On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 09:35:27PM +0100, Matthew Walton wrote: : Austin Hastings wrote: : >Does this mean that we're done? :) : : No, it means Larry's about to stun us with something seemingly bizarre : and inexplicable which turns out to be a stroke of genius.
The only bizarre and inexplicable thing that has occurred to me in the last week is that I fell into a canal in Venice. It was definitely somewhat stunning, but I have yet to figure out how to view it as a stroke of genius. I suppose if I were Archimedes I'd have climbed back out and shouted "Eureka", but as far as I know Archimedes never made it to Italy, so it didn't occur to me... I did learn one important life lesson, however. When you notice that the last step down to the canal looks slippery, it's a good idea to consider whether the first step down might also be slippery. I don't usually buy slippery slope arguments, but in this case, I should have. Nevertheless, any resemblance between the Perl design process and bouncing down stairs is entirely coincidental. (I hope.) : At least, I hope that's the case. Life's been so dull lately I've even : applied to do a PhD. Obviously I'm in little danger of that. Larry
