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Re: [Fwd: RE: Has the Lists 'Mission Statement' Changed???]

From: Nuno Souto <dbvision_at_optusnet.com.au>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:12:04 +1000
Message-ID: <40D2EA24.9000702@optusnet.com.au>


Mark W. Farnham apparently said,on my timestamp of 18/06/2004 10:43 PM:

> My favorite is "pessimal" which I coined as an antonym for optimal on the
> occasion of coming upon a custom sort routine that ran in n squared time
> (even on an already sorted list). Now I'm sure you can do worse, but you'd
> really have to try.
>

The new on that really gets to me is: "the (company's) principle is Mr. so-and-so". It's PRINCIPAL, not principle!

> I hope this was short and impactful enough that Jared doesn't feel the need
> to make something impact on my head.

Ouch. Touchee.
Bye.

-- 
Cheers
Nuno Souto
in sunny Sydney, Australia
dbvision_at_optusnet.com.au
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