[arachne] Re: Mouse? (was Browser Won't Start In Default HomePage)

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Ok, I'll bite. What is the best way to peel a banana? Or at least
the prefered way to not damage your banana as used by some natives
of banana producing regions.


Jason Dodd said:
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> I think it's kinda human nature to think the way you do things is best.
> And well it may be for YOU.  It gets dangerous when you start to think
> your way is the only way or even the best way for OTHERS.  Not that I
> think anyone in the list is guilty of that kind of thinking.  But there
> are those in the world who seem to think we've discovered the best way
> to do everything and it happens to be the way they do it.
>
> I try to be open minded but am not always.  For instance, I always
> thought there was one and only one way to open a banana.  My wife
> happens to open it from the opposite end.  I sorta made fun of her.
> Guess what?  Her peeled bananas have a lot less damage than the mine :)
> Well, now I open them the way she does.
>
> She thinks it funny that a guy who eats imported bananas would think
> he's more of an expert than someone who grew up with bananas growing in
> her yard :)
>
> The old 'frog in the well' thingie.
>
>
> Rob wrote:
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>> Jason,
>>  I really have to agree with your statement,
>> "The smart guy is the one who alternates based on the
>> task and tools at hand." To me, whatever works is the
>> way to go. It just seems strange to me that so many
>> people would be down on a tool specifically designed
>> for a modern computer. Whereas the keyboard is a
>> holdover from a 19th century mechanical invention that
>> later was changed from alphabetical to qwerty just to
>> make it more difficult to use to slow down operators
>> from typeing too fast for the technology of the times.
>> Rob
>>
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