Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 09:55:58 -0700 From: Darren Pilgrim <freebsd@bitfreak.org> To: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I think my spell-checker is depressed Message-ID: <4655C39E.9090902@bitfreak.org> In-Reply-To: <d7195cff0705240446r3a93c45dke81cb476b00f94f@mail.gmail.com> References: <46554626.4030004@bitfreak.org> <d7195cff0705240446r3a93c45dke81cb476b00f94f@mail.gmail.com>
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illoai@gmail.com wrote: > On 24/05/07, Darren Pilgrim <freebsd@bitfreak.org> wrote: >> So I was writing an email in which I was discussing a JRE-based piece of >> software and a port in the sysutils directory. The spell-checker marks >> "JRE" and "sysutils". The suggested replacements? "DIRE" and >> "futility's". > > How to Help a Depressed [Program] > > Engage the depressed [program] in conversation and > listen carefully. Do not disparage feelings expressed, > but point out realities and offer hope. Do not ignore > remarks about suicide. Report them to the depressed > [program]'s therapist. Invite the depressed [program] for > walks, outings, to the movies, and other activities. Be > gently insistent if your invitation is refused. > > I hope this is on a laptop and not a proliant ML. It is. I took it for a walk on a bright sunny day, but alas it's outlook was too dim and I could not see its screen.
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