On Mar 20, 2008, at 12:52 PM, jon louis mann wrote: > ... did I mention that as a result of the airwaves being filled with > crap like 'Lost', I haven't owned a TV for about five years? > Curtis. > Garbage in garbage out Maru > > curtis, if you haven't owned a TV for five years, i guess you must > rely > on other sources of information to determine that 'lost' is crap? > sturgeon's law states, "90% of everything is crap", including science > fiction... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon's_law > > i apply that law to the internet, television and just about everything > (although the percentage may vary). here's the thing, if even 1% of > what is on television is worth watching, why throw out the baby with > the bath water? that's why i have tivo (and fast forward past the > commercials). what i really should do is get rid of my laptop, > because > i waste too much time on e-mail, blogs, discussion groups, internet > hoaxes, etc...
It is true that 90% of Brin-L Posts are crap, too. Dave Self-Reverential Maru _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
