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From: jeff@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Jeff Dalton)
Subject: Re: Lisp advocacy (Was Re: another take on "C is faster than lisp")
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In article <779114796snz@wildcard.demon.co.uk> cyber_surfer@wildcard.demon.co.uk writes:
>             I've noticed that
>opinions rarely if ever change as a result of debating on UseNet, or
>any other place. 

The views of the immediate participants typically don't change
right away, but they're not the only people who matter.

