On Oct 25, 2010, at 10:31 PM, Alexander Johannesen wrote:

>>> Political? For sure. Engineering? Not so much.
>> 
>> Ok. Solve it. Let us know when you're done.
> 
> Wow, lamest reply so far. Surely you could muster a tad bit better? I
> was excited about getting a list of the hardest problems, for example,
> I'd love to see that. Then by that perhaps you could explain what this
> unsurmountable hard mind-boggeling problem actually is, because, you
> know, you never actually said.


Now, now, boys. Don't make us turn this mailing list around and go right back home. Because we will. And you'll go to bed without dinner!

Seriously, though, I've been following this thread closely since I'm new to the library world and the petty bickering undermines both of your points and distracts from an otherwise intellectual and enlightening discussion.

--Joel

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