Re: Movie: "The Technical Writer" and personality

Subject: Re: Movie: "The Technical Writer" and personality
From: "John Posada" <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "Evelyn Lee Barney" <evbarney -at- comcast -dot- net>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 11:41:36 -0400

> Now, there is nothing wrong with writing specs for slot-machines.
> However, I could tell this comment, and the way it was delivered, had
> given the class that stereotypical image - add "deadly dull" to the
> list. I took every oppotunity I could to disabuse them of the idea. I
> think I succeeded.

Maybe you had to hear the delivery, but first, I wouldn't think
writing ANYTHING for the gaming industry would be taken as dull, and
second, how would YOU say what we do in a single sentence where it
sounds exciting?

It's not like you could say "Writes the specifications for James
Bond's Aston Martin."

--
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
NYMetro STC President

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-- Danny Ozark, Philadelphia Phillies manager
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References:
RE: Movie: "The Technical Writer" and personality: From: Hemstreet, Deborah
Re: Movie: "The Technical Writer" and personality: From: Evelyn Lee Barney

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