[chat] NTK now, 2001-11-30 (fwd)

[Conrad Parker <conrad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

muahhahaahaa!

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Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 11:04:13 -0800
Subject: NTK now, 2001-11-30

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         Mr Gates is due in the UK this week, patting Blair's head,
         helping him find that Start button again, and charitably
         offering a few hits of the XP subscription-only crack-pipe.
         God help Bill, though, if gets collared by other more techy
         European politicians. Windows XP just trashed the hard drive
         of FRANCESCO COSSIGA, the 73-year ex-Presidente of Italy -
         and he's out for vendetta. As semi-retired politicians who
         do their own OS installs go, Cossiga is a tech support case
         from hell: professor of Law, ex-investigating magistrate,
         and since quitting the Presidency, a man with plenty of time
         and who no longer gives a shit. This is a man who idly
         tarried over details of St Thomas More's wishful dreams of a
         menage a trois - at a Vatican press conference. He says
         he's itching to take Microsoft to court. "In the tribunal,
         we will be able to enjoy ourselves. I'm almost hoping they
         won't be able to fix it!", he cackles. Worst of all for
         anyone hoping for a quick fight: he's a radio ham. Capos
         with callsigns: bad combination.
         http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,73304,tk,dn112701X,00.asp
                                                    - IANAXPOI, but..
         http://www.ntk.net/2001/11/30/presidente.html
             - translation of I0FCG's rant courtesy bellissima Louise
         http://www.pir.org/main2/Francesco_Cossiga.html
                       - you see how it all fits together now? (java)


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