[Coco] Hex calculator (off topic)

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 30 March 2007, David Roper wrote:
>Yep, you can live in such a world.. but why focus on being MS-free, when
>you can instead focus on using the most appropriate tool for the job at
>the most appropriate time?
>
>I'm quite happy to be a Windows user (Vista Ultimate, mind you..)
>
>I'm a web developer, and I develop using many open-source technologies
>(PHP, MySQL, Apache, Firefox and Thunderbird), yet also use many
>commercial tools (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Word, Excel, etc).
>
>Yes, there are free alternatives to many of the tools I use daily, when
>they aren't up to the task, in my opinion. Using them just to "stick it
>to the man" would damage my business, and so instead I'd be the one
>being "stuck"

I have to agree, and the IT guy at the tv station is a perfect example of 
that, speaking both languages quite fluently. 2 machines on his desk, one 
keyboard and mouse that autoswitches from one to the other when the mouse 
pointer goes from on screen to the other.

>Being dogmatic about "my OS is better than your OS" or "The only thing
>Microsoft could make that didn't suck would be a vacuum cleaner" is
>excessive, and kinda old now :)

Besides, there is a rumor that Dyson is hiring robotic people, presumably 
to make an attack on the Roomba.  So M$, while it might suck, is very 
definitely sorta low on the priority list...  This might be an 
interesting show to watch over the next couple of years.  But keep it off 
tv, everytime the missus sees a new vacuum, guess who has to toss the 
card on the counter.  We've got over 2 grand in (Kirby, Oreck) those 
things in the last 5 years and they still don't drive themselves.

>Kind Regards,
>
>David Roper


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