My last post of the decade here
Keith F. Lynch
this decade called, anyway?)
I plan to continue posting here in the teens. But there will be some
changes. I plan to stop defending myself. People can decide for
themselves how much value to put on my messages, rather than taking
anyone else's word for it. Even sillier are debates about what I said
or didn't say, since anyone can see that for themselves.
I plan to concentrate on substantive discussions. And to make greater
use of my killfile when someone is clearly more interested in trolling
or attacking than in discussing actual issues. The only people
currently in my killfile are Mike Ash, Terry Austin, Kurt Busiek, Gary
Farber, Andre Lieven, and David Loewe. And I hope I never have to add
anyone else.
This will allow me to catch up on the many messages I have flagged
as needing replies -- currently 196 in this newsgroup (including
crossposts to rasfw). Some of those are either not substantive or
are replies to people I've since killfiled, and I won't be bothering
with those.
I wish everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous teen decade.
--
Keith F. Lynch - http://keithlynch.net/
Please see http://keithlynch.net/email.html before emailing me.
chorl...@gmail.com
> This is my last post of the decade in this newsgroup. (What *is*
> this decade called, anyway?)
>
after the British English term for zero "nought" (nort to the american
ear)
"The Noughties" AKA the "naughties" which is just about what everyone
has been the last ten years.
HTH David
> Keith F. Lynch -http://keithlynch.net/
> Please seehttp://keithlynch.net/email.htmlbefore emailing me.
David DeLaney
>this decade called, anyway?)
I think you have a fencepost error in your calculations; the decade isn't
ending for another year.
Or is this a note that you'll be absent for 12 months?
>I wish everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous teen decade.
Dave "preparing a sullen pout" DeLaney
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Richard Casady
<k...@KeithLynch.net> wrote:
>This is my last post of the decade in this newsgroup. (What *is*
>this decade called, anyway?)
>
>I plan to continue posting here in the teens. But there will be some
>changes. I plan to stop defending myself. People can decide for
>themselves how much value to put on my messages, rather than taking
>anyone else's word for it. Even sillier are debates about what I said
>or didn't say, since anyone can see that for themselves.
>
>I plan to concentrate on substantive discussions. And to make greater
>use of my killfile when someone is clearly more interested in trolling
>or attacking than in discussing actual issues.
The more you snip the easier it is to read. An observation not an
accusation.
Casady
Lee Ayrton
> Keith F. Lynch <k...@KeithLynch.net> wrote:
>>This is my last post of the decade in this newsgroup. (What *is*
>>this decade called, anyway?)
>
> I think you have a fencepost error in your calculations; the decade isn't
> ending for another year.
Yeah. I'm a Defender Of The Faith That There Was No Year Zero, but it is
getting harder and harder for me to stand firm on the facts.
> Or is this a note that you'll be absent for 12 months?
>
>>I wish everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous teen decade.
>
> Dave "preparing a sullen pout" DeLaney
Lee "Pouting as well" Ayrton
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Charles Wm. Dimmick
> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:48:06 -0500, David DeLaney wrote:
>
>> Keith F. Lynch <k...@KeithLynch.net> wrote:
>>> This is my last post of the decade in this newsgroup. (What *is*
>>> this decade called, anyway?)
>> I think you have a fencepost error in your calculations; the decade isn't
>> ending for another year.
>
> Yeah. I'm a Defender Of The Faith That There Was No Year Zero, but it is
> getting harder and harder for me to stand firm on the facts.
With much practice one can learn to stand firm on a slippery slope,
leaning into the wind, eye on the ball, shoulder to the wheel, and ear
to the ground.
Charles Wm. "you just can't get any work done in that position" D.
R H Draney
>
>With much practice one can learn to stand firm on a slippery slope,
>leaning into the wind, eye on the ball, shoulder to the wheel, and ear
>to the ground.
>
>Charles Wm. "you just can't get any work done in that position" D.
Make sure you wear your Bermuda shorts, your Panama hat, and your Illinois
jacquet....r
--
A pessimist sees the glass as half empty.
An optometrist asks whether you see the glass
more full like this?...or like this?
Thomas Prufer
wrote:
>Charles Wm. "you just can't get any work done in that position" D.
That's because you don't have your nose to the grindstone.
Thomas Prufer
Charles Wm. Dimmick
It slid downhill on that slippery slope.
Thomas Prufer
wrote:
>It slid downhill on that slippery slope.
A slippery slope of whetstone, I suppose.
Thomas Prufer
Keith F. Lynch
> The more you snip the easier it is to read. An observation not an
> accusation.
Tell that to David Loewe in rec.arts.sf.fandom, who was contstantly
criticizing me for not quoting absolutely everything. Maybe he still
is. I don't know, as I killfiled him some time ago. No, not for
doing that.
Richard Casady
<k...@KeithLynch.net> wrote:
>This is my last post of the decade in this newsgroup. (What *is*
>this decade called, anyway?)
You are taking a year off?
Casady
Lon
> Richard Casady <richar...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> The more you snip the easier it is to read. An observation not an
>> accusation.
>
> Tell that to David Loewe in rec.arts.sf.fandom, who was contstantly
> criticizing me for not quoting absolutely everything. Maybe he still
> is. I don't know, as I killfiled him some time ago. No, not for
> doing that.
However, this post was in a group with a bit more substantial ability to
follow along.
See, we dont care about David Loewe and whether or not he ever lurks
here.
Ken Williams
lon.s...@comcast.net says...
We don't care because we're all Lon . . .
Wait a minute . . .
Ken "Never mind" Williams