Re: the two questions

From: Brian Selzer <brian_at_selzer-software.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:43:15 GMT
Message-ID: <Dl63j.27283$lD6.5096@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>

"paul c" <toledobythesea_at_ooyah.ac> wrote in message news:Xe_2j.59897$cD.42277_at_pd7urf2no...
> Brian Selzer wrote:
> ...
>>
>> Precision really isn't a bad thing. Perhaps you should find out what the
>> words really mean before making an ass of yourself.
>> ...
>
> In fact, your examples are pointlessly vague, even wanton, as the general
> lack of appreciation by people here shows. Taken to unnecessary extremes,
> anything is bad. Over-precision by fatuous technocrats and other mystics
> is a tremendous cost, complication and waste in modern society.
>
> I'll grant that over-precision is also possible by people who have no axe
> to grind but are simply mis-guided as to what purpose they are trying to
> achieve. Usually those types stop yelling about it after a while.
>
> Before the internet encouraged such vocabulary-on-steroids, these
> pointless conversations were labelled "contemplating infinity" and little
> school kids could recognize it for what it was. Today they are more
> easily confused.
>
>

Can anybody out there follow the incoherent rant above? Received on Tue Nov 27 2007 - 22:43:15 CST