Re: [OT] Re: [gentoo-user] mpv upgrade warning

2015-09-21 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Sunday 20 September 2015 22:20:36 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 22:46:35 +0200, Paul Klos wrote: > > >It's main use is for dealing with would be pedants ;-) > > > > Since we're being pedantic, that would be "Its main use" in this case ☺ > > There's no escape from that one :( > >

Re: [OT] Re: [gentoo-user] mpv upgrade warning

2015-09-20 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 13:45:18 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote: > > One of the OED definitions of readable is "interesting or pleasant to > > read". I stand by my original statement, argumentative pedants > > notwithstanding. :P > > I agree with you. It's Alan I called a pedant for trying to split

[OT] Re: [gentoo-user] mpv upgrade warning

2015-09-20 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Sunday 20 September 2015 10:19:14 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 09:34:57 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote: > > > > Strictly speaking, you don't have to do that with UUIDs as you can > > > > change it to match the old one. That big advantage of labels is that > > > > they are

Re: [OT] Re: [gentoo-user] mpv upgrade warning

2015-09-20 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 20/09/2015 14:45, Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Sunday 20 September 2015 10:19:14 Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 09:34:57 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote: > Strictly speaking, you don't have to do that with UUIDs as you can > change it to match the old one. That big advantage of

Re: [OT] Re: [gentoo-user] mpv upgrade warning

2015-09-20 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 22:46:35 +0200, Paul Klos wrote: > >It's main use is for dealing with would be pedants ;-) > > Since we're being pedantic, that would be "Its main use" in this case ☺ There's no escape from that one :( That could jeopardise my membership of The Apostrophe Protection

Re: [OT] Re: [gentoo-user] mpv upgrade warning

2015-09-20 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 20/09/2015 18:40, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 13:45:18 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote: > >>> One of the OED definitions of readable is "interesting or pleasant to >>> read". I stand by my original statement, argumentative pedants >>> notwithstanding. :P >> >> I agree with you.

Re: [OT] Re: [gentoo-user] mpv upgrade warning

2015-09-20 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 19:10:49 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > I have a proper printed OED, all 1800 pages of it. > > If you don't have it in the morning anymore, it's because I broken into > you house and stole it. > > You lucky bugger you. I've wanted such a dictionary for years I picked it

Re: [OT] Re: [gentoo-user] mpv upgrade warning

2015-09-20 Thread Paul Klos
Neil Bothwick schreef op 20 september 2015 18:40:05 CEST > > [snip] > >I have a proper printed OED, all 1800 pages of it. It's a few years old >so doesn't include words like selfie or twerking, but I get by with it. >It's main use is for dealing with would be pedants ;-)