Message-ID: <8525668D.00499206.00@WBLN0014.worldbank.org> Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:31:23 -0400 From: Chit Tharnthong <mailto:Ctharnthong@WORLDBANK.ORG> Subject: Re: NewsTrawler - a new search tool To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
I am old and ancient. When I was younger we had a culture of parsimony, and it particularly applied to something called cablegrams. The challenge of writing a cable, in order to save money, was to be succinct and get your message across in as few words as possible. Victor Hugo was on vacation when Les Miserables was published and wanted to what type of reviews the book was getting. He sent the following telegram to his agent:"?"
to which his agent relied
"!"
So do let's be succinct
chit
Kerry Miller <mailto:kerryo@NS.SYMPATICO.CA> on 09/26/98 11:04:31 PM
Please respond to Kerry Miller <mailto:kerryo@NS.SYMPATICO.CA>
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Subject: Re: NewsTrawler - a new search tool
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Just out of curiosity, does anyone else see an inconsistency between bemoaning off-topic or 'me-too' posts (on the grounds of pay-per-byte extravagance), and tolerating Html/ Mime rubbish? I don't mind dealing with Mime attachments, even Jpegs, when they are relevant to the issues, but I fail to see the value of sending a 7k message where 1k plain text would do as well.
kerry