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Re: what is this folow up thingy?
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Date: 
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 15:41:05 GMT
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Once upon a time, "Jesse Long" <LongJR97@hotmail.com> wrote:

That strikes me as a very typical statement for a lot of computer people.
I'm still trying to decide why.  Perhaps it's because computers break down
so often, compared to cars.  Perhaps people think they shouldn't have to pay
to get a computer fixed, since it's so small and therefore "simple."  I
don't know.

Maybe it's because fixing a computer tends to be an investment in
arcane abstract knowledge, rather than concrete physical knowledge.

Compute repair = several hours of tweaking settings and reading doc
files.

Car repair = several hours of grease, banged knuckles, and broken
hardware.

Fixing computer problems just doesn't look like work.  Except for the
swearing.

Steve



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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) That strikes me as a very typical statement for a lot of computer people. I'm still trying to decide why. Perhaps it's because computers break down so often, compared to cars. Perhaps people think they (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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