Re: Eclipse

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From: Patrick Quinn-Graham
Subject: Re: Eclipse
Date: 20:24 on 01 Nov 2006
On 1-Nov-06, at 12:10 PM, David Cantrell wrote:

> Along with your chunk of random metal, I'll let you in on a secret for
> free.  I *work* with and *use* computers.  I stopped tinkering in
> obscure corners of desktop and server operating systems* when they  
> ceased
> to be a hobby.  If Unicode is so well-supported then I jolly well  
> expect
> it to Just Work.  It doesn't.  I can only assume that if it works for
> you, you must still be a mere hobbyist with sufficient spare time to
> waste.  I envy you.

I'll assume that you're being deliberately difficult with the   
"random metal" comments.

Funnily enough, I bet most people on this list work with and use  
computers.

However, I'm also in the camp of most of the time not wanting to  
waste spare time, and yet I have a computer that's quite capable of  
handling unicode with no apparent problems whatsoever (including  
"just working"). If you do not then either you're doing it  
deliberately to be difficult, or well... who knows. My linux box at  
(my last) work I used for about a year seemed to handle it perfectly  
well too.

> * tinkering with hardware and control systems is far more rewarding.
> It makes louder bangs and a more interesting variety of smells.

Can't argue with that at all.

~patrick
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