Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 08:06:01 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 16 Message-ID: <20241014080601.00007478@gmail.com> References: <59CJO.19674$MoU3.15170@fx36.iad> <3hOdnWpQ649QMGr7nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@earthlink.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:06:06 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="72b4c4ce4840fcde5acd648204b3e645"; logging-data="1263150"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/MUb3D9iZdLlzal11C2kZ6p6PuPxZcVQ0=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:QztpAITkr3ZOLW1vFci+AK3Nhpg= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.2.0 (GTK 3.24.38; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Bytes: 2686 On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 23:22:48 GMT Charlie Gibbs wrote: > Chacun a son gout. I don't want things in my face all the time. My > programming work involves wrestling with complex puzzles, and when I'm > concentrating hard, the last thing I need is pretty pop-ups telling > me where I should be going and what I should be buying. I want > infrastructure that quietly - and reliably - runs in the background > and stays out of my face. I have enough adventures trying to keep > systems running - I don't need any more entertainment, > thankyouverymuch. Welcome to the 21st century, where each and every single goddamn thing is just a delivery platform for advertising...it's enough to make a guy wanna go live in a shack in the woods :/