What I meant was, if you make the effort to put your name on your thoughts, I will be glad to discuss them. If you don't, I'll assume that you don't value them, and I won't bother responding.
But, hey...don't let me kill your buzz. Feel free to tell yourself whatever story makes you happy.
There is a difference between wing-borne flight and orbit. That's not a "party line", it's a clearly understood distinction.
Some craft are capable of doing both. Some craft are capable of only doing one or the other. Some craft fly through the atmosphere without the benefit of wing-borne flight.
Why are you trying to conflate atmospheric flight and orbital flight? They're very much not the same.
"but perceiving value in it becaues it is 'yours' is egotistical."
Stating my opinion means that I've stated my opinion. That does not imbue that opinion with any "value"...it is simply my own opinion. Note that I am not obliged to justify that opinion: It may well not be open to rational debate.
"he has conceeded that only his ego gives his argument value"
Nonsense. The only thing that he's "conceeded" [sic] is that others' opinions may be valid, they simply are not his.
Matters of taste are, by definition, not objective. You may like chocolate ice cream. I like strawberry. Both of our opinions are valid, and neither is measurably more valid than the other.
"less completely educated -- or at the very least, less cultured."
Perhaps less steeped in the culture that thinks Joyce and Milton are relevant, yes. Arguing that they are "less cultured" is just a way of saying "my culture is better than your culture".
What I like to read is a matter of my taste. Your evaluation of my intellect or "culture" is as irrelevant to me as your taste in literature.
How does my appreciation of Fine Literature and my facility for public expression place me on the Mother TeresaHermann Goering continuum? Liking the sort of books that the ALA President likes is not a moral choice, nor do I believe it's a relevant indicator of intelligence. It's a question of taste.
This schmuck's argument that "You have to like the things I like in order to be intelligent" is absurd on its face. He comes off as a prototype elitist douchebag.
It's not an appeal to authority, it's a reference to a really good track record.
I didn't say whether the idea would be advantageous or not. I am willing to wager that Steve Jobs will make a better decision than J. Random Slashdot Poster.
I'd buy a TiVo-Apple partnered product. I think that being acquired by a large, powerful partner is the only way TiVo can survive. I don't know whether it's in Apple's strategic interest to enter this market or not. If they can do some sort of iTv system, where you can buy TV shows like from iTMS, I think they're going to own the universe.
If Steve can put together a deal like that, it's going to be a huge success.
Call me crazy, but based on the last few financial quarters, I'm guessing that Steve jobs has a better handle on his business than you do. If he does this deal, it's going to be because he thinks he can make it work.
WTF is up with the blue plastic crack? How many current Apple products come in blue plastic?
Depends. What makes you happy? If good UI makes you happy, buy an iPod. If a garganutan feature list makes you happy, buy a Neuros. If you like Creative, buy that. If you like iRiver, buy that.
It's not like there aren't a lot of options out there. You're free to exercise your vague aversion to Apple products. Have fun.
If the court rules that the term "List B" is defamatory, they can rule against you.
If I were to publish a list of people called "Baby Eaters", and said "Baby Eaters don't actually eat babies, that's just the term I use for people who don't contribute money to charities", I could be sued for calling somebody a Baby Eater, and I would probably lose.
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Can I oppose corporations that strive to control election processes without being branded as "anti-corporate"?
I happen to be anti-corporate, but I think that you're making a rather strained argument.
What I meant was, if you make the effort to put your name on your thoughts, I will be glad to discuss them. If you don't, I'll assume that you don't value them, and I won't bother responding.
But, hey...don't let me kill your buzz. Feel free to tell yourself whatever story makes you happy.
Log in and ask, and I'll explain it to you. If you don't feel the need to log in, I won't bother.
Do you have an argument to make, other than proof by assertion?
If it's in the public interest, we don't need corporations to lobby for it.
There is a difference between wing-borne flight and orbit. That's not a "party line", it's a clearly understood distinction.
