To the rest, you're trying to tell me a few emails in your inbox is so absolutely painful you're going to throw a fit or something? no, you just don't like what is being said... but guess what- this issue is now front and center and as far as I'm concerned there is no controversy here if you are an concerned Arizonan. -jmz On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > > Tuna, > > We were discussing macro economic trends that effect all linux > developers as well as issues pertaining to Arizona and Linux. Just because > some deem the issue of illegal aliens to be out of bounds does not mean we > terminate the discussion whenever we arrive at the subject. Of course some > people don't like it being discussed. Those are the people who want to > prevent action from being taken. There are some of these people on this > thread. How can we discuss anything these days without addressing *what is > right in front of our faces every day*!? > > The fact is everyone, this country is in deep doo doo. It's not a > laughing matter. Anyone who was at the Sharpton rally will tell you that > these people are violent and they most certainly are un-american. Our state > is broke, as are many other states. Our ability to maintain our technology > sector will rely heavily on our ability to stabilize ourselves politically. > This means *your job*. It might even be an opportunity to position > ourselves profitably relative to California. Discussion is absolutely > critical to moving in the right direction. Don't let people blow the issue > out of proportion or try to turn it into some racial battleground. > > That being said, you may now return to complaining about COX service or > whatever other stuff is 'on topic'. > > -jmz > > > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Tuna wrote: > >> /| _______ >> / | __-- --__ |\ >> | \_-- --_ / | >> | ) \/ | >> \__/ / >> ) ________________,-` >> / 0 .. 0 | >> / /| | , >> \ ,__ / | \/ | >> \ ```````````````````) >> \______________________/ >> ILLEGAL ALIEN IS ILLEGAL >> >> >> I created this ascii art myself, and hereby release it into the public >> domain. >> >> Congrats, Zeidner. >> >> Excerpts from Joshua Zeidner's message of Sun May 16 12:54:33 -0700 2010: >> > Hello PLUG, >> > >> > >> > >> > I am wondering if anyone is switching off Apple products due to the >> recent >> > Los Angeles boycott of Arizona: >> > >> > >> > >> http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/12/20100512los-angeles-boycott-vo >> > te-over-arizona-immigration-law12-ON.html >> > >> > < >> http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/12/20100512los-angeles-boycott-v >> > ote-over-arizona-immigration-law12-ON.html> >> > Hopefully >> > they will choose Linux. >> > >> > >> > -jmz >> > >> >> -- > > --