You rock my world, Woz.
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I had sent this to Laura back when PoSV had just aired, and everyone in the world was sending you tons of email. I can understand why you either never got it or never replied. However, in light of reading your interview on Slashdot, I figured I would reasoned it to you, since it is likely something you would appreciate seeing. The only thing I can think of which would sum up how I feel about you is “Thank you for being who you are.” You’re simply amazing. If the world were made up entirely of people like you, there would be no wars, no violence, and everyone would just be happier. Not to mention that technology would likely be superior to what it is today. You rock my world, Woz.
Woz
Here’s what may have happened. First, Laura and one other person failed to forward a ton of email to me promptly after the “Pirates” movie, and they hit me with far too many to answer. The unanswered batch grew to 1,000 and I still have it. I’ve since changed the main web site mailing to hit me directly so that doesn’t happen again. Laura is a very good person, it’s just that the email deluge from “Pirates” and my revamped web site (thanks to the webmaster, Al Luckow, who does it voluntarily to help me out) was unexpected.
But in your case something else is more likely. Someday, when the email is too heavy, I answer the short ones and print the long ones to get to later. Sometimes I have to pass them up altogether as they get outdated. I assure you that the ones that get missed are less than 5%, maybe as low as 1%.
Your original answer is in a separate email.