Mmmmm... Donuts....
On 3/11/11, josh_gasster <josh@standingman.de> wrote:
> I noticed too that google search "FUD" spiked today...
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> though as an optimist, I think it means "found uneaten donuts"
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> Josh Gasster
> standingman.de
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> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Shirley Gutierrez <guanacaa@...> wrote:
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>> I'm so ignorant about acronyms I had to look "FUD" up. I found some
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>> 1) Female Urinary Device
>> 2) Fedora Users and Developers
>> 3) Fever of Undetermined Origin
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>> I figure the use here must one of the following:
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>> 4) Fear, Uncertainty, & Doubt
>> 5) Fouled Up Disinformation (polite form)
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>> Shirley
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert Lawson <avidrhl@...>
>> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Thu, Mar 10, 2011 4:50 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2]
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>> Stop spreading FUD, please.
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>> Avid was completely forthcoming as to the reasoning behind the change
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>> the license fee went up. You might not like it but I saw no bait and
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>> We have 50+ edit systems at CBS Hard News. I know of only two editors
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>> On 3/10/11, THC d <dennis@...> wrote:
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>> > Dangle a carrot: before 5.0, one thing used to promote sales of the
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>> > version was a "great new feature" called Script Sync. Nothing about
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>> > Rip the carrot away, and make a new offer: We are told that if we want
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>> > some other necessary "feature," such as a grouping of all AMA plug-ins
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>> > Psst... wanna' buy an upgrade? Look at all of these features. Don't
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>> > They are part of the upgrade... free. (whisper: "for now")
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>> Rob Lawson
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