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- From: dbrooks@osf.org (David Brooks)
- Subject: Re: Computer Superstition
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.174914.28632@osf.org>
- Sender: news@osf.org (USENET News System)
- Organization: Open Software Foundation
- References: <10292323.7317.11306@kcbbs.gen.nz>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:49:14 GMT
- Lines: 13
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- In article <10292323.7317.11306@kcbbs.gen.nz>, Murray_Moffatt@kcbbs.gen.nz (Murray Moffatt) writes:
- |> We've all heard of common superstitions such as not walking under ladders
- |> and throwing salt over your left shoulder if you spill some, but are
- |> there any superstitions to do with computers?
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- I may be the only one to do this, but I sometimes bang on the Return key a
- few times when I want something to hurry up (that is if the Return will be
- harmless when eventually read). This goes back to the days of using an OS
- (Primos?) that gives you scheduling preference when it sees a CR.
- --
- David Brooks dbrooks@osf.org
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- Allⁿberall und ewig blauen licht die Fernen! Ewig... ewig... earwig... O!
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