OT Letting it go (was Re: The CommodoreOne is near!)

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From: Douglas H. Quebbeman <dquebbeman_at_acm.org>
Date: Wed Apr 17 05:59:47 2002

> > From: Christopher Smith <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
>
> > > From: John Chris Wren [mailto:jcwren_at_jcwren.com]
> >
> > > But then, one thing I have noticed about the list, besides being an
> > > excellent wealth of information and intelligent people, is that some don't
> > > know when to let something end.
> >
> > You can count me in that category. I wonder whether it's typical
> > of the kind of person you'd find on this list?
> >
> > As a general observation, technical types tend to push things
> > further than most people appreciate in several cases.
>
> That's because we want to be *right.* It took me a long time to learn that
> I'd rather be happy than right.

They're not the same thing????

;)
Received on Wed Apr 17 2002 - 05:59:47 BST

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