Bob George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
}- Eh, do you really care how your washing machine works?
Yes, and I know how it works. My dryer too.
}- Bank ATM?
I have a general idea of how it works because I have knowledge of
computers. However I do not use banks - the whole idea of
paying someone else to use my own money is absolutely ridiculous
to me, so it's not likely to be an issue in my life.
}- Car's ignition?
Yes. And distributor (points and plugs). And solenoid. And
carburetor. And engine. And cooling system. And electrical
system: battery, alternator. Etc, etc. But more importantly
what I don't know, I know how to find out. This goes all the way
back to grammar school. I was very lucky to get excellent
teachers who taught me how to LEARN.
}- }- I have even had Windows users tell me this. They don't
}- }- care anything about being educated or understanding their
}- }- machine or OS, all they care about is what it can do for
}- }- them - and of course they are the first ones to holler when
}- }- something goes wrong.
}- Ah, so are those the Windows users them with the
}- little Microsoft patches sewn to their clothing? Or can you
}- just pick them out of a crowd? You know, they're not quite as
}- intelligent as the rest of us. Good thing they work cheap.
}- They sure do talk funny though. And that MUSIC that they
}- listen to! Hope they don't move into MY neighborhood.
I talk to many, many people. Not only here in the SurvPC list,
but in person, you know, face-to-face. They tell me this, that's
how I know!
}- [I think a three year old in a car with peddles is OK myself.]
I seem to remember your mentioning that you should have corrected
your own spelling errors - in fact you devoted one whole, if
short message to it:
}- Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 01:19:34 -0700
}- From: Bob George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
}- Subject: Re: Fwd: Virus Warning
}- *sigh* I really did mean to correct those spelling errors.
}- - Bob
}- Do you work on your car? Do you tune it up?
Yes, sometimes. I change my own oil, do tune ups, and various
other things myself. I just recently helped my brother rebuild
the carburetor. Next time it needs to be rebuilt I will be able
to do it myself.
Rotate the tires?
No, I let my brother do that. But you can bet I know how to
change a tire and have done so several times.
I know, I know, you can't believe a woman can do these things....
}- Or are you a drooling end-user who can reach the pedals,
}- simply dumps gas in it once in a while and manages to bring it
}- in for an oil change every six months or so, whining about how
}- much it costs and asking how long maintenance can be deferred?
ABSOLUTELY NOT! I *ADORE* my car and wouldn't dream of treating
it that way! (Hint: It contains NO computer components.)
}- About as many as the number of DOS users that could work on
}- their machines after Ripper worked its magic a few years ago.
}- Of course it trashed files incrementally over an extended
}- period and usually wasn't detected until it had damaged
}- several generations of backup... Ah yes. DOS user's didn't
}- deserve it though.
Interesting. You know, in over ten years of owning a computer, I
have never had a virus. Nada. Zip. Zero. Zilch. There are 2
reasons for this: 1) I know my way around a virus scanner, and 2)
I don't play with computer games. And I've only known one person
who has, and that's my husband back in the heady days before the
Web when he had a BBS. It was the Jerusalem virus and it came in
a copy of Leisure Suit Larry. (Don't feel bad if you don't
understand.) It was caught in the nightly scan and did no
damage.
}- One thing I'd like to ask everyone to keep in mind as we
}- meander through all the sub-plots in these threads: The
}- writers of a computer virus are in no way heroes.
I never said that or anything remotely like it, and I don't
recall anyone else saying the virus writers are heroes. What I
and others did say is that the victims have brought it on
themselves and deserve it. For myself I stick by that.
Boanne
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