[3425] in North American Network Operators' Group
L'ironie est le fond du caractere de la Providence
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Doran)
Thu Jul 11 02:24:25 1996
From: Sean Doran <smd@icp.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 02:19:18 +0100
Alternatively:
Chang'd loves are but chang'd sorts of meat,
And when he hath the kernel eat,
Who doth not fling away the shell?
Well, Elise is going to yell at me -- perhaps even in person -- for
abusing the mailing list, and I deserve it, but I can't help myself.
I like irony too much. Maybe the subject line (I figure that she likely
will recognize the source) will appease her a bit.
(So, Kai, no need to duck :) )
Anyway, the originator of this note should be lauded
for very sensibly restricting its audience, and I deserve
the blame for posting it here (with permission obtained
after much grovelling and pleading on my part), thinking
it was too good a line not to share.
Sean.
- --
> O please, o please, o please can I post this as a note from
> an anonymous person? O please o please o please?
>
> Sean.
> - --
> To: smd@sprint.net
> From: Someone You Wouldn't Expect
>
> The really odd thing about Metcalfe arguing for more control, more
> predictability, inevitable failure of distributed control, etc., is that it
> makes me think I've taken a time machine back in time to a slightly
> different universe where someone else invented ethernet and Metcalfe is
> promoting Token Ring.
>
> But since I'm not a North American Network Operator I'll keep my mouth shut
> in public.
