John Derstine wrote lots of great stuff, including: > Reader exchanges such as this one are constant ebb and flow of > conversational one upmansship most of the time. Few words of wisdom > filter through, and when they do, they are not recognized much of the > time. Everyone one is now a "google" expert. > I have my own theories on the Post Modernism trend and how it affects > everything we do in today's world. I see it in schools where > students no > longer read, they scan for tidbits of useful information. They do not > synthesize, and internalize, so much as regurgitate facts. > Facts gleaned > from search engines, and snippets of articles cut and pasted.
Bravo! What a brilliant post, with deep insights on R/C, the Internet, and society as a whole. Neil Stainton Leamington Spa, UK. -- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 7.0.230 / Virus Database: 262.6.5 - Release Date: 31/03/2004 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
