On Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 9:40:37 AM UTC-6, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
[...]
> Yes you did: you refused to meet the challenge, stating (and I quote):
I'm always entertained by Steven's so-called "challenges". You see, Steven is
addicted to winning, and he'll do anything to win a debate, even construct a
challenge that is obviously untenable. A typical example of Steven's
absurd challenges goes something like this:
from absurd.challenges.missonimpossible import Message
body = """
MISSON: MOVE YOURSELF FROM YOUR CURRENT POSITION ON THE
ON THIS EARTH TO THE TOP OF THE EIFFEL TOWER IN PARIS,
FRANCE.
CAVEAT_1: You cannot use public or private modes of
transportation. Including, (but not limited to): planes,
trains automobiles, boats, jet-skis, roller- skates,
skate boards, kites, gliders, bicycles, tricycles,
unicycles, big- wheels, hot-air balloons, magic carpets,
etc...
CAVEAT_2: Neither may you move yourself using your own
forms of bodily locomotion. Including (but not limited
to): crawling, walking, running, jogging, rolling,
skipping, jumping, hopping, cartwheels, backflips,
etc...
CAVEAT_3: Neither may you utilize the animal kingdom to
transport yourself. Including (but not limited to):
Being carried by an army of ants, a flock of birds, a
gang of gorilla, or a pod of orca, etc...
CAVEAT_4: If you happen to be at the top of the Eiffel
tower upon learning of this challenge, it doesn't count.
But please do post a pic on Instagram, as i rather enjoy
a good view. Thanks :-)
CAVEAT_5: Teleportation is strictly forbidden! Although
it'd be a neat trick. And if you have a working
prototype i'd love to stop by for a personal
demonstration and have a chance to make copies of the
schematics and the code base. (for documentation
purposes only, of course)
This is your misson, should you choose to accept it...
"""
if __name__ == '__main__':
msg = Message(title="Loco-motion", body=body)
msg.play_async("misson_impossible.mp3")
print msg
msg.after(10, exit)
raw_input('\nThis message will self destruct in ~10 seconds...')
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