Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.redatomik.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed7.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.010 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'nicely': 0.07; 'effect.': 0.09; 'received:openend.se': 0.09; 'received:theraft.openend.se': 0.09; 'from:addr:lac': 0.16; 'from:addr:openend.se': 0.16; 'from:name:laura creighton': 0.16; 'message-id:@fido.openend.se': 0.16; 'received:89.233': 0.16; 'received:89.233.217': 0.16; 'received:89.233.217.133': 0.16; 'received:fido': 0.16; 'received:fido.openend.se': 0.16; 'something.': 0.16; 'laura': 0.18; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; 'received:se': 0.29; '(which': 0.29; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.37; 'done.': 0.37; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'skip:u 10': 0.62; 'header:Message-Id:1': 0.62; 'it!': 0.64; 'therefore': 0.65; 'subject:Data': 0.66; 'received:89': 0.80; '"yes,': 0.84; 'television': 0.91 To: python-list@python.org From: Laura Creighton Subject: Re: Pure Python Data Mangling or Encrypting In-Reply-To: Message from Johannes Bauer of "Sat, 27 Jun 2015 12:18:29 +0200." References: <558b7e85$0$1648$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <558bc912$0$2899$c3e8da3$76491128@news.astraweb.com> <558c1a7e$0$1668$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <558d86b0$0$1659$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <558e1ac6$0$1675$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <558e610f$0$1648$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <26766.1435404327.1@fido> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 13:25:27 +0200 X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.3.9 (theraft.openend.se [89.233.217.130]); Sat, 27 Jun 2015 13:25:28 +0200 (CEST) X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 15 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1435404332 news.xs4all.nl 2919 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:55961 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:93242 Johannes, if you don't know "Yes, Minister" then you most likely do not know the Politician's Syllogism (which now has its own wikipedia page :) And I _didn't_ do it! Honest!) Something must be done. This is something. Therefore we must do it! :) Unfortunatetely, the Politician's Syllogism is not restricted to television comedies. It's alive and well in Brussels, and mixes very nicely with the Dunning-Kruger effect. Laura