I don't agree. No one gives you what you need, you get exactly what you want. <br><br>The problem is detecting what you want exactly unconsciously. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Joe Touch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:touch@isi.edu" target="_blank">touch@isi.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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On 9/13/2012 7:42 AM, Pars Mutaf wrote:<br>
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The point you seem to miss is: There is no such thing as lucky design.<br>
You get exactly what you want.<br>
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(speaking as an individual, not as list moderator)<br>
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I don't think you get what you want, most of the time in any design, except one that's tailored for personal use.<br>
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Despite 'flavor of the week' optimizations proposed by various large companies over the years, the Internet's architecture and its protocols, are true examples of:<br>
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"You can't always get what you want,<br>
but you get what you need."<br>
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Joe<br>
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IMO, the Internet ought to adopt the Rolling Stones as its official motto band. ;-)<br>
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