All, I agree I am a huge sci-fi fan and believe in the sciences over utter stupidity. Lionel your point is well taken. I am guilty too, but when you have strong feelings , which sometimes part of ADHD , it’s called RSD ( Reject Sensitive Dysphoria ). I have both ...
On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 11:48 AM Pommier, Rex <rpomm...@sfgmembers.com> wrote: > 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. 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