weirdosmurf

Rolanbek said:

A few points for those that are 1400 posts deep into this rabbit hole but were not present over the last 4 years for key events:

12. This isn't the DBK thread it's the Textblade thread.
13. It is not possible to discuss anything of any worth in a place where DBK is actively posting, with the exception of muting him.
14. The author of the piece here has not responded to any questions set out in this thread. 
R

Amen.

True dat...

dabigkahuna said:

weirdosmurf said:

you clearly relish the fight. I don’t think I can recall you ever suggest that perhaps a less combative discourse might be in order

I happily stand by my description of you having a definition of timeframes as “endlessly flexible”.

Being willing to fight does not mean I relish the fight. Besides, you are wrong - again - about not wanting less combative discourse. I've posted many times about how, in my early years on the internet discussion forums, I tried to be very polite and respectful to those I disagreed with. But every time I suggested that maybe both sides should stop trying to demonize the other, it was always those who I disagreed with who said I must show respect to them, but they would refuse to do so with those on my side.

So, I just respond based on how people post. If they post crap, I'll continue to point it out. But those who don't, I'll have good discussions with - even agree with on many things.

You can stand by your description all you want. The problem is, you can't show my timeframes were "endlessly flexible". I was very clear about what is fair to count as the "end of the week". And it sure wasn't endless. So I can you can stand by you claim and just be wrong.

...so you subscribe to the “eye for an eye” theory eh...? How’s that go for you once you’ve lost both eyes... (I’ll give you a hint, it has to do with blindness... )

The reason we know you relish the fight is that you... well you fight, and you relish it and it’s on display for all to see... let’s see, you insert yourself in to discussions and end up fighting and once the fight starts, you post and post and post and post and appear to take glee in it - dare I say “relish”... ‘nuff said... [shrug]

As for your “endlessly flexible” fixation, I don’t need to show anything... You do it for us time after time after time... Once you’ve stopped doing it, we’ll know it has indeed ended, but since you keep tying yourself in loops rationalising for missed timeframes, you’ll continue proving me right... no skin off my nose... I’m not sure why it even upsets you so much tbh... you keep doing it so it shouldn’t bother you...

dabigkahuna said:

weirdosmurf said:

You’re welcome to engage in normal discourse any time you choose, that is something which sits under the control of the individual - unless, of course, that person has no ability to control their impulses... that’s seen in people who prolong fights for the sake of the fight...

> If I’m “wrong again...” then it’s simple; stop fighting... be a “love not war” kinda dude... your call...

Actually, it is your call. Because I don't subscribe to the idea that it's okay for you and others to get to attack, but to avoid "war" I'm supposed to not fight back.

> Actually, it’s your time keeping apologism which is “endlessly flexible”... you come up with new and wonderful rationales for every possibility of why a missed deadline might actually not be missed and why it could be considered to be acceptable.

Clearly false as I have specifically said when WT missed any reasonable definition of a time estimate. Thus it isn't "endlessly flexible".

> unless, of course, that person has no ability to control their impulses

Oh, so that's why you keep responding, with the same false claims.

Now, now... that’s breaking the rules... I said “your call” first... no backsies...

You even mentioned yourself on Waytools Forum (when bagging out people here who have no facility to respond I might add...) that you’ve been in 50 to 1 fights (with you being the 1) on Internet forums - you clearly relish the fight. I don’t think I can recall you ever suggest that perhaps a less combative discourse might be in order, I’ve can’t recall you trying to gently de-escalate... ever...

I’ve seen plenty of people appeal to you (I’ve done so myself over the years) to “let’s all put down our guns and take a few breaths...” but you then insist on throwing more fuel on the fire so you can keep fighting, fighting, fighting, fighting...

I happily stand by my description of you having a definition of timeframes as “endlessly flexible”. I think it perfectly encapsulates your joie de vivre on the subject... I understand you may personally not agree; umm... cool story bro... but back to my description, I imagine there might be at least 50 who agree with me for every one of you... I’ll just have to learn to live with you not agreeing with my description... You’ve had a hilariously variable relationship with the concept of timeframes and deadlines over the years and watching you twist yourself into pretzels trying to rationalise your “endless flexibility” is pretty funny, I must admit...  (The thing about endless flexibility is there’s a great deal of scope for subjectivity there; you should learn to love it...  )
Oh that’s not the reason I keep responding; I keep responding because you are an insufferable windbag who has a massively overblown sense of their own relevance and importance and is puffed up to a truly douchebaggish proportion - I respond to be a small prick and deflate that massive windbag...

(If I’m being truly honest, there is another reason I respond - it’s because my audience loves me and find it quite amusing... gotta keep my public happy... well that and the massive add revenue [that last bit is satire/sarcasm btw... just so we’re crystal clear, okey dokey?)

Edit: how is it that a forum devoted to Apple - AppleInsider - doesn’t have support for Apple keyboard emojis on its forum...?

dabigkahuna said:

weirdosmurf said:

Actually, to be fair, what you are doing is waaaaaay different from “normal” discourse. You aren’t interested in a point (anyone else’s)... you want the fight and the object of your fight is “to win” and “winning” is your entire objective despite any salient points people may make.

Wrong again. This is easily shown by the simple fact that when a critic doesn't keep resorting to the made-up assumptions and personal attacks on people simply because they don't agree, I have agreed with much of what they say and have said so publicly.

But when people fib and say my time references are "endlessly flexible" or that I say Friday is the same as Monday, or that I haven't done any programming, then that is what prevents normal discourse. Of course, you may consider such bogus attacks to be normal for you.

If I’m “wrong again...” then it’s simple; stop fighting... be a “love not war” kinda dude... your call...

Actually, it’s your time keeping apologism which is “endlessly flexible”... you come up with new and wonderful rationales for every possibility of why a missed deadline might actually not be missed and why it could be considered to be acceptable.

You’re welcome to engage in normal discourse any time you choose, that is something which sits under the control of the individual - unless, of course, that person has no ability to control their impulses... that’s seen in people who prolong fights for the sake of the fight...

dabigkahuna said:

poisednoise said:

Sure they may be (in his eyes at least) in response to other unprovoked attacks, but that doesn't make them any less attacks.

How many times has he called people liars? In the last 25 posts?

Responding to an attack may also be an attack, but there is a world of difference between doing it in response and starting it.

It would be like saying if someone starting hitting you, so you hit back, that there is no difference!

Actually, to be fair, what you are doing is waaaaaay different from “normal” discourse. You aren’t interested in a point (anyone else’s)... you want the fight and the object of your fight is “to win” and “winning” is your entire objective despite any salient points people may make. You focus on fighting your fight and winning your war which usually transfers from the initial core subject matter to yourself.

Perhaps if you weren’t so narrowly focused on combat for combat’s sake, you’d not cause such a kerfuffle wherever you insert yourself... [shrug]

[not sarcasm btw...]