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Adam Funk
Dec 12, 2011, 4:11:46 PM12/12/11
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Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> On Oct 6, 10:53 am, Adam Funk <a24...@ducksburg.com> wrote:
>> On 2011-10-05, Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>>
>> > Because google groups understands that it is rude (and
>> > counterproductive) to cut half the discussants out of a discussion
>> > without notice.
>>
>> I'll remember that next time you do it.
>
> Kibblers have no business being added into a serious discussion of
> linguistics.
And you have no business whining about things outside of your
comprehension.
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Some say the world will end in fire; some say in segfaults.
[XKCD 312]
> On Oct 6, 10:53 am, Adam Funk <a24...@ducksburg.com> wrote:
>> On 2011-10-05, Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>>
>> > Because google groups understands that it is rude (and
>> > counterproductive) to cut half the discussants out of a discussion
>> > without notice.
>>
>> I'll remember that next time you do it.
>
> Kibblers have no business being added into a serious discussion of
> linguistics.
And you have no business whining about things outside of your
comprehension.
--
Some say the world will end in fire; some say in segfaults.
[XKCD 312]
Adam Funk
Jan 12, 2012, 4:40:11 PM1/12/12
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On 2011-12-13, Dr. HotSalt wrote:
> On Dec 12, 1:10 pm, Adam Funk <a24...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>> > On Oct 6, 10:53 am, Adam Funk <a24...@ducksburg.com> wrote:
>> >> On 2011-10-05, Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>>
>> >> > Because google groups understands that it is rude (and
>> >> > counterproductive) to cut half the discussants out of a discussion
>> >> > without notice.
>
> Wait; PTD thinks software *understands* etiquette in general and
> posting etiquette specifically?
It's funny, considering what he thinks of people who work in AI &
related fields.
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Unix is a user-friendly operating system. It's just very choosy about
its friends.
> On Dec 12, 1:10 pm, Adam Funk <a24...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>> > On Oct 6, 10:53 am, Adam Funk <a24...@ducksburg.com> wrote:
>> >> On 2011-10-05, Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>>
>> >> > Because google groups understands that it is rude (and
>> >> > counterproductive) to cut half the discussants out of a discussion
>> >> > without notice.
>
> posting etiquette specifically?
It's funny, considering what he thinks of people who work in AI &
related fields.
--
Unix is a user-friendly operating system. It's just very choosy about
its friends.
Adam Funk
Jan 12, 2012, 4:40:25 PM1/12/12
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Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> You must think yourself terribly clever to have deleted any mention of
> how long ago that remark was posted.
No, the date was there.
> Nor can the posters to that annoying newsgroup deny what they claim it
> to be.
I bet they can.
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Anything invented between your 15th and 35th birthday is new and
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> You must think yourself terribly clever to have deleted any mention of
> how long ago that remark was posted.
No, the date was there.
> Nor can the posters to that annoying newsgroup deny what they claim it
> to be.
I bet they can.
--
Anything invented before your 15th birthday is the order of nature.
Anything invented between your 15th and 35th birthday is new and
exciting. Anything invented after that day, however, is against
nature and should be prohibited. [Douglas Adams]
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