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erson had no idea what I was talking about (I assumed it was someone who wa=
s subscribed but hadn&#39;t been actively learning).<br><br>Then I didn&#39=
;t check my email for the next three messages.<br>
<br>So it wasn&#39;t exactly &quot;lots of people&quot;.<br><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Brent Yorgey <span dir=3D"=
ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:byorgey at seas.upenn.edu">byorgey at seas.upenn.edu</=
a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde=
r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">On Thu, Feb 03, 2=
011 at 04:32:04PM -0500, Alex Rozenshteyn wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; mea culpa<br>
<br>
Hmm, more lojban, eh? ;) =C2=A0Seriously, no need to apologize, it was an<b=
r>
innocent mistake and we all do stuff like this on occasion. =C2=A0At least<=
br>
I know I do.<br>
<div class=3D"im"><br>
&gt; I hope you all got a good laugh at my expense.<br>
<br>
</div>The funniest part (to me) was that you didn&#39;t realize what you ha=
d<br>
done even when lots of people on the &quot;lojban-beginners&quot; mailing l=
ist<br>
were very confused. =3D)<br>
<br>
Anyway, since we are already off-topic, I will highly recommend the<br>
book &quot;Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error&quot;, by Kathryn=
<br>
Schulz (for everyone, not just you) which gives some fascinating<br>
perspectives on incidents such as this one.<br>
<font color=3D"#888888"><br>
-Brent<br>
</font><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Brent Yorgey &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:byo=
rgey at seas.upenn.edu">byorgey at seas.upenn.edu</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; On Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 02:17:36PM -0500, Alex Rozenshteyn wrote:=
<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; I think brent&#39;s reply was making fun of me and didn&#39;=
t have much meaning<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; beyond that.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Yes, I was poking some light-hearted fun at you for sending<br>
&gt; &gt; (mistakenly, I presume) a lojban question to a Haskell mailing<br=
>
&gt; &gt; list. =3D)<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; -Brent<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
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