Message: 8 Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 00:14:43 -0800 Subject: Re: Serendipity Library Update 20030123 From: Richard Gaskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Freedom's just an other word for "nothin' left to lose"Kris Kristoffersonjust having musical buzzwords in the archives is a beacon to extremists. Sorry, couldn't resist the opportunity for a little levity. FWIW, I'm not the oldest person here, but neither am I the youngest. The current events that have bled over into this list are potentially the most significant world events in my lifetime. Emotions run high when we lose 3,000 lives in under an hour, and as we grapple with the best path to avoid such horrors in the future it's understandable that we may sometimes forget to employ the polite compartmentalization that allows us to get through the day to day. Every list I'm on is affected by this momentous decision of whether to alter the course of history by introducing the principle of preemption.
Richard,
Thank you for your thoughts. As always, words of wisdom.
But I too cannot resist a little levity. I recently came across a letter to the local paper characterizing a "preemptive strike" as a "proactive strike."
But to be less than serious, I can envisage an Abbot-and-Costello-like movie scene in which Costello bends over to rip the seat of his pants, inspiring Abbot to respond with a preemptive strike over this material breech.
Jim
Our very lives may be at stake, and certainly the economic climate in which we produce software. While I agree that this list is best served by sticking to its charter, I would not advocate exacerbating the emotions through debate or derision in this venue. People use signature lines for all manner of purposes, and arguably my purely commercial use is among the most crass (though perhaps less so than the 40-line legal disclaimers some corporate email servers tack on to outgoing messages <g>). If you don't agree with a sigline, or don't like WebMerge, the most meaningful dialog can be had with a private email to the author. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Developer of WebMerge 2.2: Publish any database on any site ___________________________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc
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