Re: Meet the man who will save the internet



On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:30:20 -0800, the renowned John Larkin
<jjlarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:02:22 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
><speffSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:40:10 -0800, the renowned John Larkin
>><jjlarkinSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:43:36 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
>>><speffSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:17:08 -0800, the renowned John Larkin
>>>><jjlarkinSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:00:49 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
>>>>><speffSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Doesn't Linus Torvalds live in northern California these days?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Everybody of importance and beauty lives in Northern California now.
>>>>>
>>>>>John
>>>>
>>>>So where are all the ugly and unimportant people moving?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Based on recent experience, I'd have to say Long Beach.
>>>
>>>John
>>
>>Yeah, I wasn't going to say anything, but that's one scary place.
>>
>>
>>Best regards,
>>Spehro Pefhany
>
>Yeah, a sparse matrix of Taco Bells, laundromats, ugly apartments,
>Chinese restaurants, gas stations, U-Store facilities, and Wal-Marts
>as far as you can see in all directions, which, given the smog, isn't
>all that far. The spiritual vacuum here is enough to make one
>reconsider religion. They have an actual lighthouse near the shore,
>and they've surrounded it with colored floodlights so one minute it's
>bright green, the next it's purple. There's a fake roller coaster, and
>they have loudspeakers that play music 24 hours a day on the pier.
>
>It's good to be home.
>
>John

Sounds like it's improved a lot since the last time I was there.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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