Re: [lojban] New to lojban, any suggestions?

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 04:59:35PM -0400, pycyn@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/13/2001 3:18:10 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> jay.kominek@colorado.edu writes:
> > > > And many of the programs I run on my linux box are physically
> > > > impossible on a Win* box.  The OS doesn't support the
> > > > functionality.
> > >
> > > Your final claim is interesting.  Since it is prima facie unlikely
> > > is there there real evidence (beyond "I don't know how to do it")
> > > for it.
> > 
> > Oh. Thats rich.
> > 
> > Using AOL (oh, and programming in, what, Fortran 40 years ago? I
> > forget, and can't find, your exact claim), does not exactly equip
> > you to be a competent judge of what features of Unix (an operating
> > system you've never programmed anything on. If I'm wrong, please,
> > correct me rudely.), can or cannot be made to exist on Windows (an
> > operating system you've never programmed anything on. If I'm wrong,
> > please, correct me rudely.).
> > 
> > I've seen references to the fact that you're an academic of some
> > sort. Tell me, what happens to someone who starts publishing papers
> > with wild claims outside their field of expertise?
> > 
> Note that I did not make a claim but asked a question, to which I got
> the answer "No one knows how to do this one thing" which did not
> answer the question asked.

It was an example.  You're clear on the concept, yes?

You said that my claim that there is functionality in Linux that Win*
doesn't support was 'unlikely'.  I gave you an example.

It's not a matter of "I don't know how to do it".  It's a matter of
"It's impossible without altering the OS or programming in machine
language to get around the OS".

Counter-example.  QED.

If you have evidence I'm wrong, produce it.

-Robin

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