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| From | Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: Discussion on some Code Issues |
| Date | 2012-07-09 12:49 -0400 |
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On 09 Jul 2012 00:57:31 GMT, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> declaimed the following in
gmane.comp.python.general:
> On Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:54:47 +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:
>
> > It's like
> > the difference between reminder text on a Magic: The Gathering card and
> > the actual entries in the Comprehensive Rules. Perfect example is the
> > "Madness" ability - the reminder text explains the ability, but uses
> > language that actually is quite incorrect. It's a better explanation,
> > though.
>
> Hang on, you say that an explanation which is "quite incorrect" is
> *better* than one which is correct?
>
Take into account that one of the detailed rules is that the text on
a card overrides the text in the rulebook.
--
Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber AF6VN
wlfraed@ix.netcom.com HTTP://wlfraed.home.netcom.com/
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Discussion on some Code Issues subhabangalore@gmail.com - 2012-07-04 16:21 -0700
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-07-05 00:02 +0000
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-07-04 17:08 -0700
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues subhabangalore@gmail.com - 2012-07-04 20:25 -0700
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-07-05 09:30 +0200
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues subhabangalore@gmail.com - 2012-07-05 07:33 -0700
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues subhabangalore@gmail.com - 2012-07-05 07:33 -0700
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-07-06 09:35 +0200
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues subhabangalore@gmail.com - 2012-07-07 12:54 -0700
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-07-07 16:51 -0400
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues subhabangalore@gmail.com - 2012-07-07 22:42 -0700
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-07-08 18:03 +1000
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues subhabangalore@gmail.com - 2012-07-08 10:05 -0700
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-07-09 03:17 +1000
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-07-08 14:17 -0400
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-07-09 07:54 +1000
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-07-09 00:57 +0000
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-07-09 18:41 +1000
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-07-09 12:24 +0000
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-07-10 00:47 +1000
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-07-09 12:49 -0400
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues subhabangalore@gmail.com - 2012-07-16 07:17 -0700
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues subhabangalore@gmail.com - 2012-07-16 07:17 -0700
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-07-08 19:27 +0100
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues subhabangalore@gmail.com - 2012-07-08 10:05 -0700
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-07-08 15:07 -0400
Re: Discussion on some Code Issues subhabangalore@gmail.com - 2012-07-07 22:42 -0700
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