Re: the two questions
From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:59:55 -0400
Message-ID: <474d826c$0$5272$9a566e8b_at_news.aliant.net>
>>"paul c" <toledobythesea_at_ooyah.ac> wrote in message
>>news:Xe_2j.59897$cD.42277_at_pd7urf2no...
>>
>>>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?
>
> Certainly. I think it is one of Paul C's best posts ever.
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:59:55 -0400
Message-ID: <474d826c$0$5272$9a566e8b_at_news.aliant.net>
Jon Heggland wrote:
> Quoth Brian Selzer: >
>>"paul c" <toledobythesea_at_ooyah.ac> wrote in message
>>news:Xe_2j.59897$cD.42277_at_pd7urf2no...
>>
>>>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?
>
> Certainly. I think it is one of Paul C's best posts ever.
Agreed.
Received on Wed Nov 28 2007 - 15:59:55 CET