On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 12:12 PM, SJS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is why it's vitally important to stay away from the koolaid. :)
I'm trying.
> The difference between this and formatted text is what?
Well, like you said, you can "look at formatted text and make a
reasonable guess as to what's what". The source *is* the
documentation. The Unix Way has shown us how valuable that can be.
>> Set objArgs = CreateObject("WScript.Arguments")
>
> WTF?
>
> Is this a function or a local method?
Uh... what's the difference? I'm not experienced enough to know the
difference between a function and a method. I thought they were two
names for the same thing.
[crow epistemology]
> Did Rand originate this, or merely rebrand it? I've heard this for
> years, and this is the first reference to Rand that I've seen in
> connection to the idea.
Well, it's a pretty well known concept. In my mind, she just laid it
out in a clear and presentable manner. She described a psychology
experiment someone had done with crows, and what their understanding
was of the number of crows in a stand of trees. They could keep track
of up to 6 crows or something like that, and then it just became
"greater than 6". I'm sure many others have had the same observation.
> I used to complain about this, but now I'm not so sure... I WANT the
> MS viewpoints to be distinct and incompatible with everything else.
Hmm. Interesting viewpoint.
-todd
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