On Monday 22 October 2007 09:33:24 pm, Edward W. Porter wrote:
> Richard,
...
> Are you capable of understanding how that might be considered insulting?

I think in all seriousness that he literally cannot understand. Richard's 
emotional interaction is very similar to that of some autistic people I have 
known. The recent spat over Turing completeness started when I made a remark 
I thought to be humorous -- *quoting exactly the words Richard had used to 
make the same joke* to someone else -- and he took the same words he had said 
as a disparaging insult when said to him.

Josh

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