On Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 9:36:26 PM UTC-7, Rustom Mody wrote:
> On Friday, April 28, 2017 at 9:36:02 AM UTC+5:30, Mike Reveile wrote:
> > On Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 9:44:15 AM UTC-7, Rurpy wrote:
> > > On 04/18/2017 04:34 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 8:28 AM,
On Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 9:19:43 PM UTC-7, Rustom Mody wrote:
> On Friday, April 28, 2017 at 9:36:02 AM UTC+5:30, Mike Reveile wrote:
> > On Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 9:44:15 AM UTC-7, Rurpy wrote:
> > > On 04/18/2017 04:34 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 8:28 AM,
On Friday, April 28, 2017 at 9:36:02 AM UTC+5:30, Mike Reveile wrote:
> On Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 9:44:15 AM UTC-7, Rurpy wrote:
> > On 04/18/2017 04:34 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> > > On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 8:28 AM, Ben Finney wrote:
> > >> Chris Angelico writes:
> > >>
> <>
>
> Interestin
On Friday, April 28, 2017 at 9:36:02 AM UTC+5:30, Mike Reveile wrote:
> On Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 9:44:15 AM UTC-7, Rurpy wrote:
> > On 04/18/2017 04:34 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> > > On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 8:28 AM, Ben Finney wrote:
> > >> Chris Angelico writes:
> > >>
> <>
>
> Interesti
On Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 9:44:15 AM UTC-7, Rurpy wrote:
> On 04/18/2017 04:34 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 8:28 AM, Ben Finney
> > wrote:
> >> Chris Angelico writes:
> >>
<>
Interesting thread... but volatile.
I find imaginary numbers to be quite useful for under
On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 10:34:55 +0300
Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> Ben Finney :
> > \ “When people believe that they have absolute
> > knowledge, with no | `\ test in reality, this [the
> > Auschwitz crematorium] is how they | _o__)
> > behave.” —Jacob Bronowski, _The Ascent of Man_, 1973 |
>
>
On 26/04/2017 08:00, m.n.summerfield--- via Python-list wrote:
Surely it is time to stop the "Robert L." emails?
We're currently blocking the "Robert L." emails through the list
gateway. And -- barring one, which was passed through by mistake -- I've
not seen any hit the list itself lately. T
Ben Finney :
> \ “When people believe that they have absolute knowledge, with no |
> `\ test in reality, this [the Auschwitz crematorium] is how they |
> _o__) behave.” —Jacob Bronowski, _The Ascent of Man_, 1973 |
Genocide is a deplorable facet of humanity, but it has absol
"m.n.summerfield--- via Python-list" writes:
> I don't know if this list has a code of conduct, but maybe it is time
> it did?)
This forum is provided to the Python community by the Python Software
Foundation, and as such it is encompassed by the Python Community Code
of Conduct https://www.pyth
Surely it is time to stop the "Robert L." emails? And any others that follow
using a different alias but use the same technique of seemingly asking a
genuine technical question for the clear purpose of adding the vile contents of
their signatures to this list (and therefore to our community's pu
On Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 5:41:11 PM UTC+1, Rhodri James wrote:
> On 25/04/17 15:26, Rustom Mody wrote:
> >
> > Astrology is bunk…
> >
> > Or is it 'fake-news' ?
> >
> > https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/can-a-full-moon-really-affect-our-behavior/2016/01/15/8de3018e-b940-
On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 4:19:25 PM UTC+1, Ethan Furman wrote:
> On 04/21/2017 06:33 AM, Ethan Furman wrote:
> > On 04/21/2017 03:38 AM, breamoreboy wrote:
>
> >> Talking of signatures another of Robert L's beauties landed three or so
> >> hours ago. He really is a right little
> >> charmer
Rustom Mody wrote:
The influence of Jupiter, Saturn, etc is — for astrology-buffs at least — just a
refinement of the influence of the sun, moon
>
Maybe the idea that tides are controlled by the moon
and that people awake and sleep with the sun is also fake?
There's a huge difference, though.
