Kent Newsome on technology, music and life

10/17/2006


Blogosphere, Annotated

Dave Winer edition.

What he said:

"[T]here's no point, imho, in responding to people who disagree with things they say I believe but I don't. If you can't quote me correctly, don't expect a response."

What he meant:

There's no point in trying to engage me in a discussion, because I will either ignore you if I think you are somehow beneath me or I will engage in self-exegesis to redefine my position.

Tags: ,

Posted by Kent @ 10/17/2006 12:50:00 PM | Permalink

Submit to: Digg | Netscape | Reddit | Tailrank
Bookmark on: Del.icio.us | Furl | Ma.gnolia
Reactions: 2 Comments | Post a Comment | Inbound Links

2 Comment(s):

More like self-eisegesis. Reading "into" the text what you now wish it had said.

By Anonymous Sterling "Chip" Camden, at 10/17/2006 2:31 PM  
**************************

There's a game I call "A-lister wins"

The short version is that whatever the A-lister said means whatever the A-lister says it means.

`When _I_ use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.'

`The question is,' said Alice, `whether you CAN make words mean so many different things.'

`The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, `which is to be master - - that's all.'

By Blogger Seth Finkelstein, at 10/19/2006 12:01 AM  
**************************

Post a Comment

Links to this post:

Create a Link
DISCLAIMER
Newsome.Org, Kent's blog and the related pages and content are solely the thoughts and opinions of Kent Newsome in his personal capacity and are not associated with any other person or entity, including, without limitation, any partnership or other business entity Kent may now or hereafter be associated with.