<html><head></head><body>Slide down a well oiled bannister and overshoot the waiting bucket of boiling razor blades.<br><br>Another thought: boiling oil is boiling oil. But there's a finite chance the razor blades were installed in a harmless manner by a well-meaning craftsperson.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On April 6, 2021 5:21:49 PM EDT, Steve Litt via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail">Which would you prefer: To be boiled in oil, or to slide down a<br>banister made of razor blades?<br><br>SteveT<br><br>Jim Kinney said on Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:20:44 -0400<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;">Oracle: death by flaying<br>Google: death by slow boil<br>Me: No. No! NO! <br><br>On April 6, 2021 2:22:57 AM EDT, Steve Litt via Ale <ale@ale.org><br>wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ad7fa8; padding-left: 1ex;">Charles Shapiro via Ale said on Mon, 5 Apr 2021 19:14:21 -0400<br> <br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #8ae234; padding-left: 1ex;">The Supremes have ruled on Oracle V Google. Judge Alsup is <br></blockquote>Vindicated. <br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #8ae234; padding-left: 1ex;"><br><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-05/">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-05/</a><br><<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-05/supreme-court-overturns-oracle-s-copyright-win-over-google">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-05/supreme-court-overturns-oracle-s-copyright-win-over-google</a>><br>supreme-court-overturns-oracle-s-copyright-win-over-google <br></blockquote><br>How did we win? How does one pick sides between two gigantic asshole<br>monopolies? I mean yeah, I despise Ellison, but Google's not my<br>nominee for citizen of the year.<br><br>SteveT<br><br>Steve Litt <br>Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the<br>Successful Technologist <a href="http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques">http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques</a><hr>Ale mailing list<br>Ale@ale.org<br><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a> <br></blockquote><br>-- <br>Computers amplify human error<br>Super computers are really cool<br></blockquote><hr>Ale mailing list<br>Ale@ale.org<br><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br></pre></blockquote></div><br>-- <br>Computers amplify human error<br>Super computers are really cool</body></html>