On 5/15/24 10:50, Nicolas George wrote:
Cindy Sue Causey (12024-05-15):
PS Afterthought is that email signatures are another of that widely
accepted netiquette set of standards.
You can add the “Re: ” to that list.
It is the sequence of four octets 0x52, 0x65, 0x3a, 0x20, and nothing
else.
T
On 5/15/24 6:46 AM, Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
. . .
No its not, its your refusal to use the down arrow in your reply editor
to put your reply after the question. It really is that simple. If your
choice of email agents cannot do that, its time to switch to an agent
that can. There are dozens of the
Since my request started this offtopic subthread I hope I can put it to
rest.
Yes I requested to not toppost. I asked politely, and I added pertinent
response on topic. I do not claim to be right or wrong about this. I prefer
interleaved style for reason. Everyone on this list heard all arguments
Cindy Sue Causey (12024-05-15):
> PS Afterthought is that email signatures are another of that widely
> accepted netiquette set of standards.
You can add the “Re: ” to that list.
It is the sequence of four octets 0x52, 0x65, 0x3a, 0x20, and nothing
else.
The MUAs who write “RE: ” are wrong.
The
On 5/15/24 10:06, Nicolas George wrote:
Cindy Sue Causey (12024-05-15):
Best as I was able to discern from the Net [0], 72 characters is the
magic number for line length because 4 extra characters are added to
both ends when e.g. git processes submissions. Makes good common sense
to me.
Git is
On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 09:46:08AM -0400, Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
> Best as I was able to discern from the Net [0], 72 characters is the
> magic number for line length because 4 extra characters are added to
> both ends when e.g. git processes submissions. Makes good common sense
> to me.
>
> PS I
-Original Message-
From: Greg Wooledge
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: OT: Top Posting
Date: 05/14/24 13:41:17
On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 05:01:31PM +, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote:
> how many times has this top post crap been dug up
> don't y'all have any
Cindy Sue Causey (12024-05-15):
> Best as I was able to discern from the Net [0], 72 characters is the
> magic number for line length because 4 extra characters are added to
> both ends when e.g. git processes submissions. Makes good common sense
> to me.
Git is an order of magnitude younger than
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From: gene heskett
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: OT: Top Posting
Date: 05/14/24 10:54:50
On 5/14/24 10:09, Richard wrote:
Just because something isn't an official ISO standard doesn't mean
it's
not standard behavior. And how it relates
On 15/05/2024 02:32, Greg Wooledge wrote:
On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 08:16:20PM +0200, Nicolas George wrote:
Messages in Markdown in the Windows world? I have never seen it.
[...]
The only sensible interpretation I can
come up with for why these asterisks were added is that they're being
placed a
On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 6:05 PM Jeffrey Walton wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 2:40 PM Richard wrote:
>
>> You really must think of yourself as being the epitome of human creation.
>> I don't see any use in continuing this nonsense. If you don't have anything
>> relevant to say, this case i
On Tue, 14 May 2024, Andy Smith wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 05:01:31PM +, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote:
>> don't y'all have any thing better to do
>
> You must be new here.
sorta
i've only been using versions of linux since the early 90's :)
downloaded it from an archie serve
Hello,
On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 05:01:31PM +, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote:
> don't y'all have any thing better to do
You must be new here.
Get used to reading with a "mark thread read" key in your MUA of
choice, is my best advice.
Thanks,
Andy
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Greg Wooledge wrote:
> In this particular instance, we've got a person from the second
> culture who seems to have no idea that other cultures exist, or that
> a mailing list might not adhere to their own expectations. This
> person is acting belligerantly, and will not listen to gentle
> remind
On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 08:16:20PM +0200, Nicolas George wrote:
> Messages in Markdown in the Windows world? I have never seen it.
I can't be sure where they're coming from exactly, but every once in
a while I see messages on debian-user, bug-bash or help-bash which
have extra asterisk characters
On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 2:40 PM Richard wrote:
> You really must think of yourself as being the epitome of human creation.
> I don't see any use in continuing this nonsense. If you don't have anything
> relevant to say, this case is closed for me.
>
Who are you talking about? There are two peopl
well, speaking personally, I can respect both sides.
