Re: [CGUYS] Frank [Was:In Defense of Idiots]

2009-04-15 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Yes, and it makes it increasingly difficult to create filters that >filter out the off topic or tech philosophy discussions. Every change >of topic requires a new filter... So you only want the whiney posts like "I installed the service pack and now have no audio output?" I posted a tech qu

Re: [CGUYS] Frank [Was:In Defense of Idiots]

2009-04-15 Thread db
Yes, and it makes it increasingly difficult to create filters that filter out the off topic or tech philosophy discussions. Every change of topic requires a new filter... db Tom Piwowar wrote: This bit of the discussion is REALLY off-topic, but I can't let that stand without noting that this

Re: [CGUYS] Frank [Was:In Defense of Idiots]

2009-04-15 Thread Tom Piwowar
>This bit of the discussion is REALLY off-topic, but I can't let that stand >without noting that this is a bit of conservative misinformation. That's the problem with off-topic bomb throwing. I understand the necessity to put thing right, but that does take us off topic and usually generates ma

Re: [CGUYS] Frank [Was:In Defense of Idiots]

2009-04-15 Thread Chris Dunford
> I think what they were referring to was Franks refusal to allow > Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac come under some sort of supervision a > number of years ago that may have tempered some of the problems. This bit of the discussion is REALLY off-topic, but I can't let that stand without noting that thi