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[Jon Miller]

Alex has a point as most non-IT folks think computer IT people are
nothing more than a bunch of propeller heads who have no personality or
know any other subject other than computers, sex and beer (doesn't sound
too bad does it 8-)).

J
On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 08:35, Alex Polglaze wrote:
> > It is a burst, but it aint the first time. But there pretty irregular (Am
> > I noticing btw some unresolved tensions among some folk btw...) The
> > problem with filtering [ot] is that one then needs to ask oneself is , say
> > , discussion of the windowsworm offtopic or on. What about best
> > etherswitch for ones bux. ANd even the shuttle thing.... It sure is OT,
> > but damn if it wasn't at least personality-based on topic. (Why does one
> > think slashdot is such a clever demographic... Linux, space and Scifi).
> > 
> > It's a hard call. Sometimes OT keeps on sane. Sometimes it gets overboard.
> 
> I have to agree. Sometimes the topics are quite interesting even though 
> they have nothing to do with Linux, but that is just life, nothing is 
> that pure. Life is an amalgam and so a bit off OT discussion is a stress 
> relief I find.
> 
> So whilst there is a lot of junk, there is always the delete button if 
> you are too busy.
> 
> <Tangent> Following the Columbia -> bushfire (?) discussion, would a 
> guest speaker talking about a non Linux subject, such as the bushfire 
> control/ burnoff policy be of interest to PLUG? It would be a chance for 
> members to hear from an expert that they may not necessarily have otherwise.
> 
> It could be plug policy that one a quarter or six months, a non linux 
> topic guest speaker address the group.
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> Alex
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Jon Miller <jlmiller at mmtnetworks.com.au>
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