On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 09:27:14AM -0600, John B wrote: > On 09 January 10, Heinz Diehl wrote: > > > What I've encountered is that lots of people answering that way do not > > actually mean what these words say, but use them as a way to avoid saying > > the truth: "I'm not able to install such software, I can not understand > > how this works at all, it seems way too complicated to me, > > and I do not want you to know that I do not even understand the slightest > > bit at all of what you're talking about" :-) > > Then they need to learn it. It's not necessary to learn *how* it works > completely, or know as much as someone who designs it - just enough to know > how to use it correctly. It's not hard, it's simply laziness for the most > part.
I disagree. I get the impression that it's mostly a matter of their fear of not being able to comprehend it. After all, it is a "computer thing". -- Bob Holtzman GPG key ID = 8D549279 If you think you're getting free lunch check the price of the beer.
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