Re: the two questions

"Jon Heggland" <jon.heggland_at_idi.ntnu.no> wrote in message news:fij4j7$8gh$1_at_orkan.itea.ntnu.no...
> Quoth Brian Selzer:
>> "paul c" <toledobythesea_at_ooyah.ac> wrote in message
>> news:Xe_2j.59897$cD.42277_at_pd7urf2no...
>>> In fact, your examples are pointlessly vague, even wanton, as the
>>> general
>>> lack of appreciation by people here shows. Taken to unnecessary
>>> extremes,
>>> anything is bad. Over-precision by fatuous technocrats and other
>>> mystics
>>> is a tremendous cost, complication and waste in modern society.
>>>
>>> I'll grant that over-precision is also possible by people who have no
>>> axe
>>> to grind but are simply mis-guided as to what purpose they are trying to
>>> achieve. Usually those types stop yelling about it after a while.
>>>
>>> Before the internet encouraged such vocabulary-on-steroids, these
>>> pointless conversations were labelled "contemplating infinity" and
>>> little
>>> school kids could recognize it for what it was. Today they are more
>>> easily confused.
>>
>> Can anybody out there follow the incoherent rant above?
>
> Certainly. I think it is one of Paul C's best posts ever.

I'm so glad it amuses you.

> --
> Jon
Received on Wed Nov 28 2007 - 17:10:13 CET