I will take this chance to state the obvious,
If it is so obvious, is it rational to have a need state it?
and I believe that the only
reason you might relinquish the final word in this post -- if in fact you do
so -- is to try to save some face.
It would seem to me that he was setting you up to have you demonstrate
that getting the last word is more important to you than it is to him.
Just for the record, this is the second
time you've "offered" me the final word (which is completely illogical, but
I don't expect you to understand that).
How is it illogical? He offered not to reply to you, to give you the
last word, "if it is so important to you." It is evident that the
last word means more to you, than it does to him.
You have *taken* it on countless
occasions.
Now that is illogical. How would he know, in advance, that any of his
posts would not be replied to, in order to "take" the last word?
It is clearly your foremost objective, and anyone who is
wondering if that's true should just run a query on your nick.
And the appearance here is that the last word is more important to
you.
Time and time again -- and this is shown by the written record here; anyone
can go and check - you have shown that your ultimate goal is not to help
people,
Definitely untrue. He has helped me with a problem, and as a regular
lurker here, I've read many posts of his that have helped others.
nor to participate in rational discussion,
Untrue. Most of his philosophical agreements about Microsoft
Licensing are totally based in the rational and the real. Most of his
opponents are that base their opinions on irrational beliefs, because
they tend to call anyone, that doesn't follow Microsoft's licence
according to what those opposing Kurt believe it means, is a thief or
a pirate, which is outside the realm of reason, and has never been
proven, just like he says to them all the time.
but to espouse your own
ideas and shoot down anyone you see as opposing you,
You do know that is what any person that hold strong rational opinions
would do, don't you?
regardless of how
correct they invariably are,
That is subjective. For my part, I see that it is Kurt that is the
one that is "invariably" correct. He explains what is the reality of
the licensing situation. Just look at this thread. He was the one
that posted the System Builders License, while his opponent just
alluded to it, and made it sound like it said something it definitely
does not say.
and how astonishingly mistaken you are.
How astonishingly taken with him you are! All you are doing is
stating that he is wrong, but you have yet to show one example of it.
At least he goes out of his way to explain himself and his opinions.
You
fabricate foundations for these absurd arguments seemingly out of thin air.
Actually, he did not start this one. In this thread he corrected the
fabrication foundations of other posters.
Such prestidigitation is not well suited to a forum ostensibly devoted to
the advancement of knowledge; you serve only to bring the participants down
to your level.
What he actually does is pushes the buttons of those that oppose him.
He did it with you. "Last word is yours, if it is so important to
you." What he did was goad you into displaying that the last word was
more important to you than to him.
He goads Leythos all the time, by demonstrating that all he does is
present disinformation, and then by adding a couple of comments that
is sure to get his goat, and Leythos is completely incapable of
ignoring the bait Kurt leaves for him.
I am as guilty of this as any, and I take full
responsibility for my actions.
No, you don't take real responsibility. If you really think that all
Kurt does is put on a slight-of-hand show, then you wouldn't get
involved in it at all. It is obvious that you are a victim of his
rational agreements, and you didn't like it when he explained why you
were mistaken, so know you are trying to get him back by attacking
him, because you cannot rationally and logically show that is opinion
is incorrect.
My only defense is that, being considerably
more intelligent than you,
Now that is just sad that you feel the need to express your belief
that you are more intelligent than Kurt, rather than letting your
words speak for you.
I feel some deep-seeded need to speak out against
the blatant, glaring inaccuracies you consistently introduce into this
forum.
Yet you have done nothing to explain that anything he has said is
inaccurate. He gave you the opportunity to do just that, but all you
did was continue the character assassination as he put it.
I have a great deal of trouble leaving stupidity alone,
From this diatribe about Kurt, it would seem that you are just lonely.
especially
your particular brand of it, which seems to generate some depraved form of
loyalty in those of similarly deficient mind.
So anyone that believes that the licensor is not the final authority
when it comes to the legal interpretation of its license is a
deficient mind? As Kurt always points out that would include IBM, as
that is why they aren't settling with SCO over its interpretation of
the UNIX license, because it is the courts that are the final
authority.
That is the foundation of Contract Law in the US. That's why we have
courts to settle contract disputes. Contract law would be totally
unnecessary, if the contractor is the final authority in interpreting
its own contracts.
I hate to see this inanity
breed; you are a breeder and nothing else.
You have yet to demonstrate that anything Kurt advocates is an
"inanity," though he does breed the wrath of those that he has shown
to be irrational purveyors of disinformation.
The tactics you employ to ensure the survival of this inanity are so
unrefined, so transparently obvious, that it pains me even to read them.
Are you confessing to be a masochist?
You don't listen to those with opposing viewpoints; you don't pay attention
to debate.
Now you are just prevaricating. Kurt demonstrates that he listens to
his opposition, and is very deliberate in explaining why they are
mistaken. This thread is the perfect storm of his style. He didn't
have to post the System Builders License. All he really needed to do
was challenge Leythos to quote where the System Builders License
states that upgrading the motherboard invalidates the OEM Windows XP
license, but understanding that Leythos would avoid doing that from
prior experience, Kurt demonstrated why Leythos was just spreading
disinformation, before he called Leythos out on his irrational opinion
about it.
