Re: I can't beleive this
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On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 14:40:35 -0500 (EST), Michael Stenner wrote:
>But it shouldn't be an "exclusive or". As time has passed, I have come
>to respect the people who view computers as tools. They don't want to
>have to learn, they don't want to have to configure, and they don't want
>fine-grained control. They just want to run mathematica, or type some
>documents, etc.
I have no respect for those people. Yes, a computer is a tool. But
lets drop in a few other examples.
Say... a car. A car is a tool. People don't want to learn, they don't
want to have to learn how to drive, they certainly don't want stick shifts.
Wait, they don't want to learn how to drive... Well, do you want to be on
the road with those people? I don't.
How about... a tablesaw. A tablesaw is a tool. People don't want to
learn, they don't want to have to learn how to configure it, they certainly
don't want fine grained control. But, gee, if you don't know how to
configure it then, guess what, you lose a few fingers. I'm sure the trauma
centers around the world would much prefer these people to learn.
So I ask you, what makes a computer, a tool more complex than any other
in human history, the only one EXCEPT from training?
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