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Jon B
Jon B
12:48 AM
Mint Berry Crunch can kick your ass.
 
 
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Sid Meier
Sid Meier
10:41 PM
That's racist.
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
10:51 PM
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Q: What is the generic standard for upvoting a question on SO?

javamonkey79I know this is a bit subjective, but I've been thinking and it seems obvious when to up or down vote an answer. But what about the question? I mean, some questions are purely self serving and don't really add anything to the community. On the other hand some questions help others, make you think,...

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Pecka
 
Pekka
Pekka
I shall not akknowledge this way of speling my name.
But hello Welbog
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
Hello
 
Pekka
Pekka
What's new in Toronto?
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
You're not dumb like that guy, right? You think for yourself, and do you own thing, right? I command you to think for yourself.
 
Pekka
Pekka
What guy?
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
11:02 PM
The Toronto weddings are over, so now it's time for regular weekend parties.
 
Pekka
Pekka
The one from the I'll pay for rep question?
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
I BOUGHT CAKES
MY BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP
But tomorrow's party is not for my birthday.
 
Pekka
Pekka
Ahh you mean that guy
What happened to the infinite event to ponder forever? Did they get rid of that one?
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
Did they?
THOSE BASTARDS
 
Pekka
Pekka
No, sorry, I was mistaken. It's still there.
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
11:06 PM
No one ever understands ad hominem.
It's not like it's hard to understand.
The problem is they think they know it.
So they don't read farther even when they have the definition in front of them.
 
Pekka
Pekka
Can you make an example where it doesn't apply?
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
"You're stupid and wrong."
 
Pekka
Pekka
But people wrongly think it does?
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
That would be the most terse example of a non-*ad hominem* argument.
An ad hominem version of that would be "You're wrong because you're stupid."
The difference is not subtle.
 
Pekka
Pekka
Interesting. Yes I think I see the point
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
11:09 PM
An insult is nothing more than a red herring.
Jon B gets it.
 
Pekka
Pekka
Yeah, but... but... you would say that because you want to be perceived as making witty comments in the "Let's get philosophical" room. That's ad hominem, correct?
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
Jon, you may be a hippy, but you're smarter than a monkey.
 
Jon B
Jon B
When did I become a hippy?
 
Pekka
Pekka
Jon B is a hippie?
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
When you wore a hemp blouse and grew your hair out.
 
Pekka
Pekka
11:13 PM
Who says -ie, who says -y? Is this an american thing?
 
Jon B
Jon B
Oh, yeah.
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
@Pekka I'm not sure what you're referring to.
 
Jon B
Jon B
hippie? hippy? they both suck
 
Pekka
Pekka
Just trying to construct a proper "ad hominem" attack, not meant seriously
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
They're really easy to make.
 
Jon B
Jon B
11:16 PM
@Pekka - just watch Glenn Beck. He goes through every imaginable logical fallacy each night on his show.
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
For example, Jon B knows the best places to buy hemp because he's a hippy.
 
Jon B
Jon B
Maybe it's because my avatar is a phish?
You're having way too much fun with this guy
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
It's not often that I get to see such dumb people on Meta other than Jeff.
 
Jon B
Jon B
You just don't spend enough time on meta
And they banned all the other dumb people.
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
From my point of view the banning has been orthogonal to the intelligence of the one being banned.
 
Pekka
Pekka
11:24 PM
Evan Carroll was a genius. In his own way. I never understood what drove that guy. Ah well....
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
That's what I'm talking about.
 
Jon B
Jon B
<shudders>
Although I do want to talk about my EXP from time to time
 
Pekka
Pekka
The way he used that word... Genius. It was just genius misspent trolling on Meta. I hope he puts it to better use somewhere else.
 
Jon B
Jon B
I wouldn't count on it.
 
Pekka
Pekka
Neither do I, neither do I.
 
Jon B
Jon B
11:27 PM
I'm expecting company, so I have to run. Later, guys.
 
Sid Meier
Sid Meier
I'm expecting DELICIOUS
 
Pekka
Pekka
Yeah, I'm calling it a day as well. Night everyone (or whatever it is in your time zone). @Welbog Bon appétit.
 

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