Re: the passing of a champion

Ed Prochak <edprochak_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>On Jul 4, 10:23 pm, Frank Hamersley <terabitemigh..._at_bigpond.com>
>wrote:

[snip]

>> That said, given we do have better repositories than (say) the scrolls
>> in Carthage, I feel we should be obliged to resist the disorder
>> described by Erik.

     Given? I do not think so.

>Do we have better repositories? When our electronics based
>civilization falls, will the next be able to "read our texts"?

     The answer may well be NO!  See
          http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/25.44.html#subj7.1

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:

     I have preferences.
     You have biases.
     He/She has prejudices.