23 Feb
2006
23 Feb
'06
5:50 a.m.
In this case, I think the 'idiot' moniker is
thoroughly justified. It doesn't
require a rocket scientist (or a nerd ;) to realize that people who bid in
that manner often pay more than they intended [because they catch auction
fever], and that you need to bid what you really, really will pay and you'll
be bound to get something at the right price.
It is, for lack of a better term, idiocy to think otherwise. A little bit
of thought would have sufficed on their part.
On the flip side, and going back to what Mr. Newsletter says, it does not
take a rocket scientist to do things like cook an egg, do simple tax
returns, appreciate some fine art, or even date a girl/boy - but computer
nerds tend to crash and burn on any and all of these tasks. We are idiots,
just in a different light.
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org