Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.42!gegeweb.eu!nntpfeed.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder2-2.proxad.net!newsfeed.arcor.de!newsspool4.arcor-online.net!news.arcor.de.POSTED!not-for-mail
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Message-ID: <2917459.EXGvIs61Ab@PointedEars.de>
From: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Reply-To: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <usenet@PointedEars.de>
Organization: PointedEars Software (PES)
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:16:33 +0200
User-Agent: KNode/4.4.11
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit
Subject: Re: a little parsing challenge =?UTF-8?B?4pi6?=
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
References: <36037253-086b-4467-a1db-9492d3772e78@r5g2000prf.googlegroups.com> <mailman.1166.1310902484.1164.python-list@python.org> <2396442.Iyju66GlRV@PointedEars.de> <fdb56b69-0d3a-4ed2-9ebf-e30b304ce775@q29g2000prj.googlegroups.com>
Followup-To: comp.lang.python
MIME-Version: 1.0
Lines: 20
NNTP-Posting-Date: 17 Jul 2011 22:16:33 CEST
NNTP-Posting-Host: 33e7abfa.newsspool4.arcor-online.net
X-Trace: DXC=E59LOT=;@5IE4ZB2flKORA4IUK<Cl32<A4Fo<]lROoRA8kF<OcfhCOK9gLC^B`=ljJDZm8W4\YJNLT<8F<]0D<`I]<Y1kd4=2GATdI_f2AbnYF
X-Complaints-To: usenet-abuse@arcor.de
Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:9748

Raymond Hettinger wrote:

> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>> Did you notice the excessive crosspost?  Please do not feed the troll.
> 
> IMO, this was a legitimate cross post since it is for a multi-language
> programming challenge and everyone can learn from comparing the
> results.

Even if so (which I seriously doubt, see also my sig), you cannot reasonably 
deny that "Xah Lee" is a well-known Usenet troll, and that this "challenge" 
is nothing more than yet another sophisticated attempt at trolling.  Please 
do not feed.


PointedEars
-- 
No article in the world is relevant to more than a small handful of
groups. If WW III is announced, it will be announced in
net.announce.important. -- Peter da Silva, bofh.cabal, "Usenet II rules"