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Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 12:18:30 -0700
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From: Randall R Schulz <rrschulz AT cris DOT com>
Subject: Re: Curmudgeon Reply
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Raphael,

True.

I use very few acronyms (but a few years doing DARPA-funded work will do 
that to you), but I do occasionally use that one. I usually figure that in 
context it's either obvious or at least would force people to think a bit. 
It's also immaterial to the content of the message.

Randall


At 11:31 2002-10-01, you wrote:
>On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 08:49:31AM -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote:
> > TWIMC,
> >
> > [ ... Randy's Pontifications ... ]
> >
> > Randall Schulz
> > Mountain View, CA USA
>
>
>And dont forget to ask that people might ´To whom it might concern´ instead
>of cryptic shortcuts like TWIMC.
>--
>Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.
>                 -- Salvor Hardin, "Foundation"


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