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  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Too many things validate as approximately HTML/4.0 compliant for that to be true. Besides, IMG is way too firmly entrenched. I don't think we'll ever root it out, unless we can provide a superior alternative (human nature being what it is, a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Of course. _Most_ Internet standards work this way. The initial standards documents are often descriptions of current in-use procedures. Or at least, a synthesis of such. But yeah, that doesn't mean they weren't shortsighted. :) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
 
(...) Because Netscape designers and programmers of the first hour were utterly clueless. The IMG tag was implemented first, and _then_ codified into RFC status. There was at the same time another type of tag for embedding everything in the works at (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Science Fiction (was Re: Transit Time to Mars)
 
(...) It's his email address. It's his _name_. Jasper (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Science Fiction (was Re: Transit Time to Mars)
 
(...) Well, we read it aloud, and it was enjoyable that way, in a group. I might not have enjoyed it as a solo read. (...) I'm trying to think of conventional sci fi that's laugh-out-loud-worthy. Peter David writes excellent laugh-worthy stuff (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)


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