[11591] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: PC Magazine bashes Internet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jack Bzoza)
Sun Apr 10 09:05:29 1994
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 1994 07:48:16 +0000 (GMT)
From: Jack Bzoza <jbzoza@io.org>
To: dave@corecom.com
Cc: rcq@ftp.com, com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <corecom.1116196618D@tigger.jvnc.net>
On Fri, 8 Apr 1994, David M. Piscitello wrote:
> TOO SLOW -- so buy a faster modem, maybe? turn off pictures on Mosaic?
> FULL OF MISINFORMATION -- name me a medium that is not:-)
> TOO EXPENSIVE -- perhaps her cost/benefit ratio is low, but I don't
> think this is generally true; folks pay $20-50 per month for cable,
> and Internet is no more expensive than this if "for entertainment purposes".
> RUDE PEOPLE -- amen, no argument here.
How come you took her comments so personally?
I am personally inclined to agree with her. I've never seen such a load
of crap and roadkill in one place as on this information highway you
folks seem so proud of. This list as an example has been the scene of
some of the most childish and absolutely ridiculous posts that pass for
"communications" that I have ever seen. I'm sure this statement goes for
you too - if you've been reading com-priv for a while. The recent
"Please release me" thread is a perfect example of what she's talking
about as is the AUP discussion. Just about any unmoderated list on the
net provides ample evidence of what she is talking about.
> WASTE OF TIME -- since I'm a MAC user, so is reading PC Magazine:-)
Then how come you're reading PC Mag in the first place?
