No, no, I can assure you, it's not an insult, you are well beyond. :))))))))))).... --> toward the edge of the universe
Luc P > Is that intended as some sort of an insult aimed at me? I'm just pointing > out that "the web" != "everything that might conceivably be done with the > HTTP protocol". "The web" is that thing you browse with Firefox, more or > less by definition (even if sometimes tools like curl and wget are used as > shortcuts when downloading files or scraping data off some site, and > testing tools used to find dead links, and the like -- the web is that > HTTP-served stuff whose *primary* interface is intended to be a web > browser). So, for example, although the Gnutella file-sharing software uses > HTTP under the hood for file transfers, it's not "the web". > > > On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Clinton Dreisbach > <clin...@dreisbach.us>wrote: > > > People, you are not going to win a fight with a Level 65 Troll Wizard. > > Back away slowly. > > > > Rob, this is a cool library: thanks for writing it. > > > > -- Clinton Dreisbach > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Cedric Greevey <cgree...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> So, when people here are talking about the web, they might not be talking > >> about the web. Erm, okay, I guess ... > >> > >> > >> On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 7:11 AM, James Reeves <ja...@booleanknot.com>wrote: > >> > >>> On 17 November 2013 05:25, Cedric Greevey <cgree...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 9:35 PM, James Reeves > >>>> <ja...@booleanknot.com>wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> On 17 November 2013 01:52, Cedric Greevey <cgree...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> The distribution will be narrow and peak at around 1 second, though, > >>>>>> which may not be what you want. Of course, the OP has since indicated > >>>>>> that > >>>>>> he meant non-web uses of HTTP rather than serving web sites... > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Web services are generally considered to be part of the web, hence the > >>>>> term "*web* service" :) > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> Well, which is it? Either it's the web, and the user will probably > >>>> promptly hit reload if faced with a 503 error at what should be a working > >>>> URL, or else it's not the web, and lies outside the scope of my original > >>>> remark. > >>>> > >>> > >>> You're going to be very confused if you keep believing that the web only > >>> refers to the visible parts you can access through a browser! > >>> > >>> When people talk about web apps, they're not necessarily talking about > >>> websites. You just need to use your common sense to discern what they > >>> mean. > >>> If someone suggests something that might seem undesirable for a > >>> user-facing > >>> website to have, maybe they're talking about a machine-readable web > >>> service > >>> instead. > >>> > >>> - James > >>> > >>> -- > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "Clojure" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > >>> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > >>> your first post. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > >>> --- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "Clojure" group. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > >>> an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "Clojure" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > >> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > >> your first post. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > >> --- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Clojure" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > >> email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >> > > > > -- > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Clojure" group. > > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > > your first post. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Clojure" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your > first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Luc Prefontaine<lprefonta...@softaddicts.ca> sent by ibisMail! -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. 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