[TheForge] Geeks with anvils

[TristerK at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/4/04 9:55:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, phlip at 99main.com 
writes:
But guys, it does take a while to catch on- and arrogant geeks don't help a
bit.
Nothing personal, I know that computer jargon can be confusing and seem  
complicated, largely because computers ARE complicated. But honestly, one hears 
this complaint all the time and I gotta say that while I know nothing about 
airplanes,  if I suddenly decided I wanted to buy one I'd go down to Borders and 
buy a couple of magazines and some books about airplanes and READ them. That 
way I could understand A. What I really wanted and needed and B. what the 
salesman was talking about. I just don't think that walking into Boeing and asking 
for  "a fast one" would get me very far. Heck, I wouldn't try to buy a tennis 
racket or a pair of skis without reading enough to understand the current 
terminology . . .