From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Sep 4 23:14:52 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44C0A37B400 for ; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 23:14:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org (hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org [64.239.180.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C582943E6A for ; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 23:14:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dave@jetcafe.org) Received: from hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g856Ek189534; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 23:14:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dave@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org) Message-Id: <200209050614.g856Ek189534@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Terry Lambert Cc: "Neal E. Westfall" , chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why did evolution fail? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 23:14:41 -0700 From: Dave Hayes Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Terry Lambert writes: > Dave Hayes wrote: >> >> > There are people who can not do this. I would prefer to have the >> >> > contributions of those people, than the participation of the trolls. >> >> > If I must lose one or the other, let it be the trolls. >> >> >> >> I feel exactly the opposite. If someone can't hit a key on the >> >> keyboard and render the troll powerless, I don't want to be held >> >> hostage to their choices. Good riddance. >> > >> > You're not held hostage to their choices. Feel free to subscribe >> > to other lists as well. >> >> So I can return to a hostage state? No thanks. > > I fail to see how this returns you to a hostage state That's because -you- are not -me-. >> >> Well, people would focus on not being rich. Then they'd be unhappy. >> >> What good is a BMW if you cant brag to your friends because they >> >> all have one too? ;) >> > >> > The same good it was when you *could* brag: it is a means of >> > getting from point A to point B. >> >> Not exactly the same good, you miss the fun in bragging. > > A: "I have a new beamer!" > B: "I don't care." No no, you don't brag to someone who responds this way. It goes more like: A: "I have a new beamer." B: (sexy female voice) "Really??? Oooh sounds exciting." A: "It goes 0-60 in 5.9!" B: "Like, oh my god!" A: "It has bucket seats with built in butt-warmers!" B: "Oooh, can I go for a ride with you?" A: "Sure, baby". (A&B go to some expensive motel, and you can figure out the rest.) ------ Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< Wisdom (n.) - 1. Something you can learn without knowing it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message