VCF East makes The Economist

From: R. D. Davis <rdd_at_smart.net>
Date: Mon Aug 6 14:55:00 2001

[flames-mode on, asbestos-suit on]
On Mon, 6 Aug 2001, A snot rag emeritus rumored to be John Foust
appears to have scribbled the following from his Fisher-Price keyboard:
> At 10:49 PM 8/4/01 -0400, R. D. Davis wrote:
> >...and it also shows what incompetent loonies the publishers of biz
> >rags like the Economist apparently are, to actually believe that all
> >computers crash frequently and are unreliable like Windoze PeeCees.
> >Talk about incompetent journalism!

> The Economist stands head and shoulders above most US media
> in terms of the depth of thinking in most of its articles.

If it did, then it wouldn't have published that drivel. It was an
example, pure and simple, of incompetent journalism. If they don't
know enough about computers to understand that not all computers and
operating systems crash frequently, and are otherwise as unreliable as
Microsoft rubbish, then they have no business printing computer
related articles.

However, since when did a lack of knowledge prevent know-it-all
biz-'droids from being self-appointed authorities on any given topic?
They're good at screwing up the world, but, hey, no problem for them;
they just pay some politicians to put the blame elsewhere,

> Perhaps you could browse their web site to see what I'm

So they can get attempt to get some marketing info. from cookies on my
system, right? Crawl back into your gutter, gutterball. Of course,
anyone as thick-skulled as you is most likely impervious to insults;
what a shame, because you really need some to sink into that little
mind of yours and shrink your ego a bit---since your head may explode
as it, apparently, wasn't designed for anything large, like that ego,
to be inside of it.

> talking about. Obviously the author was referring to the
> Windows PC, the mostly commonly used type of personal computer
> on the planet, at least among those of us who don't live
> in their parent's basement.

Well, I don't live in my parents basement, but if any members of this
list do, I'd not be ridiculing them for it, publicly or privately. Of
course, unlike you, I don't get my jollies from giving cheap low blows
like you appear to enjoy giving.
 
> I know this isn't going to help my debate with you, but
> it's one of the few magazines that Bill Gates takes the
> time to read. :-)

That figures. Need I say more?

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