I agree with you 100%. Simply put, Katz's statement that people who read instruction manuals are "poor saps" clearly implies that he is elitest himself. How else am I to figure out how things work, trial and error???
Also, it really urks me to see a study like this come out. How exactly do they measure the tech savy? Is someone who knows how to use AOL and send IM's considered "tech savvy"? Or is it the person (or poor sap) who takes time out to *READ* things and gain an understanding of technology so he/she can proficiently wield it?
Insanely Difficult to vote?? I just recently registered to vote (I live in Boston). It took me two minutes. It was a very simple form. As for the actual voting process, sure I had to wait in line for a few minutes, but closing the curtain and pulling a few levers hardly constitutes insanely difficult. Where do you vote? Is it that much different?
Ciulla isn't explaining anything Office Space hasn't addressed. Funny thing is this lady teaches at Harvard, while Office Space was made by the creator of Beavis and Butthead. Oh the irony.
I do believe that you can tell them to take you off of their list and they will stop calling you. It's illegal to continue slamming you, if you do not desire their service. I live in Boston, and I told them to shove off (in much politer ways) and I haven't talked to a single phone rep since (1 month!). There is another trick: Listen closely to the phone after you pick up. If there is an unusually long pause: Hang up. This means they are patching you through to one of those annoying reps. I told my roommates to do this and we haven't had to many drawn out conversations with sale reps / annoying phone peeps.
Just thought I would throw in my 2 cents.
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I agree with you 100%. Simply put, Katz's statement that people who read instruction manuals are "poor saps" clearly implies that he is elitest himself. How else am I to figure out how things work, trial and error???
Also, it really urks me to see a study like this come out. How exactly do they measure the tech savy? Is someone who knows how to use AOL and send IM's considered "tech savvy"? Or is it the person (or poor sap) who takes time out to *READ* things and gain an understanding of technology so he/she can proficiently wield it?
Insanely Difficult to vote?? I just recently registered to vote (I live in Boston). It took me two minutes. It was a very simple form. As for the actual voting process, sure I had to wait in line for a few minutes, but closing the curtain and pulling a few levers hardly constitutes insanely difficult. Where do you vote? Is it that much different?
Frequency of Visible Light = 10^14 Hz Frequency of Sound = Maximum of 30,000 Hz. (Audible) Hmmmm....
Ciulla isn't explaining anything Office Space hasn't addressed. Funny thing is this lady teaches at Harvard, while Office Space was made by the creator of Beavis and Butthead. Oh the irony.
I do believe that you can tell them to take you off of their list and they will stop calling you. It's illegal to continue slamming you, if you do not desire their service. I live in Boston, and I told them to shove off (in much politer ways) and I haven't talked to a single phone rep since (1 month!). There is another trick: Listen closely to the phone after you pick up. If there is an unusually long pause: Hang up. This means they are patching you through to one of those annoying reps. I told my roommates to do this and we haven't had to many drawn out conversations with sale reps / annoying phone peeps. Just thought I would throw in my 2 cents. Capt. Cholo
What about Al Gore, after all he did invent the internet.