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Re: what is this folow up thingy?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Tue, 27 Oct 1998 15:37:27 GMT
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Once upon a time, cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com (Mike Stanley) wrote:
> Computers don't break more often than cars. Computer owners break
> their computers more often than car owners break their cars.
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> If people did things like whipping into drive from reverse, poured
> iced tea into their gas tank, drove with their eyes closed, and any
> number of other silly things their cars would break as often as their
> computers do.
And if I want a sunroof installed in my car, I take to a professional.
I don't try to do it myself.
Too bad the computer-car analogy breaks down at this point. Users are
*supposed* to be able to install software themselves. Unfortunately,
it isn't always that easy. :(
Steve
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| (...) I think it still works depending on the software. Installing Lego Creator, which I did today, is like installing vanity plates, or maybe new wipers. Installing an OS or a networking package, now that is something more along the lines of (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Computers don't break more often than cars. Computer owners break their computers more often than car owners break their cars. If people did things like whipping into drive from reverse, poured iced tea into their gas tank, drove with their (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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