[rescue] Cooling (Long Message, sorry)

[Sridhar the POWERful]

On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Joshua D Boyd wrote:

> > > > >  Uhh, what?  Who told you that?  Pointer arithmetic is fine, and is a
> > > > >very effective way to get things done, when it's the right tool for
> > > > >the job.  There is nothing bad about it.  You have to be careful with
> > > > >it, sure...just like, oh, driving a car or pissing without turning the
> > > > >bathroom light on.
> > > >
> > > > "Pissing without turning the bathroom light on" is an *excellent*
> > > > metaphor for bad C programming.
> > >
> > > It is quite easy to piss without light if you use the sit down method.
> >
> > But then you run certain other risks.
>
> Do I want to know what they are?

It's nothing too nasty to discuss.  (Does such a concept even exit?)  You
run the risk of falling into the toilet if the seat is up.

Peace...  Sridhar