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

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So, what, he's going to "teach us the errors of our ways"? What a waste of
conference time. What could he possibly share that would be germaine?
Journalism and technical writing are two different disciplines, for goodness
sake!

Argh.
PT

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Ron Hearn <rhearn -at- central1 -dot- com> wrote:

> I was just looking through the latest STC Intercom and noticed that
> David Pogue is one of the keynote speakers at the 2009 annual
> conference. I am wondering if he will be stocking up on shoe repellant.
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>  I had initially planned to pontificate upon the veracity of Mr. Pogue's
> impuning diatribe, but I find my self tardy for my 2 o'clock siesta. And
> besides, I find the whole business beneath me and shall defenestrate the
> entire idea...
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> Technical writers: self-aggrandizing, lazy, creatures of habit? Absurd!
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