Automatic digest processor wrote: > > Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 14:17:13 +0700 > From: Eko Priono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Some news and statistics > > On Sat, 5 Aug 2000 22:06:21 -0600, pippi5 wrote: > >> > >> http://catalog.com/vivian/lifecycle.html > >> > >> Guess we're at 6.1. ? ;-) > > > > sadly, I think you may be right. that last war over > > whether windows could be discussed here really did > > damage. ... > Well, I think there should be room for a little teasing, etc. Working with computers can become a little drudgery, especially for those of us who are computer professionals at our day gigs. Some of us have been in the business for so long that we have to have a little fun occasionally. A lot of teasing goes on at work, too, between the programming departments, to relieve some of the tension and frustration of trying to get the different OS's, applications, and systems to work together correctly. If we didn't, we'd be at each others' throats constantly. Sometimes, on mailing lists, people come across as a little pedantic, or condescending, but I know that it's usually unintentional, and the result of the unnatural act of writing something well enough to be understood. If you try to write something well, it can often come across as a little condescending and pedantic. Talking is a real world model. Writing is not, therefore it's a little unnatural feeling, whether you're writing a casual note, or technical document. Programming computers is not a real world model, either, by the way. I would echo the sentiments of the lister who said that people are spending more time on outdoors activities, and vacations, etc., right now. Also, there were those delays for the posts to show up in the digest, which may have made some people believe that the list was dead. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
