[delinka]

But the world is full of neophytes, re-inventors, etc. It's good to remind people periodically and educate the next generation.

[nkurz]

And besides, the older I get (41) the more I can use frequent reminders of the things I used to know. It's disturbing the number of times I've searched the web for answers, and discovered an answer I wrote myself. And I hadn't known this could be easily turned off with 'stty' as suggested in another answer. Or maybe I did once know that?

[delinka]

The following quite becomes more relevant every year: "I've forgotten more than you'll ever know!" --Insulting Old Fogey

[ojbyrne]

Of course. I was actually just expressing a feeling of nostalgia.