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Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Mon, 11 Sep 2000 15:21:51 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Steve Bliss writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Scott A wrote:
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> [snipped one-liner]
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> Scott,
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> Was there any point to your response, other than scoring a cheap shot?
Yes, I thought I'd get it in early before all the sycophants woke up. Do you
always point out pointless posts, or is it just that I have dared to question
the great one?
> My take on Brad's latest posting is this: it's common for technical
> projects (new software, new web pages, etc) to run late. It's also common
> for the persons in charge of such projects to gloss over, or ignore
> outright, such glitches. Consumers are usually left hanging.
A deadline is a deadline. When I am expected to meet a deadline, I do. We all
do. My boss expects me to anticipate glitches - not react to them.
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> I was very encouraged that Brad took the time to post a *public* message,
> updating us all on the status of things. This is a very good sign, IMO.
I remain sceptical.
Scott A
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> Steve
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
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| "Scott A" <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:G0qAoF.I02@lugnet.com... (...) you (...) question (...) Why are you making a personal attack on Steve when he made a valid observation on your comments? (...) common (...) all (...) Sure, deadlines (...) (26 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
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| (...) Looks like you missed it by two. (...) Rarely - I'd spend too much time posting followups to myself. (...) Nope, that's not it, either. Not that you questioned anyone. John Neal's post is a much better response than I'll ever be able to write. (...) (26 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
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| In lugnet.lego.direct, Scott A wrote: [snipped one-liner] Scott, Was there any point to your response, other than scoring a cheap shot? My take on Brad's latest posting is this: it's common for technical projects (new software, new web pages, etc) (...) (26 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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