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From: Dan Muller <itd98ds02@sneakemail.com>
Subject: Re: How to set up gnus email for novices with little mastery.
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 01:00:33 GMT	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Rmm8d.6727$Rf1.5570@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <878yam5n9v.fsf@koldfront.dk>

asjo@koldfront.dk (Adam Sjøgren) writes:

> On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 18:20:49 GMT, Don wrote:
>
>> The argument looked arrogant because the whole idea of computer
>> software technology is to simplify !
>
> Let say someone wants to boil some water for a nice cup of tea.
>
> Two ways of boiling water are putting a kettle on the stove, and
> heating up the water with a blowtorch.

First thought that came to mind: Put the kettle on the stove, _and_
use the blowtorch!


  parent reply	other threads:[~2004-10-05  1:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-10-04  8:31 Don Saklad
     [not found] ` <y44pt3yev4y.fsf@nestle.csail.mit.edu>
     [not found]   ` <y68llemh8fp.fsf@contents-vnder-pressvre.mit.edu>
     [not found]     ` <5i7jq6cpku.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org>
2004-10-05  0:34       ` Tim McNamara
     [not found]       ` <878yam5n9v.fsf@koldfront.dk>
2004-10-05  1:00         ` Dan Muller [this message]
     [not found]           ` <m2vfdpua7e.fsf@Stella-Blue.local>
2004-10-05  3:50             ` Dan Muller
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-09-29 12:35 Don Saklad
     [not found] ` <m28yat2mw4.fsf@Stella-Blue.local>
     [not found]   ` <y448yat883s.fsf@nestle.csail.mit.edu>
2004-09-29 15:47     ` Ted Zlatanov
2004-09-29 16:08     ` Tim McNamara
     [not found]       ` <4nmzz99f3i.fsf@lifelogs.com>
     [not found]         ` <m2oejosycp.fsf@Stella-Blue.local>
     [not found]           ` <4nwtybpyxe.fsf@lifelogs.com>
     [not found]             ` <m31xgjhh51.fsf@localhost.localdomain>
2004-10-01  8:35               ` Don Saklad

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