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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 15:41:05 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 (...) (28 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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