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Old May 5th 05, 05:13 PM
Dudley Henriques
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"John Ousterhout" wrote in
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Dudley Henriques wrote:

Sometimes I wonder, but there actually ARE some really intelligent people
on this group. One thing I've noticed though....most who fit the
description have real names. :-)



It was once said that if an infinite number of monkeys were placed at
typeriters that one would immediately write a great work of literature.

Nowadays, thanks to Usenet, we know that's not true :-)

http://www.ousterhout.net/funny/usenet.jpg

- John (my real name) Ousterhout -


Or perhaps reversing the equation to read ;
1 Chimpanzee at a single typewriter eventually typing "War and Peace" :-)
I think perhaps using either formula will find us still seeking an answer
for Usenet!
:-)

Dudley Henriques