Re: TI or HP?

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Re: TI or HP?

Wes Mininger wrote:
>
> The so called 'jerk' in question here would be me, however I must point
> out that some people cannot read simple sentences and comprehend thier
> meaning at the same time.  What I said, for the record, is that many
> people buy computers for the purpose of playing games.  Sure they may buy
> them so they can type something up here and there, but games are usually a
> huge part of why people buy top of the line computers.  Now sure I could
> go and buy a PSX or a N64, but can I play multiplayer with an N64 over the
> network? No.  Can I web browse on my PSX? No. Can I do both at once on a
> PSX or N64? No, but I can on a PC with windowing.  Now, the same point
> would apply in a general way to calculators.  Some people buy calculators
> just for the games, while some buy them to calculate.  However, many
> people who know the capabilities of a 92 are going to get one for *both*
> reasons, and not merely to calculate.  I could have got an 85 (actually I
> have one, but upgraded to 92 because of its symbolic manipulations)  and I
> could have done everything I needed to do, but I wanted to be able to run
> great games.  So, does this make me a jerk to believe that people should
> *not* buy calculators to play just games? No. People do the same with
> computers, so whats the big deal?  Also for the record I prefer to send
> mail to people pointing out thier mistakes in private so that I do not
> embarass them, but ddd's actions have had a way of allowing me to now
> publicly point out his errors.  If ddd would take a few classes in the
> English language section, perhaps he would better be able to comprehend
> what someone says, and not make a fool of himself by trying to win an
> argument with vague name calling tactics.  Very 2nd grade of you ddd.
>
> On Thu, 2 Oct 1997, Rene Kragh Pedersen wrote:
>
> :d d d wrote:
> :
> :> Thank you, just for the record, he sent me a "great" reply via private
> :> mail.  If I wrote that, I wouldn't want the whole list knowing what kind
> :> of ignorant jerk I was either.
> :
> :Just a small notice:
> :You may or may not be right, but judging a guy in public, from a letter
> :that is not in public, gives no one here any hint of opportunity to
> :judge for themselves. Actually you're saying he's an ignorant jerk
> :without showing us why.
> :If we believe you, who would be the ignorant jerks then?
> :
> :regards,
> :
> :--
> :          Rene Kragh Pedersen
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> :.oO) It's not reality that matters, it's how you percieve things (Oo.
> :

Actually I would have preferred sending a private reply too but that
would not have pointed out to other readers the importance of evidence
rather than belief, which I find crucial when it comes to people's
opinion regarding others.

Let that conclude the discussion from my side.

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          Rene Kragh Pedersen
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.oO) It's not reality that matters, it's how you percieve things (Oo.
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