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From: john@frog.UUCP (John Woods)
Newsgroups: misc.misc,news.admin,news.groups,talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: Dedication
Message-ID: <11087@frog.UUCP>
Date: 8 Jan 90 18:03:00 GMT
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In article <$`J9$$@masalla.fulcrum.bt.co.uk>, igb@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Ian G Batten) writes:
> Let's face it, there are a lot of people with social problems in
> computing.  People who are damn good at what they do, but have
> nothing outside of it.  And people who aren't so good, and still
> have nothing outside.
> 
> In the 70s, they played D+D.  Now they play the net.  All the
> words, actions and statements are really just role playing;
> people taking big stances about worthless things.  I attack the
> goblin.  I call Richard Sexton a rude name.  
> 
Richard Sexton hits you with a large killifish.  Take 4 points damage, and
roll a saving throw!  You don't make it -- you are soaking wet, and catch
cold!  You start sneezing!

> Before you launch into some flame-war about the next newsgroup,
> or even a flame war against me, just think.  Couldn't you be
> doing something WORTHWHILE?  Do you have a better use for your life?

The next time I want to know if something I plan to do is WORTHWHILE,
I'll be sure to drop you a line to ask if it is.  It's sure a burden off
my back to know that I don't have to decide for myself what is WORTHWHILE
and what is not.
-- 
John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (508) 626-1101
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