Date: Wed, 1 Feb 95 09:12:31 EST From: combssf@salem.ge.com (Stephen F. Combs [Network Services) To: jkh@freefall.cdrom.com Cc: hackers@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: this is silly - really! Message-ID: <9502011412.AA20492@combs.salem.ge.com> In-Reply-To: <199502011214.EAA05180@freefall.cdrom.com> (jkh@freefall.cdrom.com)
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Jordan, Whatever makes you happy! It doesn't bother me either way! Steve C. > Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 04:14:09 -0800 > From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freefall.cdrom.com> > Sender: hackers-owner@freebsd.org > Precedence: bulk > > ok, just a quick straw poll. how many people out there _really object_ > when somebody sends them something in all lower-case, too lazy to even > capitalize after punctuation? this used to sort of bother me until finally > the light dawned yesterday and i understood - it's a lot *faster* to > type when you ignore case! gee! revelation! :-) now it's no coincidence > that all my very busiest friends all started doing this around the > same time! :-) > > on the other hand, as you can plainly see, it looks kinda stupid. > > it is certainly much faster to type, and you run into less run-on mistakes > where you get two letters cap'd and then you have to go back and muck it all > up for awhile until finally you can go on to the next word. bah. > > so what's the concensus? go for fast but ugly or slower but more > elegant? :-) > > jordan > > =============================================================================== (My employer is in NO WAY responsible for the opinions expressed herein) Stephen F. Combs Internet: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM GE Industrial Sales & Services Voice: 703.387.8828 Network Services Home: CombsSF-Home@Salem.GE.COM 1501 Roanoke Blvd Home Voice: 703.389.9524 Salem, VA 24153 (not reliable after 9:30pm, 'cuz 'tis my link) ===============================================================================
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