Wasn't it Carol Sagan who said any society that that is sufficiently
technologically advanced comes to a point where their ceases to be a
difference between sciences and magic.  

Yes, most people do see their computer as a magic black box, but then
again most people see their microwave, car, TV, and VCR the same way.
If people understood their TV and VCR their wouldn't be stupid movies
like the ring...  Or maybe if they stopped smoking pot...  whichever ;)

-----Original Message-----
From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of
eculbert
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 9:41 PM
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Explaining T-Shirts

you zoomed right past my point... 

The 'dummy' cannot and will not bother to ever care
what goes on in the computer..which basically gets
down to assembly language at some point. Most people,
a computer is a black box of mystery. That is or was
the point both of the tee shirt and those guys
uninformed and don't care attitudes.


--- Alan Dayley <alandd@consultpros.com> wrote:

> The point of using Linux and Free Software is not to
> be better than
> someone else.  Even those who cannot install
> anything on a computer can
> and do benefit from using Free Software.  The
> ability to install or even
> configure software should not be a "right of
> passage" into the Linux world.
> 
> All are welcome to enjoy and participate.  Always.
> 
> Alan
> 
> eculbert wrote:
> > Gerald, they are hopeless!! Bet they cannot
> install
> > windows even on a computer!!!
> > 
> > Still *nixing!! 
> > 
> > Ed Culbertson
> > 
> > 
> > --- Gerald Thurman <nanofoo@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> I was wearing the t-shirt that reads:
> >>
> >> $> cd /pub
> >> $> more beer
> >>
> >> I encountered a person who said "I don't
> understand
> >> your t-shirt."
> >> I tried explaining it by placing a Windows-like
> GUI
> >> around it, but
> >> they responded with "I still don't get it."  They
> >> wanted to learn
> >> more about the t-shirt, but I didn't have time to
> >> help them.
> >>
> >> I was wearing the t-shirt that reads:  "Free
> >> Software, Free Society."
> >> Three mailpeople were having lunch and one of
> them
> >> asked
> >> about the t-shirt.  How fun!  We get to speak 
> >> briefly about
> >> Free Software and "Free as in Freedom."  They
> found
> >> it
> >> entertaining, but I doubt any of them will search
> >> the
> >> Internet to learn more about Free Software.
> 
> 
> >
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Hurry up November, already tired of the heat!

AND NOW..........The humidity! 

Ed/ke7feg


 
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