From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E8KWJ-0003Bb-49 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:24:03 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j7PGIow0003775; Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:18:50 GMT Received: from mail.bway.net (xena.bway.net [216.220.96.26]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7PFwWfi002354 for ; Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:58:32 GMT Received: (qmail 70203 invoked by uid 0); 25 Aug 2005 15:59:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ida.bway.net) (216.220.96.4) by smtp.bway.net with (EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 25 Aug 2005 15:59:47 -0000 Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:56:16 -0400 (EDT) From: "A. Khattri" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Lost Labyrinth In-Reply-To: <200508242011.13118.uwix@iway.na> Message-ID: References: <200508220706.43245.mar_doe@gmx.de> <200508241012.51814.mar_doe@gmx.de> <200508242011.13118.uwix@iway.na> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Archives-Salt: e241ade2-82aa-453b-bbff-6bfb10b41528 X-Archives-Hash: 9843a5ad6904dcb0a213cc2873de40bb On Wed, 24 Aug 2005, Uwe Thiem wrote: > Folks, we have got computing power on our desks that equals that of a medium > sized data centre 10 years ago. Of course, I want the bloody computer and its > tools to do all the sidetracking little tasks and concentrate myself on > algorithms and data structures and user interfaces. Sure but this is not always a good path to take. There will always be people wanting to drive a 300hp SUV (I prefer the term "FUV" - Im sure people can figure out what FU means ;-) to pick up groceries at the corner store when really they could walk or ride a bicycle and help save the environment and get some exercise at the same time! -- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list