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Article #1238Re: Currant Bun
From: Peter Hanssen
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 00:00
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 00:00
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Hilary Gay wrote: > > > > Being a programmer, I regularly come across this level of intellegence in > > > clients. When I tell them to print they ask "how?" <sarcasm> oh, not that > > > there's a big button on the form with a picture of a printer on it or > > > anything like that to help them </sarcasm> > > > > Did you ever thought about people, who just DON'T WANT TO UNDERSTAND > > what some programmer eggheads produced? And is it their fault then > > or your's? > > It's their fault if they cannot understand basic operating instructions. > Windows software is about as idiot-proof and idiot-level as you can make > it, but there are still people who find it easier to ask someone else > rather than try to think for themselves. Sure there're idiots out there. But service-lines usually make money with them... and take a look at these 'idiot-proof' examples: http://www.iarchitect.com/mshame.htm PETE
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