Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!dedibox.gegeweb.org!gegeweb.eu!nntpfeed.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!usenet-fr.net!nerim.net!novso.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!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 0.012 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'from:addr:yahoo.co.uk': 0.04; 'doug': 0.05; 'decline': 0.09; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'next,': 0.09; 'nntp': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'language.': 0.14; 'household': 0.16; 'lisp': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'simpson': 0.16; 'language': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; '>>>': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; "shouldn't": 0.24; 'compare': 0.26; 'world,': 0.26; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'code': 0.31; '>>>>': 0.31; 'names.': 0.31; 'stands': 0.31; 'writes:': 0.31; 'device': 0.34; "i'd": 0.34; 'computing': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'chair': 0.36; 'operating': 0.37; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'fact': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'system.': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'even': 0.60; 'our': 0.64; 'provide': 0.64; 'url:co': 0.67; 'drivers': 0.74; 'funny': 0.74; 'products,': 0.74; 'batchelder': 0.84; 'processor.': 0.84; 'subject:Managing': 0.84; 'unix:': 0.84; 'who,': 0.84; 'domestic': 0.91; 'edwards': 0.91 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Mark Lawrence Subject: Re: Managing Google Groups headaches Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:33:44 +0000 References: <874n6uc97q.fsf@pascolo.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: host-78-147-179-74.as13285.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.1.1 In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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: 40 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1386174840 news.xs4all.nl 2917 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:37123 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:61040 On 04/12/2013 16:21, Ned Batchelder wrote: > On 12/4/13 11:07 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote: >> On 04/12/2013 15:50, Grant Edwards wrote: >>> On 2013-12-04, Cameron Simpson wrote: >>>> On 30Nov2013 14:25, pecore@pascolo.net wrote: >>>>> Dennis Lee Bieber writes: >>>>>> [NNTP] clients provide full-fledged editors >>>>> and conversely full-fledged editors provide >>>>> NNTP clients >>>> >>>> GNU Emacs is a LISP operating system disguised as a word processor. >>>> - Doug Mohney, in comp.arch >>> >>> Unix: A set of device drivers used to support the the Emacs operating >>> system. >>> >>> - Don't remember who, where, or when >>> >> >> It's a funny thing the computing world, with some people deriving >> operating systems from raincoats, and others editing code with a >> domestic household cleaner, what next, I ask myself? >> > > Computing with vacuum cleaners is on the decline at least: > http://www.vax.co.uk/vacuum-cleaners > > --Ned. > Well it shouldn't be. It's a well known fact that VMS stands for Very Much Safer. I'd compare it to inferior products, but not even the threat of The Comfy Chair will make me type the names. -- My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask what you can do for our language. Mark Lawrence