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Re: remembering MRC

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From: Charlie Gibbs
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 21:56
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On 2018-07-21, Kerr-Mudd,John <nots...@invalid.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 21:50:08 GMT, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 2018-07-19, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>> [36 lines snipped]
>> 
>>> Sometimes, when you encounter a User from Hell who won't understand
>>> however many times you explain, and won't use the quick and easy
>>> tools you designed to let them do the job effortlessly, you just
>>> have to answer their questions for the nth time, send them away,
>>> and pray that it'll be a while before they (inevitably) come back
>>> with the same questions the n+1th time.
>> 
>> That's because they don't want you to explain it to them, they want
>> you to do it for them.
>
> One erm acquaintance claimed that the user interface for some users 
> should consist of just one button.

Not this button, I hope:

http://dilbert.com/strip/20160612

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