[SGVLUG] This is at least tangentially Linux related

[Miguel Hernandez]

I think Chris didn't want to give too much info since it was, apparently, an
april fool's thang. =P

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Swantje <swantje at gmail.com> wrote:

> Even though I use a desktop computer with a mouse and fast internet
> connection, I agree that an email that just consists of a link without
> any (real) comment is like spam.
> I might click it if I've seen you post often on the list and therefore
> thought it may be safe and interesting, but most likely, I'd just
> delete it.
>
> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 1:02 PM, David Lawyer <dave at lafn.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 12:31:23AM -0700, Christopher Smith wrote:
> >  >
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/01/npenguin101.xml
> >
> >  Problem with the above post is that there is no real subject.  That
> >  makes it like spam subjects.  I often read my email off-line (since
> >  on-line time is limited at my ISP and it also ties up the phone line)
> >  so there is no way for me to "click" to see what the subject really
> >  is.  If the real subject was included, either in the Subject header or
> >  in the body of the message, then if it looked interesting I might dial
> >  out and have a look at it, either right now or at a later time when I
> >  happened to be online.
> >
> >  Also, if one posts a url, then I think they should at least state some
> >  comments about it, going beyond just the subject title.  Since I don't
> >  use a mouse my "click" is actually a sequence of key strokes at my dumb
> >  terminal.
> >
> >                         David Lawyer
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> "Small things done with great love will change the world."
>
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