=- David Young wrote on Tue 20.Nov'12 at 11:59:55 -0600 -= > "What, you have computers in your pockets but there is no > conformance to the width in columns of 40 year-old data terminals > any more?"
That's not a technical issue but readability: it's easier on the eyes/ flow of reading when you don't have to jump big distances when CR-LF. > It's also not reasonable to demand that people rigidly conform > with strict technical standards when software can (and should) do > it for them. In other words, don't treat people like robots. Right, then have software _produce_ humanly useful results in the 1st place rather than trying to catchup something already gone wrong. I'm tired of "fix/workaround what others are failing to comply". > Software could digest a lot of this email that doesn't conform to > my taste, priorities, available time, attention, perceptual > strengths and weaknesses, and spit out something that's not only > more palatable but more useful, but software doesn't do that. Software can't do magic, or make up for human failures. Sometimes the responsibility is with the user, not the code. -- © Rado S. -- You must provide YOUR effort for your goal! EVERY effort counts: at least to show your attitude. You're responsible for ALL you do: you get what you give.
