On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 05:52:24PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 03:23:37AM -0400, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > Both sides here have valid points and the issues are complex and > > require careful thought from all parties. Lobbing insults is not a > > useful technique for reaching understanding. [...] > btw, i did not lob an insult at john. if i had wanted to insult him, > i would be a *lot* less subtle about it than accusing him of being > excessively pedantic. I have to agree with Craig on this point. If he had wanted to insult someone, he'd have used words like: "maybe you should look for a career in marketing. you've certainly got a talent for spin-doctoring. a willingness to break promises shows the right ethical standard for the field too." -- G. Branden Robinson | The errors of great men are venerable Debian GNU/Linux | because they are more fruitful than the branden@ecn.purdue.edu | truths of little men. roger.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ | -- Friedrich Nietzsche
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