Dumpster stories!

From: Mark Belles <mrbelles_at_pittstate.edu>
Date: Fri Feb 11 04:53:19 2000

And on another note: To all those who find it foolish to rumage through *dumpsters*
looking for golden nuggets of historical components or interesting stuff. You must
also take into account that 90% of the people dumping these types of things are the
same people that after a full year of internet venturing still have no idea what URL
means, how to manually enter a web address/URL, or are act like you are genius that
you *a local help desk phone jockey* knew that their internet browser had a *stop*
button! Half of the planet just goes about their meager exsistence without so much
as one clue of the world around them. So when you *anti-dumpster-divers* flame all
the rest, ask yourself, what have I tossed today? Would anyone else find that old
stinky document or manual you couldn't figure out interesting? Or maybe the bosses
old computer that no one on your floor could run? Most people assume that things are
useless if 1) they can't understand it, obviously no one else can either 2) they
can't operate it on 3rd grade level, so it must be broken 3) that just because it is
old, or not as popular as something else, then it should be tossed! Hey if I spotted
someone tossing out a computer that they claimed *didn't* work right, I would
probably assume them to ignorant(from them not donating it, or recycling the parts)
and attempt to retrieve it. IMHO information is power. How you obtain the info is
irrelevant. Some people are just to clueless to spot a diamond in the rough if it
got stuck on the bottom of their shoe! Reading *old* dumpster literature is just the
same principle as going to the local library, except sometimes the hours are
diferent...lol!
So to all those who find it foolish to revist old data and hardware, blah blah yada!
You fools, what is dirt to some is gold to others!
Mark.

Mark Belles wrote:

> My point...if you aren't lame or dead
> yet,,,keep diving...if you get hurt....I'll laugh my ass off at ya, but I won't
> stop ya.
> mark.
>
> Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> > Yes, that's true, but it's through no action or inaction (I hesitate to say
> > "fault") of you're own that you're all still in one piece.
> > >We're still alive, and each of us still have 10 fingers and two eyes
> > >apiece.
> > >
Received on Fri Feb 11 2000 - 04:53:19 GMT

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