Re: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would.

[beelia <beelia -at- gmail -dot- com>]

""Why tech writers use so much jargon, I don't know."

Because they're not writing for idiots like you - they are almost always
addressing other people in the industry who prefer to use specific terms for
well-known (to people who have educated themselves in high tech) industry
concepts.

Please. Give me a break. Just because you have New York Times on your resume
doesn't mean your sophomoric opinions are worth reading (I'm sorry I did, it
just made me angry).

Bee


On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Leonard C. Porrello <
Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- soleratec -dot- com> wrote:

> Tell us, John, are you on David Pogue's payroll, are you hoping for
> employment from his organization, or are you a personal friend? I
> honestly can't imagine any other reason as to why you are defending a
> guy who, in the middle of a recession, denigrated the value of our work
> in a publication with a national readership.
>
> Leonard
>
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> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 10:53 AM
> To: Sarah Stegall
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> Subject: Re: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would.
>
> Folks...ya gotta remember that those of us who take the time and
> effort to participate on these lists are a VERY small minority of the
> field. Just by being on the list do we demonstrate that we're
> interested in making our stuff just a little better.
>
> However, for the thousands who write who just couldn't be bothered,
> what he says may hit a little closer to home. I'm sure you've all
> moved into a new job and saw some of their writing.
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Sarah Stegall <sstegall -at- bivio -dot- net>
> wrote:
> > Oh, I am SO busted.
> >
> >> There you have it, folks: All tech writers are self-aggrandizing,
> lazy
> >> creatures of habit. None of them care about communicating effectively
> >> with their target audiences.
> >>
> >> It takes a gutsy journalist like David Pogue to reveal what an
> >> irresponsible, inconsiderate bunch we really are.
>
>
>
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> NYMetro STC President
>
> Looking for the next gig.
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