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   Message 134,106 of 135,536   
   Lars Poulsen to Peter Flass   
   Innovation (was Re: naughty Python)   
   30 Dec 25 21:40:23   
   
   XPost: alt.folklore.computers, alt.unix.geeks   
   From: lars@beagle-ears.com   
      
   [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.   
      
   --   
   Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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