Hullo all, We’re in the process of starting up a new online tech magazine (ISO Today). The main focus will be Linux and Distribution releases/updates/reviews, however we’re also looking to offer content on Mac OS and Microsoft OS’ as well.

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A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.
“House”, for instance, is feminine, “la casa”.
“Pencil”, however, is masculine, “el lapiz”.
A student asked, “What gender is a computer”?
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether “computer” should be a masculine or feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for it’s recommendation.

The men’s group decited that “computer” should definately be of the feminine gender (”la computadora”), because:
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.
2. The language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
3, Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval.
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

The women’s group, however, decided that computers should be masculine (el computador”) because:
1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on.
2. They have a lot of data, but still can’t think for themselves.
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem.
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.

Note: The women won.