• To: Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@f...>
• Subject: Re: On the aparent importance of emoticons (was "Designas, one hopes, not premature optimization")
• From: Bill de hÓra <bill@d...>
• Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 21:35:26 +0100
• Cc: michael.h.kay@n..., 'Jeff Lowery' <Jeff.Lowery@c...>, 'Jonathan Robie' <jonathan.robie@d...>,'Chiusano Joseph' <chiusano_joseph@b...>, xml-dev@l...
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Uche Ogbuji wrote:
>>>>the accepted wisdom that premature optimization is evil?
>>
>>Don't fall into the trap of reading this as "early optimization is
>>evil", let alone "you can ignore performance during the design stage". 
> 
> 
> <SIGH/>
> 
> I used to refuse to use emoticons.  I always figured that ":-)" was nothing 
> more than an ironical amplifier to anything from which the reader might take 
> offense, and that it also had about the same effect on a good joke as an 
> unnecessary laugh track.
> 
> But everytime I try posting a joke without an emoticon, the above happens.
> 
> I guess there's an unfortunate lesson...?


That one of us has no sense of humour? Nah, I prefer blaming the 
medium. Email [expletive deleted] for funnies.


Bill de hÓra

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