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From: | Andrew DeFaria <Andrew AT DeFaria DOT com> |
Subject: | Re: [1.7] su (goldstar) |
Date: | Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:54:50 -0700 |
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On 11/19/2009 05:40 PM, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 03:26:53PM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote: >> Sometimes no is exactly the right answer. > It's a fun way of answering a Yes/No question and I've done it > countless times myself. The recipient of the "No" *usually* finds more > explanation and, more importantly, alternate ways of doing things more > useful. *Emphasis above (and below) mine* Ergo *sometimes* no is exactly the right answer. This is exactly what I said. Glad you agree with me. -- Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com> 2400 Baud makes you want to get out and push!! -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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