Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.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 0.037 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.93; '*S*': 0.00; 'ignored': 0.07; 'bay,': 0.09; 'none.': 0.09; '16,': 0.15; "'cause": 0.16; 'ability,': 0.16; 'being,': 0.16; 'gene': 0.16; 'soap,': 0.16; 'subject:PYTHON': 0.16; 'subject:SCRIPT': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; '>>>': 0.18; 'cheers,': 0.20; 'maybe': 0.21; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.22; 'wonder': 0.23; "i'm": 0.28; 'lived': 0.30; 'there': 0.33; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.33; 'too': 0.33; 'wondering': 0.34; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.35; 'posts': 0.38; 'some': 0.38; 'think': 0.38; 'called': 0.40; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; 'your': 0.61; 'header:Message-Id:1': 0.62; 'human': 0.62; 'fact,': 0.63; 'reply': 0.64; 'intelligent': 0.66; 'exact': 0.68; 'quality': 0.75; '"there': 0.84; 'received:66.118': 0.91 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 X-Spam-Level: From: gene heskett To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: TEST AN EXECUTABLE PYTHON SCRIPT SPEED UNDER A PYTHON SHELL Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:40:11 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.7 (Linux/2.6.38.8-pclos2.pae.bfs; KDE/4.6.5; i686; ; ) References: <3474662.0.1329289996380.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@pbcpa10> <5B80DD153D7D744689F57F4FB69AF474150235@SCACMX008.exchad.jpmchase.net> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="windows-1256" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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: 28 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1329443216 news.xs4all.nl 6952 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:42788 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:20533 On Thursday, February 16, 2012 08:40:04 PM Arnaud Delobelle did opine: > On 16 February 2012 21:10, Prasad, Ramit wrote: > >>> When you reply to a known bot, please include some indication of the > >>> fact, so we know your message can be ignored as well. > >> > >>Sometimes I wonder about 88888. Is there a real person there, as well > >>as the bot? A lot of his/its > >> > > posts look too intelligent to be computer-generated - or maybe I'm > > underestimating the quality of AI. > > > > I was wondering the exact same thing. > > I think it may be that what you are underestimating is your ability, > as a human being, to create meaning where there is none. Ouch! Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: Why do seagulls live near the sea? 'Cause if they lived near the bay, they'd be called baygulls.