Re: A simple hate today.

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* H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@xxxxxx.xx> [2006-05-26 14:05]:
> On Fri, 26 May 2006 03:35:44 -0700, jrodman@xxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
> > Here, let me plant a bomb on our shared computer:
> > 
> >     touch /tmp/-r
> > 
> > It may take a long time to go off, but if it does, I guess
> > that's your fault too?
> 
> No it's yours. *YOU* planted the bomb. You cannot blame someone
> using a train for a bomb a terrorist planted.

But engineers deliberately designing trains such that even tiny,
hard to spot charges can cause catastrophic failure are to be
encouraged, yes?

Regards,
-- 
Aristotle Pagaltzis // <http://plasmasturm.org/>;

• H.Merijn Brand 13:04 on 26 May 2006
  • jrodman 13:50 on 26 May 2006
  • Bruce Richardson 15:05 on 26 May 2006
  • A. Pagaltzis 15:31 on 26 May 2006
  • David Cantrell 21:42 on 26 May 2006

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