So let me get this straight, the microsoft skiff capsized/crashed. I sure hope no one was surprised when this happened...
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Pretty funny, probably because they didn't install the latest patches, even though they were available. 
I wonder if they filled out an "error report."
Guys, this was a reboot after installing the latest service pack..This is a feature. not a bug..
you're suprised that a skiff capsized period?
I love sailing past them while they are clung to their daggerboards for dear life.
For all the crap that monohuller's give us about how we're "more stable upside down" I see a helluva lot more skiffies going t*ts up than cats 😛
They probably need to upgrade, or get a license for "skiff helmsman pro" 
I love sailing past them while they are clung to their daggerboards for dear life.
For all the crap that monohuller's give us about how we're "more stable upside down" I see a helluva lot more skiffies going t*ts up than cats 😛
That is why this shouldn't be a surprise twice over: microsoft + skiff.
A little bit of a tangent, but amusing.
This was meant more to make fun of microsoft than skiffs anyways, but which boat would you rather be on?
(look in the background)
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When Bill Gates asked St Peter why the Captain of the Titanic had a bigger house,
his reply was he only crashed once.
repost from SA,
1. select a series of SA threads related to:
Rig design
Assymetric Kites
Skiffs
Skiffs v's cats
or pretty much anything else performance related.
2. Read through the threads.
Every time a Bethwaite is mentioned... Drink
Every time a Bethwaite is credited with inventing something that existed before they were born... Drink twice.
Every time Frank's personal opinion is held up as gosple Drink three times.
3. If you make it to bed or wake up not believing that on the 1st day Frank B said "let there be wind", then you've got a better head for alcohol than me.
Shouldn't the Spin Be [color]BLUE ???
People you have no idea the dark forces you are messing with! Slowly move away from your keyboard, no sudden moves.
Dude, if you have not been on one of these bad boys don't be so quick to judge. I have a pretty good idea if you got on one they couldn't wipe the grin off your face with a 2x4.
dingram,
I dont doubt it
but then again, I'm through with dinghies of any nature, my shins have thanked me ever since.
Ditto that! Spent way too much time looking for that elusive grin and way too much time just like the picture...on our side.
I’ve been trying to tell people about how poor microsoft’s drivers are.
You should see what my unsupported sound card does to performance in XP.
If it was called "Apple" would it still "crash"???
(I think not)
Putting a pinguin at the helm wont hurt either 
(Or maybe they had to reactive the gennaker and someone stuck the product key on the keel)
no, if there was a penguin involved, you'd not even have pictures of it... why you ask?
Well for starters, the Linux skiff can't be trailered outside its home waters without extensive preparation.
If this is, in fact the first time you've ever tried to sail your linux skiff, then you'd be suprised to know that it comes to your doorstep with in a box. Luckily, the manufacturer has supplied you with some sub-standard quality tools with which you can assemble your linux skiff.
However, you open the box to find out that there is no documentation! Only a little note card that says "There are books available on how to assemble your linux skiff, or you could just ask the millions of other linux skiffers who are happy (yet condescending when you ask a simple question) to help you out with putting together and using your linux skiff.
So you dive in head first into the box full of parts.
You come to find out that some parts are missing! Not just little obscure parts, but pretty important ones!
Once you manage to gather are the required components of your linux skiff, you come to find out that some of the parts wont fit in with each other! You are required to actually modify the parts right out of the box in order to get them all working together properly.
So you see, the reason you don't see a linux skiff on the water is because its always on the hard, either being put together or getting fixed.
Nobody wants to take pictures of that 😛
Linux would not be a skiff, it would be the cat zipping around in the background.
or a condomaran,
aka pretending to be something its not (fast) 😛
Well for starters, the Linux skiff can't be trailered outside its home waters without extensive preparation.
If this is, in fact the first time you've ever tried to sail your linux skiff, then you'd be suprised to know that it comes to your doorstep with in a box. Luckily, the manufacturer has supplied you with some sub-standard quality tools with which you can assemble your linux skiff.
However, you open the box to find out that there is no documentation! Only a little note card that says "There are books available on how to assemble your linux skiff, or you could just ask the millions of other linux skiffers who are happy (yet condescending when you ask a simple question) to help you out with putting together and using your linux skiff.
So you dive in head first into the box full of parts.
You come to find out that some parts are missing! Not just little obscure parts, but pretty important ones!
Once you manage to gather are the required components of your linux skiff, you come to find out that some of the parts wont fit in with each other! You are required to actually modify the parts right out of the box in order to get them all working together properly.
So you see, the reason you don't see a linux skiff on the water is because its always on the hard, either being put together or getting fixed.
Nobody wants to take pictures of that 😛
Yet it still kicks the [censored] out of Windows!
I hear that Apple is coming out with a new boat called an "iCat". The sails have better graphics, and the jib is also a flexible video screen. Unfortunately, the boat is so miniturized you can only use one finger to sheet the main.
They were using the wrong wind and water components. S.E.P.
It looks like Bill and Monkeyboy are trying to monopolize the maritime market. Their new product is an autopilot, its rumoured to run on Windows Longhorn Beta2. Click here to see demo.