From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 21575 invoked from network); 4 Sep 2020 03:03:31 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 4 Sep 2020 03:03:31 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 318419CA78; Fri, 4 Sep 2020 13:03:26 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89E389CA4C; Fri, 4 Sep 2020 13:02:42 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="G6TcRSkX"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E49259CA4C; Fri, 4 Sep 2020 13:02:39 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-vs1-f47.google.com (mail-vs1-f47.google.com [209.85.217.47]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9D85E9CA4B for ; Fri, 4 Sep 2020 13:02:38 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-vs1-f47.google.com with SMTP id o184so2932200vsc.0 for ; Thu, 03 Sep 2020 20:02:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=6s92ydqVLstT96wgcpoE+ry5QJJ4717YHxrOtWvGrRs=; b=G6TcRSkXajSNjqHupPei64KYw8jw71Q2ZwJ0NFWpwusQemhbwTQ/OyX3rjm2JTAv63 t5/F4y6Z+1OmVsuS2PkNJu8pxrvXAHCL/C5JZ9k7Q+A9JfpY4ho7gNxdyIUk+ukIsOQB 2ZgZJlOvDXqPjVpXO8IQoD8U6R/YP1bDzYaeCMzUdniovJ4qfX5lH2za7zQ3H2XeuX7D 9OqQfdYCxNRtDOpskHLkeCZK2bNFRvVvifdwfVbfInFbasyf1YGOFhT7kIlEVfmhW9s7 SDyAZWjtmbBnAKO4+p6zyek6mrwYqsJK+klSRRTbhk0LRNUsz+M5BDzhAJF6+FIHdw8t S2wg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=6s92ydqVLstT96wgcpoE+ry5QJJ4717YHxrOtWvGrRs=; b=QuYKdIF4omLqkJw8y0RPgajzfxMGy9lC4uxlOM2+S5QyGrR+ReVLlHaSvSRtq0qGbU EhavpYt0puNbixJPum046u0f6D6cw9z5EENgQb296WYvx0TsRVYOqWrtC0qElett4Mzi 0oT7H2nU7/lHMXANtPW0BITDhqaf3gtkUVxW46nf5HYJ2f/tQ8IaZx7Iu93BK0/+bMDC 1U/2PAkGMgByqmcGn+CbZMBlZsCpNKpfyKBZNHRED5heRi9v8a1nUXl/U+wPNVA2Ll3/ D9QCugeK0Aiv54xwPx1vk5aCONZ4UK+uSAhzlxNY+MvMzHcqkWBUcSAdn+0gca+1DBxe Yo4g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533tZZABqyl3b4hL1I9eL8epHtKGdd9dI5ajZIOLaznpbv6rLedP VlpyY9lRAHUL7qw3PFJKAQY4tJV+7ThE0Y5jr+s= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyHLUrE1PQ1um8BXwaXzOa/ReJrgvCWO/0lkpPt3ygZr60OgDUbLvGHGaZGlq66WhGREybDUbAfc9jFg5RGa00= X-Received: by 2002:a67:ea88:: with SMTP id f8mr3527140vso.2.1599188557651; Thu, 03 Sep 2020 20:02:37 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <930753f9-7b52-03bb-18e9-e61de3fa94c2@halwitz.org> In-Reply-To: From: Christopher Browne Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 23:02:24 -0400 Message-ID: To: Steve Nickolas Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000e8643c05ae74193e" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Whence did "XXX" come about? X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000e8643c05ae74193e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Thu., Sep. 3, 2020, 6:14 p.m. Steve Nickolas, wrote: > > I use "XXX" too - usually in the form "XXX FIXME". Timing is everything, especially in humour... I nearly choked on something when I realized this thread was going on as I read notes on the PostgreSQL list where the somewhat famous (?) Tom Lane observed that he was planning to comment a commit to password management code with "XXX FIXME" :-) :-) :-) So this is clearly an idiom still in active use!!! --000000000000e8643c05ae74193e Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Thu., Sep. 3, 2020, 6:14 p.m. Steve Nickolas, <<= a href=3D"mailto:usotsuki@buric.co">usotsuki@buric.co> wrote:

I use "XXX" too - usually in the form "XXX FIXME".

Timing is= everything, especially in humour...

I nearly choked on something when I realized this thread was g= oing on as I read notes on the PostgreSQL list where the somewhat famous (?= ) Tom Lane observed that he was planning to comment a commit to password ma= nagement code with "XXX FIXME"

<= div dir=3D"auto">:-) :-) :-)

So this is clearly an idiom still in active use!!!
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