Re: [tlug] [OT] Say _no_ to the Microsoft Office format as an ISO standard

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 11/07/07, Roger Markus <rogermarku@example.com> wrote:

> > > > If Microsoft has hurt you so badly, why can't you quit them? Sounds
> > > > like you need psychological counsel more than legal... ;)
> > >
> > > "Psychological counsel"?  So you're calling me mentally ill because I
> > > don't like Microsoft?
> >
> > Nope. Parse that sentence again.
>
> So you don't understand what "Sounds like you need psychological
> counsel" means?

"If Microsoft has hurt you so badly, why can't you quit them?"

Do you understand the meaning of that sentence? Good. Move on to the next:

"Sounds like you need psychological counsel more than legal... ;)"

I know you understood that one, except you did not (want to?)
understand that the ";)" at the end is supposed to provide you with a
cue that I am being cute here, not serious. Email is a tough medium
for communication, which is why I occasionally resort to emoticons;
they are imperfect, but better than nothing.

So, if you string together the sentences, what I am saying is:

if (true == MicrosoftHasHurtYou and
   false == YouHaveQuitMicrosoft) {
 CallForMentalHelpButWithTongueFirmlyInCheek(pRoger);
}

Got it? Nowhere in here do I imply this:

if (true == YouHateMicrosoft) {
 CallForMentalHelpSeriously(pRoger);
}

> You are a wise  man with the machines, but you had
> better study your first language English a little more, at least
> enough so you understand what you are saying with the words you use!

I will not be so pedantic as to point out the two mistakes you made in
this paragraph, but I will hint that one has to do with whitespace and
the other with punctuation.

> Yeah - *you* understand what you are writing, but the words you used
> said something else!  Better learn how to more skillfully use English
> mate!

See above. In this case the dash and a comma are your friends.

> Good point.  There is talk of trying to get people interested in Linux
> but when you actually try to do that, unpleasant things happen!
> Better to just serenely sit on the deck of the ship and watch it rip
> its bottom out on the rocks.  Wouldn't want to disturb people's
> serenity beforehand in order to try and avoid the crash.

Don't worry, this is the last time I feed this particular troll.
Lesson learned and all that.

> And no, I don't hate you either.  I hope you are able to take a little
> criticism.  You can dish it out - I hope you can take it too!

I can take criticism perfectly well, but it does not really do me any
good unless it has at least a kernel of utility; your posts seem to
lack everything but anger.

Good day, and *plonk*

--
Cheers\WWith hatred and so forth,
Josh