- From: John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:38:20 -0400
- To: Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com>
- Cc: public-xml-core-wg@w3.org
Norman Walsh scripsit:
> But but but, I hear someone calling out, perhaps if you use 2 you'll
> be mislead by what you find and believe that the document means
> something other than it really means.
"Inconceivable!"
"I do not think that word means what you think it means."
> perhaps to the extent that I believe documents have one true,
> intrinsic meaning, which is not to a very large extent at all).
The meaning of a document is its effect on the recipient.
> Human systems are fraught with error. Everyone lies. Believe without
> corroboration what you find in a random document on the web at your
> own peril.
Indeed.
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