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I can't help myself--off-topic--The Truth About Silicon Valley
Subject:I can't help myself--off-topic--The Truth About Silicon Valley From:"Moore, Tracey" <TMoore -at- PARKERVISION -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 14 Apr 1999 16:25:16 -0400
Anybody actually read this article? Well, here's a quote:
``The kids need things for school,'' says Khoshaba, who makes about
$80,000 a year. ``They need computers. They need everything. You can't
just tell them, `No, no, no. You can't have it.'
Uh. Yeah, you can.
Waaaaa. What a bunch of whiners. Here's another quote from Chris Rock:
"Americans are so spoiled, they're allergic to food. Do you think anyone
in Uganda is allergic to food?"
Nuf said.
(Sorry, Eric, I just couldn't help myself. :))
<<Several also mentioned that this very subject is now getting plenty of
press in the San Francisco Chronicle:
