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Re: Is there a newsreader that...

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From: The Dr
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 00:00
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Hayley Wesson schreef:

> The Dr wrote:
>
> >Excuse me but I am a human being and this is the 21st century.
> >slrn seems  a product of the 1950's. A user should not have to
> >study a few days first on how to handle a program. The program is
> >supposed to do the dull work, in other words: slrn is out!!!
>
> And that is the reason so many human beings in the 21st century have
> absolutely no clue.  Completely uncaring how something happens, just
> wanting it done.

Exactly.

> It's rather sad.

Reminds me of a patient in the early days of my medical study. Before I
started to sew his tissue I tried to explain him how his body would
react. He finally said: "would you shut up and get the job fixed!"
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