On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 10:50:23AM -0800, Robin Lee Powell wrote: [...] > And, by the way, similarities between what and what, exactly? Is a > fiber optic cable a nirna? Is a networked computer a nirna? Is two > cans and a piece of string a nirna? Does that make a piece of string a > nirna? Is a phone switch a nirna? Is a phone a nirna? Is a phone cable > a nirna? Is a pair of headphones a nirna? Is a loudspeaker a nirna? > Is an ssh connection a nirna? Is a mail reader a nirna? Is yelling > really loud a nirna? Hey, talking is a an "information/control network > connection", right? Talking is a nirna! We don't need tavla, we have > nirna! Oh, I guess we don't need cusku either! Weee, isn't this fun! Actually all those things are cuktas! > Yes, some of that was hyperbole, but far from all of it. :D -- Jordan DeLong - fracture@allusion.net lu zo'o loi censa bakni cu terzba le zaltapla poi xagrai li'u sei la mark. tuen. cusku
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