I use a screen reader. Having to wade through loads of text, for a
conversational flow, especially when not edited is far from productive
for me personally.
it is much better to have a top post, for me personally, because I have no
issues
On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 05:01:31PM +, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote:
> how many times has this top post crap been dug up
> don't y'all have any thing better to do
> i know
> how about some real debian issues
>
Hi,
Have a quick look at the Debian-user FAQ posted each month and the
Debian Cod
Greg Wooledge (12024-05-14):
> Usenet news. For people in this culture, there is a well-defined set
> of "netiquette" rules -- plain text messages, inline quoting with "> "
> citation characters, lines limited to ~72 characters, etc.
I slightly disagree with this wording: you make it sound like w
On 5/14/24 10:41 AM, Greg Wooledge wrote:
We have a clash of two cultures here.
More than just *nix vs. M$.
In business communications by email, the norm is to quote the *entire*
thread, every time, without paring anything down, purely for the sake of
CYA. As such, top-posting is the only re
On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 05:01:31PM +, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote:
> how many times has this top post crap been dug up
> don't y'all have any thing better to do
It's never going to stop. We have a clash of two cultures here.
The first culture are Unix users who grew up with Internet email
how many times has this top post crap been dug up
don't y'all have any thing better to do
i know
how about some real debian issues
On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 04:08:19PM +0200, Richard wrote:
> Just because something isn't an official ISO standard doesn't mean it's not
> standard behavior. And how it relates to this mailing list? It's called a
> setting.
Most people prefer inline quoting around here (I know I do). That's
because
You really must think of yourself as being the epitome of human creation. I
don't see any use in continuing this nonsense. If you don't have anything
relevant to say, this case is closed for me.
Am Di., 14. Mai 2024 um 16:55 Uhr schrieb gene heskett :
> On 5/14/24 10:09, Richard wrote:
> > Just b
On 5/14/24 10:09, Richard wrote:
Just because something isn't an official ISO standard doesn't mean it's
not standard behavior. And how it relates to this mailing list? It's
called a setting.
No its not, its your refusal to use the down arrow in your reply editor
to put your reply after the q
Just because something isn't an official ISO standard doesn't mean it's not
standard behavior. And how it relates to this mailing list? It's called a
setting.
Am Di., 14. Mai 2024 um 15:57 Uhr schrieb Loris Bennett <
loris.benn...@fu-berlin.de>:
> Hi Richard,
>
> Richard writes:
>
> > "Top posti
Hi Richard,
Richard writes:
> "Top posting" (writing the answer above the text that's being replied
> to) is literally industry standard behavior.
Can you provide a link to the standard you are referring to?
Assuming such a standard exists, how would it apply to this newsgroup?
[snip (51 line
Kenneth Parker writes:
> I have a special issue: Using Gmail on a Phone or Tablet (I have
> both).
Both of those devices lack a proper keyboard. That makes them unsuitable
for composing anything but very short messages, and wholly unsuitable
for editing text.
> Seriously, how do others of you
On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 6:17 AM, Kenneth Parker wrote:
> Seriously, how do others of you deal with navigating this Debian List on
> Android, while being a "Good Netizen"?
Personally I don't. A phone is a horrible tool for composing texts and
is nowhere near a replacement for a computer. Using an
On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 10:07 PM Ric Moore wrote:
>
>
>
> Same reason some people top post. They just ignore the conventions.
>
I have a special issue: Using Gmail on a Phone or Tablet (I have both). I
have yet to find a Straightforward way to Snip lots of lines, using the
Android App. Als
Hi.
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:31:27 -0300
Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 23:16:03 +0300
> Reco wrote:
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > Please do not top post. And please do not send html e-mails to the list.
> >
> > On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:40:08 -0500
> > Adrian O'Dell wrote:
>
On 17/01/2008, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > According to TFA, the events in question happened in Essex, Suffolk,
> > and Middlesex Counties of colonial Massachusetts, which are in the
> > United States, not Israel. You have me misplaced.
>
> Although it's been snipped out by now, chai
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On 01/17/08 12:46, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On 17/01/2008, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On Jan 16, 2008 8:08 AM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> On 16/01/2008, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> If ducks float, they mus
On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 05:59 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 07:58:09AM -0600, Kent West wrote:
> >> Ron Johnson wrote:
> >>> Exotic mathematics without a grounding in reality is medieval philosophy
> >>> trying to determine how many angels c
On 17/01/2008, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jan 16, 2008 8:08 AM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 16/01/2008, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > If ducks float, they must be made of wood (or small rocks), so if
> > > > > the witch weighs the same as a du
Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 07:58:09AM -0600, Kent West wrote:
Ron Johnson wrote:
Exotic mathematics without a grounding in reality is medieval philosophy
trying to determine how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
Two. No, seven!
