Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 18:01:05 -0400 From: Carl Schmidt <carl@slackerbsd.org> To: "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Re: NASA's Operating System?] Message-ID: <20010909180105.A86057@slackerbsd.org> In-Reply-To: <002301c13974$049137e0$0e00000a@tomcat> References: <20010909061950.24928.qmail@nwcst282.netaddress.usa.net> <002301c13974$049137e0$0e00000a@tomcat>
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--EeQfGwPcQSOJBaQU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 05:11:39PM -0400, Andrew C. Hornback wrote: >=20 > Hmm, >=20 > And I bet you'd probably want to blame the Challenger Tragedy on the fact > that the Space Shuttle is run by 3 IBM System/36 machines. >=20 > The Pentium Pro is only what, 5-6 years old? I guess you're saying that > since there's a new WhizBang 2000 out that the US Navy should be running = the > WhizBang 2000, and should toss out the old WhizBang 1000 models? The > division by zero problem was a programming error, not a hardware error, a= nd > you're not going to find a piece of software out there without errors, > period. >=20 > How do you know that they didn't buy that system back in 95-96 when the > PPro was brand new and cutting edge? Why are you assuming that it was ju= st > purchased, since the problem just cropped up? >=20 > This kind of sarcasm about how things should be done coming from someone > that's probably never served a day in a uniform in their life. I'm sorry, > but I don't like it one bit. >=20 > --- Andy > P.S. You should sleep better knowing that you're protected by the best. >=20 Although I do agree that the previous argument about the ppro is rather stu= pid I don't really think the bit about the person ever serving is necessary. People are allowed to draw opinions on things they've never done before. It= 's almost impossible not to do so. Ever jump out of a plane? I haven't. I think it's nuts though because I don't want to splatter all over the ground. It's a very loose analogy but I think you can figure it out. I have never done A but I understand what goes on with A and therefore I draw a conclusion or t= wo Many people do not wish to serve because they don't believe in war or they are just unable to -- like me. I tried getting into the Marines and the Army but was disqualified due to asthma. Go figure. But that's actually great for me now because I do not want to be in the military. I'd sleep a lot better knowing we didn't have the ability to kill each other at the press of a but= ton or the pulling of a trigger or whatever else you care to do. You can always kill someone with your bare hands but that is somewhat harder then sitting = in your nice little country and sending out the command to drop a bomb on some= one just because. Okay so most of that isn't related but it's about how I feel towards the military. It's a necessary evil these days. The fact that it's necessary just fucking sucks but that's the way it is. "Military intelligence -- still two words that can't make sense." -- Megadeth - The World Needs a Hero This is -questions so I digress on the topic of the military and hope the thread dies in that respect. --=20 Carl Schmidt Just like the pied piper led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes swaying to the symphony of destruction http://slackerbsd.org/ --EeQfGwPcQSOJBaQU Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.0i for non-commercial use MessageID: 823lTk1znjIJgi6P+hWadzmD8hscEKdJ iQA/AwUBO5vmoCwXrqm5p/cQEQJvqgCg5+h8t1SkB+HzQNGiz/rrrt4HwNwAnAxt lI72sa0IM7heYQ30EVfeFRk1 =G0m2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --EeQfGwPcQSOJBaQU-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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