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Re: Currant Bun

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From: Peter Hanssen
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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