I smell some Linux idiots...

In comp.os.linux.advocacy, DFS
<nospam RemoveThis @dfs_.com>
wrote
on Fri, 4 May 2007 00:45:26 -0500
<sTy_h.17934$Pq5.4822@bignews6.bellsouth.net>:
> and they stink baaaaddd!
>
> http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/539539
>

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708432/

(I'm in a subtle mood today.)

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On Fri, 04 May 2007 00:45:26 -0500, DFS wrote:

> and they stink baaaaddd!
>
> http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/539539

You sure the breeze is not giving you your own aroma back?

On 2007-05-04, John Locke <johnlocke98513.RemoveThis@comcast.net> claimed:
> On Fri, 4 May 2007 00:45:26 -0500, "DFS" <nospam.RemoveThis@dfs_.com> wrote:
>
>>and they stink baaaaddd!
>>
>>http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/539539
>
> I don't know...I can sort of picture you in an "I Love Linux" t-shirt.

I don't know about that. Wouldn't it clash with his white hooded robe?

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ray wrote:

>On Fri, 04 May 2007 00:45:26 -0500, DFS wrote:
>
>> and they stink baaaaddd!
>>
>> http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/539539
>
>You sure the breeze is not giving you your own aroma back?

Is this troll really worth encouraging?

On Fri, 04 May 2007 10:01:14 -0500, chrisv wrote:

> ray wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 04 May 2007 00:45:26 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>
>>> and they stink baaaaddd!
>>>
>>> http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/539539
>>
>>You sure the breeze is not giving you your own aroma back?
>
> Is this troll really worth encouraging?

Sure - he has his comic moments. BTW - I especially liked "computers are
like air conditioners".

On Fri, 04 May 2007 10:01:14 -0500, chrisv <chrisv.RemoveThis@nospam.invalid>
wrote:

>ray wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 04 May 2007 00:45:26 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>
>>> and they stink baaaaddd!
>>>
>>> http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/539539
>>
>>You sure the breeze is not giving you your own aroma back?
>
>Is this troll really worth encouraging?

You need to let them have a little fun, as the hour of doom for them
and their beloved Microshaft is approaching at a faster rate each day.
Soon their ranting will only be a fading memory and Microsoft about as
noteworthy as an old stain on the carpet.

DFS wrote:
> and they stink baaaaddd!
>
> http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/539539

/quote/
Whether you're a Linux/UNIX, or even Mac, geek or just appreciate
computing in general, you're going to feel right at home here. (Okay,
not if you're into windoze...we don't do windoze--and neither should
you!)

Among our broad selection of computer-themed products, such as t-
shirts, bumper stickers, coffee mugs, mousepads, and much more, you'll
find items like There's no place like 127.0.0.1, Linux: Because
rebooting is only for installing hardware, and There are 10 kinds of
people: Those who understand binary and those who don't.
/-quote/

This is good news!

It means that the Linux user community has grown to the point that a
non-Linux vendor can make money off by selling Linux nick-nacks. We
are no longer One Percenters!

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After takin' a swig o' grog, chrisv belched out this bit o' wisdom:

> ray wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 04 May 2007 00:45:26 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>
>>> and they stink baaaaddd!
>>>
>>> http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/539539
>>
>>You sure the breeze is not giving you your own aroma back?
>
> Is this troll really worth encouraging?

C'mon, chrisv, these trolls do make the newsgroup a little more lively,
even if they have to go to extremes to goad us into responses, the way
Linux seems to be taking off these days.

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John Locke <johnlocke98513 DeleteThis @comcast.net> writes:

> On Fri, 04 May 2007 10:01:14 -0500, chrisv <chrisv DeleteThis @nospam.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>>ray wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 04 May 2007 00:45:26 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>
>>>> and they stink baaaaddd!
>>>>
>>>> http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/539539
>>>
>>>You sure the breeze is not giving you your own aroma back?
>>
>>Is this troll really worth encouraging?
>
> You need to let them have a little fun, as the hour of doom for them
> and their beloved Microshaft is approaching at a faster rate each day.
> Soon their ranting will only be a fading memory and Microsoft about as
> noteworthy as an old stain on the carpet.

Is this the same John Locke that thought share price was indicative of
a company's worth?

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On Fri, 04 May 2007 21:16:38 +0200, Hadron Quark
<hadronquark.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:

>John Locke <johnlocke98513.DeleteThis@comcast.net> writes:
>
>> On Fri, 04 May 2007 10:01:14 -0500, chrisv <chrisv.DeleteThis@nospam.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>ray wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Fri, 04 May 2007 00:45:26 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> and they stink baaaaddd!
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/539539
>>>>
>>>>You sure the breeze is not giving you your own aroma back?
>>>
>>>Is this troll really worth encouraging?
>>

>> You need to let them have a little fun, as the hour of doom for them
>> and their beloved Microshaft is approaching at a faster rate each day.
>> Soon their ranting will only be a fading memory and Microsoft about as
>> noteworthy as an old stain on the carpet.
>
>Is this the same John Locke that thought share price was indicative of
>a company's worth?
Well..I guess that's right...I'd say that Microsoft is probably worth
about $30.00.

