On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 15:16:34 -0500, "Gblx News" wrote:

> Where can I get the CORRECT

.... x-posting to so many groups means you havent thought
clearly about *where* to post to. do you hunt deer with
a shotgun? second problem is you didnt set a followup

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mjt writes:
>
>... x-posting to so many groups means you havent thought
>clearly about *where* to post to. do you hunt deer with
>a shotgun? second problem is you didnt set a followup

This is a poor analogy, as people do hunt deer with shotguns. That is why
some shotgun ammo is known as "buck shot" and others as "deer slugs".

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Mark Cudworth

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:26:15 -0600, markc@panix.com.invalid (Mark Cudworth) wrote:

> >... x-posting to so many groups means you havent thought
> >clearly about *where* to post to. do you hunt deer with
> >a shotgun? second problem is you didnt set a followup
>
> This is a poor analogy, as people do hunt deer with shotguns. That is why
> some shotgun ammo is known as "buck shot" and others as "deer slugs".

..... the intent was that the hunter is trying to
hit MANY deer with a single shot, much like what
x-posting is trying to accomplish

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mjt writes:
>On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:26:15 -0600, markc@panix.com.invalid (Mark Cudworth) wrote:
>
>> >... x-posting to so many groups means you havent thought
>> >clearly about *where* to post to. do you hunt deer with
>> >a shotgun? second problem is you didnt set a followup
>>
>> This is a poor analogy, as people do hunt deer with shotguns. That is why
>> some shotgun ammo is known as "buck shot" and others as "deer slugs".
>
>.... the intent was that the hunter is trying to
>hit MANY deer with a single shot, much like what
>x-posting is trying to accomplish

But it remains a poor analogy becuase you phrased it as a question -- "Do
you hunt deer with a shotgun?" -- and the answer might very well be "yes",
which implies what the OP did was correct. He *WAS* trying to hit several
deer with a single single shot, and most hunters wouldn't mind taking down
a couple of bucks with a single shotshell as well. You need an example
where "overkill" is actually a bad thing and where no one reasonable
actually does what you mention in the analogy, such as "Do you put thumbtacks
in your wall with a sledghammer?" or "Do you hunt deer with a howitzer?"

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On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 12:40:39 -0600, markc@panix.com.invalid (Mark Cudworth) wrote:

> actually does what you mention in the analogy, such as "Do you put thumbtacks
> in your wall with a sledghammer?" or "Do you hunt deer with a howitzer?"


.... do you clean your toilet with a flamethrower ?

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mjt writes:
>On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 12:40:39 -0600, markc@panix.com.invalid (Mark Cudworth) wrote:
>
>> actually does what you mention in the analogy, such as "Do you put thumbtacks
>> in your wall with a sledghammer?" or "Do you hunt deer with a howitzer?"
>
>
>... do you clean your toilet with a flamethrower ?

Exactly! I like this one -- it is much more colorful than the original!

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Thanks for your ANALysis of my post, mike. I cross post to reach as many
reasonable folks as possible. OH, wait - looks like that didn't work - yet.

-D

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> Where can I get the CORRECT packet writing patch for the 2.4.20-8 kernel?
> I'm running RH 9.0 and I'm getting errors trying to compile the patch that
> says its supposed to be for the 2.4.18 and below kernel. Or is there only
> one patch?
>
> -D
>
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Mark Cudworth wrote:
> This is a poor analogy, as people do hunt deer with shotguns. That is why
> some shotgun ammo is known as "buck shot" and others as "deer slugs".

Thus, I use "deer slugs" to shoot a whitetail buck, but I
use "buck shot" to shoot a Canada goose. :-)

Actually, I use a .243 or .30-06 for deer and haven't hunted
goose in years. :-P

Message rec'd lads.
Thanks.

-D

"Mark Cudworth" wrote in message
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> mjt writes:
> >On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 12:40:39 -0600, markc@panix.com.invalid (Mark
Cudworth) wrote:
> >
> >> actually does what you mention in the analogy, such as "Do you put
thumbtacks
> >> in your wall with a sledghammer?" or "Do you hunt deer with a
howitzer?"
> >
> >
> >... do you clean your toilet with a flamethrower ?
>
> Exactly! I like this one -- it is much more colorful than the original!
>
> --
> Mark Cudworth