Dear people on the fringe of the technology field*,
If we are having a conversation related to our (mutual**) areas of expertise, it would be helpful to the discussion in general if we implemented a new rule:
If I do not explicitly phrase my statement in the form of a question it is not a question and, therefore, not a request for advice***.
If my tone of voice does rise at the end of the sentence, then I want to know what you think. If if doesn't, it's not that I'm tired of the resulting conversation where you earnestly try to convince me of something I know to be wrong, rather it's going to be a busy month and we could probably save ourselves the time and energy by not getting into those things****.
On behalf of busy geeks everywhere,
Brice
*Such as people who sell video games, run internet cafes, read Slashdot, play video games, LARP, program in VB for a living, or generally believe themselves to be more tech-savvy than they actually are.
**But really, it's only mututal in the sense that we both deal with those pesky little electrons.
***This rule does not apply, of course, if you are Alex Trebek.
****Such as me smacking you so hard that back-issues of X-Men come out.
If I do not explicitly phrase my statement in the form of a question it is not a question and, therefore, not a request for advice***.
If my tone of voice does rise at the end of the sentence, then I want to know what you think. If if doesn't, it's not that I'm tired of the resulting conversation where you earnestly try to convince me of something I know to be wrong, rather it's going to be a busy month and we could probably save ourselves the time and energy by not getting into those things****.
On behalf of busy geeks everywhere,
Brice
*Such as people who sell video games, run internet cafes, read Slashdot, play video games, LARP, program in VB for a living, or generally believe themselves to be more tech-savvy than they actually are.
**But really, it's only mututal in the sense that we both deal with those pesky little electrons.
***This rule does not apply, of course, if you are Alex Trebek.
****Such as me smacking you so hard that back-issues of X-Men come out.
posted by DJ Bitterbarn | 7:01 AM
2 Comments:
"Smacking you so hard that back-issues of X-Men come out" is my new favourite phrase of all time.
I especially enjoy the specific choice of X-men readers for the target of your scorn Brice. I find X-men enthusiasts truly the 'cream' of the proverbial comicbook enthusiast 'crop'.
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