30 Apr
2012
30 Apr
'12
7:07 p.m.
On Apr 30, 2012, at 21:17, Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
I don't understand your response!
Am I missing something?
My "smart" phone did something dumb and I thought it had cancelled my
just-trimmed message before I wrote anything. Apparently it sent it instead. Anyway, read
on...
On Mon, 30 Apr 2012, David Riley wrote:
> On Apr 30, 2012, at 18:47, Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
>
>> (Our "nanny state" is into "warning labels". You can buy a
roll of duct
>> tape, and it may have a warning to wear safety goggles; automotive
>> cruise control warns to continue to steer, . . . .) And yet, if you
>> think about it, every single warning label probably arises from a
>> specific incident. Some of which are difficult to comprehend - wouldn't
>> it be a bit FUTILE to try to dry your hair underwater?
My favorite was a warning label on a knife (made in China) which simply said "KEEP
OUT OF CHILDREN". Good advice, relatively easy to follow.
- Dave