-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
On 8/15/12 8:51 AM, Kevin Smith wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Peter Saint-Andre
> <stpe...@stpeter.im> wrote:
>> On 8/15/12 8:28 AM, Kevin Smith wrote:
>>>> In fact, I'd argue that this spec is a technical solution to
>>>> a social problem
>>>
>>> I note, after drafting many more acerbic replies, that this is
>>> consistent with all specs.
>>>
>>> Messaging is a social problem.
>>
>> Most people handle slight mistakes in messages quite gracefully
>> by typing some text in a new message ("oops, I meant thought,
>> not though"). We've all seen it and done it. Why after all this
>> time is it imperative that we give folks the ability to make such
>> corrections by changing the last message instead of explaining
>> the error in a new message?
>
> I would have hoped that the wrong-headedness of "We shouldn't
> change things, we can make do with what we have" would be
> self-evident, but it doesn't seem so.
>
> Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a chisel and some slate that
> need interfacing.
Sorry, stone tools are too advanced for me. :P
/psa
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.18 (Darwin)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/
iEYEARECAAYFAlAruF4ACgkQNL8k5A2w/vypWACgtwXsECD6dXcKLGw3NuzCh0iC
9ikAn0v0TBTRjR87euF8NeMemXiPZSFh
=+Ude
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
