[SGVLUG] archives??? since when?

[David Lawyer]

On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 04:21:58PM -0700, Hershel Remer wrote:
> BS"D
> 
[snip]
> 
> Ok, here's a small example of the problems of webified Internet-searchable
> archives:
> 
> ACT I
> -----
> 
> Dustin> Howdy Doody, you're a moron for writing that, and everyone knows
> Slackware has no documentation.
> 
> Rabbs> Uh, Mr. Genius, Mr. Doody didn't write that, and Slack has great
> documentation, you just need to learn how to find it.
> 
> Dustin> Well, that's not my fault that Caltech never taught me how
> to read and look things up.
> 
> ACT 2
> -----
> 
> Hiring Manager> I need a top-notch C programmer who knows Linux.
> 
> Human Resources Dweeb> Well, I found this one guy named Dustin. He comes
> highly recommended. I have only heard good things about him.
> 
> Hiring Manager> Let me research this fine Dustin fellow, and I will get back
> to you.
> 
> 
> ACT 3
> -----
> 
> Hiring Manager
> Ok, so who is this Dustin? Let's see what Mr. Google has to say
> about him? Wow... he has some 3.5 million hits. 
He's such a prolific writer that we've got to hire him immediately at
a top salary.
> Well, let's take a peek at the first one. .....  what's this about?
> Seems he likes to criticize people publicly
First rate.  We want people who will be critical.
>and often directs his criticism at the wrong person , makes incorrect
> statements about Linux and admittedly doesn't know how to
> investigate things thoroughly.
Then he must be human since humans make mistakes.
> I thought he came highly recommended. I wonder who else is
> available.
The others available haven't written anything on the web and thus may
be illiterate (or afraid to publicly write anything) so we better
hire Dustin since he's a known quantity.
> ----
> Ok, that is an exaggeration of the problem, but I think you all get my point. ;-)
> 
I think that what one has written on the Internet can be a real plus
in looking for a job.  It doesn't have to have the polish that might
be found in something published in print.  And I wonder just how often
a prospective employer will check to see what you've written on the
web (unless you ask them to take look a it).

			David Lawyer