Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.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 0.005 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'newbie': 0.05; 'cc:addr :python-list': 0.10; 'programmer': 0.11; '-tkc': 0.16; 'from:addr:python.list': 0.16; 'from:addr:tim.thechases.com': 0.16; 'from:name:tim chase': 0.16; 'message- id:@tim.thechases.com': 0.16; 'received:dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net': 0.16; 'received:rcsntx.swbell.net': 0.16; 'received:swbell.net': 0.16; 'to:addr:pearwood.info': 0.16; 'to:addr:steve+comp.lang.python': 0.16; "to:name:steven d'aprano": 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; "d'aprano": 0.29; 'steven': 0.29; 'yours,': 0.33; 'problem': 0.33; 'problem,': 0.35; 'posting': 0.35; 'email addr:python.org': 0.36; "i'll": 0.36; 'two': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'google': 0.39; 'email name:python-list': 0.62; 'solve': 0.62; 'subject:day': 0.66; 'received:50.22': 0.84 Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:15:34 -0600 From: Tim Chase User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130107 Thunderbird/17.0.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Steven D'Aprano Subject: Re: Thought of the day X-Priority: 4 (Low) References: <50f3869d$0$29983$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> In-Reply-To: <50f3869d$0$29983$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - boston.accountservergroup.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - tim.thechases.com Cc: python-list@python.org 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: 14 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1358172863 news.xs4all.nl 6855 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:38551 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:36784 On 01/13/13 22:16, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > A programmer had a problem, and thought Now he has "I know, I'll > solve two it with threads!" problems. A newbie programmer had a problem and thought "I'll solve it by posting on python-list@python.org and on Google Groups". And now we have the problem of two threads... Intentionally-misinterpreting'ly yours, -tkc