Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 (MC840302); site erix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!ukc!mcvax!enea!erix!robert From: robert@erix.UUCP (Robert Virding) Newsgroups: net.politics,eunet.politics,eunet.followup Subject: Re: Net.politics to Europe, Lets start net.world-politics Message-ID: <504@erix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Jun-84 22:47:21 EDT Article-I.D.: erix.504 Posted: Mon Jun 18 22:47:21 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Jun-84 05:37:52 EDT References: <500@erix.UUCP> <409@kvvax4.UUCP> Organization: L M Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden Lines: 29 > >A good way to have a break is to read the news, both > >technical and otherwise. >I agree. What I think is wrong is to spend large amounts of time >arguing bullshit back and forth on the net. If I were just to read the technical information then it would hardly be a break, would it? > >Many of us do a lot of work (for which we don't get paid > >extra) from terminals at home and this more than > >compensates for the work lost by reading and posting to > >the net. >If that is the case, then why don't you work in your working hours >and post to the net in your spare time? I don't know what you are employed to do, but my main job is to think. Also to write code based on those thoughts, but mainly to think. As yet I have found no way to restrict my job-related thoughts ONLY to working hours and all others to the rest of the day. If you have then then maybe you should tell us how. >I don't claim to be God or you to be the devil, but I am entitled >to my own opinions, just like you are entitled to yours. >In football it is a golden rule to go for the ball, not the player. >That rule could also be applied to discussions on the net. But in many cases it is more effective to go for the player! :-) Robert Virding @ L M Ericsson, Stockholm