On 25/04/17 15:26, Rustom Mody wrote:
Astrology is bunk…
Or is it 'fake-news' ?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/can-a-full-moon-really-affect-our-behavior/2016/01/15/8de3018e-b940-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html
Maybe the idea that tides are controlled by the moon
an
On Monday, April 24, 2017 at 1:20:05 PM UTC+5:30, Antoon Pardon wrote:
> Op 22-04-17 om 13:17 schreef Rustom Mody:
> > On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 2:38:08 PM UTC+5:30, Antoon Pardon wrote:
> >> Op 20-04-17 om 17:25 schreef Rustom Mody:
> >>> But more importantly thank you for your polite and consi
Op 22-04-17 om 13:17 schreef Rustom Mody:
> On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 2:38:08 PM UTC+5:30, Antoon Pardon wrote:
>> Op 20-04-17 om 17:25 schreef Rustom Mody:
>>> But more importantly thank you for your polite and consistent pointing out
>>> to
>>> Ben Finney that his religion-bashing signature l
On 04/22/2017 05:17 AM, Rustom Mody wrote:
> On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 2:38:08 PM UTC+5:30, Antoon Pardon wrote:
>> Op 20-04-17 om 17:25 schreef Rustom Mody:
>>> But more importantly thank you for your polite and consistent pointing out
>>> to
>>> Ben Finney that his religion-bashing signature
On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 2:38:08 PM UTC+5:30, Antoon Pardon wrote:
> Op 20-04-17 om 17:25 schreef Rustom Mody:
> > But more importantly thank you for your polite and consistent pointing out
> > to
> > Ben Finney that his religion-bashing signature lines [many of them] and his
> > claims to wi
On 04/21/2017 06:33 AM, Ethan Furman wrote:
On 04/21/2017 03:38 AM, breamore...@gmail.com wrote:
Talking of signatures another of Robert L's beauties landed three or so hours
ago. He really is a right little
charmer :-(
Not on the Python Mailing List.
I see one of them made it through.
On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 2:33:03 PM UTC+1, Ethan Furman wrote:
> On 04/21/2017 03:38 AM, breamoreboy wrote:
>
> > Talking of signatures another of Robert L's beauties landed three or so
> > hours ago. He really is a right little charmer :-(
>
> Not on the Python Mailing List.
>
> --
> ~Eth
On 04/21/2017 03:38 AM, breamore...@gmail.com wrote:
Talking of signatures another of Robert L's beauties landed three or so hours
ago. He really is a right little charmer :-(
Not on the Python Mailing List.
--
~Ethan~
--
https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 10:08:08 AM UTC+1, Antoon Pardon wrote:
> Op 20-04-17 om 17:25 schreef Rustom Mody:
> > But more importantly thank you for your polite and consistent pointing out
> > to
> > Ben Finney that his religion-bashing signature lines [many of them] and his
> > claims to wish
Op 20-04-17 om 17:25 schreef Rustom Mody:
> But more importantly thank you for your polite and consistent pointing out to
> Ben Finney that his religion-bashing signature lines [many of them] and his
> claims to wish this list be welcoming are way out of sync.
I don't know. I think a concept like
On 04/20/2017 01:46 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
>[...]
> I am not obliged to address every point of every post, and the absence
> of comment on any particular point is not generally to be read as full
> assent.
Certainly anyone is free to choose to ignore bigotry on the list,
because one agrees with it,
Like most people here, I think this thread has long ago served whatever
usefulness it will have. I'm not interested in continuing it.
I'll just respond to some direct questions, but don't take any lack of
response on particular points as agreement.
Rurpy via Python-list writes:
> Rereading your
On 04/20/2017 09:25 AM, Rustom Mody wrote:
>[...]
> No one seems to have noticed who Rurpy is defending : Ranting Rick and Bart.
> Sheesh!
> A rhinocerous would have gossamer skin compared to these 'gentlemen'
> Sheesh² !
You are mistaken. I am not defending Rick or Bart both of whom I am
well a
On 04/19/2017 08:27 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
> Rurpy via Python-list writes:
>
>> You and Chris refused to find any fault with the use of the two
>> stereotypes under discussion one of which was "unable-to-learn old
>> people".
>
> I expressed absolutely nothing on that topic, so I didn't “refuse t
And the moral to the story is:
Don't worry. Be happy. And reach fot the stars (while still being
mindful of those around you).
