OFFTOPIC: Liam wants to argue (Was RE: A task-centric desktop...)

[Jim Byrnes]

On 11/21/2011 04:40 PM, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:


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>> You may have noticed that, throughout all of history, it has been the
>> dissatisfied who were responsible for all of progress, whether
>> directly or indirectly.  Dissent is /not always/ whining.
>>
>> ...although it certainly /can/ be.


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Could someone please tell me what is the significance of the slashes   / 
  / in the quote above.  I guess somehow in my use of the net I failed 
to learn what they mean.

Thanks,  Jim