Speaking of redirection (fwd)
Paul Mackin
mackin at allware.com
Sun Sep 21 11:23:34 CDT 1997
Oliver Xymoron wisely notes:
. Operating systems tend to reduce everything to data that it
think it knows how to handle "we have ways of dealing with the likes of
you," and that's cuz computers were built to reinforce a most appalling
perception of reality.
Yep, and it's frightening how well they do their job. Still, one can't help
loving the damn things. They hold an evil grip. Many times I've tried
to turn away. But like St. Augustine it's always, 'Not yet, Lord.'
Someday I'll write 'Confessions of an Object-Oriented Person.'
P.
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