Anthony,
So, because YOU have fast access and YOU are sitting at home, "the
argument of costliness just doesn't hold water."
I guess you could make the same argument about many other things, oh say
for example: "you don't need an umbrella, just stay inside when it rains".
Nice logic. Not.
Ole
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On Tue, 27 May 2003, Anthony Atkielski wrote:
Theodore writes:
It's a lot more costly than time just to
"hit delete". It's the time to determine
whether it's spam, or something valuable,
since the cost of accidentally deleting something
valuable can be very, very costly indeed.
That requires only a fraction of a second for me.
It's the cost to download mail.
Here again, only a fraction of a second.
I'm currently travelling in Wales, and my
internet access is (a) slow, and (b) expensive.
I'm at home, and my access is (a) fast and (b) cheap.
The argument of costliness just doesn't hold water.