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Subject: 
"Financial news" magazines (Was: Lego Hackers)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Tue, 27 Jul 1999 22:49:43 GMT
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JSPROAT@IO.antispamCOM
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Sproaticus wrote:
> > It's perfectly understandable when you consider the intended audience
> Them's fighting words, Sproat.

Also a troll, but IMO not a vain troll.

> So knock it off. Or take it up in .debate

Agreed.  Sorry for cluttering up .general

> Now if you want to slam Fortune, fine. It's infected with the
> Time Warner reality distortion virus.

Also Forbes, also WSJ.  Any magazine I've read claiming to report financial
news has proven to be little more than a self-promoting millionaire's club
popularity journal.  If I wanted that, I'd read George or Playboy.  (1)

Now after I've flamed Forbes, I'll read another issue.  If it warrants, I'll
eat my words.

> But Forbes is an awesome magazine. And Steve Forbes is not a bad guy,
> for a republican, although he's not Malcomb. Now THERE was a Righteous
> Dude...

What was so righteous about Malcom Forbes?  To me, he seemed to be something
of a schmoozing high-life millionaire brat.  Not something I attain to be,
and certainly not something I would want to be remembered by.  What has he
done that benefitted, say, me or my family?

Cheers,
- jsproat

1.  Not to disparage these magazines -- I've occasionally read some fine
material from them.  At least they're honest about their intentions.

--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com>
http://www.io.com/~jsproat
Darth Maul Lives



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  Re: "Financial news" magazines (Was: Lego Hackers)
 
(...) Neither of these are TW pubs. I rather like them as they don't do the standard Time Warner, "hey government intervention isn't so bad after all" spinthink the way Fortune does. (...) I read all three of these, even Fortune, and get a lot out (...) (27 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Lego Hackers
 
(...) Them's fighting words, Sproat. Forbes is in my top five mag list and the one I will snatch out of the hands of flight attendents when I get on airplanes. Now if you want to slam Fortune, fine. It's infected with the Time Warner reality (...) (27 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)

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