From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 5 07:03:03 2004 Return-Path: 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 5001E16A4CE for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2004 07:03:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net (smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.203]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BC4743D45 for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2004 07:03:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from smckay@internode.on.net) Received: from dungeon.home (ppp190-235.lns1.bne1.internode.on.net [150.101.190.235])i05F2sp5095822; Tue, 6 Jan 2004 01:32:54 +1030 (CST) Received: from dungeon.home (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dungeon.home (8.12.8p2/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i05F2qqG007611; Tue, 6 Jan 2004 01:02:53 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from mckay) Message-Id: <200401051502.i05F2qqG007611@dungeon.home> To: rob_spellberg References: <200401020525.i025PM2W004726@dungeon.home> <20040102053610.GP78263@wantadilla.lemis.com> <3FF93422.2050006@emailrob.com> In-Reply-To: <3FF93422.2050006@emailrob.com> from rob_spellberg at "Mon, 05 Jan 2004 09:53:38 +0000" Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 01:02:52 +1000 From: Stephen McKay cc: chat@freebsd.org cc: Stephen McKay Subject: Re: Personal patches X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 15:03:03 -0000 On Monday, 5th January 2004, rob_spellberg wrote: >i object. Please learn the location of your shift key. It is essential for proper communication. >i've been listening to rush's show > since i learned of it's existence in september of 1992. >therefore, i think i'm in a position to opine [ of course, i could be wrong ]. I've got all I know about this guy from his entries in the FreeBSD fortune file. From this I conclude that he is some sort of woman hating warmonger who has trouble with accuracy, seeing as he writes that his statements are "Undeniable Truths" despite these topics being open to considerable debate. (Having just read all 35 of them again, absolutely none of them are "undeniable", and still none of them are funny.) I think my objection to these fortune entries stems from a number of factors: 1) The fortune program has a strong time bias in its selection algorithm. What I mean is, if you see something once today, you will see it (or entries close to it in the fortune file) several more times over the next few days. 2) This guy is quoted in an enormous block, so you can't miss it. There could be just as many quotes from Hitler in there, but if they aren't numbered as part of a series, I don't think I'd notice. 3) None of it is funny. All else could be forgiven for a chuckle. As a result of these factors, I've been hammered by unfunny nonsense for days on end. Fortune has let me down badly. >perhaps, the words to guide us are those of the young prince hal, > as related by the bard himself: > > i'll so offend to make offense a skill, > redeeming time when men think least i will. I'd be happy to be skillfully offended. That's not what Rush is doing here though. And a note to another commentator: labeling someone as Politically Correct and then noting that Political Correctness is no longer fashionable (and hence is not politically correct) ... is pretty funny. Keep it up. Stephen.