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monasteries (was Re: Re: URIs, concrete)

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• Subject: monasteries (was Re: Re: URIs, concrete)
• From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...>
• Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 13:48:34 -0400
• In-reply-to: <200208011754.NAA25848@m...>

> Simon St.Laurent scripsit:
> 
> > I think we've been there for a while, but doubt it will happen
> > anytime soon.  In the meantime... back to the monastery.
> 
> Does that mean you are taking a vow of silence, or are obedience,
> poverty, and chastity quite sufficient?

It's a metaphor.  Think about inclinations to a simpler lifestyle, an
acceptance of the need for discipline (in this case disciplined markup),
and a combination of somewhat less concern with what happens in the
outside world with a message that hopefully rings true beyond the
monastery.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get to the scriptorium.

-- 
Simon St.Laurent
Ring around the content, a pocket full of brackets
Errors, errors, all fall down!
http://simonstl.com

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