From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JgKd2-0007aA-H9 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:04:52 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D1A36E056C; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:04:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from Princeton.EDU (postoffice03.Princeton.EDU [128.112.131.174]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8761E056C for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:04:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpserver1.Princeton.EDU (smtpserver1.Princeton.EDU [128.112.129.65]) by Princeton.EDU (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m2VE4of5016025 for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:04:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sep.dynalias.net (fez.Princeton.EDU [128.112.129.190]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtpserver1.Princeton.EDU (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id m2VE4nxl026454 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NOT) for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:04:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by sep.dynalias.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id EB9CE48E46A; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:05:29 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:05:29 -0400 From: Willie Wong To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: rhythmbox plays silently Message-ID: <20080331140529.GA26274@princeton.edu> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <20080330210853.6f5742d8@loonquawl.digimed.co.uk> <1705461.r3lH90qEIZ@schmarck.cn> <200803311332.05293.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200803311332.05293.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Archives-Salt: b7c6514b-dd4c-4c4d-ba90-1a17bcc07b8e X-Archives-Hash: 227952a0f9e0901b28f859589984870c On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 01:32:05PM +0200, Penguin Lover Alan McKinnon squawked: > on second thoughts, /me wonders if I might not be in Michael's killfile > by now... > That schmuck is already in my kill-file. But please, can we let this thread die? Must we all lower ourselves to the level of someone who can't take a joke? Lastly, for those who are still willing to take a clue: here's one of those few things from ESR that I truly agree with, http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Pay attention to "Be precise and informative about your problem" and "Volume is not precision". Regards, W -- In the well-known story of the Emperor and his new clothes, the plot hinges on the fact that no one dared tell him he was unsuited for his position! Sortir en Pantoufles: up 479 days, 12:32 -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list