Re: tlug: Re: O"Reilly Books

[Maynard Hogg <maynard@example.com>]

At [Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:54:55 +0900 (JST)]
Jonathan Byrne - 3Web <jq@example.com> wrote:

> You might also try "virtual sullying."  That is, going to amazon.com, reading
> all the reviews, then ordering the book from Skysoft :-)

Ziff Davis have educated me too well in the biases of reviewers.
I'd rather make my own judgments.

I'm reminded of the Vancouver Sun's movie reviewer a few decades
back. Any movie he recommended was a turkey. The more he
disliked a film, the more I knew I would like it.

Maynard Hogg <maynard@example.com> <-- Perfectly valid, but...
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