"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity." -Robert A. Heinlein
"'We got ourselves a reader. What are you reading for?' Not what are you reading but what are your reading for? So I don't become a f***ing Waffle House waitress." -Bill Hicks
"You might be able to make something completely foolproof but nothing is idiot-proof." -Spider Robinson
People have a tendency to overlook the amazing things they encounter in their lives and just move on to the next thing. Because it doesn't have full color touchscreen with 5 TB of memory, they refuse to be impressed. One person couldn't believe that it doesn't read the book to you, as in converting a text file to an audio file. Well, it is called a Reader, isn't it? Why doesn't it read then?
It all falls back on that first quote, or to simplify it more, the majority of people you encounter in life will probably have a lower intelligence than the people on here, by default. I have found that readers tend to be more intelligent and have the ability to hold an intelligent conversation. Then again, that may just be the people I have encountered.
Last edited by revfish; 05-19-2008 at 07:37 PM.
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