[lug] BVSD Windows vs Mac craziness NOW OT

[Munro Jim-AJM083]

 Can we please take this offline now that it is way OT?  My inbox is filling up. ;)

Thanks...


- Jim Munro
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-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us] On Behalf Of Tkil
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 12:12 PM
To: Rob Nagler
Cc: Boulder (Colorado) Linux Users Group -- General Mailing List
Subject: Re: [lug] BVSD Windows vs Mac craziness

>>>>> "Rob" == Rob Nagler <nagler at bivio.biz> writes:

Rob> The board's responsibility is to make sure the bureaucrats are 
Rob> following procedures.

Which are in place because someone, somewhere, sued them.

Blame the populace that supports insane lawsuits, and blame the lawyers that take it, and blame the juries (the product of this education system that does not teach critical thought[*]).

Because of that, it /is/ their job to cover their asses.

Rob> The bureaucrats also failed to enlist local talent who were begging 
Rob> to help them.  They did this out of fear.  I don't exactly know 
Rob> what their fears are,

Lawsuits (a legitimate concern) and "looking stupid" (not legitimate in itself, but in a world where the populace votes based on sound bites, an understandable concern.)

Again: blame the stupid populace.

And it's a vicious downward spiral, and I don't know how to fix it.  I used to think that I could just ignore it, try not to get hurt, and go quietly into the night, but now that I'm a parent, I just feel helpless.

t.

[*] Of course, the government, the media, and industry all find it
    much better in the short run to /not/ teach critical thinking:
    they really want easily lead robots to consume and work.

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