Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: VMS Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:22:11 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 18 Message-ID: <20250728092211.000073ce@gmail.com> References: <20250625094418.00007fd2@gmail.com> <105iv02$3cuhr$2@dont-email.me> <20250721091242.00007573@gmail.com> <20250721133148.00007cc6@gmail.com> <105pv2t$77mv$1@dont-email.me> <20250723080407.00004a8a@gmail.com> <105ri4r$ed5t$1@dont-email.me> <20250723142845.000033ee@gmail.com> <105rr9k$fslf$1@dont-email.me> <20250724080540.00004f57@gmail.com> <20250724150625.00005a29@gmail.com> <105v6t4$1rec2$1@dont-email.me> <20250725103940.0000789d@gmail.com> <106317o$1ghot$1@dont-email.me> <10631no$1fb33$2@dont-email.me> <1064r6l$2s0gs$2@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:22:15 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="c88d6486de99d30d073b405d344aea75"; logging-data="2304624"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+pQZlbSX4e/2SoFUWCgfzn2Vp4X3k9ILY=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:OlpUq61h80XIL3gf30vOmTLlfwk= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:70022 On Sun, 27 Jul 2025 10:55:52 +0100 Richard Kettlewell wrote: > >>>> Funny you should cite bridge-building. As a friend once observed: > >>>> > >>>> "The Romans made their architects stand under the arches they > >>>> designed while the keystone was put in place and the supports > >>>> removed. > >>>> > >>>> The Romans built bridges that stayed the #&@! up." > > I think this is an urban myth. Naming a Roman-era work that describes > the practice would settle the question. I'd be curious to know. In any case, in the era where "move fast and break things" tomfoolery has taken over, it seems more and more like a fantastic idea.