john@frog.UUCP (John Woods) (01/09/90)
In article <$`J9$$@masalla.fulcrum.bt.co.uk>, igb@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Ian G Batten) writes: > Let's face it, there are a lot of people with social problems in > computing. People who are damn good at what they do, but have > nothing outside of it. And people who aren't so good, and still > have nothing outside. > > In the 70s, they played D+D. Now they play the net. All the > words, actions and statements are really just role playing; > people taking big stances about worthless things. I attack the > goblin. I call Richard Sexton a rude name. > Richard Sexton hits you with a large killifish. Take 4 points damage, and roll a saving throw! You don't make it -- you are soaking wet, and catch cold! You start sneezing! > Before you launch into some flame-war about the next newsgroup, > or even a flame war against me, just think. Couldn't you be > doing something WORTHWHILE? Do you have a better use for your life? The next time I want to know if something I plan to do is WORTHWHILE, I'll be sure to drop you a line to ask if it is. It's sure a burden off my back to know that I don't have to decide for myself what is WORTHWHILE and what is not. -- John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (508) 626-1101 ...!decvax!frog!john, john@frog.UUCP, ...!mit-eddie!jfw, jfw@eddie.mit.edu Happiness is Planet Earth in your rear-view mirror. - Sam Hurt