Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 12:54:29 01/18/99
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On January 18, 1999 at 13:29:30, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >On January 18, 1999 at 12:07:52, Don Dailey wrote: > >>On January 18, 1999 at 10:18:17, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >> >>>I certainly hope you don't. Literature is too great to confuse it with zeroes >>>and ones. >> >>Actually, this is open to philosophical debate. > >A simple matter of ethics. Every time I read about pruning, alpha-beta and >similar obscenities I reach for my gun. > >>Usually true but not always. It can indeed be very annoying as I can >>testify. Not to mention distracting. When I go to study, I turn off >>the television. I suspect you would leave it on saying to yourself >>that you are not forced to watch it but you have the flexibility to >>glance up and artfully use osmosis to glean the content and get the >>best of both worlds. >> >>The same is true of these posts. It's easy for you to say that we >>should simply ignore the content of all other posts but this is a >>typical example of content that looks good on paper but doesn't >>translate into reality. When I study, I WILL turn off the television >>if I intend to get the most out of my study. Posting about wine, >>women and song IS an intrusion no matter how you slice it. >> >>However, having said that we all have to take a reasonable point >>of view. There is an implied line that we allow each other to >>cross for the benefit of all. When you come to my home it is >>understood that you can use my toilet, my toilet paper, my soap >>and water (and in fact I insist on this.) > >This is the worst conceivable reflection of your authoritarian personality. Don: >youd did it. Don’t insist: I will never, ever go to your toilet, much as I was >longing to. > >Immensly saddened, Enrique Don: this was obviously a joke. Silly as it was, I hope everybody took it this way. Enrique >>If the weather is >>cold you will use my heat and I will give you a glass of my >>wine and feed you. This goes unsaid. When you say hello to >>a stranger on the street you are being a little intrusive by >>pressuring him to reply and yet the stranger may even be thankful >>for the kindness. When you drive your car you make decisions >>constantly that are a give and take of intrusions and kindnesses. >>You put on your flashers to signal a turn which might require >>adjustments of many drivers behind you. Or you let someone >>having difficulty making a turn when you have the right of way >>despite the fact that you also are deciding for the people behind >>you that they must wait. >> >>It comes down to good citizenship. We must strike a balance and >>try to think more of the other person than ourselves (humility.)
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