Can be said for both sides of the spectrum. This is a mainframe forum, not a political one. Let's keep it that way.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of scott Ford Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 10:09 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [External] Re: Developers say Google's Go is 'most sought after' programming language of 2020 Elect a clown get a circus .... On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 11:08 AM scott Ford <idfli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Seymour, > > Oh yes sir > > On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 5:54 AM Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > >> Strangelove was twisted because the times were twisted. We're ripe >> for a similar parody on our own times. >> >> >> -- >> Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz >> http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on >> behalf of Farley, Peter x23353 [peter.far...@broadridge.com] >> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 11:39 PM >> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Subject: Re: Developers say Google's Go is 'most sought after' >> programming language of 2020 >> >> For relatively recent fare, I agree 100% - "Person of Interest" leads >> the pack. My favorite oldie -- "Let's play Global Thermonuclear War . . . " >> (War Games), right after Dr. Strangelove of course, simply because it >> was so twisted. >> >> Mutual Assured Destruction indeed. Is SkyNet far away? >> >> Peter >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On >> Behalf Of Bob Bridges >> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 10:21 PM >> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Subject: Re: Developers say Google's Go is 'most sought after' >> programming language of 2020 >> >> I've always loved "Colossus: The Forbin Project". Not many people >> have seen it, as far as I can tell. >> >> The only problem I have with that movie - well, the main problem - is >> that no programmer in the world would make such a system and then >> throw away the Stop button. No engineer would do that with a machine >> he built, either. Too many things can go wrong. >> >> But a fun movie, if you can ignore that. >> >> --- >> Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 >> >> /* The only thing UFO aliens deserve is to be ignored...and when we >> finally develop the right missiles, to have their smug, silvery >> little butts shot down. Not a single reported UFO sighting -- if >> true! -- describes the behavior of decent, polite, honorable visitors to our >> world. >> -David Brin in a 1998 on-line interview */ >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] >> On Behalf Of scott Ford >> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 11:38 >> >> Like the 1970s flick , ‘Colossus , The Forbin Project’, >> >> Colossus and American computer and Guardian a Russian computer take >> over saying ‘ Colossus and Guardian we are one’, or better yet My >> favorite show, ‘Person of Interest’..... >> -- >> >> This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the >> addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. >> If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an >> authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby >> notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly >> prohibited. 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