From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,dab7d920e4340f12 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,dab7d920e4340f12 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public From: ian@rsd.bel.alcatel.be (Ian Ward) Subject: Re: C is 'better' than Ada because... Date: 1996/07/04 Message-ID: <4rgqp7$iv6@btmpjg.god.bel.alcatel.be>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 163694071 distribution: world references: <31daad10.57288085@netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov> organization: Alcatel Bell Telephone reply-to: ian@rsd.bel.alcatel.be newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c Date: 1996-07-04T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article 57288085@netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov, kdq@emoryi.jpl.nasa.gov (Kevin D. Quitt) writes: >On 30 Jun 1996 06:33:29 GMT, fjh@mundook.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fergus Henderson) wrote: >>If you were shaving *my* face, I'd rather you not use a razor! > >How many barbers use an electric shaver on their customers? > >-- >#include http://emoryi.jpl.nasa.gov/ > _ >Kevin D Quitt USA 91351-4454 96.37% of all statistics are made up >Per the FCA, this email address may not be added to any commercial mail list Not very many, but most use electric shears. In fact, as a coincidence I shave with a cut throat razor, made by Solingen of Germany. I do this, like all things, because it meets my requirements, it gives the best shave I think, when I have time to use it, and it is cheap (very.) Ok, to be fair here, it cost forty quid to buy new, and fifteen quid to buy the leather strap. It now though, has extremely low maintenance costs, and no waste. The right tool for the right job, and as such I recognise that it has faults though, so conversely, rarely, but when I am in a rush for a meeting say, I use a Remington microscreen or twin blade Boots throwaway, because, even though it is not as close as a blade (despite the advertisements,) it is is close enough, and I look less stupid with a bit of a five o'clock shadow in the evening, than I would with a huge hole in my face, due to a rushed shave. Jan Wuyts will confirm this, he having seen me with one or two disastrous cuts, because I may sneeze, or even just took the thing for granted and stopped concentrating. Best regards, Kevin, but I bet you wear a seat belt when you drive a car. --- Ian Ward's opinions only : ian@rsd.bel.alcatel.be