[OT] Interview about C#

Justin Walsh jwalsh at bigpond.net.au
Thu Nov 1 21:47:41 UTC 2001


"The moving finger writes
and having writ moves on
nor all your piety or wit
can bring it back
or cancel out a single line" O.K.
(from memory)
Amen Sarkela
I have already done that.
Thanks
Justin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarkela" <sarkela at home.com>
To: <squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 3:07 AM
Subject: Re: [OT] Interview about C#


> <This will be my only response on this thread, may it rest in peace.>
>
> There is a danger when one binds emotional polarities to
> a structure of labels. After all, the map is *not* the territory.
>
> I don't approve of Mr Gates and his very effective business
> tactics any more than I approve of the late Mr Edison and his
> very effective business tactics. (cf life of Nicola Tesla)
>
> You may say and do what you will, and your words and works will stand
> as testimony to the consequence of your action and intention.
>
> Your vitriolic diatribe will cause many to stop listening to you.
> I don't think you are abusive, merely reactive to the label structure
> you have confused with reality.
>
> OTOH, I do find the notion of "genuine smalltalkers" offensive.
> Smalltalk is a language for any entity that can draw a distinction
> between self and others.
>
> Any other distinction misses the point of a language designed
> to model the way in which we enrich our cognitive structure as
> we correlate with the world at large.
>
> Cheers,
> John Sarkela :-}>
>
> PS sorry to be so off topic. I am many thousands of emails behind
> in the squeak lists and did not intend to trigger these reactions.
>
> > From: "Justin Walsh" <jwalsh at bigpond.net.au>
> > Reply-To: squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org
> > Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 13:22:12 +1100
> > To: <squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
> > Subject: Re: [OT] Interview about C#
> >
> > Or could this, Jim, be the "intruders" from the C# .net-ist camp,
financed
> > by you know who, fossicking for recruits?
> > It seems that if you had anything intelligent to say you would have said
it
> > by now instead of the tirade of personal abuse against me and less than
> > subtle advertising for .net-ism.
> > Stop right there and tell me what I have said that is abusive. And as
before
> > I will apologise.
> > I don't think the genuine Smalltalkers are fooled by you at all.
> > At least one among you knows the difference between freedon of speech
and
> > libel.
> > Thank you
> > Justin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Benson" <jb at speed.net>
> > To: <squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 12:21 PM
> > Subject: Re: [OT] Interview about C#
> >
> >
> >> Daniel,
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Bert, it didn't sound to me like Justin was attacking John, just
> >>> ranting. Which, as you say, is very close to the "noise" side of the
> >>> scale, but not really malevolent.
> >>>
> >>
> >> If you believe this, than Justin has you fooled. AFAICT, Justin is
pretty
> >> much the same as the spam bot we had on the list a few months ago.
> > Dribbles
> >> on endlessly, using the list as a medium to hear itself speak. Not
quite
> >> sure what he's on about, but seems pretty upset about it none the less.
> >>
> >> In some sense, that's the beauty of the Squeak mailing list. Jump on
the
> >> list, you get your say, and some very smart people usually respond with
> > well
> >> thought answers. However, at some point you need to be able to add
> > something
> >> meaningful back to the community, or else you're ignored.
> >>
> >> Justin strikes me as a good example as to what email filters are for
;-)
> >>
> >> My opinion of course,
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>





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