On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 16:37, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 15:29, Scot L. Harris wrote: > > > 5. Many feel it is better to teach people how to fish instead of just > > giving them a fish. > > Yes, teach a man to fish and he'll waste the rest of his life > in a boat with a 6-pack of beer... Teach a man to search the > internet and he'll leave you alone for at least a week. > I like that one! :) > > 10. It looks like the poster is trying to get others to do their > > homework for them. :) > > Actually the best way to do this is to post the wrong answer > to your own question. Someone will jump in immediately to > correct it. But many of the kids today are not that savvy. Have seen a number of blatant examples over the past few years. Even saw one post a link to the instructor's web site with the problem statement. Sad, really sad.