Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx05.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Martin Gregorie Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: color coding of text Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 13:00:37 +0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 41 Message-ID: References: <14p0vs1pebbo1$.p3bnutf2i9u4$.dlg@40tude.net> <1i74ciqpddebn$.jrsb3kk4lml9$.dlg@40tude.net> <9qj0bh8j18i3$.cvro6ks38uny.dlg@40tude.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 13:00:37 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx05.eternal-september.org; posting-host="e5160e2be48f1ea550cf61512446f525"; logging-data="12270"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18+lfXq7kLM5K9+IYGHoZIwOTXOyE0BWMw=" User-Agent: Pan/0.139 (Sexual Chocolate; GIT bf56508 git://git.gnome.org/pan2) Cancel-Lock: sha1:HoloZsLl/+zJsCU8kaOZLuPBa04= Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:24230 On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:28:55 +0100, lipska the kat wrote: > On 01/06/13 11:02, Joerg Meier wrote: >> On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 09:06:47 +0100, lipska the kat wrote: >> >>> Why can't you just give advice? >>> Why do you always feel it necessary to behave like a total arsehole? >> >> In his defense, his original advice was in a neutral tone, he only >> turned rude when he was yelled at instead of thanked by the ungrateful >> original poster for posting his link > > There are many reasons people post to Usenet Joerg, maybe they would > like to start a conversation with like minded people but don't know how > to start, maybe they are trying to make some friends, maybe they are not > experienced with search engines and don't know how to sift the wheat > from the chaff. Maybe they are just starting out on Usenet and don't > understand the protocols yet. > > A first response of RTFM is not really helpful is it. > > If I just wanted to Read The Fucking Manual I wouldn't be here. > You and the OP may translate RTFM as you've opined. Oddly enough, I translate it is Read The Fine Manual. I agree that I wouldn't say RTFM to somebody's face, but then I don't use initial slang face to face either, but may well say "Read the manual", possibly with its name added, or "Read the manpage". Last but not least, RTFM is widely understood to be an invitation to read the official documentation, or at least the relevant O'Reilly book, but RTM seems to be more generally understood to mean Remember The Milk (make a reminder list) or Release To Manufacturing. Run the two searches yourself and you'll see what I mean. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |