[Sheflug] Re: To root or not to root?

["Craig Andrews" <nospam [at] fishbot.org.uk>]

> root not. su, or su not. there is no root...
>

>Girl: Try and realise the truth...

>Neo: What truth?

>Girl: That the effects will be put in later by a fancy SGI workstation

:-)


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> Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur
> Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound
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>Btw, viditur - if it does have a latin root from video (my latin's rather
>poor - but I used to have a better feel for the grammer than I do now) -
the
>Latin/english dictionary I have says...:

>vi'deo -e're vi'di vi'sum (vt.)
>        See, look at; (mind) observe, be aware, know; consider
>        think over; see to, look out for; live to see; (pass.)
>        seem, appear; seem right, be thought proper.

>So...I'd therefore suggest that:
>        Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur
>translates to:
>        Whatever is said in Latin, seems profound

That'd make more sense. I'll change it when I get home...

Craig

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