Arg. You made me lose count!
On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 10:43:23PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 05:12:07PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 12:53:34PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Jan 16, 2008 8:08 AM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 16/01/2008, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > If ducks float, they must be made of wood (or small rocks),
> > > > > so if the witch weighs the same as a duck, t
On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 05:12:07PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 12:53:34PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > > > > Well, now you're just contradicting.
> >
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:46:38 +1300
Chris Bannister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snip]
> Its also to recommended to set the line wrap variable in your editor to
> about 72 or so. I don't know how to set that in Slypheed Claws.
Configuration / Preferences / Compose / Wrapping
> Chris.
Celejar
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On Jan 16, 2008 8:08 AM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 16/01/2008, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If ducks float, they must be made of wood (or small rocks), so if
the witch weighs the same as a duck, then she must be made of
wood and therefore, she'll f
On Jan 16, 2008 8:08 AM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 16/01/2008, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > If ducks float, they must be made of wood (or small rocks), so if
> > > > the witch weighs the same as a duck, then she must be made of
> > > > wood and therefore, she'll
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:07:08 -0600
Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On 01/14/08 18:58, Alex Samad wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 03:25:14PM -0800, Raquel wrote:
> >> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:52:04 +1100
> >> Alex Samad <[EMAIL PROTECTE
On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 05:12:07PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 12:53:34PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > [snip]
> >
> > > > Well, now you're just contradicting.
> > >
> > > I'd tell you why that's not true but there's a bunc
On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 12:53:34PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> [snip]
>
> > > Well, now you're just contradicting.
> >
> > I'd tell you why that's not true but there's a bunch of mean
> > looking guys at my door. I figure it's either the Spanish
>
On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 09:23:39PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
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> On 01/15/08 19:24, s. keeling wrote:
> > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >> On 01/15/08 17:05, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> >>> The problem, the oft-overlooked side comment made
On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 12:29:49PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 04:17:42PM -0900, Ken Irving wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 12:00:28PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote:
> > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 03:49:52PM -0900, Ken Irving wrote:
> > > > In fact, it's a social convention, a ma
On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 10:07:41AM +0100, Dan H wrote:
>
> Again: There is NO NEED to "scroll" through redundant stuff! You need to EDIT
> the irrelevant stuff away! What's so hard to understand about this?
>
> Do you notice that this posting, although it is deep in an ongoing thread,
> covers
On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 12:53:34PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
[snip]
> >
> > Well, now you're just contradicting.
>
> I'd tell you why that's not true but there's a bunch of mean looking
> guys at my door. I figure it's either the Spanish Inquisition or the
> Business Software Alliance. (Is the
On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 10:56:28AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 01:55:15AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
>
On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 10:56:28AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 01:55:15AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 12:23:37AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 10:57:51AM +0100, Ulrich Schweitzer wrote:
> On Tuesday 15 January 2008 05:34:28 Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>
> > I always hated that STOP AHEAD thing. I always figured if you are
> > close enough to the words that it mattered which one you drove over
> > first, you aren'
> Given that you're in the country that invented the witch-hunt, that's
> not much surprise.
I wasn't aware that he was from Babylonia!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunt#Antiquity
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On 15 Jan, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 09:23:39PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 01/15/08 19:24, s. keeling wrote:
>> > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> >> On 01/15/08 17:05, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>> >>> The problem, the oft-overlooked side comment made by one
On 16/01/2008, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > If ducks float, they must be made of wood (or small rocks), so if
> > > the witch weighs the same as a duck, then she must be made of
> > > wood and therefore, she'll float, so she's a witch.
> >
> > The sad thing is that I know people wh
On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Jan 16, 2008 12:42 AM, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 01/15/08 23:14, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > [snip]
> >
> > > If ducks float, they must be made of wood (or small rocks), so if
> > > the witch weighs the same as a duck,
On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 01:55:15AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 12:23:37AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>
On Jan 16, 2008 12:42 AM, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 01/15/08 23:14, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> [snip]
> > If ducks float, they must be made of wood (or small rocks), so if
> > the witch weighs the same as a duck, then she must be made of
> > wood and therefore, she'll float,
On 16/01/2008, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > If ducks float, they must be made of wood (or small rocks), so if
> > the witch weighs the same as a duck, then she must be made of
> > wood and therefore, she'll float, so she's a witch.
