Message-Id: <10702.123849@fatcity.com> From: "Mohan, Ross" Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 16:00:39 -0500 Subject: RE: Way, Way OT - RE: phallicitations/ This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C05FC7.96BA0D40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Scott, You might also find the site amazing. The author is working with a _functional_ programming language (like, for instance, Haskell, ML, or Scheme), which, in addition to being something that there are no certification exams for, is something that that is likely to figure prominently in the future (read: our future) of IT. Not only that, but he is WRITING his own language. Pretty damn impressive. Ever write your own language and compiler? It takes real, hard work. And to top it off, he had a job involving maintaining a kid's web site, and has enough interest/background in linguistics to make a readable mockery of Deconstructionist literature. I don't know the guy, but I'd wager I'd enjoy spending a meal having a conversation with him. my $0.02. Ross -----Original Message----- From: Scott.Shafer@dcpds.cpms.osd.mil [mailto:Scott.Shafer@dcpds.cpms.osd.mil] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 3:26 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Way, Way OT - RE: phallicitations/ I find it amazing that individuals have the time for this kind of mental masturbation (not directed at you Eric - at the author and ilk). Talk about needing a life... Scott "Gotta get me one of them there life things" Shafer > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric D. Pierce [SMTP:PierceED@csus.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 1:47 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: OT: phallicitations/ Re: WAAYYY OT: RE: FreeOCP > > hear, hear... > > http://www.elsewhere.org/cgi-bin/postmodern/ > > excerpt: > > --- > "Forgetting Baudrillard: Neocultural discourse and > subconceptual deconstruction > [Shafer, Scott] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: Scott.Shafer@dcpds.cpms.osd.mil Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). ------_=_NextPart_001_01C05FC7.96BA0D40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Way, Way OT - RE: phallicitations/

Scott,

You might also find the site amazing. The = author
is working with a _functional_ programming language =
(like, for instance, Haskell, ML, or Scheme), which, =
in addition to being something that there are no =
certification exams for, is something that that is =
likely to figure prominently in the future (read: = our future)
of IT.

Not only that, but he is WRITING his own language. =
Pretty damn impressive. Ever write your own = language
and compiler?  It takes real, hard work. =

And to top it off, he had a job involving = maintaining
a kid's web site, and has enough = interest/background
in linguistics to make a readable mockery of = Deconstructionist literature.

I don't know the guy, but I'd wager I'd enjoy = spending
a meal having a conversation with him.

my $0.02.

Ross


-----Original Message-----
From: Scott.Shafer@dcpds.cpms.osd.mil
[mailto:Scott.Shafer@dcpd= s.cpms.osd.mil]
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 3:26 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Way, Way OT - RE: phallicitations/


I find it amazing that individuals have the time for = this kind of mental
masturbation (not directed at you Eric - at the = author and ilk).  Talk about
needing a life...  <grin>

Scott "Gotta get me one of them there life = things" Shafer


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric D. Pierce = [SMTP:PierceED@csus.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 1:47 = PM
> To:   Multiple recipients of list = ORACLE-L
> Subject:      OT: = phallicitations/ Re: WAAYYY OT: RE: FreeOCP
>
> hear, hear...
>
> http://www.elsewhere.org/cgi-bin/postmodern/
>
> excerpt:
>
> ---
>    "Forgetting Baudrillard: = Neocultural discourse and
>     subconceptual = deconstruction
>
        [Shafer, = Scott]  <SNIP>
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