Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.shell Subject: Re: [OT] Punch card times (was Re: Taking Speedy too seriously) Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:13:14 -0700 Organization: A place where nothing fits quite right Lines: 11 Message-ID: <20261029091314.0000126b@gmail.com> References: <18dee4b6cab427fa$865$2574533$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <11bg381$1bjd2$1@dont-email.me> <11bhv61$1bjd2$2@dont-email.me> <11bi77v$20c1p$1@news.xmission.com> <11binqk$1bjd2$3@dont-email.me> <11bmnvg$36mvk$1@dont-email.me> <11bp7nd$139t9$2@dont-email.me> <1omdnboFafC6TX33nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com> <11brekh$139ta$4@dont-email.me> <11bu51q$2u4ci$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:13:18 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; logging-data="3560556"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+5wOMHWT9sy2nCFyc22ApMzHT293aoFGs="; posting-host="dc6fc8289bfd9583c5d9ec35f962ab3f" Cancel-Lock: sha1:jZPpCQ7s3GYkQiwXw3iu82X0WUg= sha256:cl3zFIV3dm1Gepf9yovFtALGUf21u8TChyBhjSwjfJg= sha1:JQWuyztdGONLwilwNVLNiKzRQ6k= sha256:GIDSudP1qwYtB29xRmDOOm8/2ewm67raIIGTzB16p70= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:94773 comp.unix.shell:27039 On Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:36:37 -0400 c186282 wrote: > Well ... THAT'S HOW IT WAS not ALL so long ago. > > Get it right the FIRST time, or SUFFER. > > That plus minimal memory/storage ensured good quality, tight, code. :s/ensured/encouraged/