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Subject:Re: A Survey (of sorts) From:Peter Brown <pbrown -at- MKS -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 29 Jul 1997 09:38:34 -0400
Beth Brooks wrote:
> This is in response to Mr. Jack Bonney's comments that the subscribers
> to
> this list are paranoid and cynical. Perhaps, sir, you will consider
> what
> your reaction would be to receiving the following invitation. (To
> avoid
> misunderstanding, all that follows, save my name and signature, is
> fictional
> and meant merely to be an unscientific test of the power of the
> written word
> to elicit emotional response. I make no claims to scientific validity
> that I
> cannot (or will not) back with verifiable data and credentials.)
Great response. Just one suggestion: why not use that oh-so-readable
all-lowercase format that Bonney used? That, combined with large tracts
of incoherent crap on his web page (http://www.radiotower.com/ssi-can/),
lead me to wonder how such a bad writer can make a living at what he
does. Uh, which is what?--
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"Opinions? I've had a few. But then again, too few to mention."
Peter Brown, Technical Writer (pbrown -at- mks -dot- com)
Mortice Kern Systems Inc. (http://www.mks.com)
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