Unix Programming - OT: Re: standard mode for arrow down

This is Interesting: Free IT Magazines  
Home > Archive > Unix Programming > February 2005 > OT: Re: standard mode for arrow down





You are viewing an archived Text-only version of the thread. To view this thread in it's original format and/or if you want to reply to this thread please [click here]

Author OT: Re: standard mode for arrow down
RedGrittyBrick

2005-02-23, 6:01 pm

Xah Lee wrote:
> Computing Folks of the industry:
>
> please spread the debunking of the truncating line business of the
> XXXXing unix-loving XXXXheads, as outlines here:
> http://xahlee.org/UnixResource_dir/...ncate_line.html
>


<rant deleted>

What do I find Xah Lee has prepared at the above URL? text presented in
one HTML PRE tag with containing the very newline characters that cause
Xah Lee to foam at the mouth!

If Xah Lee understood <p> rant here </p> I'd be able to use the full
width of my browser to marvel at his idiocy.

(Apologies for feeding the troll).
Svein Ove Aas

2005-02-23, 6:01 pm

RedGrittyBrick wrote:

> Xah Lee wrote:
>
> <rant deleted>
>
> What do I find Xah Lee has prepared at the above URL? text presented in
> one HTML PRE tag with containing the very newline characters that cause
> Xah Lee to foam at the mouth!
>

Actually, as I understand the page, he did that on purpose, to make a point.
It happens to be a point I agree with, but that battle was lost 30 years
ago...
Peter Lewerin

2005-02-24, 5:58 pm

RedGrittyBrick <Red.Grittybrick@SpamWeary.Foo> wrote

> (Apologies for feeding the troll).


Troll? I'd have expected a _wight_ at the Arrow Downs.
Chris Mattern

2005-02-24, 5:58 pm

Peter Lewerin wrote:

> RedGrittyBrick <Red.Grittybrick@SpamWeary.Foo> wrote
>
>
> Troll? I'd have expected a _wight_ at the Arrow Downs.


Where's Tom Bombadil when you need him?
--
Christopher Mattern

"Which one you figure tracked us?"
"The ugly one, sir."
"...Could you be more specific?"
Sponsored Links






Free braindumps | Software forum | Database administration forum

Copyright 2003 - 2008 webservertalk.com