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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,LOTS_OF_MONEY, TO_NO_BRKTS_FROM_MSSP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,bc1361a952ec75ca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-22 11:21:42 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!feed.textport.net!newsranger.com!www.newsranger.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada From: Ted Dennison References: <9IFe7.12813$6R6.1221214@news1.cableinet.net> <9lghqu$ac6$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B7C3293.76F49097@home.com> <9lhefg$lgd$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B7D47F1.25D6FC78@boeing.com> <5ee5b646.0108171856.18631c4c@posting.google.com> <3B7F624B.7294D24F@acm.org> <9lr6je$5hj$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9ltoi7$4is$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B82789B.8D195045@home.com> <9ltuo8$70n$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B829450.879B0396@home.com> <9m0d08$51j$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B83DE1A.7770DC9C@home.com> <9m0rc6$ak0$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Subject: Re: Progress on AdaOS Message-ID: X-Abuse-Info: When contacting newsranger.com regarding abuse please X-Abuse-Info: forward the entire news article including headers or X-Abuse-Info: else we will not be able to process your request X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsranger.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:21:21 EDT Organization: http://www.newsranger.com Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 18:21:21 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:12267 Date: 2001-08-22T18:21:21+00:00 List-Id: In article <9m0rc6$ak0$1@nh.pace.co.uk>, Marin David Condic says... >My point can be illustrated by the following two hypothetical propositions: > >1) Please come mow my lawn out of the joy you get from spending time in the >sun and the thrill you get looking out the window at my nice tidy yard and >the exercise you get by taking the lawnmower out for a walk. I promise to >say "thank you" and maybe even give you a glass of lemonade when you're >done. > >2) Please come mow my lawn because if you do, I'll give you >$1,000,000,000.00, a six-month-long cruise to the Bahamas on your own >private yacht, with your own private, and very accommodating, all-girl crew >who are backed up by a small team of experts who's job it is to dream up new >and interesting ways for them to be nice to you. > >Which hypothetical proposition is more likely to attract lawn crews to my >yard this Saturday? Wow! That's just about the most lopsided strawman I've ever seen anybody construct. I'll be right over. :-) --- T.E.D. homepage - http://www.telepath.com/dennison/Ted/TED.html home email - mailto:dennison@telepath.com