irc/usenet?

[Bill Campbell]

On Tue, Aug 03, 2004, Bill Vermillion wrote:
>press any key to reboot  -oops- Jay R. Ashworth said on Tue, Aug 03 12:47  
>
>> On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 11:47:01AM -0400, Kenneth Brody wrote:
>>
>> > I am not aware of any IRC channels, but John Esak has set
>> > up a chat room that's really "chat", because it includes
>> > audio. I believe that it needs you to have Windows Media
>> > Player 9 or later, but other than that, it's open to all:
>> > <http://www.tinyurl.com/yuag7>.
>
>> Note that allowing Windows to update your media player to version 9
>> subjects you to nasty DRM-imposing EULAae that may permit Microsoft to
>> force, for example, your copy of WinAMP to stop working.
>
>To paraphrase the old Dupont slogan "Better profiteering through
>restrictive licensing"
>
>For those who don't remember the original it was "Better Living
>Through Chemistry".  [haven't heard that since long before Bophal]
>
>The latest parody on that has to do with genetically engineered
>plants and animals "Better Living Through Frankenfoods".

Then there was the paraphrase of the old Lucky Strike LSMFT for
organic gardners ``Lotsa Sh*t Means Fine Tomatoes''.

Bill
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