>
> The sad thing is that I know people who's minds w
On 16/01/2008, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "This text in English or Dutch."
>
> On that page, right under the "$Revision: 2.4 $", click on the word
> "English".
>
Thanks.
Dotan Cohen
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On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:02:07 +0100 (CET)
"s. keeling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So, why don't your lines wrap at ca. 80 chars? Missed that lesson?
Huh? I set Claws to wrap at 70. I thought it would do that
automatically before sending the message...
Fixed.
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On Tuesday 15 January 2008 05:34:28 Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> I always hated that STOP AHEAD thing. I always figured if you are
> close enough to the words that it mattered which one you drove over
> first, you aren't looking far enough up the road. And if you are
> following too closely to r
On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 17:37:16 +1100, Alex Samad wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 12:23:37AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > ...
> > > > It's been quite a while, and we can't quote the whole movie.
> > >
> > > and apparently, one can re
On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 01:55:15AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 12:23:37AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > > ...
> > >
> > > > > It's been quite a while, and we
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[snip]
> If ducks float, they must be made of wood (or small rocks), so if
> the witch weighs the same as a duck, then she must be made of
> wood and therefore, she'll float, so she's a witch.
The sad th
On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Alex Samad wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 12:23:37AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > ...
> >
> > > > It's been quite a while, and we can't quote the whole movie.
> > >
> > > and apparently, one can recover
On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 12:23:37AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> ...
> > > It's been quite a while, and we can't quote the whole movie.
> >
> > and apparently, one can recover from being turned into a newt. ;)
>
> Only if 'es not dead yet.
On Wednesday 16 January 2008, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
...
> > It's been quite a while, and we can't quote the whole movie.
>
> and apparently, one can recover from being turned into a newt. ;)
Only if 'es not dead yet.
Or been eaten by a swallow, laden or unladen.
Hal
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On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 09:23:39PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 01/15/08 19:24, s. keeling wrote:
> > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >> On 01/15/08 17:05, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> >>> The problem, the oft-overlooked side comment made by one of the
> >>> peasants. Small rocks float. So
"Dotan Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On 15/01/2008, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Jan 14, 2008 1:03 PM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > You should read this:
> > > http://what-is-what.com/what_is/top_posting.html
> >
> > I prefer http://learn.to/quote for tha
Sudev Barar wrote:
On 16/01/2008, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
*not* trim any of the quote history. I assume this was so whichever
tech support drone in India got my latest message would be able to see
the whole history.
[OT] Do not assume and this *this* tech drone from India do
On 16/01/2008, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> *not* trim any of the quote history. I assume this was so whichever
> tech support drone in India got my latest message would be able to see
> the whole history.
[OT] Do not assume and this *this* tech drone from India does favour
trimmin
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> On 15/01/2008, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On Jan 14, 2008 1:03 PM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> You should read this:
>>> http://what-is-what.com/what_is/top_posting.html
>> I pre
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> On Jan 15, 2008 5:36 PM, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On Jan 15, 2008, at 5:06 PM, Paul Johnson wrote:
>>> Stuff like that makes me think I'm better off now driving a truck.
>>> Pays about the sa
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> Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> On 01/15/08 17:05, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>>> The problem, the oft-overlooked side comment made by one of the
>>> peasants. Small rocks float. So though she may weigh the
On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 08:42:31PM -0500, Celejar wrote:
>
>Thus mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know
>what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.
>People who have been puzzled by the beginnings of mathematics will, I
>hope, find comfort in this d
On Jan 15, 2008 5:36 PM, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Jan 15, 2008, at 5:06 PM, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > Stuff like that makes me think I'm better off now driving a truck.
> > Pays about the same as a decent, call-center and outsource-free
> > environment either way...
>
> Isn't
On 15/01/2008, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jan 14, 2008 1:03 PM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > You should read this:
> > http://what-is-what.com/what_is/top_posting.html
>
> I prefer http://learn.to/quote for that; the URL you mention only
> suggests what is wrong, b
On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:28:15 -0600
Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snip]
> Exotic mathematics without a grounding in reality is medieval
> philosophy trying to determine how many angels can dance on the head
> of a pin.
Pure mathematics consists entirely of assertions to the effect that,
On Jan 15, 2008, at 5:06 PM, Paul Johnson wrote:
Stuff like that makes me think I'm better off now driving a truck.
Pays about the same as a decent, call-center and outsource-free
environment either way...
