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Date:      Wed, 31 Oct 2001 09:55:14 +0100
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
To:        tlambert2@mindspring.com
Cc:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG>, Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG, Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: time_t not to change size on x86 
Message-ID:  <63133.1004518514@critter.freebsd.dk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 31 Oct 2001 00:53:19 PST." <3BDFBBFF.A63BE076@mindspring.com> 

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In message <3BDFBBFF.A63BE076@mindspring.com>, Terry Lambert writes:
>Brett Glass wrote:
>> 
>> At 02:11 AM 10/30/2001, Terry Lambert wrote:
>> 
>> >3)      Strong typing is for weak minds
>> 
>> So, then,  are guards on power tools, ground fault protectors on
>> electrical outlets, and seat belts on cars....
>
>And when someone dies from their stupidity, instead of being
>protected from it, average human intelligence goes up...

For once I have to register agreement with Terry, there are compelling
reasons not to disable Darwins Principle for humans.

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