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Whitespace as syntax (was Re: Python Rocks!)

Joshua Macy amused at webamused.com
Thu Feb 10 05:02:16 EST 2000 
Bijan Parsia wrote:
> 
> Aahz Maruch <aahz at netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <38A19E79.5E88D2FC at prescod.net>,
> > Paul Prescod  <paul at prescod.net> wrote:
> > >

    ... snip what Paul wrote in toto ...

> > 
> > I'll say.  I went there to further my self-education only to find that
> > the official FAQ is only available in PDF and Postscript.
> 
> It's not official. It's *an* FAQ. There are several. FAQs in general are
> services to the community. Plus, with a little searching, you can find
> HTML ones.
> 
> I'd dearly love to say something snarky about someone trying to
> "further" their "self education" who 1) can't make it any further than
> that, and 2) instead of asking someone for aid gets all huffy and posts
> derogatory comments. But, I shan't :)
> 
> >  They had the
> > nerve to suggest that people wishing to post on the newsgroups read the
> > FAQ first.
> 
> As is standard. Standard *netiquette*. And plain good sense.
> 
> I'm done.
> 


  I'd just like to point out that here you're responding to what Aahz
wrote as a reductio ad absurdam to Paul's comments as if Paul had
written it, which isn't really fair.

  Joshua
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