On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Larry Martell <larry.martell at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> Because a cat is a terrible thing to waste. >>>>>>> >> >> It goes back to the days of expensive computing resources when every >> process mattered (the days of wooden computers and iron >> programmers...). > > Exactly - it mattered once, but doesn't today. No, efficiency always matters - it is just that people who can afford to waste resources don't care and people who make commissions on selling the supplies actively discourage it. You probably wouldn't make a pipeline of cat|cat|cat|cat to get input somewhere so why use even one? -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com