[Shacs] enlightened by the smack-down wizard

[Bronius Motekaitis]

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Unix
>
> *Note: This wasn't written by me, but I touched up a bit of the English.*
>
> A UNIX wizard hears cries of torment from his apprentice's computer room
> where the apprentice is studying, and goes to investigate.
>
> He finds the apprentice in obvious distress, nearly on the verge of tears.
> "What's the problem?" he asks. "Why did you cry out?"
>
> "It's terrible using this system. I must use four editors each day to get
> my studies done, because not one of them does everything."
>
> The wizard nods sagely, and asks, "And what would you propose that will
> solve this obvious dilemma?"
>
> The student thinks carefully for several minutes, and his face then lights
> up in delight. Excitedly, he says, "Well, it's obvious. I will write the
> best editor ever. It will do everything that the existing four editors do,
> but do their jobs better, and faster. And because of my new editor, the
> world will be a better place."
>
> The wizard quickly raises his hand and smacks the apprentice on the side
> of his head. The wizard is old and frail, and the apprentice isn't
> physically hurt, but is shocked by what has happened. He turns his head to
> face the wizard. "What have I done wrong?" he asks.
>
> "Fool!" says the wizard. "Do you think I want to learn yet another
> editor?"
>
> Immediately, the apprentice is enlightened.
> Evan Martin, martine at danga.com
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