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The "to be or not to be" speech is from Hamlet, not Romeo & Juliet. The gist of the speech is about whether our protagonist ought to commit suicide.

perl -E'sub Monkey::do{say$_,for@_,do{($monkey=[caller(0)]->[3])=~s{::}{ }and$monkey}}"Monkey say"->Monkey::do'

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Re^2: defined ? to be : not
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 12, 2012 at 14:46 UTC
    our protagonist

    Our protagonist? S'not mine, Is 'e yourn?

    Sorry :) That's just one of those phrases beloved of Eng. Lit. profs that simply makes no sense whatsoever.

    (And yes, I was just as literal & argumentative way back then as now. Though I doubt that the latter had much affect on my abysmal tallies in Eng. Lit., the former certainly did.

    Whilst I've always appreciated the beauty and nuance of "cold hearted orb that rules the night; removes the colours from our sight"; I still have a strong preference for the concise accuracy of "The Moon".)

    With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
    Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
    "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
    In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

    The start of some sanity?
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      I must admit I'd be more comfortable with "my protagonist". I'm quite possessive of Hamlet, but was willing to at least share him.

      The hostname for my previous desktop machine is ophelia; the current one is ophelia2. My laptop is miranda (from The Tempest).

      perl -E'sub Monkey::do{say$_,for@_,do{($monkey=[caller(0)]->[3])=~s{::}{ }and$monkey}}"Monkey say"->Monkey::do'
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        My computers are named "Birgit", "Legba" and "Ghede"; on some forums I am known as "Baron Samedi" and even "Count Zero" fits within this pattern.

        CountZero

        A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James

        My blog: Imperial Deltronics
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