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RE: Mindstorms for Dummies (off topic)
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Tue, 23 Jan 2001 21:37:01 GMT
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Hi Jeffrey!
On 22 Jan 2001, Jeffrey Hazen <jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net> wrote in
<01C08491.E5EEA300@northmill1>:
> The whole "Whatever for Dummies" books baffle me. I have to think
> that this is an American phenomenon. True? Why on earth would you
> buy a book targeted specifically at dummies? AOL for Dummies I
> understand. It seems like an oxymoron, Mindstorms for Dummies.
> What's next, Advanced Nuclear Physics for Dummies.....Boom?
Last dummy book I had in my hands (at the Frankfurt Book Trade Fair)
was: "Sex for Dummies".
I couldn't help but ask--I was at the IDG booth in the American hall--
if US citizens really need that.
<sarcasm>
Considering Florida, it might just be what they need.
</sarcasm>
Greetings,
Joachim
PS: On the other hand, some books are ideal for computer beginners.
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