[Rhodes22-list] Politics, kinda sorta

[Mary Lou Troy]

Hey Michael, good to hear from you! Fred and I were just commenting that we 
haven't heard much from you - guess you've been busy. Hope you are going 
someplace warm.

Mary Lou

1991 R22   Fretless
Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD


At 09:43 PM 12/21/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>firefox is nice, just built a version for a dual amd
>64, works nice, BTW testing out that I can post from
>yahoo, on vaction for 12/24 to 1/5 -mjm
>
>--- Rik Sandberg <sanderico at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > Brad,
> >
> > Cute :-) :-) :-) good thing I already have both. Oh
> > ..... and Linux
> > too!! :-)
> >
> > Bill would be really proud of me if he knew.
> >
> > Merry Christmas my friend.
> >
> > Rik
> >
> > brad haslett wrote:
> >
> > >We're back on politics?  I thought MJM put the
> > brakes
> > >on that until after New Years.  Anyway, while all
> > you
> > >kids think Rudolph and the Elves union is busy
> > >delivering toys, us "freight dogs" are busting our
> > >arses de-icing every takeoff, working fourteen hour
> > >duty days, surfing the net on dial-up in hotel
> > rooms,
> > >and eating mysterious dead farm animals labeled
> > >catering. Booh, hoo, hoo!  Here's a shot at Gates,
> > >poor bastard.  Hope you enjoy roasting chestnuts by
> > >the fire, like you've ever eaten a chesnut in your
> > >life.  I'll be in a hotel in Jacksonville, FL
> > (traded
> > >the Manchester, NH trip so my appendages can come
> > out
> > >of hiding) on Christmas day.   The highs are
> > supposed
> > >to be in the 60's on New Years in middle TN.  I may
> > >just have to start 2005 with a sail on the
> > "CoraShen"
> > >day one. Merry Christmas ya'll! Brad
> > >
> > >...............................................
> > >
> > >New Microsoft Patch Blocks Firefox Downloads
> > >by Scott Ott
> > >
> > >(2004-12-19) -- Microsoft Corp. today released a
> > new
> > >security patch for its Internet Explorer (IE) web
> > >browser which prevents users from accidentally or
> > >intentionally downloading the new free, open-source
> > >Firefox browser from The Mozilla Foundation.
> > >
> > >"Firefox is a dangerous and contagious browser that
> > >could seriously jeopardize marketshare," said an
> > >unnamed Microsoft spokesman. "Unless consumers take
> > >action to block Firefox, it could speed up web
> > surfing
> > >and return control of user computers to the users
> > >themselves."
> > >
> > >The source added that Internet Explorer is a
> > superior
> > >product because it allows computer experts, called
> > >'hackers', to control your computer.
> > >
> > >"Who would you rather have in control of your PC?"
> > the
> > >Microsoft spokesman asked rhetorically, "Do you
> > want
> > >an expert who knows every line of the IE code, or
> > some
> > >bozo like you who just walks into Circuit City and
> > >buys the cheapest PC off the shelf?"
> > >
> > >Although Microsoft recommends that IE users
> > download
> > >the anti-Firefox patch immediately, users who fail
> > to
> > >do so will get it anyway within two weeks through
> > >Windows automatic updates.
> > >
> > >Asked whether Mozilla's free email program,
> > >Thunderbird, could also pose a threat to
> > Microsoft's
> > >Outlook, the spokesman said, "There is no
> > competition
> > >for Outlook. We have not heard of Thunderbird, and
> > we
> > >are not now preparing a patch to block it, which
> > will
> > >be released in January."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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