On Tue, 26 Apr 94 10:57:20 CDT,
Barry C. Sanders <bsanders@ncsa.uiuc.edu> wrote:
quoted 9 lines I don't think "Zippies" exist, and if they do, I don't care. Only the >
>I don't think "Zippies" exist, and if they do, I don't care. Only the most
>trend-conscious lemming-like fashion-followers read WIRED anyway. It is a
>magazine for yuppies who are too busy to actually be a part of any unique
>subculture, but who want to grab enough of the lingo to sound cool at
>parties. I'm just so bored with that kind of high-gloss no-substance hype.
>I call it 'noise'. In this case, 'high-gloss noise'. If you have an angle
>on WIRED magazine that suggests otherwise, let me know. I *want* it to be
>a good magazine, I just don't think it is.
All I can say to this is an emphatic "YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". i am a
multimedia software engineer and from a technical point of view Wired and
their ilk make me sick. They recently (the zippy issue) reviewed a
piece of software I worked on (the mayo clinic heart book) and gave it
the most ridiculously simple minded review that I found myself laughing
out loud at it. Mind you, it was not a bad review, just a stupid one.
Check it out for yourself and you will see what I mean. I DO NOT SPEAK FOR
MY COMPANY ON THIS MATTER BTW, JUST ME. ;>
The whole angle of "gee-whiz hippy-electronics" that Wired and Mondo 2000
come from leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It cheapens the industry as a
whole. It is not the jestons folks, it is serious work and research that
some of us are trying to make a living at.
I understand what they are trying to do, and I feel that at its core it is
a noble cause. But, do they have to be so damn las vegas\MTV about it? ;>
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