Re: Straightening quotes

Scott <heimdall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In article <1gvb3e5.u3jyp26ht5z4N%matt@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
> matt@xxxxxxxxxxx (matt neuburg) wrote:
>
> > > Oh, sure, it *could* be plain busted, but does that indicate some other
> > > underlying problem, one that should be taken care of. If something
> > > *should* work but doesn't, I wonder why.
>
> > Uh, because this is a computer program? Duh....
>
> You missed my point. If a program's functionality is broken, I wonder
> what the underlying cause is.

You missed *my* point. I've told you, in profound and accurate terms,
the underlying cause. This is a computer program. They have bugs. What's
more, this particular program is insanely complicated and is layered on
top of an insane number of frameworks etc. And it has a long history,
which after a while becomes a major liability. Bugs are absolutely
inevitable. If you're not psychologically prepared to encounter bugs all
the time, don't use computers. If you don't understand this, read The
Mythical Man-Month or some similar explanation. m.

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