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On 6/15/06, John Handelaar <john@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: > Bill Page wrote: > > you know what i hate? when people have their email clients set to wrap at a > > wider size than everyone elses, making the text stretch ever so slightly > > over > > to the next line before starting again > > > > On 6/15/06, Nicholas Clark <nick@xxxx.xxx> wrote: > >> There are many reasons to hate Windows. But this one was new to me: > >> > >> I have been issued with an unlovely Dell running Windows for teletubbies. > >> > >> I plugged a USB mouse in with one hand, while still using the machine > >> with > >> the other. > >> > >> A little speech-bubble like thing pops up saying "Windows has detected > >> a new > >> human-computer interface device" > >> > >> > >> And then the fucking thing hung for 5 seconds. Presumably while it found > >> drivers. It's only a mouse, dammit. Haven't you seen a mouse before? > >> Might > >> a USB mouse be a fairly standard thing? > >> > >> If you plug a mouse into a Mac, it just keeps working. > >> > >> Presumably teletubbies can only do one thing at a time, so Windows is > >> built > >> down to that level. > >> > >> Oh, and every time I plug or unplug the mouse Windows make stupid > >> noises at > >> me. Yes, yes, the machine has a sound card. Do you need to keep > >> reminding me? > >> Just shut the fuck up and be useful. Which is probably too much to > >> ask. :-( > >> > >> Nicholas Clark > > Me, I hate top-posting. > > -- > ------------------------------------------- > John Handelaar > > E john@xxxxxxxxx.xxx T +353 21 427 9033 > M +353 85 748 3790 http://handelaar.org > ------------------------------------------- > well, the magic of gmail takes care of that for me a brand new hate for you a fucked up default is a fucked up defaultThere's stuff above here
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