--
https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 5:11:58 AM UTC+5:30, Ethan Furman wrote:
> On 04/19/2017 03:58 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
> > Ethan Furman writes:
> >
> >> […] asking that you be courteous to those who come here to discuss
> >> Python.
> >
> > On that we can agree. Let's be courteous to people here, and
I've likewise mostly been ignoring this thread as it has gotten out of
control.
At a few jobs ago, I was nearly daily involved with interviewing
candidates. Initially, I was point on "culture fit". i.e. how would the
potential employee react to having a phone thrown at them (it happened - I
worked
Rurpy via Python-list writes:
> You and Chris refused to find any fault with the use of the two
> stereotypes under discussion one of which was "unable-to-learn old
> people".
I expressed absolutely nothing on that topic, so I didn't “refuse to
find any fault”. To claim “you said that is okay” i
On 04/19/2017 01:56 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
> Rurpy via Python-list writes:
>
>> I don't think stupid black people or senile old people should be
>> allowable because those are not choosable *behaviors*. But is
>> unable-to-learn old people a choosable behavior? You said that's ok.
>
> No, I didn't
On 04/19/2017 05:11 PM, breamore...@gmail.com wrote:
This is getting ludicrous. Ben has been using these signatures for years and
nobody has said a word.
Just because it was challenged before does not mean it was, or is, right /
courteous / respectful .
Why is it that somebody deliberatel
Ethan Furman writes:
> Will you be filtering your signature lines, then? Because you cannot
> simultaneously be courteous to someone and mock their beliefs.
I disagree. Beliefs are courteously mocked in this forum every week, and
the forum and this community is healthier for that.
--
\ “
On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 12:41:58 AM UTC+1, Ethan Furman wrote:
> On 04/19/2017 03:58 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
> > Ethan Furman writes:
> >
> >> […] asking that you be courteous to those who come here to discuss
> >> Python.
> >
> > On that we can agree. Let's be courteous to people here, and ke
> Rupee via Python-list writes:
>
> > I don't think stupid black people or senile old people should be
> > allowable because those are not choosable *behaviors*. But is
> > unable-to-learn old people a choosable behavior? You said that's ok.
I've mostly been ignoring this thread and its predec
On 04/19/2017 03:58 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
Ethan Furman writes:
[…] asking that you be courteous to those who come here to discuss
Python.
On that we can agree. Let's be courteous to people here, and keep
discussing Python.
Will you be filtering your signature lines, then? Because you canno
Ethan Furman writes:
> […] asking that you be courteous to those who come here to discuss
> Python.
On that we can agree. Let's be courteous to people here, and keep
discussing Python.
--
\“Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?” “Wuh, I think |
`\ so, Brain, but burlap
On 04/19/2017 01:36 PM, Erik wrote:
On 19/04/17 21:25, Ethan Furman wrote:
Asking that you not denigrate non-Python ideas on the Python list is not
asking for "special respect",
I have no idea what you just said! :D
Yeah, I try to avoid negative checks in code.
How about this?
special_re
On 19/04/17 21:25, Ethan Furman wrote:
Asking that you not denigrate non-Python ideas on the Python list is not
asking for "special respect",
I have no idea what you just said! :D
This is why I dislike code such as:
if not no_results(data) != not_valid:
pass
... and I've seen lots of
On 04/19/2017 12:56 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
Demanding special respect for a class of ideas is not okay.
Asking that you not denigrate non-Python ideas on the Python list is not asking for "special respect", it is asking that
you be courteous to those who come here to discuss Python.
--
~Ethan
Rurpy via Python-list writes:
> I don't think stupid black people or senile old people should be
> allowable because those are not choosable *behaviors*. But is
> unable-to-learn old people a choosable behavior? You said that's ok.
No, I didn't say that's okay, and I'm not aware of Chris saying
On 04/18/2017 04:34 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 8:28 AM, Ben Finney
> wrote:
>> Chris Angelico writes:
>>
>>> The charge has been examined and dropped. Steven did not violate the
>>> CoC. Please stop talking as if he has. He *was accused of* violating
>>> it, and then fo
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