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Subject:RE: Tooltime (was XML...) From:Wade Courtney <wade -dot- courtney -at- nocpulse -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:00:04 -0800
Andrew,
> We cheer a baseball player, not because of the bat he uses, but how he
> uses that bat.
Only if we don't know the diference from a louisville slugger and a stick
from the back yard.
>
> We cheer a musician, not because of the guitar he uses, but
> how he uses
> that guitar.
Unless you work with a bunch of guitar snobs like I do who turned thier
noses up at my new gibson.
>
> We trust a plumber, not because of the type of wrench he
> uses, but how he
> uses that wrench.
Unless its not a craftsman, snap-on, etc.
>
> We pay technical writers, not because of the tools they use,
> but what they
> produce with those tools.
But, I do get a lot of criticizum from my fellow engineers because I don't
use LInux.
Wade =)
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