3 Jan
2002
3 Jan
'02
2:55 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lawrence Walker [mailto:lgwalker@mts.net]
And actually force people to learn how to spell
without the
use of a spell-
checker. I remember how aghast I was when I learned my sons school
Well, in defense of poor spelling, there are more important things -- such as content --
especially on a friendly list such as this. After all, tripe is tripe, no matter how
correct the spelling. :)
allowed the use of calculators in math exams. Right
On, Fred.
... and in defense of calculators, it's certainly more important for one to learn the
theoretical core of mathematics so that it can be applied to Real Life than to waste time
calculating things which are practically useless. The actual calculation is generally a
mundane, but necessary step. Provided that you know how it's supposed to work, you
can always arrive at the correct answer given some amount of time, with or without a
calculator. Please don't take this as a defense of the public school system, which
doesn't truthfully teach anything.
I was going to
reply to this would-be hacker's input but brushed it off as
more juvenal crap.
I was tempted to respond too, but -- and this is the whole problem with the message --
there was nothing to which one could respond. He may as well have said "test message
-- please ignore."
Regards,
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
/usr/bin/perl -e '
print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl
Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
'