Re: Hardware Modems
An oxymoron is an element in classical rhetoric in which opposites are
combined to sharpen a point, not to contradiuct it. An example would be *His
empassioned plea was met by thunderous silence*. Giant shrimp probably exist
as does the oft quoted non-oxymoron military intelligence.
----- Original Message -----
From: David Teague <dbt@tinuviel.cs.wcu.edu>
To: <romeu@petrobras.com.br>
Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: Hardware Modems
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>
> On Thu, 17 Aug 2000 romeu@petrobras.com.br wrote:
> [about hardware modems that don't work under linux and why.]
>
> Romeu:
>
> Well /explitive censored/ That is just awful. My 33.6 Modem says I
> get 66K throughput when compression is ineffect too.
>
> You ask "what is an oxymoron" .... a self contradiction.
>
> Oxy means sharp, in german, oxygen is 'sour stuff" (approximately)
> or sharp stuff. And moron means dull or blunt. so an oxymoron is
> 'sharp-dull' or a self contradiction.
>
> Giant Shrimp for example.
>
> --David
> David Teague, dbt@cs.wcu.edu
> Debian GNU/Linux Because software support is free, timely,
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