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- From: travis@evtech.com (Travis Hassloch x231)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc,comp.lang.perl.misc,comp.lang.tcl,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.java
- Subject: Re: Readable Perl (was: Re: Relative Speed of Perl vs. Tcl vs. C)
- Followup-To: comp.lang.misc
- Date: 1 Mar 1996 01:20:16 GMT
- Organization: Evolutionary Technologies, Inc.
- Message-ID: <4h5jcg$lvu@midway.evtech.com>
- References: <4e3a2u$eoa@wcap.centerline.com> <4gdol9$5s5@matrix.eden.com> <gperkinsDn634w.MMC@netcom.com> <4gtesf$1a5@services.xionics.com>
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- In article <4gtesf$1a5@services.xionics.com>,
- William Ware <wware@xionics.com> wrote:
- >It's a curious thing to me that people
- >should develop such intense passions and then be unwilling to
- >share their enthusiasm, perhaps only because the listener hasn't
- >jumped thru the same hoops they did. Just fascinating.
-
- That's very interesting. My guess is that they figured you were
- playing "Devil's Advocate" and forcing them to justify their
- position, and were probably mature enough they didn't take the flame
- bait.
-
- There are plenty of people who seem to have nothing better to do
- than push your buttons and waste your time.
-
- Or, _unlike_ me right now, maybe they had Real Work to do. :)
-
- Followups trimmed.
-
- ...a NetBSDer & Linuxer (I know, I'm a heathen..)
- --
- travis@evtech.com | In unofficial context only. I don't speak for ETI.
- ``I never thought I'd say this to someone, but... I've got to go get the
- nuclear bomb out of the car.'' The Manhattan Project | P=NP if (N=1 or P=0)
-