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  1. Xref: sparky comp.misc:4828 general:429
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!jgd
  3. From: jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (John G Dobnick)
  4. Newsgroups: comp.misc,general
  5. Subject: Re: DVORAK keyboard?
  6. Date: 9 Jan 1993 01:37:35 GMT
  7. Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
  8. Lines: 20
  9. Message-ID: <1ila8vINN4ju@uwm.edu>
  10. References: <1993Jan8.192059.21262@mprgate.mpr.ca>
  11. Reply-To: jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
  12. NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4
  13. Originator: jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
  14.  
  15. From article <1993Jan8.192059.21262@mprgate.mpr.ca>, by vanderby@mprgate.mpr.ca (David Vanderbyl):
  16. > jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (John G Dobnick) writes:
  17. > [stuff about typewriters]
  18.  
  19. > You argument is similar to this:
  20. > Cars are designed to go fast.  Going fast in a car often kills people.
  21. > Therefore, cars were designed to kill people.
  22.  
  23. Say what?!!  Non sequitur!  Faulty analogy.  
  24.  
  25. "Going fast" never killed anyone.  Coming to a sudden stop, however,
  26. _can_ be extremely detrimental to longevity.
  27.  
  28. -- 
  29. John G Dobnick                          ATTnet: (414) 229-5727
  30. Computing Services Division             INTERNET: jgd@uwm.edu
  31. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee     UUCP: uunet!uwm!jgd
  32.  
  33. "Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation,
  34. and is thus a source of civilized delight."  -- William Safire
  35.