Living in a home with more than one coder/hacker sometimes leads to interesting communication. When I ask charlvn whether he wants cauliflower OR broccoli for supper he will answer "yes" in a typical if scenario
if(cauliflower OR broccoli)
supper
else
no supper
At work we are confronted by a similar situation. The students and staff have been asked to march tomorrow to show their support against racism. The idea originated in the widely distributed and overplayed video shot by students at the Free State University. The video was a stupid idea affecting people's human rights. But it is not more or less stupid than women (or anybody else for that matter) voting for the current ANC president who is an extreme example of a human's rights abuser, unless you do not see a woman as human of course. As much as I do not participate in a march against the latter I will not participate in any march as I believe there are other avenues to express one's dissatisfaction.
Well, that said, it still leaves me in a typical if situation:
if(do not participate in march tomorrow for Reason1 OR Reason2 OR Reason3)
"Though shall be labelled a racist"
else
"Though shall not be labelled a racist"
There is no way out of this one, no matter what my reason for not participating. The answer to the OR will be "yes" and I shall be labelled.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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