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Re: Offtopic or some UI, was [Does Hebrew U. violate the GPL?]



On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo wrote:

>PLP>> ostriches millions of years ago. Apparently a panicked ostrich will stick
>PLP>> its head into the sand/ground and stop seeing the danger if so scared. The
>
>Well, in fact it won't. Let's RTFM:
><<
>To escape detection, chicks as well as adults maylie on the ground with
>neck outstretched, a habit that may have given rise to the legend that the
>ostrich buries its head in the sand when danger threatens.
>>>
>That's Britannica. 

Ok, I stand corrected ;) So they lie down, waiting to be run over
peacefully. <G>

Peter

PS: There is only one lesson about this: no-one has a monopoly on
intelligence, and it is quite deadly to assume that someone else can't do
what you can do because he does not ever talk about it.