Re: [OT] evolution [was Re: An assessment of the Unicode standard]

2009-09-02 Thread Martin P. Hellwig
Steven D'Aprano wrote: I'd like to add the following: It is an intriguing human trade to attribute emotions and reasons to things that have none. Intriguing because I haven't observed yet that it provides an advantage, but it happens so often that I can't exclude it either. I find that evol

[OT] evolution [was Re: An assessment of the Unicode standard]

2009-09-02 Thread Steven D'Aprano
This thread has intrigued me enough to bite the bullet and look up "r"'s posts. Oh my! They say a little learning is a dangerous thing, and this is a great example -- the only think bigger than r's ignorance and naivety on these topics is his confidence that he alone understands The Truth. Oh w