jfweber wrote regarding 'Re: [SLE] Odd (to me) addressing question' on Tue, Sep 21 at 13:49:
*** Reply to message from Patrick Shanahan
on Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:57:57 -0500 One more candle and a trip around the Sun*** Yes, with my education, manuals are *necessary*.
How come? Because you're a late linux bloomer?
I think manuals are necessery no matter the education level, simply because, even Einstein couldn't remember every single thing in his head. And it is easier to access info via index than to search every nook and cranny of any person's brain.
Wasn't Einstein the one with the quote about not remembering his phone number, because it could easily be looked up in any phonebook? Maybe that was Edison. Eh, whatever. The point is, documentation's useful. Or something. --Danny, who tries not to remember things that are easily looked up ;)