& XSLT On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:26:14 -0500, Len Bullard <cbullard@[...].net>   
wrote:

>  I remember what my first computer science prof taught us in 1971:  "Don't
>  worry about the formal correctness.  If it runs, it's right.  Let the
>  computer teach you."

"you" + " may" + " be" + " right."

or

buf.append("you");
buf.append(" may");
buf.append(" be");
buf.append(" wrong");



> 
>  In those days, computers didn't disagree because very few programs  
>  written
>  on one would run on another one.  See what interoperability gets us?   
>  Fire
>  breathing flesh chomping foot stomping philosophy spouting dragons.
> 
>  Back to animation where if it runs and is close to the same color, it's
>  right.
> 
>  len
> 
> 
>  From: Michael Kay [mailto:mike@[...].com]
> 
> > It's more like a classification thing. The structure
> > determines the category or "family" - eg it's a car. The
> > constraints determine the classification - it's a Toyota
> > Camry which can come in these colours only etc .... The
> > conforming instance defines the individual.
> 
>  Sounds Aristotelian: Essence and accident?
> 
>  Tricky ground this. We could spend the next 2500 years debating it.
>  Territory best not entered by those without formal training in  
>  metaphysics
>  (like me, who has read just about enough to know that here be dragons).
> 
>  Michael Kay
>  http://www.saxonica.com/
> 
> 
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