From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 22 22:30:46 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E3331065670 for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:30:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Ggatten@waddell.com) Received: from emlpirnp0.waddell.com (emlpirnp0.waddell.com [67.130.252.22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB2638FC12 for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:30:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailhost.waddell.com (HELO emlpfilt4.waddell.com) ([10.1.10.26]) by emlpirnp1.waddell.com with ESMTP; 22 Aug 2011 17:30:45 -0500 Received: from emlpfilt4.waddell.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Postfix) with SMTP id 4CADF2F8003; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:30:45 -0500 (CDT) Received: from WADPHTCAS0.waddell.com (wadphtcas0.waddell.com [192.168.203.229]) by emlpfilt4.waddell.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 453892F8002; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:30:45 -0500 (CDT) Received: from WADPMBXV0.waddell.com ([169.254.1.213]) by WADPHTCAS0.waddell.com ([192.168.203.229]) with mapi; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:30:45 -0500 From: Gary Gatten To: 'Chris Hill' Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:30:43 -0500 Thread-Topic: First World (Was: What dialup modem WILL work with 8.x and uart?) Thread-Index: AcxhGiskRNbO2zjOQEiAH1tuGyD66wAARr4A Message-ID: <29093_1314052245_4E52D895_29093_69_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499C803F8F8@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com> References: <20110822034203.3dd9e29e@cox.net> <21605_1314040524_4E52AACC_21605_206_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499C803F8EE@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com> In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: 'Daniel Staal' , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: RE: First World (Was: What dialup modem WILL work with 8.x and uart?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:30:46 -0000 You're welcome! FBSD is awesome - LINUX SUX! -----Original Message----- From: Chris Hill [mailto:chris@monochrome.org]=20 Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 5:24 PM To: Gary Gatten Cc: 'Daniel Staal'; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: First World (Was: What dialup modem WILL work with 8.x and uar= t?) On Mon, 22 Aug 2011, Gary Gatten wrote: > Interesting analogy. Osama - er, I mean Obama could really use people=20 > like you to explain things better to him, 'cause obviously he has NO=20 > idea what his various and numerous Czars and advisors are saying. Or=20 > maybe they're all barely functional and don't know any better.... I'm sure the OP found that extremely helpful. Thanks for the trenchant=20 incisiveness. Right on topic, too. > Oh wait, this is a FBSD list... Ah, FBSD Rules! Long live FBSD! Right. > > On Mon, August 22, 2011 7:19 am, Odhiambo Washington wrote: >> I live in some 3rd world country (BTW, how does one become 1st world?) > > Back in the day, you'd have needed to join NATO... (2nd world, of course, > required joining the Warsaw Pact.) > > These days, I subscribe to the 'soda theory'. At the lowest level of an > economy, you can only buy one of Pepsi or Coke. A step up, and you will > have a choice. The next step beyond that, you have a choice between > Sprite and 7-Up. A first world economy will have multiple choices for any > flavor of soda, including things like Root Beer, Grape, or Sport Drinks. > In fact, you will have specialty sodas in most flavors, that are in > limited distribution by area, but still in major market retailers. They > will often be sold at prices near or above half an hour's wage (at minimum > wage) for a single soda. (Vs. Coke or Pepsi, which are usually sold at > half that or less.) > > ;) > > Daniel T. Staal > > (How is Kenya these days? I haven't been there in 10 years or so...) > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you > are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use > the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will > expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, > whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of > local copyright law. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > > > > > > >
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