Blanket insults for one's peer group, was Re: VCF East makes The Economist

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Mon Aug 6 14:52:27 2001

> -----Original Message-----
> From: R. D. Davis [mailto:rdd_at_smart.net]
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 3:34 PM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Blanket insults for one's peer group, was Re: VCF East
> makes The Economist
>
>
> On Mon, 6 Aug 2001, Dave McGuire wrote:

[..Dave's comments snipped...]

> Agreed. When some miniscule-brained nitwit insults all of us who
> appreciate well-designed computer systems, and who appreciate a
> variety of different systems, and then defends a biz-'driod propaganda
> sheet and that glorified example of bug-filled code called Microsoft
> Windows that was originally designed to run on poorly engineered
> hardware, then it's time to do take action. Heh, what he doesn't know
> is when to expect that action (1 day or 5 years from now), or what it
> will be... and even funnier, he probably thinks this is a bluff.

Dang. Thanks to someone's screwed up message quoting, I quoted Dave
and thought he was quoting you, so you'll see a message briefly in
which I attribute to you remarks you appear not to have made.

Sorry! My message isn't bad, but I don't like things attributed to me
that I didn't say, regardless of the remarks or context, so I'd expect
you might feel likewise.

Again, sorry, but I think you'll be more amused by the post than anything
else...

Regards,
-doug quebbeman
Received on Mon Aug 06 2001 - 14:52:27 BST