Jan KG6SUL sent us this clipping, which appeared as an Op-Ed piece from the Fresno Bee.
Computers aren’t worth the hassle or intrusion – 12/22/06
From articles in The Bee, there are more bad things than good things about computers and the Internet. Spam, junk mail, e-mail and also the child molesters. As an active ham radio operator, I know there are many operators who have wired in their computers to send Morse code taking away the fun of doing the job as it was intended — by hand.
There is also image spam, in which the advertisement is part of the picture. Just plain gobbledy-goop.
For my part, I will not have a computer in my house. I am not afraid of temptation to use it for illegal purposes, but it seems as though any new concept attracts the riff-raff of our generation. Thanks, but no thanks.
James M. Buntain W6VYM
More of the “Get off my lawn” mindset that seems to be rampant in our fair hobby.
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