What percent of the population understands Latin? I suspect less than 5%; but the number of machines using Windows on the web ranges from 80-90% last time I checked. Finally, one can go to:
http://www.hvgreens.org/challenge/KfactorPaper.pdf
for a PDF version I posted this morning.
Chuck Loucks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Harris" <sandyinchina at gmail.com> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 6:31 AM Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] A challenge to the Dismal Science
> On 9/18/09, Chuck Loucks <lbo at hvgreens.org> wrote:
>
>> I would like to get some feedback on the essay at the link below
>> (unfortunatly, you will need Microsoft Explorer to view this file)
>
> That being the case, I won't read it. If you want to be taken
> seriously, at least use open formats.
>
> Writing in Latin would be an arrogant affectation that would
> limit your audience and cause me to assume you were not
> even close to worth reading. Using a proprietary document
> format is even dumber and has the same effects.
>
> --
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
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