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From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr)
Subject: Re: Ramblings about the Convention
Message-ID: <jmonroyC5zCDu.1DB@netcom.com>
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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1993 08:46:41 GMT
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MORE responses to the RAMBELINGS
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>> Subject: Re: Ramblings about the Convention
>> Organization: none
>> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1993 14:38:34 GMT
>>
>> In article <jmonroyC5tv90.791@netcom.com>, jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) writes:
>> >
>> >
>> [Deleted.]
>> >
>> > But the truth does not evade us, we speak in argots.
>>
>> Sometimes I wonder what your peculiar idioms are...
>>
I will release the truth, I was thumbing through the
dictionary for a word, and I ran in to this one.
GREAT word . HUH!!!!
The truth is known.
>> > (Wow, hold on. The popsicle truck just went by!) Each of us pictures
>> > the "int" in just slightly, a different manner. Semantically, it is
>> > just 16-bits signifying a value with a range of about 32k.
>> > Owww.... I said about?!? About is correct, because some people are
>> > still discoursing whether 32k is 32,000 _or_ 32,768. Silly, huh?!?
>> > So, what is an "int"? Well, should we now talk about signed or
>> > unsigned? Did I mention some people think an "int" should be
>> > 32-bits? Does this make it different if it is public or private?
>> > What about near or far? (OOPs, Sorry, that's only for MS-DOZ.)
>> >
>> > How do we assign a value to this "int"? Do I use 128?
>> > or 0x80? or 1000 0000 (binary)? or 200 (octal)? and where's
>> > the 0x0beef?
>>
>> Die qual der Wahl...
>>
Can you translate for me?
>> > What's all this leading to? Certainly, I must have some
>> > information to present? Yes, Mocha Java is a coffee bean blend
>> > without chocolate. Mocha is a port, and Java is a country.
>>
>> Man dude, this info I could scarceley do without in comp.unix.bsd,
>> comp.os.386bsd.development, not to mention some of the other groups
>> you posted to.
>>
>> If I wanted to listen to stuff like this, I'd subscribe to alt.talk.*!
>>
What is the difference between that group and this?
Maybe I should post to it also?
Are they working on a version of *nix also?
>> [Deleted.]
>>
>> > You've gone beyond! There is no need to look at your left
>> > foot and your right foot when you walk; it's all autonomous now.
>> > Isn't it?
>>
>> Yeah, and for some of us using all ten fingers is autonomous too...
>>
Would that be for counting?
>> [Deletd.]
>>
>> > Wait, I'm starting to diverge again.
>>
>> Please, save us from mass histeria!
>>
I am glad this line was received with the intent it was written.
>> > "Hello, World!".
>> >
>> > Recanting foundations is our method of debugging. I don't
>> > own a CRAY II, or an HP Spectrum Analyzer. My resort is to make sure
>> > I know what I am doing, to write it down so I know it happened, and
>> > to be able to read it again after that second pint.
>> >
>> > Do they make wheat (weat?) beer down under?
>> > And will she let me down under?
>>
>> I personally think you are over-ripe for a psychiatrist.
>>
Do you have proof?
I might be able to file for medic-aid.
>> > Dinner time. A burrito sounds good.MMMMMMMMM.
>>
>> If you have been here as long as I have... PIIIIZZZZAAAAA!!!! ;)
>>
No really good pizza place open round here?
Can you send me a good pizza?
>> [Deleted.]
>>
>> > Oh yeah, survival! Survival may call to mind some notion
>> > of an ending (like we are hoping for this talk), but hundreds of
>> > thousands of years have passed, with us humans intending to influence
>> > future generations only to be confounded by fire, quake, water,
>> > or a UFO landing.
>>
>> Ending? He says ending!
>>
I think you are following along very well.
>> [Deleted.]
>>
>> > To make it short, we need convention, a means to reference
>> > each other's symbolism in a concise manner. Even shorter,
>> > let's start some header files.
>>
>> Short? You aint short winded in a long shot.
>>
Thank you, I don't often get compliments of this nature.
>> > (WOW, multiple head!)
>>
>> You obviously need it.
>>
Any canidates?
>> > (I could be happy with her for 10 minutes, OK, 20... Scratch that-
>> > she just talked.)
>>
>> I don't think you could keep HER interested for even 2.
>>
You didn't see her... I did.
>> [Deleted.]
>>
>> > I propose we use comp.periphs for our discussions _or_
>> > cross post & label all articles: [QIC-40/80].
>>
>> I'd rather you use alt.back.of.the.moon! Or how about alt.ego.jmonroy?
>>
I don't think that you need to go to that much trouble
on my account.
>> > While (!convention)
>> > convention = articles (
>> > :: [deleted] ::
>>
>> How about:
>>
>> while( author(article) == jmonroy ){
>> flame(article);
>> delete(article);
>> }
>>
Hey!... you might want to copyright that early?
Could make you a million.
BTW, I have to congratulate you.... you are the first person
on the net that has been able to read my psuedo-code.
>> > IS THIS ALL CLEAR?
>>
>> Yep, all clear. However, you mind if I ask you a question or two?
>>
Not at all... especially if you have gone to this much
trouble on my account.
>> 1.) What do you get off on? I have read (for better or worse) most of
>> your posts in *bsd* groups, and have found a rather tiring attitude
>> in all of them. I think whoever named you did it most apropriately.
>>
Yes, some people do post some rather mundane articles.
But this is America, And I think they are entitled to
their options.
>> 2.) I can't believe that you have an ego as large as it looks. Please
>> set me straight. Tell me that you have a non-american background,
>> or something, anything, to make me understand your views.
>>
What would you like to know?
>> 3.) Why do you insist on posting totally unrelevant (like this post)
>> things to the newsgroups? I don't mind the odd diversion of topic,
>> but please keep it short. (100+ lines is not short. Some people
>> PAY for news.)
>>
Hmmm.... and I thought you followed along quite well.
Did I lose you somewhere along the line?
>> Sorry dude. Some of the things you say are ok.
>>
Well, thank you.
>> However, unless your aditude improves a bit,
>> I am gonna stick you in my kill file.
>>
AHHHHH.... I will die from this surely..,,, please don't
>> Be a pitty, since that file is right now still empty. Please don't make
>> me make you be the first to go in there.
>>
I will always consider it a rare privilage to go first.
>> Hoping that things will improve with your mind,
>>
*I* certainly hope so.
My final word.:.... I did say "Ramblings about".
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>> From: gogol@diku.dk (Peter Skov Knudsen)
>> Subject: Re: Ramblings about the Convention
>> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1993 19:03:30 GMT
>> Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen
>>
>>
>> <lots of philosophical stuff deleted>
>>
>> What is happening here?
>>
Tell ME.
>> Who is this Jesus Jr. who has been posting all these ramblings about the
>> strangest subjects lately?
>>
Has someone been posting stuff behind my back?
>> Is he by any means related to the more famous Jesus who rambled about
>> some 2000 years ago?
>>
Hmm... WOW!!!!... another compliment!
I must write more in this style in the future.
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