Yes I was joking, but in the sense of "Many a truth said in jest." In my 20+ years in the tech industry I don't think I've a group of people who can be more religious than those discussing technical matters, excepting fundamentalists in any real religion. :)
And because religions tend to promote absolutes, they create lots of problems and impede the forward progress of pragmatists. Thus I was trying to make a point without being too pointed. ;) -Mike -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Mabbett Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 1:28 PM To: Microformats Discuss Subject: Re: [uf-discuss] Visible Data...a Microformat requirement? In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mike Schinkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >>> cardinal sin > >Is this a pragmatic group that I'm working with, or a bunch of >religious zealots that I've managed to get entangle with? [assuming you're not joking] "cardinal" in this sense means: "essential"; "of foremost importance"; "paramount" and "cardinal sin" is a common idiom. See, for example: <http://www.answers.com/cardinal&r=67> -- Andy Mabbett Say "NO!" to compulsory ID Cards: <http://www.no2id.net/> Free Our Data: <http://www.freeourdata.org.uk> _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list microformats-discuss@microformats.org http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list microformats-discuss@microformats.org http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss