Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site burl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!hocda!spanky!burl!rcj From: rcj@burl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: Wargames Review Observation Message-ID: <235@burl.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Jul-83 19:19:57 EDT Article-I.D.: burl.235 Posted: Sun Jul 10 19:19:57 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Jul-83 06:03:11 EDT References: <1926@watarts.UUCP> Organization: Western Electric, Burlington, NC Lines: 26 ~= /* flame on!! */ As for Jim Grams' immediate dismissal of a fellow netter because he was "a kid"; let's all get together and pray that Jim Grams' never has any children of his own -- for their sake. This kind of attitude breeds several things: a) children's contempt of adults b) spineless, brow-beaten adults because they were "just kids" until they turned about 23 c) bad public image of computer professionals as insensitive, anti-social flakes. The fact that the "kid" (I forget his name) is working on computers on his own time and taking the time to keep himself better-informed by reading the net, and brave enough to enter this flame-filled forum; shows that he probably has a lot more moxy and initiative than Mr. Grams' ever will possess. .= /* flame off */ I realize that this should have gone to net.flames, I hit the 'f' key too soon again and sincerely apologize to net.movies readers, -- The MAD Programmer -- 919-228-3814 (Cornet 291) alias: Curtis Jackson ...![ floyd sb1 mhuxv ]!burl!rcj