From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] interesting potential targets for plan 9 and/or inferno
Date: Wed,  7 Mar 2007 05:48:14 +0200
From: lucio@proxima.alt.za
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> fuck 'em!
>>
>>
>> this is not just a matter of "we are so smart, we get rio, and no one
>> else does, so F*** 'em!". I know lots of smart peope. One look at rio
>> is enough to put them off their feed, and to chase them away from Plan
>> 9. Plan 9 is not just about rio -- at least to me.

Matt has a point.  If we all limited ourselves to activities that are
pleasant from the very beginning, I doubt human civilisaton would have
ever occured.  From personal experience even sex requires overcoming
some discomfort before reaching ecstasy and I understand it's a lot
worse for women, nevermind such things as whisky drinking or winning a
marathon.

Why do we expect our computer usage to require no sacrifices at all?

++L