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Re: what is this folow up thingy?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 28 Oct 1998 03:56:22 GMT
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cjc@newsguy.comSAYNOTOSPAM
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Once upon a time, cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com (Mike Stanley) wrote:
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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 eyes closed, and any
> > number of other silly things their cars would break as often as their
> > computers do.
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> 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. :(
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 auto-work that ought to be done by a
professional.
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| (...) Except that installing vanity plates rarely causes a conflict with your car-stereo, and wiper blades don't usually come with upgrades to the electric system.(1) LEGO Island includes DirectX 5, and when I installed it, I could no longer use (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) 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 (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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