From: Todd Gillespie <toddg@...>
Date: 2001-10-12T06:48:56+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:22446] Re: OSSL opinion

On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Robert Feldt wrote:
> In my "analogy" the things on the walls is our imperfect understandings of
> the real/ideal forms out there, but when an individual (Ruby
> programmer) sees the light, he sees a path from the shadowy world of
> appearances (current/legace API:s) into the utopia of real "objects of
> knowledge" (polished Ruby gems). 
> 
> So with this in mind KISS would be an imperative helping to attain the
> quality (with a name!) of PoLS within the vision of obtaining real
> knowledge of the PlatonicIdeaUniverse, the utopia of purified knowledge
> gems.
> 
> I probably have taken this way too far. Its a bit late here in
> Sweden... ;-)
> 

I wish to propose a companion law to Godwin's Law:

Wherein an on-line discussion, a person who posts a long screed on Greek
philosophers in an oblique response to a technical discussion shall be
sent to bed right that fucking instant.

Maybe someone can restate that with more concision.