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Non-geek speak

ByDerek

As I was sifting through my feeds this morning, I ran across this posting by Lotus blogger Rocky Oliver. What really piqued my interest was not the Lotus Workspace vs. Bookmarks debate (I’m a bookmarks guy, myself) but the fact that Rocky’s “broad yet simple realization” is applicable well outside of the geek realm:

People are quick to criticize things of which they have little to no firsthand knowledge.

I can’t even begin to count the number of opinions and debates I’ve read, geek or non, that I’ve felt that way about.

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