Hardware is a general term that refers to the physical artifacts of a
technology. It may also mean the physical components of a computer
system, in the form of computer hardware.
Hardware historically meant the metal parts and fittings that were
used to make wooden products stronger, more functional, longer lasting
and easier to fabricate or assemble. In modern usage it includes
equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, corners, handles,
wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine
parts, especially when they are made of metal. In the United States,
this type of hardware has been traditionally sold in hardware stores,
a term also used to a lesser extent in the UK.
In the electronics and especially computer industries, computer
hardware specifically means the physical or tangible parts of the
equipment, such as circuit boards, keyboards, monitors etc., in
contrast to non-physical software running on the computer or other
device.
In a more colloquial sense, hardware can refer to major items of
military equipment, such as tanks, aircraft or ships.
In slang, the term refers to trophies and other physical
representations of awards.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware"
That's nice....and your point/question is???????/
peter
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"sweet&soft" <ren2008a@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:87af91dc-83e2-4400-85b4-6f910866a53d@a9g2000prl.googlegroups.com...
> Hardware is a general term that refers to the physical artifacts of a
> technology. It may also mean the physical components of a computer
> system, in the form of computer hardware.
>
> Hardware historically meant the metal parts and fittings that were
> used to make wooden products stronger, more functional, longer lasting
> and easier to fabricate or assemble. In modern usage it includes
> equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, corners, handles,
> wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine
> parts, especially when they are made of metal. In the United States,
> this type of hardware has been traditionally sold in hardware stores,
> a term also used to a lesser extent in the UK.
>
> In the electronics and especially computer industries, computer
> hardware specifically means the physical or tangible parts of the
> equipment, such as circuit boards, keyboards, monitors etc., in
> contrast to non-physical software running on the computer or other
> device.
>
> In a more colloquial sense, hardware can refer to major items of
> military equipment, such as tanks, aircraft or ships.
>
> In slang, the term refers to trophies and other physical
> representations of awards.
>
> Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware"
>
>
> http://www.bollywoodwallpaper1.blogspot.com
>
Oh, yet another braindead blogspot spammer.
They are everywhere, trying to conquer the world or something.
Just ignore them, they are incapable of .. no forget that, they are just
incapable.
Cheers!
Marcel
"peter" <peterk@nowhere.net> schreef in bericht
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> That's nice....and your point/question is???????/
> peter
>
> --
(snip)
> > Hardware is a general term that refers to the physical artifacts of a
> > technology. It may also mean the physical components of a computer
> > system, in the form of computer hardware.
> > Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware"
> >
(snip)
> >
> > http://www.bollywoodwallpaper1.blogspot.com
> >
"Marcel Overweel" <moverweel@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4835441a$0$14351$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl...
> Oh, yet another braindead blogspot spammer.
> They are everywhere, trying to conquer the world or something.
> Just ignore them, they are incapable of .. no forget that, they are just
> incapable.
>
> Cheers!
> Marcel
>
Subject: 3. What is a troll?
There are four basic types of Troll.
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Subject: 3.1 The old definition
The old definition of a Troll is one who posts to generate
the maximum number of follow ups. These are a very minor
irritation, and can be considered to be advantageous to
newsgroups.
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Subject: 3.2 The Irritating Troll
Some merely post drivel, or tirades against netnannies and
netcops, often at a BI of over 20. In general they cause
little real damage to newsgroups.
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Subject: 3.3 The destructive Troll
In about the year 1999 a new breed of Troll appeared who
have the declared intention of destroying a specific Target
newsgroup. This is done by a variety of posts, (see
Section 4) intended to drive normal posters away from the
specific newsgroup.
When the percentage of Troll posts, including followups
exceeds about 75% of the total posts, most readers seem to
just give up and unsubscribe. Usenet, and particularly the
uk.local.* hierarchy is for most users a hobby and if that
hobby ceases to be enjoyable, the obvious answer is just to
find another hobby.
Once a specific Target newsgroup has been laid waste as
was uk.local.birmingham it becomes a Old Target newsgroup,
This happened in about February 2000 it is being maintained a
wasteground by crossposts from the current Target ng.
Alt.astrology.metapsych at the time of writing is totally
destroyed by destructive trolls. This is repported at:
The Usenet troll (Trollicus useneticus bloodyirritatingus) is an evil mental
parasite found in all areas of Usenet, where it preys upon the brains of
lusers (Homo stultissimus). Most clueful people avoid these creatures, since
Usenet trolls know no fear and attack unceasingly, demanding responses from
their prey.
Usenet trolls are immune to flames (Flammae useneticae), which is
unfortunate, as most will try to attack them with these first. In fact, when
a troll is attacked flames, it will actually be able to use these flames to
create more, which it will hurl back at its unfortunate attacker. Long-lived
trolls may be able to render an entire newsgroup uninhabitable with all the
flames it creates.
The only form of attack a troll has is its ability to incite responses,
which it needs to feed from; hence, the best way to defend yourself against
a troll is simply to ignore it. Deprived of nourishment, it will soon
starve.
Ancient legends (found in The Book of 1036) hint that a Usenet troll may be
vulnerable to the Spell of Cancellation, but this powerful incantation would
have to be applied swiftly after the troll's birth; once engaged in battle,
few survive unscathed.
