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ZDNet: Nosey Knows

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 4, 2000

“Now, Nosey didn’t know a whole lot about Linux — I suspect
he uses all those CDs I’ve been giving him as coasters — but he
did always claim he could see into the future if he was in the
mood.
While to most people, he is simply the guy who runs my
neighborhood’s dry cleaner, those of us who actually stop to talk
to him know that Nosey’s real name is Benny de Nostradame, and he
insists he is a direct descendent of the 16th century seer
Nostradamus…”

” Anyway, lucky for me he was in the mood. “Tell you
what. Come back around closing time with some examples of this
lie-nick stuff and a bottle of tequila — one with a worm in it —
and I’ll see what I can do.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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