Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-03 Thread Michael Lange
On Tue, 3 May 2016 15:32:07 +0300 Piyavkin wrote: > Explaining that since using «bad words» > is being a nazi Just to clarify this again, I never claimed that you or anyone else here is a nazi. > For your information: > > /American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition/ >

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-03 Thread Piyavkin
On 03.05.2016 16:34, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Tuesday 03 May 2016 14:22:26 Piyavkin wrote: On 03.05.2016 02:21, Lisi Reisz wrote: … So it is all a bit circular!! But I find the concepts of "International Workers Day" and "the proletariat" intrinsically unpleasant. I am in sympathy with Eric Blair

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-03 Thread John Hasler
Piyavkin writes: > What's wrong with you, guys? Divisive associations. "Solidarity", for example, is almost always directed against some group of perceived enemies. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-03 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 03 May 2016 14:22:26 Piyavkin wrote: > On 03.05.2016 02:21, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > … > > So it is all a bit circular!! But I find the concepts of "International > > Workers Day" and "the proletariat" intrinsically unpleasant. I am in > > sympathy with Eric Blair (aka George Orwell). It

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-03 Thread Glenn Holmer
On 05/03/2016 08:34 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > Politics does not belong here +1 Enough already. -- Glenn Holmer (Linux registered user #16682) "After the vintage season came the aftermath -- and Cenbe."

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-03 Thread Piyavkin
On 03.05.2016 16:05, John Hasler wrote: Piyavkin writes: You're right. I've already sent to Pablo Escobar and to local criminal lords my letters with apologies. Explaining that since using «bad words» is being a nazi, we shouldn't call them criminals and parasites anymore. Then call them crimin

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-03 Thread Piyavkin
On 03.05.2016 02:21, Lisi Reisz wrote: … So it is all a bit circular!! But I find the concepts of "International Workers Day" and "the proletariat" intrinsically unpleasant. I am in sympathy with Eric Blair (aka George Orwell). It is as wrong to murder someone for being an aristo as it is to

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-03 Thread John Hasler
Piyavkin writes: > You're right. I've already sent to Pablo Escobar and to local criminal > lords my letters with apologies. Explaining that since using «bad > words» is being a nazi, we shouldn't call them criminals and parasites > anymore. Then call them criminals. The word "parasite* usually r

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-03 Thread Piyavkin
On 03.05.2016 01:50, Michael Lange wrote: On Mon, 02 May 2016 14:52:26 -0500 John Hasler wrote: Michael Lange writes: I would by the way strongly request to dismiss the use of the word "parasite" when speaking about human beings, since - speaking frankly - this sounds a lot like nazi-speech

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread Lisi Reisz
ote: > > On Sunday 01 May 2016 18:13:38 Dan Hitt wrote: > >> (And wasn't May day an American idea originally, which > >> our ruling class wanted to tone down?) > > > > I am speechless!! > > > > "The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread Michael Lange
On Mon, 02 May 2016 14:52:26 -0500 John Hasler wrote: > Michael Lange writes: > > I would by the way strongly request to dismiss the use of the word > > "parasite" when speaking about human beings, since - speaking frankly > > - this sounds a lot like nazi-speech > > So does any classification o

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread John Hasler
Piyavkin writes: > Why you say such about those noble and worthy gentlemen? Well, of course, the epithet applies only to politicians in the other parties. The ones in mine are all noble and worthy gentlemen selflessly dedicated to the Cause. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread John Hasler
Michael Lange writes: > I would by the way strongly request to dismiss the use of the word > "parasite" when speaking about human beings, since - speaking frankly > - this sounds a lot like nazi-speech So does any classification of people into "them" and "us". -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Piyavkin wrote: > Have you said «Karl Marx»?!.. Oh, no!.. Lisi will get you! ) I quote him as sincere contributor to political and economical theory. Everybody, who pays Value Added Tax, pays for a thing invented by Marx: The Added Value which - according to his theory - goes into the pockets

