From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.complex) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16QHkJ-0006eG-00 for ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 19:46:35 -0500 Received: (from gnowak1@localhost) by linserver.complex (8.11.4/8.10.2) id g0F0kAm00404 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 18:46:10 -0600 Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 18:46:10 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: anti-word Message-ID: <20020114184610.A400@uic.edu> References: <02011415183200.05800@lightstar> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from cpt.kirk@1tree.net on Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 04:56:26PM -0600 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: hahahahahahaha. Let's do away with print anyway (grin). Greg On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 04:56:26PM -0600, Kirk Wood wrote: > > A sighted person can read braille with their eyes too, maybe better then > > some of us with our hands. So, why aren't they all learning it if they can > > use it too and thus make our lives easier to some degree? Greg > > Actually, some of us do. I find it handy to be able to leave my roomie a > note. But hey, perhaps we should do away with print in favor of braille. I > mean why should we sighted people enjoy being able to carry an entire > reference work in a single book? For example, why should I be able to fit > an entire bible into a cargo pocket? It isn't like I would ever read the > entire thing in a single sitting anyway right? > > Damn the forests, we are all going braille!!! > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > Nowlan's Theory: > He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from > the next freeway exit. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup