New subject: Blanket insults for one's peer group

6 Aug 2001

On August 6, John Foust wrote:
...
  ...and it also
shows what incompetent loonies the publishers of biz
rags like the Economist apparently are, to actually believe that all
computers crash frequently and are unreliable like Windoze PeeCees.
Talk about incompetent journalism!  
 The Economist stands head and shoulders above most US media
 in terms of the depth of thinking in most of its articles.
 Perhaps you could browse their web site to see what I'm
 talking about.  Obviously the author was referring to the
 Windows PC, the mostly commonly used type of personal computer
 on the planet, at least among those of us who don't live
 in their parent's basement. 
  Now THAT's a pretty shitty thing to say.  Personally, I moved into my
own place when I was 19, thank you very much, and have been
supporting a good portion of my family for several years.

  I prefer to associate the use of real computers with KNOWLEDGE,
rather than financial failure.

  I don't think I've ever read anything quite so infuriating on this
mailing list.

     -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Laurel, MD

Blanket insults for one's peer group, was Re: VCF East makes The Economist