[Shacs] enlightened by the smack-down wizard

[Bronius Motekaitis]

I'm doing this as a reply to the list in hopes that someone can enlighten
me.. what means this Burris-speak below?
-bronius


On 10/23/06, David Burris <csc_dsb at shsu.edu> wrote:
>
>  Cruel and unusual punishment from the keeper of the forms and money.
> First you coerce faculty to trek across campus, give them black and white,
> then send color via email.  Salt in an open wound! :(
> Bronius Motekaitis wrote:
>
> from:
> http://neugierig.org/content/unix/
>
>  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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