Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!border3.nntp.ams.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.bt.com!news.bt.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:48:14 -0600 Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:48:12 +0000 From: lipska the kat User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:11.0) Gecko/20120410 Thunderbird/11.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Need clarification on Object.equals. References: <909022a2-ead4-45e6-9f43-79b5013e04ee@googlegroups.com> <67da22eb-42d8-40bf-b172-9aac1eef268e@googlegroups.com> <50d13174$0$283$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> <-vKdnV0vgsl4CUzNnZ2dnUVZ8sOdnZ2d@bt.com> <50d1ca29$0$282$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> <50d1caa3$0$282$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> <10yaq02q0ygj1.rzrlmse29xcs$.dlg@40tude.net> In-Reply-To: <10yaq02q0ygj1.rzrlmse29xcs$.dlg@40tude.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: Lines: 68 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-AuthenticatedUsername: NoAuthUser X-Trace: sv3-DElOD3VMn33y0Sfrr6l5d25dpDvoPomt4/C0LuvriFoN+G37Q6pN8QCcThI+BbMJkH9fKBVTO+CrnwJ!LyVp2tg65hfLPDkaLeFCpHKKe2+WUSQvgPLIw9xQD4OSg0MW0IS9JlhgrC9rMAXCGlWIhquPY7M= X-Complaints-To: abuse@btinternet.com X-DMCA-Complaints-To: abuse@btinternet.com X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 4478 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:20549 On 19/12/12 15:48, Peter Duniho wrote: > On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:36:21 +0000, lipska the kat wrote: > >> On 19/12/12 14:09, Arne Vajhøj wrote: >>> On 12/19/2012 9:07 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote: >>>> On 12/19/2012 6:22 AM, Patricia Shanahan wrote: >>>>> On 12/19/2012 2:20 AM, lipska the kat wrote: >>>>> ... >> >> [snip] >> >>> >>> My point is that while newbies do have a "allowed to post >>> stupid questions" card, >> >> Your arrogance is almost beyond belief. Listen to yourself >> You really do think that you are in some way qualified to pass judgment >> on what is a stupid question and what isn't. > > That's not what Arne's saying at all. In fact, practically the opposite. > After all, taking as granted that newbies have an "allowed to post stupid > questions" card (or put slightly differently, "there are no stupid > questions"), which Arne clearly has done, then there's no need at all to > "pass judgment on what is a stupid question", never mind any indication > Arne feels he's "qualified" to do so (though frankly, he's answered enough > questions on Usenet over the years that if anyone is, surely he is). If there are 'no stupid questions' then how can someone be 'allowed to ask a stupid question" It's just a question And here's a thing. Why do Arne and his pals feel the need to chastise someone for being 'insulting' to a particular responder. Surely that responder will speak up if he feels offended. Why do you or Arne or anyone else for that matter feel the need to interfere in this way. Do you feel you have a right because you have 'been on Usenet for 25 years' or so. Why don't you let people speak for themselves. [snip] > > Given your apparently and shockingly low threshold of taking offense, even > on behalf of someone else, that seems difficult to believe. There you go again, making assumptions. The very first thing I was taught when studying for my Computer Science degree was 'never assume anything' I too have been using Usenet for 20 odd years, I've been reading this group on and off for years ... today or yesterday or whenever it was just struck a nerve. I've been ignoring pompous self important self appointed busybodies for all that time so I'd appreciate it if you didn't don't make assumptions about something you know nothing about. Anyway I think I've got to the bottom of what it is that's bugging me. It's this apparent right you (collectively) feel you have to chastise someone for behaviour you feel is inappropriate for this group. Why can't you just mind your own business. lipska -- Lipska the Kat©: Troll hunter, sandbox destroyer and farscape dreamer of Aeryn Sun