A bit more like it.

[Tony Alfrey]

Ric Moore wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-01-30 at 07:09 -0800, Tony Alfrey wrote:
>> Matthew Carpenter wrote:
>>> On Tuesday 30 January 2007 06:57, David Bandel wrote:
>>>> On 1/29/07, Tony Alfrey <tonyalfrey at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>> David Bandel wrote:
>>>>>> On 1/29/07, Bill Campbell <linux-sxs at celestial.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 29, 2007, Tony Alfrey wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Monday 29 January 2007 11:31 am, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I personally do not like Dell, but for those who do:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/e510_nseries?c=us&c
>>>>>>>>> s =19&l=en&s=dhs
>>>>>>>> It strikes me that if they offer no support on the box, that they've
>>>>>>>> dramatically reduced their overall costs on this thing.  Therefore,
>>>>>>>> they should be nearly giving the thing away.  This is a no-risk move.
>>>>>>>> They tell their marketing guys to post the web page.  If they sell
>>>>>>>> six boxes, they covered their investment to compose the page.  The
>>>>>>>> rest is gravy.
>>>>>>> Now if they would provide laptops with eraser button mouse pads :-).
>>>>>> This is the main reason I buy Dell laptops -- the nice Synaptics
>>>>>> touchpad.  I hate the erasers -- too hard to use.  (Ugh - me vi, you
>>>>>> emacs - ugh).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ciao,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David A. Bandel
>>>>> I did not see any laptops on that page  ;-)
>>>> No, and don't hold your breath on that any time soon.  I can buy
>>>> systems without an OS.  You can't buy a laptop that way because you
>>>> can't buy a laptop as a barebones system and put it together yourself.
>>>>  So expect to pay the "Bill Tax" on them for a very long time yet.
>>> If the Dell name isn't the issue:
>>> http://system76.com/
>> Hmmm. . .  I think I just found my next machine.
> 
> God, Tony. You just have it made. You get to sail the big boats when you
> want, got a bad woman that hasn't murdered you in your sleep and you're
> getting a new lappy! It just doesn't get any better than that, you are
> my shining example of a happy geek. 
> 
> I aspire to accomplish that within my lifetime. I have had all three
> attributes, at one point or another, but not at all the same time. Next
> thing you know, ole Tony will be also given the accolade "International
> Man of Mystery" and then I'll just go and shoot myself. Thankfully, the
> Llama isn't going to give up the title any time soon. I'm spared,
> 4now. :) Ric 

It is my impression that He-Who-Has-No-Hair-In-Panama fits your 
description of the International Man Of Mystery (IMOM) more closely than 
I.  Why would anyone other than a drug runner need to know the height of 
the tides in the local lagoon?

-- 
Tony Alfrey
tonyalfrey at earthlink.net
"I'd Rather Be Sailing"