From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail1.eznet.net ([209.105.128.6] ident=qmailr) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15v3IY-0003gS-00 for ; Sat, 20 Oct 2001 17:04:50 -0400 Received: (qmail 15392 invoked from network); 20 Oct 2001 21:04:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO akp) (209.105.150.140) by vmail.eznet.net with SMTP; 20 Oct 2001 21:04:52 -0000 Received: from akp by akp with local (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 15v3Hj-0000jo-00; Sat, 20 Oct 2001 17:03:59 -0400 From: Ann Parsons MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15313.59071.578434.968410@akp.selfhost.com> Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 17:03:59 -0400 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: DSL Providors In-Reply-To: References: <15313.46622.329289.88353@akp.selfhost.com> X-Mailer: VM 6.92 under Emacs 20.7.2 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi all, >>>>> "Rodney" == Rodney Clowdus writes: Rodney> Ann I really like the "caveat emptor" expression. I had Rodney> to use my dict linux dictionary to find the meaning and Rodney> just goes to show that a lot can be said in two words. Glad you could find it. It's actually not English. It's Latin, and roughly translated is: buyer beware, or be warned. a caveat is a warning or caution. Sometimes you'll see it in a sentence as the first word followed by a comma, which is sort of like. Warning, danger ahead. Rodney> Thanks for the advice. Hopefully they do not force me to Rodney> use the dashboard with all those glittering idiot lights. Rodney> I have yet to try DSL but I have been holding off till all Rodney> the pros and cons have been sorted through. I'm wondering Rodney> if the telephone company will know that I'm talking about Rodney> when I ask them about this dashboard crap. Well, ask them if the interface to the "modem" is by the web. Or, "Is the way I connect to the "modem", is that through the web?" Or, "Do I have to adjust or reset my DSL, and if I do, do I have to use the web to do it?" Use words of one syllable or less. They might get it then. Rodney> They might go Rodney> benarkey if I mention Linux. It's caveat emptor time! Yes, they may very well indeed go binarky if you mention Linux. Best not to confuse the poor little darlings. -- Ann K. Parsons email: akp@eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT