In the Air Force we used to tell the new guys that the Tower required us to
do a light density check at night during foggy conditions. The individual
would turn on his flashlight, walk out a few yards, turn around, and then
say over the radio "How dense am I?" Eventually, we would tell him he's
pretty dense.
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Jackson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] From Computerworld (now OT)
> I would be real interested if Wirt (or anybody else for that matter) knows
> how to calculate the density of a human being.
>
> Gary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Clogg [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 7:56 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: From Computerworld
>
>
> What I find most irritating about this story is the Compaq user group
> president saying that HP3000 users are a vocal minority and that the
> majority of members are "probably in the majority." It seems he has
missed
> the point of the complaints as completely as the Interex board has.
Whether
> a majority of members is in favor of the merger is immaterial. The
problem
> is that the board presumes to speak for its members without first
soliciting
> their opinions. The point is that they really don't know what the
> membership's opinions are. Geez, how dense can some people be?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronald R Horner [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 6:34 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: From Computerworld
>
>
> HP user group board votes to back HP/Compaq merger
>
> The seven-member board of Interex, the biggest HP user group, now favors
the
> proposed HP/Compaq merger. But some of the group's members say their
> antimerger
> views are being ignored.
>
> http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV47_STO69034_NLTPM%2C00.html
>
> BTW: note that the Compaq user group is now speaking for us.
> Get real!!!
>
> Ron Horner
>
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