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Hey all, read this poem it's pretty funny and safe for the whole family......
> > > You gotta read this out LOUD!!!!!
> > >
> > >
> > > Why Computers Sometimes Crash! by Dr. Seuss.
> > > (Read this to yourself aloud - it's great!)
> > >
> > > If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, and the bus is
> > interrupted
> > > at a very last resort, and the access of the memory makes your floppy
> disk
> > > abort, then the socket packet pocket has an error to report.
> > >
> > > If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash, and the
> > > double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash, and your data is
> > > corrupted cause the index doesn't hash, then your situation's hopeless
> and
> > > your system's gonna crash!
> > >
> > > If the label on the cable on the table at your house, says the network
> is
> > > connected to the button on your mouse, but your packets want to tunnel
> to
> > > another protocol, that's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the
> hall.
> > >
> > > And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss, so your
> > > icons in the window are as wavy as a souse; then you may as well
reboot
> > and
> > > go out with a bang, 'cuz sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!
> > > When the copy on your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk, and the
macro
> > > code instructions is causing unnecessary risk, then you'll have to
flash
> > > the memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM, and then quickly turn off
> the
> > > computer and be sure to tell your Mom!
> > >
> > > Well, that certainly clears things up for me. How about you?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you, Bill Gates, for bringing all this into our lives
However, it's the truth about some of the many reasons that Windows crashes. I personally never want Windows to touch my machine ever again because it caused me so much frustration and required a rediculous amount of driver installation and restarts to get it going. Not to mention it requires a clean reformat after about 6 months. It truly sucks.
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I get this when I try to follow that link in IE.
Bad Gateway
The following error occurred:
[code=DNS_HOST_NOT_FOUND] The host name was not found during the DNS lookup. Contact your system administrator if the problem is not found by retrying the URL.
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Please contact the administrator.
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