Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!news.mixmin.net!feed.xsnews.nl!border-3.ams.xsnews.nl!ecngs!feeder.ecngs.de!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:24:50 -0600 From: Chris Hinsley Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:24:50 +0000 Message-ID: <2012112114245055093-chrishinsley@gmailcom> References: <2012111916035398607-chrishinsley@gmailcom> <82ed1dc6-9bf0-492f-b2e4-1b65f968c021@uk1g2000pbb.googlegroups.com> <2012112017235493336-chrishinsley@gmailcom> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: why bother with standards ? User-Agent: Unison/2.1.9 Lines: 33 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-09p2F6OVk6Fx05+osMgPeNKqRgtTW9W/o6ub7cqIm0IzRsayUhqCz0oqtTb1WVLkSCqQ+Ey3jhU1szf!91VlcDByc0pA9RklOmr/O+fuM+SvLoj4EMl+TpON1zs0WuaMQVrzYYwcncstjwYWP2wvWvU= X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 2508 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.forth:17460 On 2012-11-21 02:05:29 +0000, Rod Pemberton said: > "Chris Hinsley" wrote in message > news:2012112017235493336-chrishinsley@gmailcom... >>> The minimal or marginal improvement problem is the same problem >>> that plagues most new handtool designs. Every year about this time >>> a half dozen or more appear on the market vying for your money. >>> Most of them aren't much better than the older tool designs. But, >>> every now and then, one will be a fantastic improvement. >>> >> >> So, your a Festool man Rod ? ;) >> > > Festool seems to be a tool brand ... No, that's the first I've heard of > them. So, is Festool supposed to represent high quality or novel designs? They do make extreamly good tools ! But it's a system, buy one and it's the thin edge of the wedge ! You just end up getting more, start tool collecting rather tha making stuff ! :) > BTW, is it "okay" if I ask you to turn on your spelling checker ... Please? > (You've misspelled 13 words in this thread alone ...) > > > Rod Pemberton I can't find the spellchecker option on Unison, so no. Sorry about the dyslexia, words just come out as they look right to me, I'm not being lazy ! Chris