Some craft are capable of doing both. Some craft are capable of only doing one or the other. Some craft fly through the atmosphere without the benefit of wing-borne flight.
Why are you trying to conflate atmospheric flight and orbital flight? They're very much not the same.
Surely you're aware that Rutan's first design was one that you (YOU!) could literally build in your garage, right?
"but perceiving value in it becaues it is 'yours' is egotistical."
Stating my opinion means that I've stated my opinion. That does not imbue that opinion with any "value"...it is simply my own opinion. Note that I am not obliged to justify that opinion: It may well not be open to rational debate.
"he has conceeded that only his ego gives his argument value"
Nonsense. The only thing that he's "conceeded" [sic] is that others' opinions may be valid, they simply are not his.
Matters of taste are, by definition, not objective. You may like chocolate ice cream. I like strawberry. Both of our opinions are valid, and neither is measurably more valid than the other.
"but blogs are for the most part internet pollution, redundant, inane, ego-stroking, and self-serving."
You're entitled to your opinion. Am I entitled to disagree without being considered a stupid, bourgeois, nekulturniy mouth breather?
"The truth is, it is egotistical to think that your own choices are as equal as anyone else's."
Less egotistical than thinking my own choices are superior to anyone else's?
"less completely educated -- or at the very least, less cultured."
Perhaps less steeped in the culture that thinks Joyce and Milton are relevant, yes. Arguing that they are "less cultured" is just a way of saying "my culture is better than your culture".
What I like to read is a matter of my taste. Your evaluation of my intellect or "culture" is as irrelevant to me as your taste in literature.
How does my appreciation of Fine Literature and my facility for public expression place me on the Mother TeresaHermann Goering continuum? Liking the sort of books that the ALA President likes is not a moral choice, nor do I believe it's a relevant indicator of intelligence. It's a question of taste.
This schmuck's argument that "You have to like the things I like in order to be intelligent" is absurd on its face. He comes off as a prototype elitist douchebag.
Here you go.
Half of Outlook's functionality is dependent on an Exchange server (calendar sharing, out-of-office notification, etc.)
It's not an appeal to authority, it's a reference to a really good track record.
I didn't say whether the idea would be advantageous or not. I am willing to wager that Steve Jobs will make a better decision than J. Random Slashdot Poster.
What does "dumbing down" mean in this context? I've never wanted to run Enlightenment on my TiVo. Does that mean it's "dumb"?
I'd buy a TiVo-Apple partnered product. I think that being acquired by a large, powerful partner is the only way TiVo can survive. I don't know whether it's in Apple's strategic interest to enter this market or not. If they can do some sort of iTv system, where you can buy TV shows like from iTMS, I think they're going to own the universe.
If Steve can put together a deal like that, it's going to be a huge success.
That's a big if.
Wow. You seem to be confused about the adjectives "blue" and "current". What grade are you in?
And if it were, what? 1999? That would be a CURRENT product. But it's not, so it's not.
Call me crazy, but based on the last few financial quarters, I'm guessing that Steve jobs has a better handle on his business than you do. If he does this deal, it's going to be because he thinks he can make it work.
WTF is up with the blue plastic crack? How many current Apple products come in blue plastic?
I can't use RT anymore since they changed their ad scheme, and the rendering under Firefox is pretty gross.
Yay Google!
Good UI.
And if you were to buy one today, you wouldn't get that stuff. That was the poster's point.
Depends. What makes you happy? If good UI makes you happy, buy an iPod. If a garganutan feature list makes you happy, buy a Neuros. If you like Creative, buy that. If you like iRiver, buy that.
It's not like there aren't a lot of options out there. You're free to exercise your vague aversion to Apple products. Have fun.
If you're going to make a grammar flame, you really need to make it grammatically correct.
If the court rules that the term "List B" is defamatory, they can rule against you.
If I were to publish a list of people called "Baby Eaters", and said "Baby Eaters don't actually eat babies, that's just the term I use for people who don't contribute money to charities", I could be sued for calling somebody a Baby Eater, and I would probably lose.