On Thursday 13 December 2007, Dotan Cohen wrote: >On 13/12/2007, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Well, what they got was the traditional breast enhancing pose for a >> photographer. Suggestive, but not salicious... Still, given the >> viewing environment, it wasn't appropriate. Though they tend to be >> pragmatic about such things. > >I wish I'd know that. What's the appropriate keyword now that google >has 'improved'? :) > >> It's a fair bet that he would. But it did put him in a position where >> he was unable to argue back. Yes, I can come up with various >> justifications for pirating, and I've heard a plethora of them before. >> But when your arguing with students, you need a position that they can't >> negate. ;-) >> >> I'm not a religious person, I can agree with a lot of the sentiment on >> philosophical grounds, though. But not fundamentalism, and I include >> computer fanaticsm in that, too. Nothing's just black and white. > >Actually, I think that what is referred to as "fundamentalism" in >mainstream English usage is far from true fundamentalism. >Fundamentalism means going to the roots of something. Mainstream >English usage has the word confused with extremism. I consider myself >to be fundamentalist. Therefore I do not wear the traditional Jewish >skull cap: that is not a commandment from God but rather a custom. >However, I make an honest effort to keep all the commandments (not >just the 10 known ones). And, being a fundamentalist, I do not kill my >enemies||neighbors||other believers. Quite the opposite, I help my >Muslim neighbors and friends with absolutely no thought about their >religion. Extremists are dangerous, in any field (computing included), >but not fundamentalists. A computer fundamentalist might be considered >one who only programs in assembly :) > Shhh, I wouldn't want that known in more genteel circles these days. OTOH, when you really want to get the job done, that IS how you do it. :) >Dotan Cohen > >http://what-is-what.com >http://gibberish.co.il >א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת > >A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. >Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) You know you're a little fat if you have stretch marks on your car. -- Cyrus, Chicago Reader 1/22/82
