Mark H Weaver <m...@netris.org> writes: > Ian, you are a _terrible_ communicator. IMO, your biggest problems are: > > 1. You present your ideas in a far too abstract way, making it hard for > those of us who haven't already been long acquainted with your ideas > to begin to understand them. > 2. You write far too much, making it hard for us to find the few > writings of yours that might be able to get through our thick skulls. > 3. You insult us, making us predisposed to want to dismiss you.
I'd like to say that I thoroughly agree. > However, I found a blog post of yours that I believe is a relatively > good introduction to your ideas. I suspect this is because it is a > response to Paul Koning, who had the effect of keeping your thoughts > organized, and less abstracted. > > * * * > > For those who would like to try to understand Ian's ideas, I would > recommend first reading this excellent interview with Edsger Dijkstra, > which Ian cites in his post: > > http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/misc/vanVlissingenInterview.html > > and then read Ian's response to Paul Koning: > > http://livelogic.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-free-fair-and-forged.html > > Best, > Mark Thanks! Of course thanks to Ian as well, for actually bringing up the ideas, even if in somewhat a headache inducing way. Taylan
