Yes, I apologise for making that inference. I also apologise for any offence that I have caused you Clifford.
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Clifford Heath <clifford.he...@gmail.com>wrote: > On 08/11/2013, at 3:29 PM, Michael Ridland <rid...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So I've just offered some simple advice to a person that's asking for an > opinion and then you name bash me with 'noisy idiot' and now an 'arsehole'? > I'm sorry If I've done something wrong to offend you or cause you to hate > me if I have I sincerely apologise. > > Michael, > > You were the one to misinterpret Tom's message (by your failure of logic), > to fail to find evidence of him having run a startup (as if that was his > fault!), > and so to imply that he is a noisy idiot. > > I'm not categorising anyone, but making that inference was an a-hole thing > to do. > > Good effort. Looks like you have some more "failure" badges to wear. > I hear they're all the rage in California. > > Clifford Heath. > > > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Tom Allen <t...@jugglethis.net> wrote: > > Thanks for the backup Chris and Mark. > > > > @Michael - Your research is lacking. I've tried and failed once on my > own, and am now recuperating as an intrapreneur. I surely don't post enough > to be considered "noisy", and it's a classification fallacy to bifurcate > Silicon Beach into only idiots and experts. At the very least you've > highlighted the existence of the "assholes" category too. > > > > @Corey - I apologise for derailing your thread. My advice was well meant. > > > > > > On 8 November 2013 10:48, Mark Wotton <mwot...@gmail.com> wrote: > > http://www.quora.com/Triple-Point-Robotics > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Michael Ridland <rid...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > @Tom - I did some research and from the looks of it you've never run a > company or attempted a startup.. Does that mean you're a "noisy idiot"? > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Tom Allen <t...@jugglethis.net> wrote: > > Corey, > > > > I just want to give you one piece of advice, even though I'm pretty sure > you won't take it. I have been in *exactly* the same situation as you. That > is; posting a ridiculously ambitious idea that 'solves' a huge 'problem' to > this very mailing list, receiving a lot a "wow that's so awesome, I hope it > works out!" and a lot of "you're a naive kid with a dream and some skills, > but this idea doesn't solve a real problem and is too hard to get off the > ground" too. Like you, I very much wanted my idea to succeed so I mostly > ignored the negatives and focussed on the positives. I wanted desperately > to class the negatives as petty detractors without any real vision, and the > positives as awesome evangelists who just got it. > > > > Stop doing that. > > > > Use some critical judgement and research the people replying. In both my > case and yours, the negative people are those who've been through this - > Clifford, Geoff (both of them!), Bart, etc. The positive people (and please > excuse me if I mischaracterise you, positive people) are generally those > who haven't. You should weight more highly the opinions of people who have > the experience to back them up. This list has a lot of noisy idiots. It > also has a lot of regulars who chime in with precise advice but drop back > out if a flame war starts up. You'll want to see this as "their arguments > couldn't stand the heat", but again, you'll be wrong. > > > > Best of luck with your entrepreneurial career. I don't think this idea > is the one. > > > > Tom Allen > > t...@jugglethis.net > > +61 412 335 425 > > http://www.drtomallen.com > > > > > > -- > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon > Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for > more > > > > Forum rules > > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > 2) No jobs postings. 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