At 2:58 PM -0500 2/5/99, Ken Gourlay wrote:
> Yes, J. R., there are other technologies besides mailing lists.
gopher! we forgot gopher sites!
(ducking)
> FAQ sheets
Forgot that, and it's an important one. It is, likely, THE KEY way to
generate and propogate knowledge bases over time. List experts come,
babble, and burn out, but as long as you can keep the FAQ updated,
you can survive having your resident know-it-all get married and
decide to have a life....
>> >The big problem is, we built hammers years ago, and put a lot of
>> >effort into making really good hammers. But we're just now doing the
>> >same for screwdrivers and table saws, so we tend to use the hammer
>> >for everything, even if other technologies make more sense.
>>
>> "other technologies"? Name three.
Someone's so used to hammers they've decided no other tools exist! (grin)
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