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The Perl 6 Summarizer wrote: >I tried, I really did, but I'm afraid that I must raise the white flag >to my teacher training for the next while and give up writing the Perl 6 >Summary until at least after Christmas. > > Bad food, lousy dental care, and now the childrens' education is entrusted to a chap who can't figure out how to smack one of the little buggers with a ruler. Five hundred years of empire come to this... >Thanks to the language folks, Larry, Allison, Damian, and all the >many and various denizens of perl6-language. Following the list has >been an education. Every time I find myself thinking a proposal is >simply poisonous, along comes Larry in fugu-chef mode to extract the >good stuff that sets your mind a tingling and chuck away the stuff that >would leave you paralyzed and dying on the floor. > > Yeah, we blowfish appreciate him, too. >Thanks to everyone who ever sent me feedback; I've mentioned Warnock's >dilemma many times in these summaries, it's always good to be gently >lifted from its horns by a word or two of praise or damnation. > > Speaking of fishing ... >I'm not about to stop writing. I'm slowly working through chromatic's >'Write Your Life' project. It's far easier than summarizing; all the >material I need is already in my head, and I can bash out words even >when I don't have net access. > Just because Speedo sells an 'XXL' bathing suit doesn't make it a good idea to buy one ... (http://www.budlight.com -> lifestyle -> radio ads -> Mr. Tiny Thong Bikini Wearer.mp3) >A regular summary helps the interested but busy >people get a grasp of how the Perl 6 project is getting on, and that can >only be a good thing. > >Sorry things have rather fizzled out; I just didn't realise until I >started quite how demanding this course would be. And I don't just mean >because I've got to wear a suit. > > > Oh, man! The speedo comment was supposed to be a joke, not foreshadowing... You, sir, have done a fine job of summarizing two lists. Frankly, I try to read just one in real time and it stumps me: I'm impressed at the amount of work (and free time) you've given us. I appreciate it, and I thank you for it. That'll do, Piers. That'll do. :) =AustinThread Previous | Thread Next