On September 23, 2003 10:41 pm, dlwiggers wrote: > On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 22:17:58 -0700 > > John Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On September 23, 2003 01:24 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > Thank you for a great exposition of adult learning. Why > > > *should* it be more painful than this? Is it just to protect an > > > elite? > > > > Way way back there was a computer priesthood. Computers were > > these strange things that took up whole floors and were tended on > > by short haired guys in lab coats who, by the 70s, were joined by > > geeky hippies. > > > > These are the guys that wrote man pages. And they wrote them for > > each other. > > > > In short....yes :-) > > > > ttfn > > > > John > > Note that if you do your nix learning on the newbie list it may take > a few years, and you may bump in to an Aussie or two, but sooner or > later it all comes here. > > Lee
Auusies aren't so bad. They're just misplaced Newfoundlanders who are deprived of winter, cod cheeks and icebergs. :-) ttfn John
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