Phoronix.com Turns 19 Years Old For Covering Linux Hardware, Open-Source News

[roliverio]

HB! Phoronix!

[Old Grouch]

If you read the rest, you'd realize I don't in this context.

Oh I did, I did.

I try to refrain from calling people 'neckbeard literalists' in case someone might think that was insufficiently polite and constructive and think me 'an insufferable asshole'. I also happen to believe that there are consequences to poor spelling, syntax and grammar, but they might not be obvious at first sight.

Misinterpreting things can also be an intellectual game, but it takes a certain mindset to enjoy the process. Not everyone is the same, and some people don't 'get it'. Some people enjoy manufacturing outrage, trolling, being deliberately obtuse, and even pretending to be a hothead. It takes all sorts.

You are certainly entitled to your opinions, but no matter how strongly you hold them, it does not necessarily mean that they are right, and other people might take a different view of things that you find annoying. Generalising from your own unique life experience is a process fraught with error.

[schmidtbag]

I try to refrain from calling people 'neckbeard literalists' in case someone might think that was insufficiently polite and constructive and think me 'an insufferable asshole'.

Tell me I'm wrong that people who regularly do any of the things I listed aren't insufferable assholes (there are many on these forums, and several of them have been banned). Tell me I'm wrong that there is a trend of users here who have a problem with taking literalism too far, too often (you're a relatively new user so perhaps you're not jaded by it yet). Tell me I'm wrong there are people here who get disproportionately riled up over minute details.
Perhaps I'm a hypocrite for not describing these people politely or constructively, but I'm not going to give grace to those who refuse to give it to others. Those who do give grace are rare, but they're not the ones I'm complaining about and on multiple occasions I've actually become friends with such people. After all, disagreements are just a matter of misunderstanding, but that's why I describe those on my list as insufferable: they don't want to understand, they just want to shut you down. More often than not, I don't think they're being trolls. They genuinely believe in what they're saying, with unwavering arrogance. I say that as someone who is also quite stubborn.

I also happen to believe that there are consequences to poor spelling, syntax and grammar, but they might not be obvious at first sight.

To clarify: the context here implies that despite the mistake, the message was understood. I think we both agree there are consequences of mistakes that lead to misinterpretation.
So, in situations where the underlying message was understood, the only time I can think of where the mistake matters is for something published professionally as a source of accurate information. There's a litany of reasons why that matters. For every other situation though, I can't really think of why it matters to make such mistakes. Perhaps the person is taken less seriously, but that really says more about those making that judgment call than the one who was in error.

You are certainly entitled to your opinions, but no matter how strongly you hold them, it does not necessarily mean that they are right, and other people might take a different view of things that you find annoying. Generalising from your own unique life experience is a process fraught with error.

Come to these forums every day for the next few years and come back to me about whether I'm wrong. I partake in a lot of different forums, and the community in Phoronix is really something else. It's like the dark places of Reddit except people here aren't actually clueless.
Generalizing is only fraught with error when people don't understand if something is spoken generally, as in, not unanimously.

[NovenTheHero]

Oh gawd, when I read NDISWrapper for the wifi issues I threw up a bit in my mouth. Things were just so painful back in the day.

[schmidtbag]

Oh gawd, when I read NDISWrapper for the wifi issues I threw up a bit in my mouth. Things were just so painful back in the day.

Gets me to wonder if there are still some wifi devices out there that require it. Not that such devices are still worth using.

[Old Grouch]

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Thank you for the considered reply. Perhaps I am insufficiently jaded, although I have participated in online forums for decades. We have different viewpoints, which is fine.
Happy future posting.

[dpanter]

Long line of conga rats, dancing the night away in your honor.
One of the best watering holes for Linux tech all round, much appreciation over many years.
Cheers!

[LtdJorge]

Congratulations, Michael!

[aromanos]

Congratulations Michael and a happy 19th birthday to Phoronix!

I remember wasting my time on summer of 2004 making MacOS barely boot with PearPC on a borrowed red-paint Athlon 64 laptop. Fun times...

[bitvic]

Congratulations and happy birthday! After months of leeching, I finally got around to creating an account and becoming a premium member