Nick, I somehow feel that you and I have both been vaguely, yet abstrusely (but delicately) chastised.
--Doug On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 9:04 AM, <lrudo...@meganet.net> wrote: > Nick, > > Even a former English major ought to be able to faithfully transcribe a > short phrase from the > second line of the first sentence of a two-paragraph, three-sentence > e-mail that is actually > included a few inches below the locus of his transcription... > > On the other hand, if it weren't for the long history of paleography, > scribal errors, and > variorum editions, the structure that for hundreds of years supported the > "English major" (and > other "literature majors") might never have existed in the form the former > English major may > have encountered stumbling about on its last legs, before it was finally > utterly replaced by > the Higher Nonsense. > > Lee Rudolph > > P.S. No one should forget the old "high-byte"--at least, no one who ever > dealt with WordStar. > > > You are absolutely correct. "higher-order bit" it is. Even better. Can > > you imagine what a former English major's imagination did with that? > > > > > > > > n > > > > > > > > From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Joshua Thorp > > Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 3:01 PM > > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team > > > > > > > > Also I doubt Owen ever said "top bit", I imagine it was probably > > "high-order bit". > > > > > > > > I like the question though, can a bug be on purpose. Seems like it > would be > > in the eye of the beholder, one person's bug might be another's feature. > > > > > > > > --joshua > > > > > > > > On Mar 24, 2013, at 2:57 PM, Douglas Roberts <d...@parrot-farm.net> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Nick's counselling session will be scheduled shortly... > > > > > > > > --Doug (Who can tell when his chain is being yanked.) > > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Nicholas Thompson > > <nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > Now you all know, that, ever since Owen first used the word "top bit" in > my > > presence, nearly a decade ago, I have followed, with rapt attention, the > use > > of language on this list. So, you guys. I need to understand this > better. > > Can a "bug" be "on purpose"? It sounds to me like Google has sabotaged > its > > own product, right. Therefore, if I understand the language, any Nexus > > phone thatactually worked, would be "buggy"., by definition. I am > sorry to > > bother you about this, but these are the kinds of things that keep me > awake > > at night. N > > > > > > > > From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Douglas > Roberts > > Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:44 PM > > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > > Subject: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team > > > > > > > > Hi, Google Device Support Team. > > > > > > > > It's been a while since we spoke, but I recently discovered that > someone in > > your organization has been (I hope inadvertently) disseminating > inaccurate > > information about this Nexus 4 > > < > https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/mobile/l4uYRMVHnHY/rHpsXdwNGPc > > J> bug, and I thought you'd want to know about it right away. > > > > > > > > Here's the deal: you see, we all know that the Nexus 4 was not designed > on > > purpose to prevent wifi and bluetooth from being used at the same time. > We > > all know that it is a bug. Well, all of us except for Steve, apparently. > > Here, read for yourselves: > > > > > > > > http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/03/translated.html > > > > > > > > Now, we all have the utmost confidence that someone in your organization > > will immediately take Steve aside for a private little counselling > session > > about the inappropriateness of, shall we say, bending the truth regarding > > this particular flaw in the Nexus 4 product. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter. > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > > > --Doug > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Doug Roberts > > d...@parrot-farm.net > > > > <http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> > > http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins > > > > > > 505-455-7333 - Office > > 505-672-8213 - Mobile > > > > > > ============================================================ > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Doug Roberts > > d...@parrot-farm.net > > > > <http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> > > http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins > > > > > > 505-455-7333 - Office > > 505-672-8213 - Mobile > > > > ============================================================ > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > -- *Doug Roberts d...@parrot-farm.net* *http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins*<http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> * <http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> 505-455-7333 - Office 505-672-8213 - Mobile*
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