On Fri, 2010-09-17 at 02:48 -0600, Levi Pearson wrote: > Grow up, guys. Dude, I love how you automatically assume that I'm whining about unimportant issues like an overlong ethernet run or port 79 being blocked by the firewall.
Your maturity has inspired me. I now realize that I'm completely incapable of communicating. Until now I thought I was asking for critical information to debug an issue or understand a customer's needs. I even had the temerity to think I was editing my messages according to the audience! I should have realized that stereotyping is bad when applied to anyone else, but 100% accurate when applied to me. Your superior wisdom, despite having no knowledge of any of the specific events, has humbled me. I now revere you as an omniscient demigod and dream of one day being capable of showing only 1% of the respect and life experience you've just displayed. You overwhelm me. The power and beauty of your argument is a thing I never thought possible. Until now I never imagined there might be "a world outside of unixoid operating systems, system administration, and internet tradition." I vow to explore this mysterious world with its painful, bright daystar and poorly regulated temperatures! Perhaps then I will be worthy to again enter the presence of others without "look[ing] petty and ridiculously anal." I think you're the one who needs to grow up. You've known Torrie and I for years. Do you really think we're incapable of effective communication in the work place? Have you truthfully never experienced what we're talking about? Do you really think a culture of trimming and context posting doesn't help the writer more carefully consider the content of a reply? Clearly you think you're the one who is superior. Pot meet kettle. -- Stuart Jansen <[email protected]> /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
