Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Highway to Hell Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Controlling the Garbage Collector Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:55:24 -0400 Organization: Bikers Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: <6KSdnTwztJvtR0bSnZ2dnUVZ_t-dnZ2d@giganews.com> <_JmdnUu_Z-scJEHSnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@giganews.com> <4fe27687$0$281$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> <5d156697-1477-49c1-a098-f7bfa76783b4@googlegroups.com> <11c2c33a-ae05-4179-9a66-eee7bb90a49d@googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: Sb/6PuiVCS+2dP9QF7lKrw.user.speranza.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: NewsTap/3.5.5 (iPhone/iPod Touch) X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:15678 On 27/06/2012 2:45 PM, Lew wrote: > On Tuesday, June 26, 2012 6:52:30 PM UTC-7, Highway to Hell wrote: >> On 26/06/2012 9:20 PM, Lew wrote: >>> Nope. >>> >>> My car was $800.00 less expensive with a manual transmission than with >>> an automatic transmission. Manual gets better fuel economy. It gives better >>> control over the vehicle, especially in inclement weather. You can drop to >>> a lower gear and accelerate to pass more readily. >>> >>> Subconscious distrust of complicated technology, indeed! Sniff! It's a >>> rational economic decision for those of us skilled enough to drive a manual >>> transmission. >> >> Why am I not surprised that you'd not only have one, but be snobbish >> about it? > > You seriously need to grow a sense of humor. How ironic. > I suppose mine goes right over your head, based on your response. What humor? > Your snarkiness does not change the fact that the choice of a manual > transmission is a rational economic decision, and making that point > does not constitute snobbery, you silly troll, you. Who is "you silly troll, you"? There is nobody here by that name. ;)