| Wednesday, August 13, 2003 |
10:25 - What is wrong with these people?
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On the way home yesterday, I heard some top-of-the-hour KCBS newbot talking again about the latest Windows worm. He read off his little card cheerfully, peppily, like he was reading sports scores. And he prattled off the following line:
Many users are finding themselves vulnerable to this worm because they do not use Windows to update their computers.
Uh, no, actually I think the problem is that they do.
The guy was clearly trying to read someone's copy who had a clue about the situation, who had written a line about using Windows Update to update their computers. But this vapid, bubble-headed anchor, who probably happily opens Anna Kournikova viruses every morning, hasn't the slightest clue what he's talking about, and instead has delivered a piece of information that's worse than worthless. "What's he saying-- more people should be using Windows?"
They say that because you always find at least one error in the reporting of any event that you have personal knowledge about, just imagine what that means for all the news you hear.
I think I'll switch back to NPR. They may be slanted, but KCBS is just stupid.
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