Many of us have posted complaints about mainframe technical questions that could have been easily answered with only a modicum of self-directed research, commonly known as RTFM, on the part of the OP. This same helpful hint applies equally to the non-mainframe-specific portion of a post. Instead of chiding others for not deliberately dumbing down their writing to my inferior level of English fluency, I often (but don't always) remember to research the unknown before asking the entire IBM-MAIN subscriber list to explain it to me or to sympathize with my emotion or abridged vocabulary.
The first time I encountered the phrase "coloro che sanno" in a John Gilmore post a few years ago, I used Google to understand the phrase before sheepishly exposing, or proudly proclaiming, my ignorance to all of IBM-MAIN. I have also used Google many times to decode urban slang, texting abbreviations, arcane English words, and many other foreign words and phrases that appear in posts. Having done some research into calendars long ago, I found much of the calendar thread very interesting. I would also like to learn more about quantum and string theories, mainframe architecture, DASD, new instructions, XCF, Italian, and ten thousand other topics. Bill Fairchild Rocket Software -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shane Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 7:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Date representations: Y2k revisited Whilst struggling through the latest installments of this somewhat dry and dusty thread, I happened to be watching a rerun of a BBC show titled "What time is it ?". Without meaning to be too rude, I must admit I found the discussion of quantum and string theory and (potential) parallel universes eminently more interesting than reading about competing calendars. Shane ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
