Jason Rumney <jasonrum...@gmail.com> writes: > On Jan 1, 3:12Â pm, r <rt8...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The man lives in a world driven by common sense > > "Common" sense suggests that his views are shared among the general > populace. I don't see much evidence of that in the sometimes never- > ending threads that frequently follow his postings. But it is good to > start debates about making changes to the status quo, often the > debates will result in worthwhile changes, even if those changes are > not what he proposed. I just wish he would choose his venue a little > more carefully sometimes.
I find that with Xah's posts people argue the man and not his points. And they argue the man because he refuses to be brow beaten by those who do not like to be criticised or are too think skinned. I rarely find his posts controversial but always interesting. His ELisp tutorial is far and away better than anything else out there for the programmer moving to Elisp IMO. He backs up his points with reasons and supportive evidence and rarely with "because I'm experienced and thats the way it is" - something not every one takes the time to do. He is clearly intelligent, thoughtful and experienced if a little lacking in finesse at times. The world needs more Xah lees. -- important and urgent problems of the technology of today are no longer the satisfactions of the primary needs or of archetypal wishes, but the reparation of the evils and damages by the technology of yesterday. ~Dennis Gabor, Innovations: Scientific, Technological and Social, 1970 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
