Re: cdt glossary 0.1.1 (repost)
From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:32:12 GMT
Message-ID: <gMyVh.25864$PV3.264271_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
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> That is a paragraph I think I could have written at one time. Today, I
> think it stands for an attitude that I think is obsessive and
> technocratic (eg. anti-humanist) although I wouldn't go so far as to
> call it by the four-letter word that is usually taken to mean the same
> thing. I don't intend that comment to demean you but I hope you will be
> able with time to explore other perspectives as you obviously have
> technical ability.
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:32:12 GMT
Message-ID: <gMyVh.25864$PV3.264271_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
paul c wrote:
>> ... >> I'm not really sure I understand what you're trying to say here. I >> would like to see a definition of transaction that is expressed in >> terms of what is different between successive database states. If you >> focus on results, some of the information submitted by the user is >> lost in translation. That's why I get a bad taste in my mouth when I >> see the imperatives insert, update, and delete translated into >> assignment. >> ...
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> That is a paragraph I think I could have written at one time. Today, I
> think it stands for an attitude that I think is obsessive and
> technocratic (eg. anti-humanist) although I wouldn't go so far as to
> call it by the four-letter word that is usually taken to mean the same
> thing. I don't intend that comment to demean you but I hope you will be
> able with time to explore other perspectives as you obviously have
> technical ability.
Paul, Brian has too much arrogance and not enough intellectual honesty. I strongly doubt he will explore other perspectives. I would love for him to prove me wrong, though. Received on Thu Apr 19 2007 - 02:32:12 CEST