APPLEVISION Monitor

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Mon May 6 14:48:30 2002

The line of reasoning you present is what's called a "red herring." If you'd
attended your "critical thinking" classes as an undergarduate, if you're that
far along, you'd know that. It's a device used to throw someone off the
trail, in this case, the trail of the underlying logic. What people should do
and what they, in fact, DO are quite apart from one another.

The fact is we DO expect to operate a computer without having to enroll in a
defensive computing class, though I think it might be warranted just the same.

The fact is that if one attempts to operate a motor vehicle without proper
qualifications, people and property could be damaged, injured, or even killed.
The consequences of failing to drive your PC or Mac correctly are not quite so
severe.

People also expect to get work out of their microwave oven or TV set as soon
as they turn it on. Why not the computer? It's not sacred. It's just an
appliance.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner" <spc_at_conman.org>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: APPLEVISION Monitor


> It was thus said that the Great Richard Erlacher once stated:
> >
> > If you know of an OS I can put on my 80+ year-old mother's computer that
will
> > enable her to do what she wants without reading a book or attending a
class,
> > then I'd like to know about it.
>
> It's funny, but people don't exepct to drive a car without training and a
> car is *vastly* easier to operate than a computer.
>
> So why do people expect to get immedate work out of a computer without
> training?
>
> -spc (Even using the phone requires training ... )
>
>
Received on Mon May 06 2002 - 14:48:30 BST