Re: Switching /bin/sh to dash without dash essential

[Paul Wise-3]

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@...> wrote:

> At my last job, there were production machines that would have cared

Machines capable of feelings, wow!

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[Ana Guerrero-3]

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 04:45:01PM +0200, Paul Wise wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@...> wrote:
>
> > At my last job, there were production machines that would have cared
>
> Machines capable of feelings, wow!
>

Cylons!

Ana


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[Wouter Verhelst]

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 04:46:36PM +0200, Ana Guerrero wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 04:45:01PM +0200, Paul Wise wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@...> wrote:
> >
> > > At my last job, there were production machines that would have cared
> >
> > Machines capable of feelings, wow!
> >
>
> Cylons!

All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again. In
three weeks, the universe will explode in the third big bang since the
start of unknown life.

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[Adrian von Bidder]

On Saturday 25 July 2009 13.00:32 Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 04:46:36PM +0200, Ana Guerrero wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 04:45:01PM +0200, Paul Wise wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Manoj Srivastava
<srivasta@...> wrote:

> > > > At my last job, there were production machines that would have
> > > > cared
> > >
> > > Machines capable of feelings, wow!
> >
> > Cylons!
>
> All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again. In
> three weeks, the universe will explode in the third big bang since the
> start of unknown life.

And then there's the theory that the universe will immediately be replaced
by a slightly different, more complex and complicated universe.  This, also,
has happened before.

cheers
-- vbi

(A very small contest: name the author.  No prize, though.)

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> The biometric identification system at the gates of the CIA headquarters
> works because there's a guard with a large gun making sure no one is
> trying to fool the system.
>   http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/01/biometrics.html

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[Wouter Verhelst]

On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 01:04:19PM +0200, Adrian von Bidder wrote:

> On Saturday 25 July 2009 13.00:32 Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 04:46:36PM +0200, Ana Guerrero wrote:
> > > Cylons!
> >
> > All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again. In
> > three weeks, the universe will explode in the third big bang since the
> > start of unknown life.
>
> And then there's the theory that the universe will immediately be replaced
> by a slightly different, more complex and complicated universe.  This, also,
> has happened before.
>
> (A very small contest: name the author.  No prize, though.)

Don't forget to bring your towel!

(that one is *easy*)

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[Neil McGovern]

On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 11:34:01AM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@...> (24/07/2009):
> > Give me the freedom to choose.
>
> It looks like we just reached the “Linux is about choice” Goswin point.
>

Goswin's law:
As the length of a debian discussion increases, the chance of Goswin
mentioning that "Linux is about choice" tends towards 1.

Neil
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[Goswin von Brederlow-2]

Neil McGovern <neilm@...> writes:

> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 11:34:01AM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
>> Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@...> (24/07/2009):
>> > Give me the freedom to choose.
>>
>> It looks like we just reached the “Linux is about choice” Goswin point.
>>
>
> Goswin's law:
> As the length of a debian discussion increases, the chance of Goswin
> mentioning that "Linux is about choice" tends towards 1.
>
> Neil

On what are basing your observation? Seems to be you are extrapolating
from one thread to the universe.

MfG
        Goswin


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[Neil McGovern]

On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 03:51:41PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> On what are basing your observation? Seems to be you are extrapolating
> from one thread to the universe.
>

Well, I don't normally reply to green ink emails, but
<87slhp3nwo.fsf@...>
<87iqia308d.fsf@...>
<87iqhijasa.fsf@...>
<87fxck1ut0.fsf@...>
<87tz0zn52h.fsf@...>

may help.

Neil
ps: there really is no need to cc: me.
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[Goswin von Brederlow-2]

Neil McGovern <neilm@...> writes:

> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 03:51:41PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>> On what are basing your observation? Seems to be you are extrapolating
>> from one thread to the universe.
>>
>
> Well, I don't normally reply to green ink emails, but
> <87slhp3nwo.fsf@...>
> <87iqia308d.fsf@...>
> <87iqhijasa.fsf@...>
> <87fxck1ut0.fsf@...>
> <87tz0zn52h.fsf@...>
>
> may help.
>
> Neil
> ps: there really is no need to cc: me.
> --
> <Maulkin> Damned Inselaffen. Oh, wait, that's me.

Wow, 3 threads over 3 years where I used the word choice. Yes indeed
that is a solid basis to extrapolate. :)

MfG
        Goswin


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[Bernd Zeimetz-4]

Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again. In
> three weeks, the universe will explode in the third big bang since the
> start of unknown life.

Don't forget your towel!


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