By Alistair Young
The (Quite Small) Lexicon of Usenet Trolls
Blue Troll - A relatively benign species, interested primarily in the
gathering and dissemination of useful and nteresting information -- a
"scholar among trolls", if you will.
Bee Troll - A species much like the above, butunfortunately, have an
irresistable streak inside them that will not let them dly pass up a
spelling mistake without correcting it.
Grey Troll - Who posts an inflammatory comment, and then claims later
that they were asking a legitamate question. These trolls seem to
have a problem with math, as they don't make their second post on any
given number. Their alignment would probably be more Chaotic than the
Bee, or the Blue.
Viva-Troll - Who subsists on a diet of straight caffein, and sugar
injections. These trolls usually embroil themselves in a flame war,
then post a "comeback" after every post by other users, any time of
day, or night.
Math Troll - These Trolls are strictly lawful, beleiving victory can
only be obtained through the sheer number of posts they made. To
ensure their victory in a battle, they will post singular sentences
over numerous posts, to counter one persons idea. These trolls are
extremely annoying, and dangerous, seeing as how they continue to
attack at every turn, but say very little at what it is they are
attacking.
Rip Van Troll - Who wakes up in time to be in the middle of a
flamewar, and decides to repost the first message on his/her
newsreader with a nasty comment, while the world has already moved
beyond the first post (whatever it may be) and delved into the deep
psychology of Gary Gygax.
High Cleric Troll - These trolls are fully capable of resurrecting old
flamewars and starting them fresh, simply by laying on hands, and a
few words of wisdom. Unfortunately for us, their following is
extremely large.
Anti-Troll (AKA Troll Hunter) - A special type of Ranger (read: Ranger
kit) that has Trolls as their species enemy and will fixate on flaming
a specific Troll and being rude to all other Trolls sometimes
aleinating friends and allies in his quest to rid the world of Trolls
or die trying.
Doppleganger Troll - This troll is really a regular in the newsgroup
he's posting in, but in times when he wishes to troll, he forges his
headers and assumes another email address and takes upon a separate
identity. He sometimes enteres the thread as his old self to try to
confuse other posters into not believing it's really him 8)
Cowardly Troll - I have encounterd him in my journeys among Usenet.
This type of troll is quite obvious, but when a poster calls him a
troll and points it out to him, this troll vehemently denies trolling
and insists that he's enlightening the masses.
Ego Troll - Who seems to reply to his own comments or question under
another personality. He starts a flamewar against himself hoping some
people will hate and insult one of the two. He also likes waffles.
Noble Troll - This troll does his best to make an entire newsgroup
into one huge flamewar. But, what separates this troll from the
others is that this troll takes pride in being a troll and even starts
to brag on a newsgroup that he gets fan mail. These trolls think
their actions are works of art much like a Michaelangelo, but they
turn out to be anything but.....
Impotent Troll - A troll who is genuinely malicious and malevolent,
but the newsgroup readers regard him/her/it as comical in his/her/its
monotonous rantings. It is usually highly susceptible to
counter-trolling.
Thoul (Ghoul Troll) - This breed commonly feeds in soc.history.ancient.
We could define it as someone who is at first glance seems to be very
fearsome. He's ghoulishly attracted to issues long dead and theories
long killed. His chief attack is a continuing flamefest, which will
ultimately paralyse the victim with boredom.
PseudoTroll - That's the type who after getting brutally trolled and
caught hook line and sinker, posting response after response to trolling,
claims that, in actuality, THEY are the troll, trolling the original troll
by
pretending to be really worked up and upset at the troll.
The Usenet Troll Song
From a suggestion posted to rec.music.filk by Leslie Fish, with some words
by Gary McGath.
TTTO Be Our Guest
Be a troll! Be a troll!
Let disruption be your goal -
Anything that you can do to draw attention to your role
Egoboo can be nice
Get your fix at any price
You can make entire newsgroups into clucking little birdcoops
Be a troll! Be a troll!
Pound their patience into coal
Tell the regulars they have no sense of flair
Insult their mothers too and their manners, pfoo!
Be a troll, be a troll, be a troll!
Make them burn, make them freeze
Sing of people scratching fleas
S****** at the woes of others who are forced upon their knees
Stress and fear, jealous rage
Let them be your guiding gauge
Then accuse the quiet suckers all as nosy mother****ers
Don't be small, don't be tame
Show you have no sense of shame
Just enrage them til on stage the heads will roll
You love to shrill out flame, it's all a giant game
Be a troll, dig a hole, you're a troll.
Flaming dues, barbeques
Ought to wake 'em where they snooze
Don't forget to douse the fires with proof 307 booze
(song tangent) : 307 Ale my friends, 307 Ale!
The finest drink that any bar has ever had for sale!...
(ahem) Feed them slugs, feed them snails
Put their legs between their tails
And so what if you are hated cuz their nerves are really grated
When you leave, do salute
give that middle finger toot
And be proud of your achievements in your soul
For you have shown that they are evil in their way
You're a troll-l-l-l, says our poll-l-l-l, you're a troll-l-l-l!
(or, "a-***-ho-o-o-ole!")
Jacob Sommer
December 9 2000
And thanks to Tom Smith for the most excellent potables :-)
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