> Notwithstanding the other comments previously presented in > this thread, I would personally like to take credit for the > recent decrease in OT postings since I started posting again > about a month ago. Some naysayers may claim it is > coincidence, and perhaps it is, but what if it isn't > coincidence? What if it really is my way with a phrase or > other imbecilic responses that are turning people off to > responding and thus lowering the number of OT posts.
Maybe it's the heat, Hal. It's around 100 here, again. I can't imagine that you've offended anyone. I for one appreciate your thoughts and presence. > Am I crazy? Do people actually read what I write? Of those > who read it, how many actually understand? And of those who > understand, how many can respond in kind. Very few, I am > afraid. And the number will decrease to even lower levels as > our societal patterns and practices continue to dumb us down. I think people only reply to posts they want to debate, correct, refute or add to. If one is 'self-contained' and speaks for itself, then it just ... disappears into the ether. Also, it's possible some of us are being filtered, and that would tend to cut down responses. > What never ceases to amaze me is how incredibly stupid and > naïve we are (well, not Whil or Ed). We are part of a > profession that, for the last 75 years, has committed itself > to its elimination. Who needs programmers (people with > specific technical knowledge) was the battle cry when I > started. And every five years or so, someone comes along > with the "best way to do things" that have actually been used > in the past but the newbies never really studied the history > of real-world computing. Reinventing the same wheels over and over have kept money flowing into the computer world for some time now, and it wouldn't change until some time in the future when people get serious about standards. If history is any guide, it wouldn't happen. Remember ADA was going to take over, first by being gov't-wide mandated, and then eventually by everyone? > Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my > best wishes to all of you for a happy and healthy new fiscal > year, should you subscribe to such a calendar. And for those > of you who do not, what the heck, happy August to you. Likewise, and at the moment I can't wait to say Happy September! Bill > HALinDIGRESSION _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