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread Michael Lange
On Mon, 2 May 2016 20:32:17 +0300 Piyavkin wrote: > And by mentioned «professional parasites and criminals» I meant in the > first place exactly those people who live by criminal, fraud, > deception, and literally at other's expense. Which is by definition a > description of lumpen-proletariat (

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread Piyavkin
On 02.05.2016 20:48, John Hasler wrote: Piyavkin writes: But, I wonder, /whom/ exactly did you bear in mind when you triggered «politics detection» alert at words «professional parasites»? ) ...Ouch! Politicians, most likely. All of them. It's not true, of course. Many of them are amateur pa

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread Piyavkin
On 02.05.2016 19:05, Thomas Schmitt wrote: Hi, Haines Brown wrote: Incidentally, I'm not suggesting that FOSS is crypto-socialist. Piyavkin wrote: No, but it is new growing relations of production. It's in no way crypto, but quite near to the vision of Karl Marx in the 19th century. He expec

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread John Hasler
Piyavkin writes: > But, I wonder, /whom/ exactly did you bear in mind when you triggered > «politics detection» alert at words «professional parasites»? ) > ...Ouch! Politicians, most likely. All of them. It's not true, of course. Many of them are amateur parasites. -- John Hasler jhas...@new

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread Piyavkin
On 02.05.2016 17:16, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Monday 02 May 2016 15:07:29 Piyavkin wrote: professional parasites OUCH! Can we keep politics out of this - be it far left or far right? This list is not the place. Lisi Hi, Lisi! Actually, I'm not intended to elaborate the o-topic any further be

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Haines Brown wrote: > > Incidentally, I'm not suggesting that FOSS is crypto-socialist. Piyavkin wrote: > No, but it is new growing relations of production. It's in no way crypto, but quite near to the vision of Karl Marx in the 19th century. He expected it to happen for classic economy afte

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread Piyavkin
On 01.05.2016 21:27, Haines Brown wrote: Incidentally, I'm not suggesting that FOSS is crypto-socialist. Haines No, but it is new growing relations of production. Best regards, Dmitry Piyavkin

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 02 May 2016 15:07:29 Piyavkin wrote: > professional > parasites OUCH! Can we keep politics out of this - be it far left or far right? This list is not the place. Lisi

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread Piyavkin
? ;-) Happy May Day from the workers paradise of a muddy farm somewhere in northern Kansas. - Nate And special Best Wishes come to — Nate from Kansas! [a soft but energetic banjo music slowly fade in in the background] Thanks, Nate! ) Best regards, Dmitry Piyavkin

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-02 Thread Piyavkin
. I've just sent my best wishes on the occasion to those who can hear me, can accept it and bounce back. End of story. And, yeah, I have absolutely nothing at all against any goddess of flowers, especially if some come my way in a nice sunny May day. Best regards, Dmitry Piyavkin

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread Michael Lange
On Sun, 01 May 2016 16:29:40 -0500 John Hasler wrote: > Lisi writes: > > But New Zealand and the Isle of Man (sorry, I have been spelling it > > wrongly) both antedate Finland in granting full suffrage, and New > > Zealand's was unrestricted - but of course it was not independent. So > > we eith

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread John Hasler
Lisi writes: > But New Zealand and the Isle of Man (sorry, I have been spelling it > wrongly) both antedate Finland in granting full suffrage, and New > Zealand's was unrestricted - but of course it was not independent. So > we either have to allow both Finland and New Zealand, when New Zealand >

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread John Hasler
Lisi Resiz wrote: > oldest continuous democratic government! John Hasler wrote: > Right. It's actually Finland, of course. > Within europe, i bet on San Marino... If you ignore the PFS period. > ...and Iceland. If you ignore being owned by Denmark (and the fact that it is not within Europ

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Sunday 01 May 2016 19:14:59 Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > Lisi Reisz wrote: > > > oldest continuous democratic government! > > John Hasler wrote: > > Right. It's actually Finland, of course. > > Within europe, i bet on San Marino and Iceland. San Marino wins by a long chalk! I forgot ab

