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=1.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,INVALID_MSGID 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 From: Waltersr@usa.pipeline.com(Walter B. Hollman Sr.) Subject: Re: C is 'better' than Ada because... Date: 1996/07/06 Message-ID: <4rkio0$j9a@news1.t1.usa.pipeline.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 163946545 references: <4rgqp7$iv6@btmpjg.god.bel.alcatel.be> x-pipeuser: Waltersr x-pipehub: usa.pipeline.com organization: Pipeline USA newsgroups: comp.lang.ada x-pipegcos: (Walter B. Hollman Sr.) Date: 1996-07-06T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: On Jul 04, 1996 16:16:39 in article , '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? >> >>-- >>#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 --If you believe 'C' is better than use it! Walter B. Hollman Sr