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From: kawaii kawaii@********.org
Subject: SOTA
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 12:08:05 -0400 (EDT)
On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Allen Versfeld wrote:

> What does SOTA stand for?
> I include a quote from the New Hackers Dictionary, to illustrate my
> position:
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> What's a spline?
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> [XEROX PARC] This phrase expands to: "You have just used a
> term that I've heard for a year and a half, and I feel I should
> know, but don't. My curiosity has finally overcome my guilt."
> The PARC lexicon adds "Moral: don't hesitate to ask questions,
> even if they seem obvious."
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> --
> Allen Versfeld
> moe@*******.com
> Wandata
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> QVANTI CANICVLA ILLA IN FENESTRA
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SOTA = State of the Art (aka cutting edge)

Ever lovable and always scrappy,
kawaii

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