Re: [DNG] I'm not going to respond to messages like that.

2018-07-27 Thread Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI
On Thu, 26 Jul 2018 23:06:59 -0700 Rick Moen wrote: > 'The failure mode of clever is "asshole."' This is a family list; so: 'The failure mode of clever is "orifice".' Cheers, Ron. -- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new disc

Re: [DNG] I'm not going to respond to messages like that.

2018-07-27 Thread spiralofhope
On Thu, 26 Jul 2018 23:06:59 -0700 Rick Moen wrote: > 'The failure mode of clever is "asshole."' Oh god that's spectacular. It also explains a lot.. I'll have to meditate on this. ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/

Re: [DNG] I'm not going to respond to messages like that.

2018-07-26 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting goli...@dyne.org (goli...@dyne.org): > Communication often gets lost in 'translation' especially across > cultures but sometimes even within the same culture. Rick's posts > often contain subtle language that could challenge even native > speakers. I thank you very much -- and have to tr

Re: [DNG] I'm not going to respond to messages like that.

2018-07-26 Thread golinux
On 2018-07-26 17:04, Harald Arnesen wrote: Rick Moen [2018-07-26 19:38]: Quoting Basati (bas...@basatu.org): I think there should be a little more respect for Europe's greatest cultural treasure. I hope you understand that I was speaking in _exactly_ that spirit. (In case it wasn't clear,

Re: [DNG] I'm not going to respond to messages like that.

2018-07-26 Thread Harald Arnesen
Rick Moen [2018-07-26 19:38]: > Quoting Basati (bas...@basatu.org): > >> I think there should be a little more respect for Europe's greatest >> cultural treasure. > > I hope you understand that I was speaking in _exactly_ that spirit. (In > case it wasn't clear, the person of whom I was saying

Re: [DNG] I'm not going to respond to messages like that.

2018-07-26 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Basati (bas...@basatu.org): > I think there should be a little more respect for Europe's greatest > cultural treasure. I hope you understand that I was speaking in _exactly_ that spirit. (In case it wasn't clear, the person of whom I was saying 'Someone is a bit provincial' was very much