On Mon, 31 Dec 2018 08:25:43 -0800 (PST), xyzzy <
xyzzy...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 10:34:51 AM UTC-5, J. Hugh Sullivan wrote:
>> On Mon, 31 Dec 2018 12:59:05 -0000 (UTC), xyzzy <
xyzzy...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>=20
>> >>=20
>> >>> I thought he meant Blaise, not the programming language.
>> >>=20
>> >> Could be. I only speak to what I know.=20
>> >> Philosophy is outside my ken.
>> >
>> >That=E2=80=99s what I meant. Was going for a famous mathematician. But t=
>he
>> >programming language I thought was a nice double entendre, being fairly
>> >didactic and rules based. I=E2=80=99m surprised you preferred C which I =
>personally
>> >prefer but it can get chaotic in practice if used by the wrong programme=
>r.=20
>>=20
>> I have mentioned before that I learned Basic to compare my current NET
>> salary with my retirement earnings. When the latter was greater (age
>> 59) I retired.
>>=20
>> If I need more languages I have a MENSA (dues not current) friend who
>> can program in 13 languages the last time I counted.
>>=20
>> Hugh
>
>btw you secret service name is Bear.
Thankee but I don't deserve that one. I earned Eagle and Commander.
Hugh