Re: [Sheflug] Re: Microsoft Rip off Heatlh Service

[Ruth Gunstone <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In message <200110251206.f9PC6mm11569 [at] zetnet.co.uk>
          Richard Ibbotson <richard [at] sheflug.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]
> due to lack of planning the 
> world of science and engineering itself is now being told that if it 
> doesn't use MS Windows then it officially doesn't exist.
> 
> I'm supposed to believe that an office secretary will tell me how to 
> build the space station of tomorrow ?  And .. future Mars missions ?

Sadly, as far as (the majority of) Shef. Uni. is concerned, there *is*
nothing other than 'Windows', and office secretaries *do* end-up telling
everyone else what to do. As they say, it's not /what/ you know, it's /who/
you know that gets you advanced in that organisation! 

. . . . But maybe I'm just getting bitter and twisted!!!  ;-)



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Ruth Gunstone          (ruth at bolsterstone dot demon dot co dot uk)

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