[Info-vax] VSI and Process Software announcement

[Henry Crun]

On 28-Sep-2016 22:22, David Froble wrote:
> Kerry Main wrote:
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Dirk Munk via Info-vax
>>> Sent: 28-Sep-16 9:32 AM
>>> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
>>> Cc: Dirk Munk <munk at home.nl>
>>> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] VSI and Process Software announcement
>>>
>>> IanD wrote:
>>>> On Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 6:18:37 PM UTC+10, Dirk
>>> Munk wrote:
>>
>> [snip..]
>>
>>>> I find people struggle to even read an email properly these
>>> days.
>>>> I dread dealing with IT support folk who, even though you
>>> number or
>>>> bullet-point your questions and do the old quality
>> confirmation
>>>> statement such as '2 (two)', etc, all you get back is some
>> half-
>>> arsed
>>>> response to your first point only
>>> Very true, I have the same experience. Always use bullets or
>>> numbers in front of your questions, otherwise people don't
>> grasp
>>> what you're writing. The same is true for reports etc. to
>>> managers, always use bullets.
>>>
>>>> Even simple things like the ability to concentrate on
>> something
>>> longer than 30us is too hard for a lot of folk
>>>> Yep, the world is becoming dumber by the minute IMO
>>>>
>>
>> This is similar to what was discussed on one of the US news
>> channels yesterday.
>>
>> When on-air, It was stated that News people need to use a grade 8
>> vocabulary in order to reach their max audience.
>>
>> The analysts stated Donald Trump has been using a grade 4
>> vocabulary i.e. very, very simple language (I am a winner, I am
>> great, name calling, you are a loser, high level generalities
>> like NAFTA is bad without any specific references to what parts
>> are bad) to reach his base audience.
>
> Yep!  And every one of them has one more vote than Einstein ....

Remember: half the electorate is below average (and 'average' isn't so smart, 
either...)

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