no longer be
> available. Just to clarify for Jeanette, the woman who called Mary a "bimbo"
> goes by the name "Bambi", so it was a case of a woman cursing another, not
> some sexist guy or a misogynist.
It's an interesting thing, but around my local secondary schools, it
would appear that there is rather more bullying in the girl's schools
than the boy's schools...
>
> BTW, two of my important sites were migrated to a stronger server last night,
> but there were some glitches during the migration. This was predictable. I
> might have to spend time on this during the weekend (at COLA's expense, among
> other things). It's a case of bad luck. One week after grafting a broken
> hard-drive's contents with a quarter of a million files and all sort of
> dependencies and scripts I go through the same nuisance on the server. At
> least they all run better at the end...
>
Arggh! Bad luck! Maybe you should invest in one of those Excito
machines as a backup?
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