Re: What is the Result from Invoking this Halt Function?

From: Kenneth Doyle (nobody_at_notmail.com)
Date: 08/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 02:44:15 GMT

Marc Goodman <marc.goodman@comcast.net> wrote in
news:tzVSc.296564$XM6.75152@attbi_s53:

> Kenneth Doyle wrote:
>> A lot of us at this stage, are responding because we're evil bastards
>> and we like to watch him squirm.
>
> Hey! That's me!

heh! You could sue me for definition of character.

>> If you don't like it, don't watch.
>
> I'm stopping anyway, for two reasons:
> 1). We've reached the point where the amusement value from
> poking this particular puppy with a pointed stick is about played out
> (for me anyway).

Yeah, me too really. I would have stopped by now except that I made a bet
with someone, that I could get him to reply even after telling him point
blank that I'm just amusing myself at his expense. I won!

> 2). I think it would be fun to see Peter's reaction to being
> completely ignored.

You could be right about that.

> 3). I guess it would be somewhat polite to the regular
> denizens of comp.theory and sci.logic (if there are such
> people).

OK, I'll respect that.

> As for talk.bizarre, well, I think once you've
> tasted the particular flavor of kookiness that is Peter
> Olcott, there's no need to gorge yourself at the trough.

Nevertheless, I might drop in there, now that you mention it. I seem to
have an unhealthy appetite for the bizarre.

> 4). [George Hammond] does this whole weird science thing
> much better anyway.
>
> YMMV...

Yep, I would have nominated James Harris. 

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