> From: Talec Engineering Ltd. > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: Unsubscribe > Date: Wednesday, 25 June 1997 03:57 > > >I find it _appalling_, the rudeness expressed by human beings that hide > behind the > Internet. Would you say, what you just did, face to face??? Can you not > extend a bit of courtesy to people. I'd say - 'lighten up!' to *YOU* Your message is a bit of a rant in itself. > > I have only been involved with the PICLIST for about a month, and have found > a fair amount of your type of comments, and other miscellaneous, > inappropriate, correspondence for this net. > Skimming thru such messages takes up such a little time. Grin and bear it. > It is unforntunate that this net is being utilized as a general social net, > as well as the purpose for which it was intended. This world would be suc a > better place to live if we all treated everyone with dignity and respect. > Thats life. Have you considered that some on this list perhaps do not mind the social aspect? > The tool that the PICLIST is _supposed_ to be, is only as good as the > toolmakers that use it! Is, not is _supposed_ to be. Stay on here and you'll get - - advice on s/w tools such as compilers, interpreters, assemblers; hardware, such as emulators, programmers, new chips - circuit ideas - code ideas - interesting web urls - fierce flamewars - etc MikeS