I think you need some basic economics training...here's a start:
http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070503/34354_id.html?.v=1

In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Hadron Quark
<hadronquark.TakeThisOut@gmail.com>
wrote
on Fri, 04 May 2007 21:16:38 +0200
<87irb89z6x.fsf.TakeThisOut@gmail.com>:
> John Locke <johnlocke98513.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> writes:
>
>> On Fri, 04 May 2007 10:01:14 -0500, chrisv <chrisv.TakeThisOut@nospam.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>ray wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Fri, 04 May 2007 00:45:26 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> and they stink baaaaddd!
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/539539
>>>>
>>>>You sure the breeze is not giving you your own aroma back?
>>>
>>>Is this troll really worth encouraging?
>>
>> You need to let them have a little fun, as the hour of doom for them
>> and their beloved Microshaft is approaching at a faster rate each day.
>> Soon their ranting will only be a fading memory and Microsoft about as
>> noteworthy as an old stain on the carpet.
>
> Is this the same John Locke that thought share price was indicative of
> a company's worth?
>

Share price *is* an indication of a company's worth,
when multiplied by the number of shares outstanding --
market cap. Of course, one has to be careful; Microsoft
has a lower share price (30.4 than Apple (100.72), but
Microsoft has 9.57 billion shares outstanding to Apple's
relatively measly 868 million.

There are a number of now dead companies whose stock
price plummeted to zero, during the 2000 crash -- the
"dot goners". In those cases, share prices indicate that
the company is now worth diddly-squat; presumably debt
exceeds assets.

For its part RHT weighs in at a stock price of 21.52 and
a market cap of $4.14B -- tiny compared to the other two,
but they're not exactly out of the hunt.

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The Ghost In The Machine <ewill.DeleteThis@sirius.tg00suus7038.net> espoused:
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Hadron Quark
><hadronquark.DeleteThis@gmail.com>
> wrote
> on Fri, 04 May 2007 21:16:38 +0200
><87irb89z6x.fsf.DeleteThis@gmail.com>:
>> John Locke <johnlocke98513.DeleteThis@comcast.net> writes:
>>
>>> On Fri, 04 May 2007 10:01:14 -0500, chrisv <chrisv.DeleteThis@nospam.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>ray wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Fri, 04 May 2007 00:45:26 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> and they stink baaaaddd!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/539539
>>>>>
>>>>>You sure the breeze is not giving you your own aroma back?
>>>>
>>>>Is this troll really worth encouraging?
>>>
>>> You need to let them have a little fun, as the hour of doom for them
>>> and their beloved Microshaft is approaching at a faster rate each day.
>>> Soon their ranting will only be a fading memory and Microsoft about as
>>> noteworthy as an old stain on the carpet.
>>
>> Is this the same John Locke that thought share price was indicative of
>> a company's worth?
>>
>
> Share price *is* an indication of a company's worth,
> when multiplied by the number of shares outstanding --
> market cap. Of course, one has to be careful; Microsoft
> has a lower share price (30.4 than Apple (100.72), but
> Microsoft has 9.57 billion shares outstanding to Apple's
> relatively measly 868 million.
>
> There are a number of now dead companies whose stock
> price plummeted to zero, during the 2000 crash -- the
> "dot goners". In those cases, share prices indicate that
> the company is now worth diddly-squat; presumably debt
> exceeds assets.
>
> For its part RHT weighs in at a stock price of 21.52 and
> a market cap of $4.14B -- tiny compared to the other two,
> but they're not exactly out of the hunt.
>

Also, the rate of change of the share price has the same significance no
matter what the market-cap is. 10% of X remains 10%, irrespective of
the value of X. The variation in share price is a corporate health
indicator - for example, no company should fall in value by 20% a year
without some jolly good explanation.

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John Locke <johnlocke98513.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> writes:

> On Fri, 04 May 2007 21:16:38 +0200, Hadron Quark
> <hadronquark.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>John Locke <johnlocke98513.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> writes:
>>
>>> On Fri, 04 May 2007 10:01:14 -0500, chrisv <chrisv.TakeThisOut@nospam.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>ray wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Fri, 04 May 2007 00:45:26 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> and they stink baaaaddd!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/539539
>>>>>
>>>>>You sure the breeze is not giving you your own aroma back?
>>>>
>>>>Is this troll really worth encouraging?
>>>
>
>>> You need to let them have a little fun, as the hour of doom for them
>>> and their beloved Microshaft is approaching at a faster rate each day.
>>> Soon their ranting will only be a fading memory and Microsoft about as
>>> noteworthy as an old stain on the carpet.
>>
>>Is this the same John Locke that thought share price was indicative of
>>a company's worth?
> Well..I guess that's right...I'd say that Microsoft is probably worth
> about $30.00.
>
> I think you need some basic economics training...here's a start:
> http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070503/34354_id.html?.v=1
>

Are you trolling or really this clueless? I think trolling.

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