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Author: Mike Schwartz
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To: phrkonaleash, Main PLUG discussion list
CC: Mike L Schwartz
Subject: OT: nano nitpick (triple negative) (was: Re: OT, ACTA, Secrecy and free software)
OK,
[0] hard time,
times
[1] "not reading"
is -- "so far" -- a double negative.

I have no problem (ain't got no un-problem) with lots
of negatives, but I just think you meant the meaning,
that goes with an EVEN number of them here.

So, I think it should be
> with a grain of salt.

instead of
[2] without a grain of salt.
because IMHO, [2] makes it a triple negative which -- has
the meaning 180 degrees from what it should be.

Don't get me wrong -- a quadruple negative would be fine here.
Just not an "ODD" number of negatives, since that has
the meaning off by a "power of minus one"
from what it should be.
Just my 0.02 (or, micro 2.0E+4),
--
Mike Schwartz
Glendale AZ

On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 6:51 AM, Ryan Rix <> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The **ONLY** source of said leak so far has been one Micheal Geist, with
> absolutely no other sources. EVERYTHING links back to him. As such I have a
> very hard time not reading this without a grain of salt.
>
> Ryan
>
> Technomage wrote:
> > I found this site
> > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement) to be
> > rather illuminating,
> > especially with regard to free software.
> >
> > However, this part scares me more than anything:
> > "
> [...]
> >
> > ^Comments?
>
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