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Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70

From	Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70
Date	2011-10-16 23:21 +0100
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On Sat, 15 Oct 2011, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

> On 10/15/2011 1:11 AM, B1ll Gat3s wrote:
>> On 14/10/2011 6:44 PM, Lew wrote:
>>> On Friday, October 14, 2011 2:22:27 PM UTC-7, B1ll Gat3s wrote:
>>>> On 14/10/2011 5:13 PM, markspace wrote:
>>>>> "Pike received word Oct. 12 that Dr. Ritchie’s body had been discovered
>>>>> last weekend. A cause of death was not immediately available."
>>>> 
>>>> And apparently neither did you.
>>> 
>>> But he did.
>> 
>> No he didn't.
>> 
>>> He got that the cause of death is not available. That *is* an answer!
>> 
>> No it isn't.
>
> It explains what is known about the question and why it is so.
>
> That is the best possible reply.
>
> When something is a best possible reply I would call it an answer.

I wouldn't. At least, if you mean "best possible reply that someone could 
make here and now", rather than "best possible reply that we can imagine 
someone making".

It seems rather nihilistic to adopt the former definition. "How did the 
universe begin?", "We don't know.", and there's an answer!

tom

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[OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 markspace <-@.> - 2011-10-13 14:20 -0700
  Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-10-13 17:12 -0700
  Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2011-10-14 00:40 +0000
    Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 B1ll Gat3s <wm.g4t3s@m1cr0s0f7.c0m> - 2011-10-14 16:59 -0400
      Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 markspace <-@.> - 2011-10-14 14:13 -0700
        Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 B1ll Gat3s <wm.g4t3s@m1cr0s0f7.c0m> - 2011-10-14 17:22 -0400
          Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-10-14 15:44 -0700
            Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 B1ll Gat3s <wm.g4t3s@m1cr0s0f7.c0m> - 2011-10-15 01:11 -0400
              Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-10-15 08:54 -0700
                Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 B1ll Gat3s <wm.g4t3s@m1cr0s0f7.c0m> - 2011-10-15 15:37 -0400
                Re: Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Paul Cager <paul.cager@googlemail.com> - 2011-10-17 03:00 -0700
              Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-10-15 21:43 -0400
                Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 B1ll Gat3s <wm.g4t3s@m1cr0s0f7.c0m> - 2011-10-16 01:30 -0400
                Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 "Charles Hottel" <chottel@earthlink.net> - 2011-10-16 11:19 -0400
                Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 B1ll Gat3s <wm.g4t3s@m1cr0s0f7.c0m> - 2011-10-16 18:28 -0400
                Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-10-16 22:24 -0400
                Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 B1ll Gat3s <wm.g4t3s@m1cr0s0f7.c0m> - 2011-10-17 21:34 -0400
                Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-10-16 23:21 +0100
                Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-10-16 22:27 -0400
  Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 rossum <rossum48@coldmail.com> - 2011-10-14 13:19 +0100
    Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-10-14 14:26 +0100
      Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Donkey Hottie <donkey@fredriksson.dy.fi> - 2011-10-14 16:53 +0300
        Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-10-14 18:09 -0400
          Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2011-10-15 09:28 +0000
            Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-10-15 21:43 -0400
              Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2011-10-16 04:51 +0000
          Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Donkey Hottie <donkey@fredriksson.dy.fi> - 2011-10-15 18:38 +0300
            Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-10-15 21:51 -0400
    Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2011-10-15 09:27 +0000
      Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-10-15 14:43 +0100
        Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2011-10-15 18:12 +0000
          Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-10-15 21:39 -0400
          Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2011-10-20 12:39 -0400
            Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-10-20 10:04 -0700
            Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-10-20 20:36 +0100
          Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2011-10-21 20:42 +0200
            Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2011-10-21 18:54 -0700
      Re: [OT] Dennis Ritchie dies at 70 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-10-15 21:37 -0400

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