Speaking of eBay

John Allain allain at panix.com
Wed Dec 29 09:43:31 CST 2004


> a. People are incredibly stupid, and believe anything they are told.
> b. There is Something We Don't Know.

b: Good presentation.

''500 Bucks? 
  Let me dredge up mine from the barn so I can get me some!''

It's probably no accident that at several places of work
where I've been there was a strong bias against having
Engineers write the user documentation.
_Some_ of the people on this list show why such a prejudice
is right (BTW, not necessarily you), even though there is at
least 10% of engineers who are as equally brilliant at writing
as at Tech.  Not me....  slightly less than literate, but...

John A.
writing awards: 1969 (history),1975 (technology)



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