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Date:         Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:15:59 -0700
Reply-To:     miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: The Allegory of the Wave
Comments: To: "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
In-Reply-To:  <456A0645-5A92-4F3A-9789-07E8ECB9D25E@ocotillofield.net>
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Well, now that you put it that way, I completely understand what you are saying. I had not idea this was happening. Miguel

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 3:45 AM, Mark L. Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote: > I'm going to explain this one more time. > > This issue is not the thickness of my skin. The issue is that answers to > technical questions are going out p-mail only, because some list members > don't want to hassle with a handful of truculent list members, who believe > that being a foolish burro is okay and fun. When that happens, the good > stuff doesn't get into the archives and the archives break down because they > become out of date. In other cases, some of the most interesting list > members don't post to the list, or leave altogether. > > And yes, I have evidence that this happens. And yes, David and Ben are doing > a fine job. > > What in the world does the thickness of my skin have to do with this? Zip. > Raising it is a form of, yes, truculence. > > Mark > '82 West > > > On Nov 9, 2010, at 9:21 PM, miguel pacheco wrote: > >> I'm with Mr.Sagan : >> >> 'grow a thick skin and enjoy the ride' >> >> Miguel >> >> I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. >>  - Thomas A. Edison > >


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