Roger C. Scudder Jr. on Thu, 24 Jun 1999 20:17:08 -0400 (EDT)


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Re: [Plug] At the risk of getting flamed to my dying day, I'm going to pose a question...


On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Chris Fearnley wrote:

> (http://www.CJFearnley.com/fuller-faq-5.html#ss5.1).  The Windows model
> of strictly hierarchical menus and configuration in a monolithic
> registry strikes me as an oversized stone house (stability depends on
> the weight of the stones upon each other and not upon tension).  Unlike
> the geodesic dome which can grow to arbitrary size, a very large stone
> or brick house will eventually collapse under its own weight.
> 
> Unix is yin/yang.  Windows is just a penis.

Wow, Dude...  You really know how to hate with style!  You're right
though, Windows is so tightly bound to itself that it's as rigid
as a stone.  A stone that's riddled with flaws... and it's impossible
to fix it because the whole thing would collapse on itself.  


Roger Scudder


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