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread Haines Brown
day! > > > > > > Best regards, > > Dmitry Piyavkin > > > > Why workers only? There are other humans, too. Obviously Dmitry refers to working-class internationalism, not the ancient Roman May Day celebration in honor of the goddess of flowers. Although a gross simpl

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Lisi Resiz wrote: > > oldest continuous democratic government! John Hasler wrote: > Right. It's actually Finland, of course. Within europe, i bet on San Marino and Iceland. (Finland was a colony of Sweden and/or Russia during most of the last few hundred years.) Have a nice day :)

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread John Hasler
Lisi writes: > USA, you are a very YOUNG nation. You haven't got the oldest anything > (except Californian Redwoods, which antedate the USA.) Yes, there are > younger nations and peoples - but there are an awful lot of older > ones. For certain definitions of "nation". > I am still reeling from

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread Dan Hitt
On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 10:45 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Sunday 01 May 2016 18:13:38 Dan Hitt wrote: >> (And wasn't May day an American idea originally, which >> our ruling class wanted to tone down?) > > I am speechless!! > > "The earliest May Day celebra

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Sunday 01 May 2016 18:13:38 Dan Hitt wrote: > (And wasn't May day an American idea originally, which > our ruling class wanted to tone down?) I am speechless!! "The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian times, with the Floralia, festival of Flora, the

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread Dan Hitt
rking class, and having capital should not put you out. (Most people have cars after all, or other forms of working capital.) Anyhow, hoping everybody has a good May day and a productive year writing good free code. (And wasn't May day an American idea originally, which our ruling class wanted to tone down?) dan

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread John Hasler
Nate writes: > I struggled to pay attention in social studies class way back in grade > school 40+ years ago. Does that count? Sure. As long as you collect no rents and own no capital you can be a member of the proletariat. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread Nate Bargmann
* On 2016 01 May 08:23 -0500, John Hasler wrote: > Hans Vogelsberger writes: > > Why workers only? There are other humans, too. > > Class struggle. I struggled to pay attention in social studies class way back in grade school 40+ years ago. Does that count? ;-) Happy May Day f

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread John Hasler
Hans Vogelsberger writes: > Why workers only? There are other humans, too. Class struggle. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread Michael Fothergill
On 1 May 2016 at 13:26, Hans Vogelsberger wrote: > Am Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:49:06 +0300 > schrieb Piyavkin : > > > Congratulations with International Worker's Day to all the working > > (in FOSS industry and at all) people! ) > > Have a nice day! > > > > > > Best regards, > > Dmitry Piyavkin > > >

Re: [OT]: May Day

2016-05-01 Thread Hans Vogelsberger
Am Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:49:06 +0300 schrieb Piyavkin : > Congratulations with International Worker's Day to all the working > (in FOSS industry and at all) people! ) > Have a nice day! > > > Best regards, > Dmitry Piyavkin > Why workers only? There are other humans, too.

[OT]: May Day

2016-04-30 Thread Piyavkin
Congratulations with International Worker's Day to all the working (in FOSS industry and at all) people! ) Have a nice day! Best regards, Dmitry Piyavkin

Re: may-day\

2005-11-11 Thread Piero Piutti
> First of all, I'm italian, so if you think someone can give me help from > Italy, I think it would be better both for you and me... Ciao Cristian! First of all congratulations for deciding to install Debian on your pc: I'm sure you'll be satisfied by this choice. And this official Debian mailin

Re: may-day\

2005-11-11 Thread Björn Lindström
Cristian Zapelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've surfed the Debian site and I'm very interested in getting this > O.S. At the moment I have Xp installed on my PC, and to tell the > truth, I don't wanna get rid of itanyway I want the Gnu/linux O.S. You can install Debian alongside Windows.

may-day\

2005-11-11 Thread Cristian Zapelli
Hi, I've surfed the Debian site and I'm very interested in getting this O.S. At the moment I have Xp installed on my PC, and to tell the truth, I don't wanna get rid of itanyway I want the Gnu/linux O.S. First of all, I'm italian, so if you think someone can give me help from Italy, I thin