linguafranca

The test for substance is a lot like it is for links. Does your comment teach us anything? There are two ways to do that: by pointing out some consideration that hadn't previously been mentioned, and by giving more information about the topic, perhaps from personal experience. Whereas comments like "LOL!" or worse still, "That's retarded!" teach us nothing.

I do believe simply offering a different perspective falls under the guidelines of a good comment, without the need for elaborating prematurely. That would be like pre-mature optimization; I might guess incorrectly what to elaborate on. Feedback gives me greater direction in what to answer.

Faithful members of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.

And about this "the evil one"... how do you know what his/her/its desires are?

Our Church teaches us so.

The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church teaches so.

Kind of makes me want to look more seriously into making apps for Microsoft platforms.

That said, Mac owners are generally far more likely to go out and look for new apps to buy. Whereas Windows users will find an app that does the job, and keep using that app forever (and recommend it to friends/family).

So even though there are way more Windows users, it seems more likely to make a living as an indie Mac dev than an indie Windows dev.

I recently had an ingrown toenail. The last time I had one (in high school) I let it get so bad that after gym class my white sock would be entirely red with blood. I had to go to a pediatrist who ended up using some kind of special scissors to cut a large chunk of my toenail off to fix it and wrapped it up for a while.

Presuming I would have to go through this again, and would need a referral, I went to my local physician. Not surprisingly, said it was indeed an ingrown toenail. But, surprisingly, her first suggestion was to prescribe me some antibiotics!

That was the first time in my life I had wondered about the suggested treatment, and I actually asked her "how would that help?" And I can't remember her answer, but it seemed really dumb, so I just said "no thanks" and asked what the alternatives were, and she said "to just let it grow out" after which I would be all fine.

Now, recalling this story, I remember someone telling me about "BRAIN" or something like it, an acronym that includes "risk" and "alternatives" and "intrusive" and something else.