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RE: a vernier of civilization...
From: "Tomas L. Byrnes" <tomb () byrneit net>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:12:05 -0700
Am I the only one who read that as intending to be "Veneer", a thin covering to make it look like, even if the subsurface reality is the raw randomness of particle board? I would note that; while it seems like the OP wanted to say that we were to make the process of running outlaws out of town (which is the equivalent of what we're doing here) at least a bit civilized; in the context outside of decoration, a veneer means "superficial or deceptively attractive appearance", IE: for looks only, not changing the inherent character of the thing it's meant to cover up. I guess, it we want better PR, a veneer of judges, bailiffs, and lawyers can't hurt us. We should still let our well clad lawmen unload with all barrels on the louts that have been terrorizing the neighborhood.
-----Original Message----- From: Marshall Eubanks [mailto:tme () multicasttech com] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:28 AM To: Jo Rhett Cc: Nanog list Subject: Re: a vernier of civilization... Note that, at least in the spacecraft world, a vernier is an attitude adjustment rocket engine. I am not sure if NANOG is set up to do an attitude adjustment on civilization... Regards Marshall On Sep 25, 2008, at 1:48 AM, Jo Rhett wrote:On Sep 24, 2008, at 7:24 PM, Randy Bush wrote:this way lies lynch mobs shall we at least apply a vernier of civilization?Randy, I would agree if anything less had ever been effective. If you have a better idea, please explain to the rest of us. -- Jo Rhett Net Consonance : consonant endings by net philanthropy, open source and other randomness
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- a vernier of civilization... Jo Rhett (Sep 24)
- Re: a vernier of civilization... Marshall Eubanks (Sep 25)
- RE: a vernier of civilization... Tomas L. Byrnes (Sep 25)
- Re: a vernier of civilization... Randy Bush (Sep 25)
- Re: a vernier of civilization... Marshall Eubanks (Sep 25)
- Re: a vernier of civilization... Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (Sep 25)
- Re: a vernier of civilization... Aaron Glenn (Sep 25)
- Re: the Intercage mess David W. Hankins (Sep 25)
- Where to move the Intercage/Atrivo discussion (was: the Intercage mess) Justin Shore (Sep 25)
- Re: Where to move the Intercage/Atrivo discussion Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (Sep 25)
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