Where is Asher's Mac Attack?

[-Jrabbit]

Pseudo-intellectuals are people usually with good memory and a strong desire to have everyone believe they are intellectuals.

--Here we have a computer science guy presuming the all-encompassing, self-assigned role of "scientist" (talk about pretense!) and arbiter of intellectualism.
--Asher has a long public history of disrespect for the social sciences and humanities, especially any "soft" science or degree program not aimed at getting you a good job. Expecting him to respect Philosophy, no matter how academically rigorous, is silly. He's incapable.
--It's nice that when Asher disses the Apple GUI, he admits his discomfort with it is due to his unfamiliarity.
--What's wrong is for him to disagree with someone who likes the GUI and has no trouble switching between OSX and Wintel environments. If a GUI works for a user, it's good!
--And it's just as wrong for said bi-OS person to dis Asher for his lack of familiarity with OSX. The fact that different people need different amounts of time to learn an interface is pretty basic. The goal of GUI design is to minimize the time it takes to learn a program/device.
--I respect Asher's statements on GUI design becvause they are backed with academic knowlege. But I can't help but wonder if he's not just using his good memory and regurgitating classroom dogma...
--It's ridiculous to use a person's spelling (or in this case, typing) skills as a means of judging their intellingence. Especially when that person for whom English is a second language. Asher, this was low, even for you.
--Correct spelling is: judgment (not "judgement"). You all missed this one, so I guess I win.

[KrazyHorse]

http://www.answers.com/judgment&r=67

Wrong.

[Asher]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
--Asher has a long public history of disrespect for the social sciences and humanities, especially any "soft" science or degree program not aimed at getting you a good job. Expecting him to respect Philosophy, no matter how academically rigorous, is silly. He's incapable.

Academically rigorous philosophers are like religious prostitutes...

--What's wrong is for him to disagree with someone who likes the GUI and has no trouble switching between OSX and Wintel environments. If a GUI works for a user, it's good!

My point was that because he regularly uses both he's less likely to be frustrated -- he has adapted.

--I respect Asher's statements on GUI design becvause they are backed with academic knowlege. But I can't help but wonder if he's not just using his good memory and regurgitating classroom dogma...

I don't have a good memory, I've already discussed this. I work with understanding concepts and then applying those concepts myself. This is why I love psychology courses -- the concepts are usually incredibly simple and basic. I don't go to the lectures, and the night before I read through the chapters of the textbook and get the concepts. Then I apply reasoning and intuition to the exams (usually multiple choice -- god bless the social sciences) and get good marks.

--It's ridiculous to use a person's spelling (or in this case, typing) skills as a means of judging their intellingence. Especially when that person for whom English is a second language. Asher, this was low, even for you.

Not being able to spell "right" correctly, even after being corrected, demonstrates stupidity more than knowledge about a second language.

--Correct spelling is: judgment (not "judgement"). You all missed this one, so I guess I win.

You're wrong, of course. Both are widely acceptable spellings.

[Verto]

Originally posted by God
Get a ****ing life.

QFT.

[-Jrabbit]

Regarding spelling: Asher, did you ever consider that the repeated misspelling of "right" might be a calculated troll?

Regarding "judgment": That was a calculated troll.

[-Jrabbit]

Expecting him to respect Philosophy, no matter how academically rigorous, is silly. He's incapable.

Academically rigorous philosophers are like religious prostitutes...

QED.

[Asher]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
Regarding spelling: Asher, did you ever consider that the repeated misspelling of "right" might be a calculated troll?

That's not an option for someone like BlackCat -- way too advanced.

[-Jrabbit]

Your intense desire to criticize others creates blind spots like this. When your big debate point amounts to spellchecking, it just makes you look petty and, frankly, a bit desperate to demonstrate your superiority.

Clinging to the notion that spelling is an intelligence indicator is a sure indicator that you're letting emotional distaste for the poster supercede meaningful debate. It hurts your credibility in those cases when you have an actual point.

[Asher]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
Your intense desire to criticize others creates blind spots like this. When your big debate point amounts to spellchecking, it just makes you look petty and, frankly, a bit desperate to demonstrate your superiority.

The "big debate point" was avoided by Whaleboy long before then. When he then makes a point to say he understands "computer usability", but misspells it in the process, that's something pretty glaring to me.

It's like saying I'm an expert in Krysler cars and Phord products. When people get the basics wrong, you begin to discredit their opinion on the matter.

Clinging to the notion that spelling is an intelligence indicator is a sure indicator that you're letting emotional distaste for the poster supercede meaningful debate. It hurts your credibility in those cases when you have an actual point.

Spelling isn't an intelligence indicator by itself, per se, but if somebody keeps misspelling the word moments after being corrected, you have to wonder.

[monolith94]

Ummm... back in ancient times women would go to the temple of the goddess and whore themselves to provide money for the temple.

[Asher]

Not unlike being a professor for Philosophy 101.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Asher
Expose is only necessary on MacOS X because of its poor multitasking window design. And you're just used to it.

I saved that thread where you said you loved it.

[Agathon]

It would be more accurate to say that whoring yourself out was characteristic of students in the Ancient World, rather than teachers. You can read about this in Plato's Theages.

But, since I'm not an arse bandit, I do not lament the passing of this practice.

A pseudo intellectual is someone who says something meaningful that Asher can't understand.

[Agathon]

Here it is:

[Agathon]

And the photoshop...