Re: Headers explained

DZ <14158@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Jason Earl <jearl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> JRH <john@xxxxxxx> writes:
>>> Jason Earl <jearl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> As a matter of interest Jason, and absolutely nothing to do with the
>>> subject, why do all your headers contain:
>>>
>>> "Face:
>><snip face>
>>>
>>> ... or similar?
>>
>> With the right news reader the Face stuff puts a nice little icon next
>> to my email address.
>
> Why would you choose a two-locus genotype array with a slight
> negative disequilibrium is beyond me
> (http://home.nc.rr.com/netsink/2locusLD.jpg)

The short story is that symbol is "the glider" from the game of life.
I use this game as a test when trying out new programming languages.

further explanation can be found here:

http://www.catb.org/hacker-emblem/

Although, I think that your explanation is probably cooler. I can't
tell, I am not sure what it means :).

For the "brass section," see what I mean about UNIX secret-decoder
ring stuff?

>> Unfortunately, I don't know of any newsreaders for Windows (or the
>> Mac for that matter) that honor the Face header.
>
> Thunderbird users can install an extension, see a link from here -
> http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/

Ah Thunderbird. That figures.

Jason
.

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