Re: Technology vs. culture

From: Chuck Palson (cpalson@mediaone.net)
Date: Fri May 19 2000 - 11:32:14 BST

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    Richard Brodie wrote:

    > Chuck wrote:
    >
    > <<But it is
    > a marvelous example - a kind of apparent exception that proves the rule.>>
    >
    > You've used this expression several times. Exceptions don't prove rules.
    > They DISprove rules, don't they? I've heard this phrase used before and
    > never understood what it could mean. What do you mean when you say that
    > something is an exception that proves the rule?

    That's a good question. When I say it, I mean that it is an apparent exception
    and that by understanding it, you can deepen your understanding of how it
    actually fits the rule. And then, of course, there are "fatal exceptions"
    which has become a pun as in "MS s/w has many fatal exceptions."

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    >
    > Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com
    > http://www.memecentral.com/rbrodie.htm
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