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Aw, c'mon Steve... even you should be able to agree that there are at least
two sides to every issue. *g*
Anyway, if'n yer emploooyur don'a apreesheeate yoos techy writters, find out
wat deys do likes an' play dat game. :)
Seriously (I think), think of your employers as children at a restaurant.
Now, no kid will jump out and order a fish dinner when they have Chicken
McGibblets and Fatty Sticks o' Starch on their mind... expecially when it
comes with a free PowerRangers toe ring! So, some of these restaurants make
it their point to sell to the kiddies. They dress up their kiddie menus with
cartoons and loud primary colors and dress the food in the menu pictures up
with faces made with olives and kechup. The kid likes what she sees, orders
it, and when it comes out, completely forgets that it's "good for you" food
(YUK! *g*) and devoures the whole thing, only to look forward to a smiley
faced sundae with a cone for a hat. Same "good for you" meal, but with a fun
presentation.
So all you Tech Whirlers out there, grab yer olives and kechup and have fun!
:)
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I am over this topic so badly. Look, all of you who are arguing "Earn
it/show it etc", some companies DONT GIVE A FLYING TOSS!!! QED! (End of
discussion for the non-Latin scholars out there.) You could be the greatest
damn tech writer in the world, if they dont give one THEY DONT GIVE ONE!
To the point of spewing, SOMETIMES LOVE JUST AINT ENUF! You can lead the
horse to the water...
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A landmark hotel, one of America's most beautiful cities, and
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IPCC 01, Oct. 24-27 in Santa Fe. http://ieeepcs.org/2001/
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