Ryan Coleman wrote: > >Have you listened to this, yet ??? > > > >Thought of all you knowledgeable, helpful folks - when I heard this. > >http://www.savageresearch.com/humor/techsupport.html > >It gets funnier each time I play it. > >Do hope you enjoy it ! > > OH MY GOODNESS! That is hilarious! > > I love the last line. :-) "next time the computer breaks, tell your dad to give it to you [ 4th grade girl ] to play with.[ fix it ] tell him he's an IDI..tell your parents to go and get an Imac" [ best I could recall ] I had a similar situation, trying to get amateur astrophotographers to understand HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL physics & math, & how their Photoshop hacks [ Gaussian Blur, destroys image resolution ..this is understandable to a 4th grade girl, see above ] were violating the laws of physics. I got flamed-off the list, with death threats & profanity! (it happened to another PhD, who's friend told me "i couldn't believe he got ganged by a bunch of amateurs"). I used the following quote: "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs [ Photoshop ], and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." -- Rich Cook "..it shows how FOOLISH the inexperienced amateur can be.." [ stupidity is its own reward ] -- Carl Sagan "..Embarassment of Riches" "..like throwing Pearls at Swine" [ quote from the Bible ] "..you can't teach a pig [ dummy can't turn on a computer ] to sing..it just annoys the pig & you [ Internet Help line ] get frustrated" "..never get into an argument with an idiot" Essentially, I tried to teach pigs to sing (I argued with idiots), & pigs got annoyed (idiots became more idiotic). This was the message in that guys speech. In the end, the solution was an Imac. The I in Imac stands for idiot-proof. An idiot-proof solution (hardware & software) becomes a very powerful means to an end. "Mac users have them to get work done, PC users have them to fool around with" -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
