Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:36:17 -0700 From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> To: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> Cc: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?= <des@des.no>, Jens Schweikhardt <schweikh@FreeBSD.org>, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles fortunes Message-ID: <444569E1.90609@root.org> In-Reply-To: <20060418065031.GB9933@soaustin.net> References: <200604171214.k3HCEmhi046619@repoman.freebsd.org> <868xq4yxme.fsf@xps.des.no> <44447DAE.6070009@root.org> <20060418065031.GB9933@soaustin.net>
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Mark Linimon wrote: > On Mon, Apr 17, 2006 at 10:48:30PM -0700, Nate Lawson wrote: >>> Are you absolutely sure that the corruption isn't intentional? Note >>> that the only non-printable characters are \a; it seems to me that the >>> point of this truncated entry is precisely to leave the reader >>> wondering what the punchline is and cursing the "line noise". >> I think the line noise should be replaced with something about Hitler. > > Godwin's Law invoked. Film at 11. Can I claim to have invented a law also? Nate's law: 1. Each commit to fortune/datfiles generates at least 20 comments 2. People only commit to fortune/datfiles to keep their commit bit from expiring Conclusion: expiring commit bits cause the most discussion -- Nate
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