Converting HTML and MIME to plain text mail

Mark E. Mallett mem at mv.mv.com
Wed Oct 8 12:06:26 EDT 2008


On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 03:09:47PM +0000, VirginSnow at vfemail.net wrote:
> > From: Ric Werme <ewerme at comcast.net>
> > Date: Wed,  8 Oct 2008 01:03:01 -0400 (EDT)
> > Cc: Greater NH Linux User Group <gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org>
> 
> > Who invented BASE64 anyway, when uuencoding work just fine already?
> > How many times do I have to see wheels reinvented in this dumb business,
> > anyway?
> 
> Often, we use "reinventing the wheel" as a metaphor... but the wheel
> (more technically speaking the roller) actually *has* been reinvented:
> 
>   http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ReuleauxTriangle.html

kewl.

There's also the Mecanum wheel as is used on the Segway RMP:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecanum_wheel

and the various combinations of wheels on spokes that form larger wheels,
etc, etc.

And, if South Park isn't lying to me, in Canada the wheels are square.

-mm-


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