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Oh I remember, it was you Boris, I'm over 6 feet tall, are you a short person? (That was humour!)
I don't go out of my way to be rude (that's not to say you don't think I'm rude) or to piss people off (and that's not to say that I don't) but I have learned to be direct and not beat about the bush, which unfortunately translates (especially in writing) to me being blunt. In this particular case, my being aware of this is of no use, it's you guys who have to be aware (as many of you say you are) and give me a fair break.
Another issue is that I no longer have the patience I used to have when I was younger, I don't suffer fools any more, especially those who don't know what they're talking about, who contradict themselves in the same sentence, who think using expletives is somehow funny and makes them right, who don't know both sides of the argument and don't see the humour in a discussion, even though it's at their expense. I don't know if it's a uniquely Aussie thing but we do laugh at ourselves if it's warranted without getting our knickers in too much of a knot.
What I cannot tell you is why I'm so passionate about, or why I am so focussed on what I've called the "PC Mentality" or why I've been such an evangelist of the Mac platform over the years. Maybe because these days I don't need to convince people as much because the facts are there for all to see but the die-hards refuse to look!
I'm over making the point, that's not to say I was wrong or I regret anything I said, just that I think I should let people come to the realisation in their own time in their own way.
I just have to also say though, that some people way over-reacted and it's obvious that frustration had set in because attacking me personally is a sure sign of that. I always say that, at the point in a debate where you think you are absolutely right and there is no question that you are, that's when you should take a deep breath, step back and look with wide open eyes and from the opposite perspective. It's amazing what new views you might see if you ignore your prejudices.
No worries though, it was an enjoyable discourse (for me at least).
Blunt: uncompromisingly forthright
Pompous: affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn or self-important
Righteous: morally right or justifiable, virtuous, fine and genuine
Patriotism: vigorously supporting own country against detractors
Sometimes you're the bug, and sometimes you're the windshield.
This is probably the thing that I agree with most.
Wanderer, it seems (with your last response to me) that you have actually taken some of what I and others have said on board, as it was a perfect example of a reasonable post. Most people here won't object to blunt, straight talking, or even the occasional serving of patriotism (no matter how hard to swallow *I* find it), you just have to remember that there's blunt, and there's too blunt (rude) and find a happy medium
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People (myself included) might be beating the (not so) dead horse mate, but you're feeding it!
Later:
Oops, I forgot the smilie:
That's why I said "not so" dead.
This is the funniest podcast I've listened to in quite a while, it tells you all about the mentality that went behind the making/marketing of the Zune. It's not a regularly funny podcast, it's usually quite technical and informative but with a subject like this, it's gotta be hillarious.
So, if you are a PC zealot and embrace the holy Microsoft way, maybe this is heresy and you shouldn't be listening to it. On the other hand, it might open your eyes to how Microsoft views you as a customer.
Seriously, if Apple treated me this way I'd be ditching them and going back to crayons and feather quills.
The Archive:
MacNotables #687: The MacNotables Roast The Microsoft Zune
Posted: Thursday, 25 January 2007 at 8:28AM (AEDT)