The Holy War: Mac vs. DOS
The following excerpts are from an English translation of Umberto Eco's back-page column, La bustina di Minerva, in the Italian news weekly Espresso, September 30, 1994.
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The following excerpts are from an English translation of Umberto Eco's back-page column, La bustina di Minerva, in the Italian news weekly Espresso, September 30, 1994.
posted by Terrence Berres at
9/30/1994 12:00:00 PM
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SPEECH LOG
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin' ninth district, spoke on "Current Issues of Legislative Interest," at a luncheon presented by the Federalist Society Milwaukee Lawyers Chapter.
posted by Terrence Berres at
9/01/1994 12:01:00 AM
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Anyway, I still haven't banned Terrence Berres yet.
Terrence Berres' entry reminded me of the child's tactic used to avoid the issue at hand "ya but he hit me first!"
Terrence, you really are a class act. --John M Haynes
You sure are a bitter, cynical person.
I thought what the Vatican said was gold among the conservative Catholic element. Welcome to the cafeteria, I guess.
seems to hold a black belt in indistinct contrariety
(...rather earnest....)
excommunicated and anathemized
PH [Phariseeism], R [Republicanism], C [Clericalism], O [Offensive (anti-womyn, anti-GLBTNA, etc)]
...glossing...with a bit too much facility.
I've spent a great deal of time in the past year attempting to dialogue with pro-war Catholics such as Mr. Berres...
and the experiences have not been very fruitful ...
...my cybernemesis...
...postings are very interesting. ...
I found him very rude in his delivery.
I could understand his concerns, but given the arrogance in his tone, I found it difficult to be charitable toward him.
What does Mr. Laconic have to say today?
As usual, superb wit, deep insight, fuzzy logic, and a touch of sophistry.
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