Where is balance? -- Re: Academic priorities
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From: rpl on 4 May 2005 08:45 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > In article <IIydneqywLiqMerfRVn-iA(a)rogers.com>, > rpl <plinnane3REMOVE(a)NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote: > >>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >>>In article <LO6dnb-vyozPmerfRVn-tA(a)rogers.com>, >>> rpl <plinnane3REMOVE(a)NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Marco S Hyman wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>rpl <plinnane3REMOVE(a)NOSPAMyahoo.com> writes: >>> >>><snip> >>> >>>>>Or do you >>>>>think there is a valid lesson in getting kicked out of school because >>>>>you carry a pocket knife? >>>> >>>>nope; don't see any reason why a student should carry one on school >>>>grounds, either. >>> >>> >>>You've never been on a farm? Or work? >>><snip> >> >>yup; you oversnipped: > > > Sorry about that. > > >>|| ? I'm not familiar with what you mean by "zero tolerance", but given >>|| a "check-in" procedure, I see no problems. >> >>If'n I was the "coatcheck" person, I'd be inclined to charge extra for >>packages with explosive potential or livestock. > > > There's a difference between the two? Totally different handling/storage requirements... wasn't there a blurb on "exploding cattle" awhile ago ? rpl > > /BAH > > Subtract a hundred and four for e-mail.
From: rpl on 4 May 2005 09:04 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > In article <asSdnfuDs-N-LerfRVn-pQ(a)rogers.com>, > rpl <plinnane3REMOVE(a)NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote: > >>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> >>>Nope. Anybody who debugs hard/software uses this rigor. Think >>>about it. Isolating the symptom is really based on making an >>>assumptions, demonstrating their validity, and slowly eliminating >>>facts that don't matter or interfere with exercising the "proof". >>> >> >>That's as close to a formal definition of debugging I've ever heard. > > > [blushing emoticon here] Thanks. Do me a favor. Fix the > post so it read well, claim attribution, and .sig it. > I'm getting weary of seeing people not know this is how > work gets done. I tried to yesterday; my redux of "making assumptions" to eliminate negative connotations caused more problems. > >>>Practical applications: Fixing the damned bugs. >> >>though I think that the "fixin'" part should be the job of the original >>writer, so it doesn't reoccur. > > That would be justice. :-) Sometimes, one does have to do > the fixing because having the original coder do the work > would never get the bug fixed and introduce more code > designed to produce headaches in your head. Have you ever > noticed that these types never delete code unless it's a > vital body part? Why would they? That'd be tantamount to admitting error (as opposed to a "transitory mental typo" or something). In the same vein, the rewriter who cuts down the code by 50% isn't producing an "original" (well sometimes) but more of a "joint effort". rpl > > /BAH > > Subtract a hundred and four for e-mail.
From: Bill Leary on 4 May 2005 09:21 "rpl" <plinnane3REMOVE(a)NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message news:B8GdnUcKHofuXuXfRVn-1g(a)rogers.com... > jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > > There's a difference between the two? > > Totally different handling/storage requirements... wasn't there a blurb > on "exploding cattle" awhile ago ? Well, there's been the bits about exploding toads in Germany. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050428/od_afp/germanytoadsoffbeat_050428171533;_ylt=Am397.By9q6KBBVfLZUa7GOgOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl Or are you thinking of the comedy bit about exploding cows? - Bill
From: rpl on 4 May 2005 09:37 Bill Leary wrote: > "rpl" <plinnane3REMOVE(a)NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message > news:B8GdnUcKHofuXuXfRVn-1g(a)rogers.com... > >>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >>>There's a difference between the two? >> >>Totally different handling/storage requirements... wasn't there a blurb >>on "exploding cattle" awhile ago ? > > > Well, there's been the bits about exploding toads in Germany. > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050428/od_afp/germanytoadsoffbeat_050428171533;_ylt=Am397.By9q6KBBVfLZUa7GOgOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl yeah thats an odd one... barring religious causes, I'm guessing mutant bacteria. > > Or are you thinking of the comedy bit about exploding cows? mighta been it (something about transporting them), it wasn't a serious piece. rpl > > - Bill > >
From: Andrew Reilly on 4 May 2005 09:40
On Wed, 04 May 2005 09:37:17 +0000, jmfbahciv wrote: > If you want supper, you either shoot it or hook it. Didn't they invent farming, somewhere between six and twelve thousand years ago, to avoid that? -- Andrew |