> Russell McMahon wrote: > > >> And not likely to change anytime soon :) > > > > Which is, I think, a pretty reasonable observation - the more so > > because of the appended smiley. > > And I think that the appended smiley could mean that my > observation was right on the mark. > > Was it serious? Why then the smiley? Was it not serious? Then > what exactly did it mean? Well, "not change anytime soon" means just that. Wishful thinking and high hopes won't break thermodynamics. "Not likely" means you never know. After all, magic space aliens could show up and tell us how. The probabilility of that happening would be 0.000(lots of zeros)0001%. See, not 0%. The :) means please don't let this descend into another tedious thread. Well, too late for that. Tony -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist