Antoon Pardon wrote: > On 2007-04-19, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Michael Bentley wrote: >>> On Apr 19, 2007, at 4:11 AM, Antoon Pardon wrote: >>> >>>> On 2007-04-19, Michael Bentley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> [...] The >>>>> learning curve is rather steep IMO, but worth it. >>>> Just a throw in remark, that you may ignore if you wish, but a steep >>>> learning curve means that the subject is easily familiarized and that >>>> the learning period is short. >>>> >>>> You seem to use it as if it is the opposite. >>> Mathematical absurdities aside, it's the common usage -- but perhaps >>> you knew that. >>> >>> >> Perhaps in Belgium they prefer climbing mountains over walking up and >> down gentle hills? Or possibly they will simply pick any nit that is >> carelessly left within range? > > If it is just a nit, why don't you ignore my remark as I suggested? > Because I suffer from the quixotic urge to help stamp out obsessive compulsive behavior on c.l.py? This is self-defeating, of course, since it makes me appear obsessive compulsive in my own right ...
> Now suppose I give you a graph that shows you how different people > are making progress. Would you prefer the rather flat curves instead > of the steep curves because the latter gives you the idea of someone > having to conquer huge obstacles or would you choose the steep curve > because they show you someone is getting results fast? > Suppose I should you a hill you have to climb? Would you rather don mountain boots and crampons to climb 3,000 feet up a vertical cliff or would you rather amble up, say, Ben Lomond with the other tourists? Clearly you have no wish to bow before common usage. be careful this doesn't put you in a universe with only one inhabitant. We all have to get along. obsessive-compulsive-ly y'rs - steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://del.icio.us/steve.holden Recent Ramblings http://holdenweb.blogspot.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
