You assert that "people should slow down". I don't think that you're competent to make that judgement for other people. (I know for certain that I am not. I've got my hands full running my own life...I have zero desire to run other peoples' as well)
I know that the original luddites were not anti-technology, but that's clearly what the word has come to mean. If YOU think that YOUR life is better when you use one set of tools rather than another, that's totally great. If you think you know better than I do what tools I should use, I invite you to mind your own business.
"I don't agree that everyone makes good judgements."
So what? Your judgement of my judgement is irrelevant.
"My point is this: computer art tools don't make you an artist, nor do word processors make you a writer, nor do PIMS make you organized. The most important thing is the person using a tool."
Duh. But I find it easier to stay organized with a PIM, and my design skills are better when I have a computer to assist me.
Point is, you don't get to make those judgements for anybody except you.
"Tt's good sometimes to have something slow you down."
Uh huh. And it's sometimes good to be underwater with no access to air, if your alternative is being on fire. What's your point?
"One of my instructors once said "a real artist only needs mud and a stick to make art." If you can't make art without some specialized tool, you're not much of an artist."
I know brilliant instrumentalists who can't sing to save their lives. Are you only a "real" carpenter if you drive nails with your forehead?
Nonsense. You made an allusion to a well-understood logical fallacy (which is fine). You then made a series of unconnected assertions, and wrote QED at the bottom of it, and thought you could snow me.
Sorry, you're wrong.
Let's go line by line.
"The basic error is the fallacy of justified knowledge." Cool. Let's start there.
"You'll find this as the root of most Conservative principles." Oh really? That's an interesting assertion. Which principles are you defining as "Conservative"? Just the ones that you think exhibit the fallacy of justified knowledge? No true Scotsman would put sugar on his porridge... (See? I can allude to logical fallacies too!)
"This ultimately leads Conservatives into a nihilist position that objective knowledge is not obtainable." Well, I assert that this ultimately leads Conservatives to wanting a burger, fries, and a coke. My assertion is just as well supported as yours.
I understand not wanting to write a philosophical paper on Slashdot. If you don't want to get in arguments, don't have an argumentative.sig. If you want to argue with me, bring your A game.
"You'll find this as the root of most Conservative principles"
Oh, I will, will I? Wow. This is indeed edifying.
More proof by assertion. You say that you've got these logical fallacies in your pocket, and I am supposed to just believe you.
You certainly don't have to justify your assertions. You don't owe me anything. However, I think you are pretty foolish to think your.sig is good rhetoric.
And so, yes. Until you have brought out these logical fallacies for discussion, my point stands.
I don't understand why the notion of "A little bitty keyboard" is patentable. As far as I'm concerned, that patent is every bit as silly as NTP's.
Whether it's a product or not, I don't really care. I do care when the patent system is abused. Since RIM is a patent abuser, I have no issue with them being abused in turn.
Thanks for the tip, but all indications are that it's not heat related. Sometimes I have trouble on boot from a cold processor, sometimes it works for days on end before taking a vacation, sometimes it works just fine.
Could it be cooling-related? Sure, I suppose. I'm tired of dealing with it, though, so I'm going to buy a nice newly dual-bootable iMac.
To sign something means to sign it, like with a pen, or with a digital signature system. You (and Microsoft) might want it to mean something different, but I want a pony.
Why do I care if it's the AMD processor that's shoddy, or the chipsets that are required to make the processor work? I don't care where the problem is...I care that my PC doesn't randomly reboot itself. If I buy an Intel board with an Intel chip, I'll be fine.
I have the same sorts of problems with my Athlon system, and it's cured me of ever buying another AMD processor. Once bitten, twice shy.
The part where I said, for the benefit of anybody around me, "I do not agree". I don't care what the button says. The button could say "By clicking this button, you agree to stand on your head and whistle Dixie", and that would be just as valid. (IE not at all.)
You're calling me a moron, and you don't understand what the verb "to sign" means?
I did not agree to anything. As a matter of fact, as I pressed the button that continued past their marketing blurb, I said aloud "I do not agree to the terms of this document" for the benefit of any Microsoft employees or agents who might be near me. They didn't object, so I am not bound.
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You assert that "people should slow down". I don't think that you're competent to make that judgement for other people. (I know for certain that I am not. I've got my hands full running my own life...I have zero desire to run other peoples' as well)
I know that the original luddites were not anti-technology, but that's clearly what the word has come to mean. If YOU think that YOUR life is better when you use one set of tools rather than another, that's totally great. If you think you know better than I do what tools I should use, I invite you to mind your own business.
"I don't agree that everyone makes good judgements."
So what? Your judgement of my judgement is irrelevant.
"My point is this: computer art tools don't make you an artist, nor do word processors make you a writer, nor do PIMS make you organized. The most important thing is the person using a tool."
Duh. But I find it easier to stay organized with a PIM, and my design skills are better when I have a computer to assist me.
Point is, you don't get to make those judgements for anybody except you.
