I thought it was already reported? Of course it's time to close it, I agree, it was time several hours ago.
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I thought it was already reported? Of course it's time to close it, I agree, it was time several hours ago.
Everyone is an ape. Homo sapiens specifically.
Its actually a compliment, not an insult.
Calling somebody a monkey would be an insult.
*involuntary cringe*
The guy knew some stuff but overrated his 7448s', and the personal attacks (from anyone, regardless of who started it) were uncalled for.
/2c
The guy knew some stuff but overrated his 7448s', and the personal attacks (from anyone, regardless of who started it) were uncalled for.
/2c
I am completely bewildered by all of the negativity in this section of the MacRumors forums lately. Hateful comments and snarky responses serve no purpose, and have no value. There is no reason to post them. (And taking shots at someone on the Internet, especially when they cannot defend themselves is extremely childish.)
Though I will admit that zen.state has had a key role in the sour mood of this forum for quite some time (or at least since I jumped into the PowerPC forum in July of 2011), we should all be thankful for the information that he provided to us. If you're happy to see him gone, that's your business. But to criticize him for his attitude, and then turn around and make hateful statements about him shows nothing but hypocrisy in my opinion.
I can see how people would be happy to see him banned, but I'd say that there's a going to be great loss as well from his future inactivity. It can be regarded as a positive because there will be less negativity and hatefulness towards new users with repetitive or common questions, but it can also be regarded as a negative due to the fact that we have one less highly-knowledgable member in the PowerPC forum.
Though I will admit that zen.state has had a key role in the sour mood of this forum for quite some time (or at least since I jumped into the PowerPC forum in July of 2011), we should all be thankful for the information that he provided to us. If you're happy to see him gone, that's your business. But to criticize him for his attitude, and then turn around and make hateful statements about him shows nothing but hypocrisy in my opinion.
I can see how people would be happy to see him banned, but I'd say that there's a going to be great loss as well from his future inactivity. It can be regarded as a positive because there will be less negativity and hatefulness towards new users with repetitive or common questions, but it can also be regarded as a negative due to the fact that we have one less highly-knowledgable member in the PowerPC forum.
PPC was fantastic back in the 386/486/Pentium days when it actually had a real performance edge. But after Intel got away from the disasterous Pentium 4 and developed the Core2 series, the edge was lost and Motorola/IBM had no chance of catching up because they lacked the resources and engineer talent.
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At time there is not...
People particularly people on the internet tend to be quite full of themselves and the knowledge they think they have. No not condescend to to them only inflates their ego. sometime the pin of condescension is needed to deflate the head.
On a side note my threshold for rudeness is higher than most stemming from being an infantryman where politeness is not the primary goal. Now that I'm civilian I work in operations where politeness will more important is further down on the must have skill set. Having said all that zen was never IMHO rude he just didn't open dialog, you asked a question you got an answer, if you tested the answer he told you to go fly a kite. If you testing answers with actually trying the solution why did you ask the question in the first place. The dialog of this nature doesn't go anywhere it becomes white noise.
It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.
Friedrich Nietzsche
All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive.
Friedrich Nietzsche
These in my opinion are applicable..
What a coincidence, I picked up a book on Nietzsche earlier today. Maybe I get to read some of the quotes in it's context later on!
If you drive a lot librivox.org has some of his stuff on audio..
Zarathustra is where I'd start if I were to begin again, the trans-valuation of all values makes no sense with out that book.
Then Twilight of the Idols, this will explain more when he starts in on Socrates & Co.
Then beyond Good and Evil, then repeat once you have a grasp on those
Start Joyful Wisdom cause you'll need a break..
Then Ecce Homo..
Nietzsche wrote a bunch of small books about specific things that are usually and the local university library. These tend to be the most interesting and speak to the man.
Zarathustra is where I'd start if I were to begin again, the trans-valuation of all values makes no sense with out that book.
Then Twilight of the Idols, this will explain more when he starts in on Socrates & Co.
Then beyond Good and Evil, then repeat once you have a grasp on those
Start Joyful Wisdom cause you'll need a break..
Then Ecce Homo..
Nietzsche wrote a bunch of small books about specific things that are usually and the local university library. These tend to be the most interesting and speak to the man.
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couldent give a crap about him,
But its the online slander in his blog that troubles me. Not only has he posted about myself, in a slanderous way, but also about many users on this forum, with no way for us to respond. If it wasnt for the fact that the OP posted the link, i would have never known. /THAT/ is the rudeness that is not acceptable imho.
thats what i was saying MochaBook was defending zen and i said that he shouldn't write stuff like that if he dosen't everyone to slander him
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