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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,4feb499c05063194 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net.POSTED!a6202946!not-for-mail From: Jeffrey Carter Organization: jrcarter commercial-at acm [period | full stop] org User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 MSIE X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Artistically creative expression has no role in software design References: <2m2j9gFhf4cpU1@uni-berlin.de> <1090263815.244230@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <2m4ttiFil1v0U1@uni-berlin.de> In-Reply-To: <2m4ttiFil1v0U1@uni-berlin.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <7MdLc.9515$Qu5.3023@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 18:46:27 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 63.184.33.41 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net 1090349187 63.184.33.41 (Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:46:27 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:46:27 PDT Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:2286 Date: 2004-07-20T18:46:27+00:00 List-Id: Marc A. Criley wrote: > E.g., freeway overpasses. I strongly suspect that the overpasses built > within a given state, conforming to specific industry and state > requirements, and on similar terrain will all be virtually identical, with > only functionally-derived differences in length, clearance, and approach > angle. Not necessarily. A new interchange between 2 freeways (1 existing, the other being constructed) near my home has sculptures based on the art of the aboriginal people of this part of North America molded into the supports, and is being painted a terra-cotta color. -- Jeff Carter "Oh Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy." Monty Python and the Holy Grail 24