Re: Tech writers: our sad lives

[Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

And the manuals are still written in Engrish.

Ever notice some people just can't wrap their heads
around the idea that you do not necessarily make a
shovel better by hanging an LCD panel on it? What
really scares me is the stuff I've seen about the
"Internet-enabled stove." You could remotely control
your cooking roast. I have visions some hacker could
take over the oven and rig it to go to max heat with
no time limit so it melts and sets the house on fire. 

--- Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:

> Have you shopped for home appliances lately?  Some
> of the new ones have controls that look more
> complicated
> than the fire control panel for the Trident missile.
> 

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Keith Hood
Senior (only) tech writer
ACS, Inc.

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