Bummer someone ripped this off. Cant remember the guys name but there was a video perfomance of this floating around about a year or so ago. It was some guys comedy act, we got a kick out of it at kinkos cause the guy looked just like one of our in house techs that used to blow up and have episodes with coworkers over the phone..
On Wednesday, Jul 17, 2002, at 12:52PM, B Yen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >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> > > > -- 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>
