On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 06:42:04PM +0200, Bernhard R. Link wrote: > * Wouter Verhelst <wou...@debian.org> [090730 18:18]: > > I'm sorry, but in any discussion it is perfectly reasonable to sometimes > > say that an idea is not a very good one. Note that there is a difference > > between 'you are silly' and 'this is silly'. Manoj said the latter (one > > minor typo notwithstanding). > > While addressing a person and an idea is an important difference, I > think the example in question shows things are more complex: > My English skill lack a lot, and my understanding of the meaning/usage > of "silly" might also lack, but I guess I'm not alone how I understand > it: > "Silly" is mostly about missing intellectual skills,
That's not how I interpret that word -- therefore I don't follow your reasoning. -- The biometric identification system at the gates of the CIA headquarters works because there's a guard with a large gun making sure no one is trying to fool the system. http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/01/biometrics.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