You close your eyes, you close your mind, and then you call
people names. *You call them names!*
Yes he does. After he explains and demonstrates why they have earned
the names he calls them. It is just his way to push their buttons.
And it seems to work every time, because instead of focusing on what
Kurt has shown where their opinions are deficient, inaccurate, or just
plain incorrect, his opposition just focuses on the names they have
been called by him, which to any casual observer further demonstrates
how irrational his opposition really is.
The absurdity of this is obviously
lost on you - as it is lost on all teenagers who call their schoolmates
names -
If all he did was call them names, then you would be correct, but that
is not Kurt's style. Kurt explains his opinions, dismembers the
opinions of his opposition, and then entertains his audience. Kurt
makes this group interesting to lurk.
but to those of us with I.Q's higher than 60, this is so patently
ridiculous as to warrant some concern on our part.
And that concern is misplaced. What should concern you is your and
the rest of his opposition's obsession with him, and his style, rather
than focusing on his rational opinion.
You have all the
intelligence of a sea anemone, Kurt, and Darwinism suggests that someday
soon, someone of superior intellect (most anyone) is going to come along and
remove you from the food chain. We're concerned, my boy. We're concerned
for your well-being.
If you really had done a search of his posts in this group, then
you'll see that no one with a superior intellect has been able to
remove him from this food chain. While he might not be the brightest
bulb in the bunch, when it comes to his arguments on Microsoft's
Licensing, no one has been able to come close to actually dispelling
his opinions about it.
So: You call them names, you insult them, and when they respond to your
insults, you insult them some more for having stooped to your level (a level
on which, I might add, you have already very clearly established yourself).
No. He ridicules them for only acknowledging the name-calling at the
expense of supporting their own opinions, or trying to dispel his
opinions.
You are a one-trick pony, Kurt.
If he was, then he wouldn't have lasted as long here as he has.
You don't know what you're talking about
when it comes to copyright law,
That is patently untrue. His opinion on fair use is the absolute
reality of the situation according to the existing legal precedent.
your computer skills are clearly lacking,
And what evidence do you have to support that opinion?
and as for pure human interaction, I've seen blind, rabid, lame dogs in heat
with better people skills.
Is Kurt abrasive? Yes. He is deliberately so, especially with those
that he sees it would affect, but I've also seen him have pleasant
conversations and go out of his way to help people.
I tell you this not because I think you're an
imbecile (though, clearly, you are), but because if you want to hold out
hope of ever getting your point across - about anything - you should really
start working on your communication skills.
Those that he respects, he shows his respect. Those that he doesn't
respect he shows his utter contempt of them. With Kurt, he wears what
he thinks about you on his sleeve.
I shouldn't even need to
mention that the most ubiquitous proclamation in all your quasi-arguments is
"LOL," but it just goes to further my point.
If that was the sum total of his posts, you would be correct, but that
is hardly the sum total of his posts.
You can't formulate a rational
thought to save your life, and so you just go with the least common
denominator, namely, a hackneyed internet abbreviation, rampant verbal
abuse, lame-duck opinions,
That would be your own unsupported opinion.
and microscopic genitalia. Whoops! Did I say
that?
Yes, you did. And it is as totally unsupported as the rest of your
Kurt diatribe.
You have been totally affected by Kurt. You and the rest of his
opposition cannot disparage his opinions reasonably, so all you have
left is to irrationally disparage his character.
You know nothing about any of the topics on which you
post; your posts consist almost entirely of name-calling and fabricated,
delusional arguments; you preface each one of those posts with "LOL"; and
all of your posts are so twisted, irrational, and incoherent as to warrant
psychiatric evaluation.
Now that is funny! After you spend a whole post showing how
irrational you are when it comes to Kurt, it is you that would seem to
warrant the psychiatric evaluation.
What are you *doing* here, Kurt? Shouldn't you be
in a bayou somewhere, strumming a banjo and waiting for your sister to get
home? I think there's a sow out back that needs your attention.
Since you are the one that is doing all this squealing over Kurt, are
you the sow that needs his attention?
I know this post will probably get edited out, and that's fine. I only hope
you get to it before Mike does, because it will be the last time you'll hear
from me - I'm finally going to filter you out of my life.
Too bad that you didn't do that before you exposed yourself to be
totally consumed with fascination with Kurt.
For a while I
found your posts sort of entertaining in a sick, masochistic way -
So you were confessing to your masochistic tendencies before.
I almost
enjoyed discovering that your idiocy and your depravity plumbed deeper
depths than I previously imagined even existed. Now, however, I've grown
sick of your rants, your rambling, and your rampant bestiality.
And what is this fascination of yours with bestially all about? Is
this another confession about your sexual depravity?
Notice,
though, that I've managed to lay bare the cold, hard truth about you in this
post without ever having uttered a curse word. As they say, profanity is
the result of a deficient mind attempting to express itself forcefully, and
your mind is about as deficient as they come.
Enjoy the sheep!
And your obsession with bestiality is the result of your depraved mind
attempting to express itself forcefully into the open air of day.
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