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Re: XPS to IDS - a positive note for all from the road

Posted in 2008

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Obnoxio The Clown — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

InDeep wrote: > Captain Pedantic wrote: > >> "InDeep" <indeep@indeep.com> wrote in message >> news:Vfzuk.7189$A82.4684@fe197.usenetserver.com... >> >> >>> Seriously to ignore the cultural background that the head of Informix >>> comes from is to just be incredibly naive. This guy is never going to >>> reach native Americans, ...Again, sorry if you Indians >>> don't get that, but this is a raw nerve for a lot of us native americans. >>> >> I'm sure we're not allowed to say "Native Americans" anymore. >> Instead, we have to say "Red Indians". >> >> Hang on, that's not right, is it ...? >> > > I was born in america, that makes me a Native American. If you're born > in Canada, or basically most of the western hemisphere, you too are a native > American! > Does Lewisham count? :o) -- Cheers, Obnoxio the Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com

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InDeep — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > InDeep wrote: >> Captain Pedantic wrote: >> >>> "InDeep" <indeep@indeep.com> wrote in message >>> news:Vfzuk.7189$A82.4684@fe197.usenetserver.com... >>> >>> >>>> Seriously to ignore the cultural background that the head of Informix >>>> comes from is to just be incredibly naive. This guy is never going to >>>> reach native Americans, ...Again, sorry if you Indians >>>> don't get that, but this is a raw nerve for a lot of us native >>>> americans. >>>> >>> I'm sure we're not allowed to say "Native Americans" anymore. >>> Instead, we have to say "Red Indians". >>> >>> Hang on, that's not right, is it ...? >>> >> >> I was born in america, that makes me a Native American. If you're born >> in Canada, or basically most of the western hemisphere, you too are a >> native >> American! >> > > Does Lewisham count? :o) > Well, I did a search through city and county zip codes from the US postal service and came up blank. There is no Lewisham here in the US--at least as far as the postal service is concerned. Which is amazing, since a lot of US cities are named after cities outside the US.

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InDeep — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

InDeep wrote: > Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >> InDeep wrote: >>> Captain Pedantic wrote: >>> >>>> "InDeep" <indeep@indeep.com> wrote in message >>>> news:Vfzuk.7189$A82.4684@fe197.usenetserver.com... >>>> >>>> >>>>> Seriously to ignore the cultural background that the head of Informix >>>>> comes from is to just be incredibly naive. This guy is never going to >>>>> reach native Americans, ...Again, sorry if you Indians >>>>> don't get that, but this is a raw nerve for a lot of us native >>>>> americans. >>>>> >>>> I'm sure we're not allowed to say "Native Americans" anymore. >>>> Instead, we have to say "Red Indians". >>>> >>>> Hang on, that's not right, is it ...? >>>> >>> >>> I was born in america, that makes me a Native American. If you're born >>> in Canada, or basically most of the western hemisphere, you too are a >>> native >>> American! >>> >> >> Does Lewisham count? :o) >> > > Well, I did a search through city and county zip codes from the US > postal service > and came up blank. There is no Lewisham here in the US--at least as far > as the > postal service is concerned. Which is amazing, since a lot of US cities > are named > after cities outside the US. > Just a brief follow-up, in case you're interested in the tech market: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/does-silicon-valley-face-an-innovation-crisis/

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