Argueing with Stop Signs
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:53 pm
TallDave
My compliments to you for your attempts to reason with the infamous Paul Dietz. It's a lost cause though. There's several like him floating through the tech centric blogs and it's nearly impossible to get them to listen rather than talk. It's really sad in a way, they're normally fairly bright but once they take a position they won't shut up until they finally become seriously embarrassed (example, Engineer Poet's foray into geopolitical discourse some months ago at Winds of Change, if memory serves me).
I did not post any comments at the Transterrestrial Musings thread for three reason...
1. Not my area of expertise. I'm a retired grunt with failing memory.
2. Argueing with a self centered and self anointed expert is a waste of calories.
3. I was to incensed at the lack of decorum displayed by Dietz's childish behavior in a thread which was plainly intended for eulogizing Doc. Bussard. I did not trust my reactions and didn't want to further degrade the thread.
My compliments to you for your attempts to reason with the infamous Paul Dietz. It's a lost cause though. There's several like him floating through the tech centric blogs and it's nearly impossible to get them to listen rather than talk. It's really sad in a way, they're normally fairly bright but once they take a position they won't shut up until they finally become seriously embarrassed (example, Engineer Poet's foray into geopolitical discourse some months ago at Winds of Change, if memory serves me).
I did not post any comments at the Transterrestrial Musings thread for three reason...
1. Not my area of expertise. I'm a retired grunt with failing memory.
2. Argueing with a self centered and self anointed expert is a waste of calories.
3. I was to incensed at the lack of decorum displayed by Dietz's childish behavior in a thread which was plainly intended for eulogizing Doc. Bussard. I did not trust my reactions and didn't want to further degrade the thread.