From owner-freebsd-bugs Wed Nov 26 14:27:06 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id OAA24968 for bugs-outgoing; Wed, 26 Nov 1997 14:27:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-bugs) Received: from hwcn.org (main.hwcn.org [199.212.94.65]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA24957 for ; Wed, 26 Nov 1997 14:26:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from hoek@hwcn.org) Received: from james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca (ac199@james.hwcn.org [199.212.94.66]) by hwcn.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA24052; Wed, 26 Nov 1997 17:27:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (ac199@localhost) by james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id RAA14940; Wed, 26 Nov 1997 17:28:10 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca: ac199 owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 17:28:10 -0500 (EST) From: Tim Vanderhoek X-Sender: ac199@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca To: Paul Allenby cc: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, bugs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "make release" will fail because SGML tolls has moved to ports In-Reply-To: <199711262108.XAA21065@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Paul Allenby wrote: > > Are smileys considered aggressive these days? > > Sometimes the words don't match the symbols. And sometimes the words do match the symbols but they are misinterpreted. Most people I know seem to have enough trouble communicating such subconscious messages when they have the (absolutely huge) advantage of face-to-face contact, w/ tone and facial signals, let alone when those cues are taken away from them through a cold digital interface, better suited to the expression of logical yes/nos than to the expression of complex emotions and undertones, which cannot even be mapped onto today's technology. In such a world, I suspect that it is wisest to take take things at face value and always give the benefit of the doubt (even if you think there is no doubt). -- Outnumbered? Maybe. Outspoken? Never! tIM...HOEk