On 20 Feb 2000, Kirrily 'Skud' Robert wrote: > 1. blank incomprehension (you mean you're not a student, a waitress, > a social worker, a drug dealer, or unemployed? uhh...) yup of course, a lot of this might be my age... > 2. political outrage (Computers are tools of the heteropatriarchy!) been there. done that. still hate it :) > 3. fear and avoidance (Oh. Computers. I don't understand them. Bye.) uh-huh > To put it mildly: this annoys me. > capital gains tax and its effect on the Australia stock market, or the > cashflow forecasts for next financial year, let alone the difficulties > I'm having abstracting the presentation layer in my web log analysis > tool? I didn't think so.) Yeah...I find myself ending computer rants with some simplified explanation, and if I'm still getting blank looks it's 'It's computer stuff, never mind' <grin> > Has anyone else experienced this? Any advice? Yup. Um...not really. I'm sure deirdre will tell me to move to SF :P > *sigh* I need a life. ditto :P Vinnie -- () Ascii Ribbon Campaign. Text only. Some of us have small pipes. /\ My opinions. Mine! All mine! I tried to call a truce with my life, but it wouldn't negotiate. ************ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
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