Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Niklas Karlsson Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: Recent history of vi Date: 12 Dec 2025 07:09:39 GMT Organization: Department of Redundancy Department Lines: 20 Message-ID: References: <10ga6r1$7ph$1@news.misty.com> <10gpatq$jpt$3@news.misty.com> <69334624$0$11430$426a74cc@news.free.fr> <10h175s$2b64m$19@dont-email.me> <10h4noh$3n4no$4@dont-email.me> <10h630d$r4s$3@dont-email.me> X-Trace: individual.net B2DxQkukazPd/4SqeRnfxAg4EeA6SvZ6eN62+42AWpnO/YIcCs Cancel-Lock: sha1:Df9a3z9ZZm/jebE706DhQ5M2H8A= sha256:KUUIONR6cAwct+TA5AcCmd7Rii/Y7GKgdXZut02w35M= User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:78878 alt.folklore.computers:232500 On 2025-12-08, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > > Lol. I think I tried Heidegger, but followed Wittgenstein's advice "If > on reading a book on philosophy, you have not been tempted to throw it > into the corner without finishing it, you are not a true philosopher" A quote often attributed to Dorothy Parker is: "This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force." It appears she didn't actually say/write that, or at least it cannot be proven, but it is a quote I'm quite fond of regardless of its provenance. Niklas -- Sometimes, failure is platform independent. -- comment on http://blogs.computerworld.com/london_stock_exchange_to_abandon_failed_windows_platform