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To: KeepItSimple who wrote (57119)	9/17/2006 4:45:59 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

I never taught "computer science". I am a supply chain architect, which is more of a business person than an engineer really, but still an engineer. To give you an idea, most manufacturing apps, prior to "my generation" of apps which revolutionized the industry- were still written in COBOL. This was up until about 1990. Its a different world. But, as your post illustrates, there was and continues to be a huge chasm between what technical accomplishments exist for technical accomplishment's SAKE (iow completely useless crap, much of which you seem to be keenly aware of) vs. technical accomplishments that can actually be used to propel your economy forward.

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (57119)	9/17/2006 6:15:46 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

>>I knew there was a reason you worshipped apple- you wouldn't know technology if it jumped up and bit you on the nose. All you know is marketing and press releases and silicon valley hype. You don't have the even the slightest concept of any underlying tech. Even a one mouse button is probably stretching the limits of your technical capabilities.<< KIS - This idea you have that all Mac users are untechnical, and your repetition of it, is tiresome and stupid. FYI, all current iMacs and Mac Pros ship with multibutton mice. A whole lot of very high end science is done using Macs. Extremely technical people like having a Unix platform with a straightforward interface. Go to any physics symposium, and you'll see Mac notebooks everywhere. - Allen