is laziness a programer's virtue?

[Ken Tilton]

George Neuner wrote:
> On 17 Apr 2007 08:20:24 -0700, Ingo Menger
> <quetzalcotl at consultant.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>On 17 Apr., 12:33, Markus E Leypold
>><development-2006-8ecbb5cc8aREMOVET... at ANDTHATm-e-leypold.de> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>What makes Xah a troll is neither off-topic posts nor being
>>>incoherent -- its the attitude. He's broadcasting his drivel to a
>>>number of groups not with the intention to discuss (he hardly ever
>>>answers to answers to his posts), but solely with the intention to
>>>inform the world at large about his own magnificient thoughts.
>>
>>This hits the nail on the head.
>>Perhaps one could understand this behaviour on cultural grounds. In
>>chinese culture it may be not uncommon to write something that merely
>>sounds like great wisdom and it is nevertheless appreciated because
>>it's a piece of calligraphic art.
>>
>>
>>>Trying to correct Xah's behaviour is probably impossible.
>>
>>Perhaps somebody could ask the chinese government to put him in jail
>>for "hurting international society" :)
> 
> 
> That's going to be tough because, according to his web page, he's
> living in a Honda Civic somewhere in Illinois, USA.

Oh, not to fear, we have The Patriots Act, if Dubbya was an Emacs fan 
Xah would be tanning nicely already at Gitmo.

kzo

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