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   alt.unix.geeks      The gathering of the socially-retarded      298 messages   

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   The Natural Philosopher to Lars Poulsen   
   Re: Innovation (was Re: naughty Python)   
   31 Dec 25 12:15:29   
   
   From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 30/12/2025 21:40, Lars Poulsen wrote:   
   > [Note: Followup-To: alt.unix.geeks]   
   >   
   > On 30/12/2025 14:38, Peter Flass wrote:   
   >>> "Only if" is always. If you're not innovating someone will figure out a   
   >>> way to beat you. AT&T was great at what they did, but wireless made   
   >>> landlines obsolete.   
   >   
   > On 2025-12-30, The Natural Philosopher  wrote:   
   >> On the other had the razor blades of today are exactly the same as the   
   >> razor blades of 60 years ago as is mustard and cornflakes   
   >   
   > No, they are not. At my house, we have the following versions of   
   > "razor blades":   
   > - box-cutter blades   
   > - foot-callus scraper blades   
   > - Gillette Mach 3 razor heads   
   >   
   > I have not seen the old-style standardized razor blades in years.   
   >   
   I shave with them every day.   
      
   As do people who are disinclined to accept  the shitty performance of   
   electrics or the massive cost of multi-blade scrapers.   
   For non human use I use scalpels.   
      
      
   --   
   The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all   
   private property.   
      
   Karl Marx   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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