From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2006-06-07T13:21:30+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby-forum.com

Eric Hodel wrote:
> On Jun 6, 2006, at 4:52 PM, Dave Burt wrote:
> 
>> Tim Hunter wrote:
>>
>>> I get the idea that Andreas Schwarz, the man behind ruby-forum, is
>>> responsive but doesn't always keep up with all the postings. ...
>>
>>
>> Does anyone read all 4000 posts per month?
> 
> 
> I'm writing tools to read my mailing list traffic for me and tell me  
> what's interesting.  I get between 500 and 1000 mailing list mails  per 
> day.

This reminds me of the "electric monk" of Douglas Adams. Just as
dishwashers wash dishes so we don't have to, and VCRs watch TV
for us, the electric monk believes things on our behalf...

Now if you can only write software that will not only find the
interesting emails and read them, but post relevant replies...  ;)


Hal