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JJE comments on Muhammad Ali Did Not Put Quran Verses On His Boxing Trunks

JJE — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:38:34 +0000

I see your point, especially when the discussion is unnecessarily (or at least unnaturally) steered towards one's faith where a simple, on-topic statement would do.

Dave Brodbeck comments on Muhammad Ali Did Not Put Quran Verses On His Boxing Trunks

Dave Brodbeck — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:38:22 +0000

Thanks for the comment. Yeah I imagine my atheism is pretty evident, though that is not intentional. I will say though, that when I am asked a question about something I don't reply with 'well there is no god, and here is how you do a t test'...

This is the same with Bono. While he has a huge stage and following, he does not preface everything with his views on the existence of a deity.

JJE comments on Muhammad Ali Did Not Put Quran Verses On His Boxing Trunks

JJE — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:22:39 +0000

You said that religion is usually a pervasive thing, which really just means the only difference between, say, Tebow and Bono, is that Bono is willing to compartmentalize a bit better (for whatever reason). Your atheism definitely shines through in your lectures and posts; wouldn't that be similar to preaching your beliefs? I suppose that Tebow is in a different scenario being on TV regularly and all, but what makes it all that different? And why not just let him say whatever and ignore it if you disagree?

Dave Brodbeck comments on Changing Your Facebook Status Will Change The World (In Case You Can't Tell, I Am Being Sarcastic....)

Dave Brodbeck — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:51:23 +0000

Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, the misuse of even the most basic stats stuff pisses me off to no end. Wait, there may be a post there somewhere...

I mean they could at least give an MOE....

I started thinking about this with all of the ribbons etc. I just don't know what they do. Plus I hate having to conform to something. I think there is a Seinfeld episode where Kramer won't wear an AIDS ribbon (though he was in the walk raising money etc.) Somehow there is always a Seinfeld connection.

AlienCG comments on Changing Your Facebook Status Will Change The World (In Case You Can't Tell, I Am Being Sarcastic....)

AlienCG — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:59:13 +0000

I also hate those posts that claim that "93% of my followers won't have the courage to repost this." Really? And how, pray tell, did you come across this number? Was there an actual statistical study with conclusive results? I also despise the "repost this if you support our troops." Yes, I support our troops and no, I will clutter up everybody else's news feed by posting arbitrary text that only a hundred or so people will see. Also, don't repost virus, predator or anything about some sick kid wanting a post to spread all over Facebook before he dies before checking Snopes. I will embarrass you publicly and have already done it a few times.

Great blog, Doc. I spent a bit of time reading your past posts and found them to be highly entertaining. I am, by the way, Marc Pelletier's data analyst here in Cleveland.

Dave Brodbeck comments on Why Did Steve Jobs' Death Affect Me?

Dave Brodbeck — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:24:08 +0000

Yeah I have seen that movie. I liked it though it does not have much depth so the new book really interests me.

merelyjim comments on Why Did Steve Jobs' Death Affect Me?

merelyjim — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:51:50 +0000

For a more soap-opera version, Pirates of SiliconValley [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_Silicon_Valley] does a nice job of chronicling the rivalry between Jobs and Gates in the early years (meaning the '80's). But the up-coming book's author actually got to talk with Steve, and that's going to put a bit more spin into it, I think.

Dave Brodbeck comments on Why Did Steve Jobs' Death Affect Me?

Dave Brodbeck — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:41:08 +0000

Jim I agree. I think the one of us but ahead of us captures it nicely. The guy was a hell of a contradiction it seems. I hope this upcoming book is good, i look forward to reading it.

merelyjim comments on Why Did Steve Jobs' Death Affect Me?

merelyjim — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:19:07 +0000

As a Linux Hippie, I hated that Apple took elements from Gnome and KDE and made them seem like they were Apple innovations. I hated the fact that OS_X was based off of BSD! The whole closed-sourced argument vs. open made my guts churn. From anecdotal evidence, he was a complete jerk to his employees.

He was arrogant, opinionated, and blunt. But he changed the landscape of tech for generations to come.

He was one of us, but still, way ahead of us.

You can't be mad at the sea when the tide goes out, just accept that it's gone...

Dave Brodbeck comments on Some Myths About University Professors....

Dave Brodbeck — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:46:00 +0000

Thanks!