Comments on: A Rant: Civic Politicians, Specious Arguments, and Salted Smoked Fish http://edpas.net/journal/288/ Art, Photos, Cross-Cultural Miscellany, and Food Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: odette nicholson http://edpas.net/journal/288/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 odette nicholson Sun, 01 Apr 2007 15:06:20 +0000 http://edpas.net/journal/288/#comment-1131 thank you Ed, for being you. sorry this comment arrived after the fact ( i was out of town feb meeting) i hope the mendel funding and operations conundrum go away soon (seems exahusting to convince some people about what they need, what will be missed so badly if it were gone) because everything good is happening at the mendel these days - and maurice and people who think like him need to spend some time there - here's a plan... once a week for an hour, witness as the masses visit, hobnob with the elite art snobs,heh, even trying out the open studio, a true opening up your mind experience, any kid could make that art - oh yah?! thank you Ed, for being you. sorry this comment arrived after the fact ( i was out of town feb meeting) i hope the mendel funding and operations conundrum go away soon (seems exahusting to convince some people about what they need, what will be missed so badly if it were gone) because everything good is happening at the mendel these days – and maurice and people who think like him need to spend some time there – here’s a plan… once a week for an hour, witness as the masses visit, hobnob with the elite art snobs,heh, even trying out the open studio, a true opening up your mind experience, any kid could make that art – oh yah?!

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]]> By: Ed http://edpas.net/journal/288/comment-page-1/#comment-1011 Ed Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:42:34 +0000 http://edpas.net/journal/288/#comment-1011 Wes: I'm no fan of MS but the factor they're banking on is the installed base of MS hardware/software, and the fact that switching to a different OS is extremely expensive when it comes to development and training/retraining. Wes: I’m no fan of MS but the factor they’re banking on is the installed base of MS hardware/software, and the fact that switching to a different OS is extremely expensive when it comes to development and training/retraining.

]]> By: Wes http://edpas.net/journal/288/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 Wes Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:13:22 +0000 http://edpas.net/journal/288/#comment-1010 the city needs to look at linux, not MS products. Studys have shown that hardware last 2x longer under OSS. Also the cost will be substantially less but hey what do i know :P the city needs to look at linux, not MS products. Studys have shown that hardware last 2x longer under OSS.

Also the cost will be substantially less

but hey what do i know :P

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