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Tue Nov-03-09 04:14 PM
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| 10. K&R from a proud Luddite with 16 years IT experience. |
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I come from a proud tradition of Luddites. Only my folks still haven't figured out how to stop their VCR from flashing 12:00.
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| -"What's a Luddite?" |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Nov-03-09 04:03 PM |
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Why the cowardly U after it is barely posted? (nt) |
question everything |
Nov-03-09 04:06 PM |
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Probably didn't |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Nov-03-09 04:09 PM |
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It's not the content, |
Autumn |
Nov-03-09 04:10 PM |
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I rec for the name. |
SammyWinstonJack |
Nov-04-09 12:43 AM |
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Same here |
Autumn |
Nov-04-09 07:03 AM |
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I just gave an unrec because you're complaining about unrecs. |
Blue-Jay |
Nov-03-09 04:12 PM |
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Yeah, within a couple of minutes after a thread is posted, somebody has to complain about UnRecs. |
elocs |
Nov-03-09 05:07 PM |
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can we unrec a post? damn. |
sui generis |
Nov-04-09 01:08 PM |
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Well, that'll show 'em... |
Greyhound |
Nov-03-09 05:08 PM |
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Attention, and you gave it to them. They thank you. n/t |
elocs |
Nov-03-09 05:03 PM |
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You're fair and balanced. You will counter with a Recommend, right? |
TexasObserver |
Nov-03-09 05:18 PM |
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Oh, thank you, thank you, oh great master |
question everything |
Nov-03-09 11:42 PM |
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Question, TexasObserver, where does one SEE a negative vote? I don't have any visible |
bertman |
Nov-04-09 08:06 AM |
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I'll try to explain. |
TexasObserver |
Nov-04-09 01:07 PM |
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+1 for a good history lesson here |
noamnety |
Nov-03-09 04:10 PM |
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They were the folks who said the family & family values would be destroyed |
SpiralHawk |
Nov-03-09 04:10 PM |
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sure. but they destroyed new technology. assigning that as the cause |
PretzelWarrior |
Nov-03-09 04:11 PM |
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I believe the point of the OP was that what YOU are saying is the |
RaleighNCDUer |
Nov-04-09 10:36 AM |
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It is not the technology, per se |
blindpig |
Nov-04-09 11:30 AM |
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from ludlow. |
pansypoo53219 |
Nov-04-09 12:15 PM |
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Techno-utopians? I think the Pet Shop Boys fall into that group. |
GodlessBiker |
Nov-03-09 04:11 PM |
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What have the Pet Shop Boys got to do with this? |
Puzzler |
Nov-03-09 04:17 PM |
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It was a joke. |
FatDave |
Nov-04-09 12:25 AM |
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knr but shouldn't there be a link? |
hfojvt |
Nov-03-09 04:12 PM |
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From a Thomas Pynchon essay, I think. Link: |
sl8 |
Nov-07-09 05:21 PM |
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K&R from a proud Luddite with 16 years IT experience. |
EOTE |
Nov-03-09 04:14 PM |
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So What? The Sophists weren't the charletans they were bashed for being, either... |
Odin2005 |
Nov-03-09 05:01 PM |
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+1 (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Nov-03-09 05:16 PM |
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OMGWTFLOGIC! |
redqueen |
Nov-03-09 05:31 PM |
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Here's what |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Nov-03-09 07:18 PM |
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Lingustic change has no memory. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-03-09 08:25 PM |
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There's a ton of words that have absolutely nothing to do with their origin. |
JoeyT |
Nov-03-09 09:50 PM |
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Two sided coin |
DonCoquixote |
Nov-03-09 10:08 PM |
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Hello, fellow Aspie! |
Odin2005 |
Nov-03-09 11:04 PM |
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I know I'm late to the party |
JackintheGreen |
Nov-04-09 11:19 AM |
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Weaving was a highly skilled profession and the weavers owned their looms. |
Ozymanithrax |
Nov-03-09 05:05 PM |
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You're familiar with Edward Thompson ... |
RoyGBiv |
Nov-03-09 05:10 PM |
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See, if someone has a really stupid idea, and you don't like it, you're a Luddite! |
TexasObserver |
Nov-03-09 05:14 PM |
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no. I don't look for "IT" words. when I read the self-checkout thread I thought |
PretzelWarrior |
Nov-03-09 05:19 PM |
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CALVINIST! |
TexasObserver |
Nov-03-09 05:29 PM |
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Thanks!! K&R nt |
maryf |
Nov-03-09 07:43 PM |
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Proud Luddite here...sorta. |
badgerpup |
Nov-03-09 08:11 PM |
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My wife & I saw a perfect example of what you're talking about. |
Altoid_Cyclist |
Nov-04-09 05:28 AM |
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Pro-Nukers call me a Luddite for opposing nuclear power, BUT... |
Liberation Angel |
Nov-03-09 08:28 PM |
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I'm a proud believer of Ned Ludd's reasoning. |
westerebus |
Nov-03-09 11:19 PM |
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Was discussing this with someone just the other day -- |
eppur_se_muova |
Nov-03-09 11:39 PM |
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I'm a proud luddite. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Nov-03-09 11:45 PM |
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K&R |
leftstreet |
Nov-04-09 01:14 AM |
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The Marxist distinction between a tool and a machine is relevant here |
eridani |
Nov-04-09 01:46 AM |
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Basic Meaning |
soarsboard2 |
Nov-04-09 07:09 AM |
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Ned Ludd did it. |
Soylent Brice |
Nov-04-09 07:16 AM |
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neoluddism |
Gedankenaustausch |
Nov-04-09 11:36 AM |
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Good post, but it fails to mention that Luddites recognize the damage machinery can do. |
Grinchie |
Nov-04-09 11:54 AM |
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+1 |
IrateCitizen |
Nov-04-09 12:55 PM |
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K & R hmmm I like the name...luddite can be a good thing... |
winyanstaz |
Nov-04-09 02:22 PM |
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to be devil's advocate, the unabomber was a luddite |
Lerkfish |
Nov-04-09 02:24 PM |
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The unabomber was also... |
LanternWaste |
Nov-04-09 02:50 PM |
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Not really |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Nov-05-09 08:22 AM |
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can you redefine plagiarism, too? |
chimpyisstillsatan |
Nov-05-09 08:13 AM |
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I would like to point out that the definition of terms change over time. |
johnaries |
Nov-07-09 05:38 PM |
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I already said that, and got an angry lecture. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-07-09 06:12 PM |
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