"Tt's good sometimes to have something slow you down."
Uh huh. And it's sometimes good to be underwater with no access to air, if your alternative is being on fire. What's your point?
Except the people we've lost in Iraq are, you know, dead. Very few "victims" of spam get killed by it.
Romanticisation of old technologies.
And that's the way you like to work, and that's great. Why do you proceed from that to "Everybody who does it differently is clearly inferior"?
"One of my instructors once said "a real artist only needs mud and a stick to make art." If you can't make art without some specialized tool, you're not much of an artist."
I know brilliant instrumentalists who can't sing to save their lives.
Are you only a "real" carpenter if you drive nails with your forehead?
I think that's a pretty silly assertion.
"One of the things about things like drawing, or manual writing, is that it slows you down and makes you pay attention."
I don't need an external mechanism, or a luddite, telling me when and to what I need to pay attention. Thanks for sharing, though!
Nonsense. You made an allusion to a well-understood logical fallacy (which is fine). You then made a series of unconnected assertions, and wrote QED at the bottom of it, and thought you could snow me.
.sig. If you want to argue with me, bring your A game.
Sorry, you're wrong.
Let's go line by line.
"The basic error is the fallacy of justified knowledge." Cool. Let's start there.
"You'll find this as the root of most Conservative principles." Oh really? That's an interesting assertion. Which principles are you defining as "Conservative"? Just the ones that you think exhibit the fallacy of justified knowledge? No true Scotsman would put sugar on his porridge... (See? I can allude to logical fallacies too!)
"This ultimately leads Conservatives into a nihilist position that objective knowledge is not obtainable." Well, I assert that this ultimately leads Conservatives to wanting a burger, fries, and a coke. My assertion is just as well supported as yours.
I understand not wanting to write a philosophical paper on Slashdot. If you don't want to get in arguments, don't have an argumentative
"You'll find this as the root of most Conservative principles"
.sig is good rhetoric.
Oh, I will, will I? Wow. This is indeed edifying.
More proof by assertion. You say that you've got these logical fallacies in your pocket, and I am supposed to just believe you.
You certainly don't have to justify your assertions. You don't owe me anything. However, I think you are pretty foolish to think your
And so, yes. Until you have brought out these logical fallacies for discussion, my point stands.
I'm bored with you. HAND.
WORD.
Gold star for you!
I don't understand why the notion of "A little bitty keyboard" is patentable. As far as I'm concerned, that patent is every bit as silly as NTP's.
Whether it's a product or not, I don't really care. I do care when the patent system is abused. Since RIM is a patent abuser, I have no issue with them being abused in turn.
I don't know what you're talking about. They're trying to argue both sides of the issue.
Let's see them return the money they extorted out of Handspring, and then they can talk. Until then, sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
OK, RIM, you liked patent law just fine when you were suing Handspring for having a tiny keyboard. But NOW it's time for Serious Patent Reform!
Uh huh.
Uh huh. Or I could buy an iMac, and never worry about it again.
I used to enjoy tinkering with PC hardware. Now it just pisses me off. That's why I am an Apple customer now. I'm willing to pay for less headaches.
I've signed the back of my card, agreeing to be bound by the terms of my cardholder agreement.
Next specious claim?
Of course it does. But that provable error is not provided...only the assertion that one exists.
Therefore, I believe my point stands.
Thanks for the tip, but all indications are that it's not heat related. Sometimes I have trouble on boot from a cold processor, sometimes it works for days on end before taking a vacation, sometimes it works just fine.
Could it be cooling-related? Sure, I suppose. I'm tired of dealing with it, though, so I'm going to buy a nice newly dual-bootable iMac.
To sign something means to sign it, like with a pen, or with a digital signature system. You (and Microsoft) might want it to mean something different, but I want a pony.
"Conservatism is a provable error in logic. -- me"
Proof by assertion! Are you sure you're not a Republican?
"I feel it's to dumbed down to appeal to newbies and other non-technical people."
I'm sorry you feel that way. Do you want a hug?
Why do I care if it's the AMD processor that's shoddy, or the chipsets that are required to make the processor work? I don't care where the problem is...I care that my PC doesn't randomly reboot itself. If I buy an Intel board with an Intel chip, I'll be fine.
I have the same sorts of problems with my Athlon system, and it's cured me of ever buying another AMD processor. Once bitten, twice shy.
The part where I said, for the benefit of anybody around me, "I do not agree". I don't care what the button says. The button could say "By clicking this button, you agree to stand on your head and whistle Dixie", and that would be just as valid. (IE not at all.)
You're calling me a moron, and you don't understand what the verb "to sign" means?
What part of the word "sign" was unclear to you?
I did not agree to anything. As a matter of fact, as I pressed the button that continued past their marketing blurb, I said aloud "I do not agree to the terms of this document" for the benefit of any Microsoft employees or agents who might be near me. They didn't object, so I am not bound.
Mr. President? Is that you?