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Why are you having so much difficulty in reading and understanding my posts?

Probably because they are so damn long.

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On the issue "plenty of places for opinions..." THG is also a place where one can fiind plenty of those. The very title of the column you are having so much trouble with is a crystal-clear indication that it is an opinion piece. After all, one person's crap is another person's brilliant design or execution. Deal with it. And some of your posts on this thread are what else, if not personal opinions? You really like straw-man arguments.

What the hell are you talking about? I just said the article sucked. I don't care about what point he's making. It's not an article: it's a rant, and a rant based on unrealistic ideals (i.e. When I purchase something that goes obsolete in 6 months I should get my money back or Sony should charge more.)

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To wit, that many of the "inspired" product releases and marketing gimmicks are exclusively about profiteering.

OH MY GOD! STOP THE PRESSES! SONY'S REALLY JUST SELLING PRODUCTS TO TURN A PROFIT?!?!?!?!?! :roll:

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I have a friend who designs, manufactures and sells a line of accessory cards and I/O devices for PCs. Quite sucessfully and pretty innovative devices. Some of which have gotten good reviews from THG. Based on converstaions with him, changing features and improving performance on a specific device is not as quick a process as you seem to think it is. Given the expertise my buddy has vs your unknown level of same, but based on the content of some of your other posts, I see another straw-man argument here.

That's nice that you have a friend in the industry. I've worked on CE devices that have gone to market and I can tell you there's a lot more involved than a marketing guy who conjurs up gimmicks to screw the common consumer. But hey, I guess since you know a guy you're able to call everyone elses opinions about the matter

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Glass houses indeed.

:?: WTF does that have to do with ANYTHING?

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More like gross failures of logic and critical thinking on the part of Whizzard9992. Not to mention, apparrantly (I could be wrong here, if so I appologise ), poorly/narrowly read, ignorant of history (both US and world) and uninterested in current affairs outside the US. And, even in US context, not paying attention to either US situation, history or bigger world picture.

lol wtf? How did you come up with that? How can you blatently attack me without knowing anything about me? How does me thrashing an article make me ignorant of US and world history??

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Who says s/he is, and I quote: "I'm one of the fortunate ones that just so happens to enjoy and have a natural talent for something both rare and valuable (Software Engineering)." If the content of this person's posts here in this thread is anything to go by, it would be be a very good idea to find out where s/he works and avoid anything that company produces like one would avoid the plague.

Wow. I said that because I was saying I'm lucky to have a nack for Engineering instead of, say, artistry, where artistic talents pay less (for example). How does that statment make me a bad engineer, exactly?

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The quality of logic and thinking, not to mention the penchant for ad-hominim attacks and straw-man arguments on/against posters this person disagrees with, is not what one could call encouraging. Especially when one considers what the products of this persons labour are - software. That possibly runs, or controls, critical infrastructure applications like water treatment or power generation plants. Do you remember the power blackout of August 2003? And, even if the software produced by Whizzard9992 and their employer is of a less critical nature than the cases cited, given the demonstrated shortcomings in both logical and critical thinking by this poster, why would anyone even consider doing business with this outfit?

That's quite a mouthful. I would love to post my resume or run any knowledge you or a companion could muster about software engineering into the ground, but there'd be no point. There's obviously disdain coming from somewhere else. Your parents, perhaps? Were you adopted? Abandoned as a baby? Was your brother killed by a rogue software engineer on a rampage?

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As far as your comments on economics, status/situation of the middle class, and executive pay etc. go you are bang on - in my considerd opinion.

Ironic choice of words, given how you've trashed the notion of an opinion thus far.

Don't bash things/people you don't understand. If you have an argument to make, make it about a topic. Bashing someone personally online is not only rude, but it's ignorant and immature.

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@ WizardOZ: You are about the most ignorant and stuck up person I have ever tried arguing with so you win. First off you specifically chose to quote the Bible and then apparently I have some bs reflex to organized religion just because I happen to not agree with your view of things. ( not to mention that the very foundation of the United States, Canada and all European countries is the separation of church and state ) Also you should know that the kind of knowledge that YOU call "general" is the worst kind. This is the type that lets you know a little bit about a lot of things but not enough so you can use the information in the CORRECT context ( most of the time ). Also just because I don't quote and then comment your every sentence does not mean that I didn't read your post and understand it. The problem is that you imply one thing and in the next post write that you never did say that. Call that an assumption but this is the way communication between people goes and maybe you should do some more of it ( in "real-life" I mean ).

Well anyway, until you get to the idea that not everything that you know is definitely correct there's no point arguing with you about anything. So you win and you won't get another post from me in this thread. Have a nice life a****le.

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Barry, I owe you an apology

Your article isn't that bad. Although I disagree with it, I've tended to hijack the threads associated with your articles. It appears I'm on a crusade to trash your articles. That's not the case. I agree I'm biased, and the moment I see the article title, I have a predisposition against the article.

You're trying something new, and that's commendable. I don't like it, but the threads have gone somewhere I'm not proud of, though I'm surely responsible for. That's not fair.

I don't mean to trash the articles or your writing as bad as I do, and I don't mean to do this to your thread. I hope you accept my apology.

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