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From: Spartan@cup.portal.com
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Subject: Re: In defense of Brooklyn (was: Pecan Software "steals" $100 f
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Date: 27 Feb 88 07:06:14 GMT
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Tom Reingold chatises Brad over "locationism":

--->Brad, your complaints about the company sound valid.  But would
--->you kindly explain to me why the thousands of businesses in Brooklyn
--->should all be suspect because they are in a city you don't live in
--->and probably don't like?  Have you ever been there?  This is
--->disgusting.  It's not very distinguishable from racism.  I call it
--->locationism.  I would be as annoyed at Pecan as you are.  They were
--->not very business-like.  But I fail to see why their practices are
--->correlated with their address!
--->
--->Clean up your mind.
--->
--->Tom Reingold                    INTERNET:       tr@bellcore.bellcore.com
--->Bell Communications Research    UUCP:           rutgers!bellcore!tr
--->435 South St room 2L350         SOUNDNET:       (201) 829-4622 [work]
--->Morristown, NJ 07960                            (201) 287-2345 [home]

I think it's great that a New Jerseyan will defend the honor of Brooklyn
when so many New Yorkers give New Jerseyans so much grief.

And now...back to techie talk...

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