Isn't NAFTA about to "in-source" Mexican trucks to take care of that?
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Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On 01/15/08 17:05, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> >
> > The problem, the oft-overlooked side comment made by one of the
> > peasants. Small rocks float. So though she may weigh the same as a
>
> Really?
Pumice?
> Since when are witches made of wood? Or sma
David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> On Jan 14, 2008, at 5:40 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > This is a bottom-posting list, like every other list that has such a
> > rule. I've never heard of a list that specifically _prefers_ top
> > posting. If there is such a list, I doubt that it would be of a
On Jan 15, 2008 4:50 PM, s. keeling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > On Jan 14, 2008 1:03 PM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > You should read this:
> > > http://what-is-what.com/what_is/top_posting.html
> >
> > I prefer http://learn.to/quote for
Dan H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> No, it's best to always trim the original to the extent that it still
> contains the relevant context for your reply. Half a dozen lines is usually
> enough.
>
> Of course I've got about 15 years of Usenet experience under my belt. That
> teaches discipline!
S
On Jan 15, 2008 4:20 PM, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Jan 14, 2008, at 5:40 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > This is a bottom-posting list, like every other list that has such a
> > rule. I've never heard of a list that specifically _prefers_ top
> > posting. If there is such a list,
Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Jan 14, 2008 1:03 PM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > You should read this:
> > http://what-is-what.com/what_is/top_posting.html
>
> I prefer http://learn.to/quote for that; the URL you mention only
Tried that lately? Goes to "The Webalias N
Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Jan 14, 2008 6:43 PM, s. keeling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > I believe (maybe wrongly ) that this mailing list is a non
> > > top-posting list, I try and conform.
> >
> > You're correct. List policy prefers "snip irrelevancies and bottom
> > post."
On Jan 14, 2008, at 5:40 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
This is a bottom-posting list, like every other list that has such a
rule. I've never heard of a list that specifically _prefers_ top
posting. If there is such a list, I doubt that it would be of a very
technical nature.
While not technically a m
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On 01/15/08 17:05, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 04:57:15PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 01/15/08 16:46, Alex Samad wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 07:28:15AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>
Exotic mathematics without a
On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 04:57:15PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 01/15/08 16:46, Alex Samad wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 07:28:15AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> >> Exotic mathematics without a grounding in reality is medieval
> >> philosophy trying to determine how many angels can dance on t
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On 01/15/08 16:46, Alex Samad wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 07:28:15AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 01/15/08 06:36, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> [snip]
> I always start at the last page and write upwards so my diary bec
On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 07:28:15AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
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> On 01/15/08 06:36, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> > Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> [snip]
> >>
> >> I always start at the last page and write upwards so my diary becomes
> >> illegible to all, in
On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 09:24:52AM +, I.E.Broadbent wrote:
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> blimey ... what's next folks, arguing Gulliver-style about which end
> of the egg to open?
oh please. Don't start that old flame-war again!
Everyone knows it's the small end.
...
>
> Can we kill this OT subject now please?
On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 07:58:09AM -0600, Kent West wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
>> Exotic mathematics without a grounding in reality is medieval philosophy
>> trying to determine how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
>
> Two. No, seven!
>
> Arg. You made me lose count!
oh come on. Every
Ron Johnson wrote:
Exotic mathematics without a grounding in reality is medieval
philosophy trying to determine how many angels can dance on the head
of a pin.
Two. No, seven!
Arg. You made me lose count!
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Kent
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On 01/15/08 06:36, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
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>> I always start at the last page and write upwards so my diary becomes
>> illegible to all, including me, in order to attempt to have time move
>> backwards. At my age that
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
Ron Johnson wrote:
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On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 04:13:22PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
On 01/14/08 15:57, Alex Samad wrote:
On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 10:32:53AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
On 01/14/
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On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 04:13:22PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
On 01/14/08 15:57, Alex Samad wrote:
On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 10:32:53AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
On 01/14/08 10:21, Ebanutiy Ebana
> > All I am trying to point out is for a normal user ( ie somebody who
> > is subscribed to the list), when a thread starts, you read them in
> > date/time order as them come in, why seems illogical to have to
> > scroll through stuff that you have just read.
blimey ... what's next folks,
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:49:52 -0900
Ken Irving <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In fact, it's a social convention, a matter of etiquette. The
> practice varies, and some lists work the other way, but on this and
> many lists the convention is to top post
Huh? I don't think so, but even if what you sa
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