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philosofical discussions. Please
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Från: DL Neil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Skickat: den 1 februari 2002 12:26
Till: Carsten Gehling; mySQL Mailing List
Ämne: Re: MySQL on the Playstation2? (OT? You betcha)
> > I think a better question would be why ;-)
>
> To quote our beloved Basil Fawlty: "Do you think this is what made the
> British Empire great?"
>
> When asked why anyone would want to climb Mount Everest, George Lee
Mallory
> answered: "Because it was there".
>
> Need I say more? :-)
=Hmm, a comparison between George LEIGH Mallory and Basil Fawlty ???
=Mallory would be an unfortunate comparison to the prospect of running SQL
on a PlayStation! He felt that the
use of oxygen equipment was somehow "unsporting". Nevertheless when he did
use it, he persisted in using
notoriously ineffective equipment. There was evidence at the last camp site,
that they were still fiddling with
the gear even as they departed on their final dash for the summit. Then
comes the question: did they make it?
=Equal to the anecdote about "because it is there", Mallory has also been
used to provide other 'inspiration' -
his project management/preparation for the task was notoriously lacking - to
the extent that he had to borrow
someone else's camera in order that he might record his success***
=Meantime Ed Hillary fronts an organisation that has stated amongst its
objectives the intent to get kids
'unstuck' from their computer games and taking part in outdoor activity
challenges/training. Makes one think
about planning a project to port to PS/2 doesn't it?
=dn
*** said item being of particular interest to those seeking to disprove that
New Zealand/Nepal were the first
countries to the 'top of the world' (in favor of England)!
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