RE: Way, Way OT - RE: phallicitations/

My comments were tongue in cheek. I just forgot to add the <sarcasm> </sarcasm> or <humor> </humor> tags to the message.

--Scott

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mohan, Ross [SMTP:MohanR_at_stars-smi.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 3:16 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: Way, Way OT - RE: phallicitations/
>
> Scott,
>
> You might also find the site amazing. The author
> is working with a _functional_ programming language
> (like, for instance, Haskell, ML, or Scheme), which,
> in addition to being something that there are no
> certification exams for, is something that that is
> likely to figure prominently in the future (read: our future)
> of IT.
>
> Not only that, but he is WRITING his own language.
> Pretty damn impressive. Ever write your own language
> and compiler? It takes real, hard work.
>
> And to top it off, he had a job involving maintaining
> a kid's web site, and has enough interest/background
> in linguistics to make a readable mockery of Deconstructionist literature.
>
>
> I don't know the guy, but I'd wager I'd enjoy spending
> a meal having a conversation with him.
>
> my $0.02.
>
> Ross
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott.Shafer_at_dcpds.cpms.osd.mil
> [ <mailto:Scott.Shafer_at_dcpds.cpms.osd.mil>]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 3:26 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Way, Way OT - RE: phallicitations/
>
>
> I find it amazing that individuals have the time for this kind of mental
> masturbation (not directed at you Eric - at the author and ilk). Talk
> about
> needing a life... <grin>
>
> Scott "Gotta get me one of them there life things" Shafer
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric D. Pierce [SMTP:PierceED_at_csus.edu]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 1:47 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: OT: phallicitations/ Re: WAAYYY OT: RE: FreeOCP
> >
> > hear, hear...
> >
> > <http://www.elsewhere.org/cgi-bin/postmodern/>
> >
> > excerpt:
> >
> > ---
> > "Forgetting Baudrillard: Neocultural discourse and
> > subconceptual deconstruction
> >
> [Shafer, Scott] <SNIP>
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