"Statistics are used as a drunk uses lampposts -- for support, not illumination."
This appeared in Bob Livingston's column in this week's issue and in a previous issue. It summaraizes my feelings about this second "poll" precisely.
I will not participate further as this forum is degenerating into a flame war. The trenches have been dug and nobody refuses to budge.
I will continue to read Infoworld Electric because I believe the overal staff does contribute worthwhile information, even if it is occasionally with a slant (nobody's perfect). Besides, I have a brain, therefore I can apply my own filters to the reports and glean the wheat from the chaff.
I have an application sitting on my desk to recieve the print edition. I am still undecided whether or not I should fill it out. Should I fill it out to get the opportunity to participate in further "polls" and contribute to my already increasing stack of paper on my desk, or should I allow some other person to recieve the magazine and "represent" me in the next "poll?". Decisions, decisions.
Thomas B. Stanley
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Oklahoma Climatological Survey
(Speaking for myself, of course)
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