> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:47:50 -0500 > From: stienman@gmail.com > To: piclist@mit.edu > Subject: Re: [OT] MPLAB in Linux - Check it Out! > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 9:13 AM, Robert Young wrote: > >> From: x.solarwind.x@gmail.com > >> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 11:28 AM, M.L. wrote: > >> > Does anyone know how to "kill" a thread easily in gmail? > >> > >> 1. Open up a terminal. If you're using windows, you're out of luck. > >> 2. Type "sudo -s" enter your password. > >> 3. Type "killall firefox && killall firefox-bin" > >> 4. Enjoy. > > > > He isn't asking to kill a process thread. He is asking how to ignore a discussion thread. > > He wasn't being serious, he was riffing on the Unix and Google topics > that came up in this thread with a simple joke. It is rather a nice > multi-layered joke, too, whether on purpose or not... > > -Adam Given his propensity to not read documentation or make the effort to understand a problem it made more sense to me that he didn't understand the request. But in this case I guess the egg is on my face for not reading the gazzillion dippy little OT threads so I could keep up... Rob -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist