Re: C is 'better' than Ada because...

[Waltersr@usa.pipeline.com(Walter B. Hollman Sr.)]

On Jul 04, 1996 16:16:39 in article <Re: C is 'better' than Ada
because...>, 'ian@rsd.bel.alcatel.be (Ian Ward)' wrote: 
 
 
>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? 
>> 
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> 
>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.  
> 
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>Ian Ward's opinions only : ian@rsd.bel.alcatel.be 
--If you believe 'C' is better than use it! 
Walter B. Hollman Sr