[kwlug-disc] Stock ticker

[Chris Frey]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 01:42:04AM -0400, unsolicited wrote:
> 
> 
> John Kerr wrote, On 10/20/2009 11:03 PM:
> >The first two are real, the last one is my own entry
> >
> >Last trades:
> >27.75 RHAT
> > 26.37 Microsoft Corporation
> >  *   SCOX.PK
> >      * any day now!!!!
> >
> >YES! Red Hat Linux is worth more than Mickeysoft
> 
> For 1 share.
> 
> How many shares outstanding?


Thanks for the good point.

	RedHat: 190 million
	Microsoft: 8.91 billion



> ... can anyone tell me, will there come a day when such pointless MS 
> <stuff> will cease or tone down in this list? Regardless of what you 
> think of them, and nobody in their right mind could call me a fan, 
> it's just useless and pointless interference and noise to your 
> communication.

There are two mottos to follow with this kind of thing:

	1) It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself,
		you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you
		do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will
		win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor
		yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle.

		Sun Tzu
		http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu

	2) Chase the dream, not the competition.

		Nemesis Air Racing Team
		http://www.nemesisnxt.com/kit/index.php
		http://www.advogato.org/article/22.html

I think there's room on this list for both types of folks.

- Chris