> And here's a pet peeve to go with the one about where
people in P.I.
> fiction are always going, "A private eye? Like
Magnum, Rockford,
> whoever...." How come so many private eyes in fiction
boast about not
> knowing anything about computers, or are just now
learning to use them? It
> seems to me that computers and access to databases
via the internet would
> have been standard equipment for any real-life
private eyes who are serious
> about their work, for years now...Of course, it fills
pages with witty
> repartee and a two-page description of some fine
micro-brewed beer to take
> a cop buddy for a beer or a cute librarian for dinner
and convince him to
> use their computers to run a search on whatever. It's
probably more
> interesting than saying "I sat down, got online and
downloaded all I could
> find on so-and-so."
>
>
**************************************************
> Kevin Smith
Run, do not walk, to your nearest video store. Rent THE ZERO
EFFECT,
then settle back and watch a 90s PI who understands the value
of the
computer. And while you're at it, tell me who Darryl Zero
really is.
... Reed
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