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=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,621e8e605e12a688,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-07-23 17:08:36 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!proxad.net!usenet-fr.net!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Alexandre E. Kopilovitch" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Ariane5 Troll -;) Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 04:12:24 +0400 (MSD) Organization: h w c employees, b f Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1059005227 27538 137.194.161.2 (24 Jul 2003 00:07:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 00:07:07 +0000 (UTC) To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Return-Path: X-Mailer: Mail/@ [v2.44 MSDOS] X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail to news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:40738 Date: 2003-07-24T04:12:24+04:00 Simon Wright wrote: > Hyman Rosen writes: > > > They took a piece of self-contained hardware and moved it > > from one rocket to another. They thought the software would > > work. We have to assume that the Ariane 5 folks were not > > complete blithering idiots, so they must have has readsons > > to assume it would work. > > So what if it had been a hardware problem? (say, an op amp going > unstable because of inputs exceeding design parameters). > > You have had pointed out to you many, many times that the Ariane 5 > people who would have been expected to do the checking were not > permitted to -- by blithering idiots, one has to assume -- and you > can't seem to get the point. you are plainly a troll. *plonk* If he is a troll then he is a very wicked troll, perhaps a senior troll -;) . Because he is adamant for substantial time, facing solid opposition of all other participants in the discussion. He must have a clear purpose for that. What may be that purpose? Look, he insisted that there should be some reasons for that unfortunate management's decision, but consistently refraines from guessing what those reasons may be; and he takes all turns to hold this increasingly undefendable position. So, probably he waits in hope that some of participants (or still silent observers) will lose his nerve and shout an obvious possible reason -- and then the troll will enjoy. Dear troll, your efforts are great, you even inspired me for a verse: Every decision must have its reason And every sensation must have its season. But our reasons entail decisions No more that seasons dictate sensations. -:) Alexander Kopilovitch aek@vib.usr.pu.ru Saint-Petersburg Russia