He used buzzwords that he clearly had no concept of and knew nothing about and yet tried to pretend he did - as well as pass a bill regarding subject matter that he therefore could not possibly understand (at least at that time).
That exemplifies an ass - in any industry, in any respect. ... He tried to send me "an Internet" once, but I had to call him to tell him that my "own personal Internet" was down because I had filled it with "enormous amounts of material". *sigh* On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 2:56 PM, John Hornbuckle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I've gotta say… While Senator Stevens is clearly pretty clueless about the > Internet, his analogy actually wasn't that far off. We regularly use the > exact same "tube" imagery, using words like "bottleneck" and "pipeline." By > "tubes", he apparently meant systems with finite capacity—which is exactly > what the Internet consists of. > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 2:49 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: That's the Govt for ya > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: That's the Govt for ya > > > > > > People who think the Internets are a serious of tubes. > > > > > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 1:46 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: That's the Govt for ya > > > > > No, I read it right—just typed it wrong in my reply. > > > > Who on earth calls a website an "E-mall"? > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
