Messages in this thread | | | From | brian@worldcon ... | Date | Thu, 17 Jan 2002 17:46:48 -0800 | Subject | Re: Rik spreading bullshit about VM |
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Let us not forget about 'deconstructionism':
deconstructionism -- (a philosophical theory of criticism ... that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning)
It doesn't even matter what Rik thinks he wrote. The real meaning is what *we*, the readers, can devolve from his writings.
8-)
- Brian Litzinger <brian@worldcontrol.com>
> On Thu, 2002-01-17 at 08:15, Rik van Riel wrote: > > Which part of "to interprete" do you not understand ? > > > > Interpreting my text is reading it and building a > > meaning for the words in your head. It doesn't mean > > the text needs to be changed ... the meaning can be > > different for each person reading the exact same > > words.
On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 04:41:02PM -0500, Trever L. Adams wrote: > To an extant anyone is responsible for how another takes (interprets) > what they say. Culture is that combined collection of knowledge of the > human race. It is your responsibility as a human to be as clear as > possible (within reason). > > Were you that clear? It seems not, but I don't know. Just don't say > you have no responsibility for how others take what you say, because > that is just dog crap. No communication or collaboration would ever > take place if we all had that attitude. (It most likely couldn't take > place, let alone wouldn't.) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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