On 2010-04-20, LuKreme wrote:
On 19-Apr-2010, at 09:35, stratboy wrote:
Are you? Is there a release date?
Wasn't there a new release just a few months ago?
9.3.1?
Oh, there you go, being factual and logical.
Unfortunately, the OP has caught a potentially serious case of
an ITD the leads to addiction to whatever is coming next instead
of what is here now.
A key symptom is that the OP didn't have a feature request or
bug-fix in mind. Just a "new version."
This disease can cause unfortunates to seek constant stimulation
from technological change, distorting perceptions so that each
incremental improvement is seen as potentially revolutionary,
only to be followed by an emotional and physiological crash when
life turns out to be the same after all. Partial recovery
occurs, but another cycle of excitement and crash usually
commences within a short time.
That this addiction is pernicious, and as with many addictions
alters thought processes, is shown by a simple test that may be self-administered:
Consider the ancient wisdom: "Want what you have." Does this
ring true to you, or as soon as you read it did you start
thinking of why it's wrong, or doesn't apply to your (my) desire
for the stimulation from the new?
(It is certainly wrong for those who "have" lives limited by
racism, sexism, exploitation, environmental degradation.)
Computers and software have never been more powerful and
versatile, and of course by the nature of semiconductor
technology and the potential permutations of software languages,
they will get more so in perpetuity.
But the only time we get to use these things is now. So get back
to work/play with the means at hand, instead of wasting cycles
and delaying your life for what might come next.
- Bruce
_bruce__van_allen__santa_cruz_ca_
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