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White House Wins On Spying, Telecom Immunity 658

EllisDees sends in a Washington Post report that Senate Republicans have outmaneuvered Democrats, who withdrew a more stringent version of legislation to control the government's domestic surveillance program. The legislation that will go forward includes a grant of legal immunity to telecommunications companies that have assisted the program.

Comment Re:Me too! (Score 2, Interesting) 126

I realize there is a range of acceptable criticism within a community, and Perl has a community that is probably more inclusive than most. However, "show me the patch" is a bit of a cop out. Don't get me wrong; it is a defensable position, but a willingness dismiss everyone without a fix makes it more likely they will go elsewhere. Look at (Common) Lisp.

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I love Perl and Lisp, but people tend to get defensive about sore spots. I sometimes think that it would have been easier on everyone to introduce Perl 6 as "concept car", rather than an upgrade path.

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