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Mind you, in Australia, I don't think it necessarily means behind your back, it can be in front of you too. Essentially a synonym for "bad mouthing". Cheers On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 09:49:09PM -0600, thompnicks...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, Russ, > > I don't know what slagging-off means but it doesn't sound good. It's > probably true that the average age of FRIAM members is way north of sixty, > but we do have some young pups, for which I am profoundly grateful. Some of > the younger ones, I think, code and write to FRIAM at the same time, using > two keyboards and two hands, while reading posts on obscure bulletin boards > on a third screen. > > Never a dull moment on FRAIM. > > In short, we'll take you when we can get you. > > Nick > > Nick Thompson > thompnicks...@gmail.com > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com> On Behalf Of Russell Standish > Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2021 7:57 PM > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com> > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Message to the non-posting 95% > > I would partake, if I weren't in a pertual state of crunch. > (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crunch%20time) > > As evidenced that I'm only now reading a post that is almost a month old. > > Maybe in a year or so, things will calm down :) > > PS - I got slagged off a few years ago for insinuating that only old folks > (ie retired) and the unemployed have the time to keep up with these very > interesting conversations. > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 08:58:48PM -0600, thompnicks...@gmail.com wrote: > > Dear non-bloviators, > > > > > > > > Some of us bloviators have suddenly woken to the realization that we > > have no idea what you are thinking or what topics require discussion > > in a forum vaguely related to complexity. I for one, am curious. > > Hallooooooo! Anybody out there? > > > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > Nick Thompson > > > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > > > > > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn > > GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe > > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dr Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) > Principal, High Performance Coders hpco...@hpcoders.com.au > http://www.hpcoders.com.au > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders hpco...@hpcoders.com.au http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/