OckhamsRazor

Reply to No Intelligence Allowed in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

I actually haven't read the wiki. Someone brought it up, you dismissed wikis as unreliable due to the ability for anyone to edit them, and I defended the principle of wikis on the basis of a "belief" (yes, I have a few) that there aren't scads of demonic internet dwellers running around rewriting wikis. I don't need to read the wiki or see the movie (and I've done neither). If ID scientists start doing some peer reviewed research and making hypotheses with tests and results, I'll

Reply to No Intelligence Allowed in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

[quote]Delete what Ock? One of the links on Wiki?[/quote] Heh, no, my sort of repeat comment on your blog. One of the comments didn't appear when I clicked submit. So I tried a different response (here) after looking at the wiki, and BOTH comments appeared. Just saying my feelings won't be hurt if you want to unclutter your thread. As for the wiki itself, I think the thing that bothers most folks is the lack of scruples involved in the making of it. So many and varied rep

Reply to No Intelligence Allowed in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

Ok, went and found that wiki and came back here to post a link to it and the forums ate it. Evidence of a god if there ever was one! (*rimshot*) Turns out it is very heavily cited. You can find it easy enough. So KFC, if you want to refute it, there are plenty of things there to try and refute. Just don't blame it for being a wiki :) Edit: And now it shows up when this comment posts. Crazy forums. You can delete one if you like, KFC.

Reply to No Intelligence Allowed in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

Wow. Just looked up the [link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expelled:_No_Intelligence_Allowed"]Expelled Wiki[/link]. It's probably the most heavily cited wiki I've ever seen.

Reply to No Intelligence Allowed in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

[quote]now see Wikipedia can't be entirely trusted for the exact reason you put forth here. It can be altered by anyone who doesn't like what it says until the next person alters it again. So it can be a very subjective source to rely on.[/quote] Wiki's aren't *totally* unreliable (I haven't looked at this particular one, so I'm not stating that IT is reliable - just saying...) Many of them include citations you can follow that back up statements. And I've yet to see a wiki where some

Reply to Creation vs. Evolution in Religion Stardock Forums

That's pretty bored. Try reading a book, instead :)

Reply to My Thoughts on How NOT to be a JU Leper in Blog Communities Stardock Forums

[quote]candle wax makes great personal lubricant[/quote] You say this as if it isn't true. I wanna see research! :HOT: [quote]My best advice? Get a cooler avatar.[/quote] My favorite avatar which I always use is an animated gif, so I can't use it here :( I wonder if I can even post it in this thread... Yay!&nbs

Reply to Happy Birthday Piano Man in Music Stardock Forums

[quote]I know I have called you a music snob before, and I STILL think you're a music snob, but this article and your (and Asaxy's) replies have helped me understand your position better. [/quote] Brandie, you should give yourself some props. Now when I talk about my feelings on this subject, I *try* to be careful to explain myself in such a way that shows that it isn't snob

Reply to Happy Birthday Piano Man in Music Stardock Forums

[quote]That's what happened to Fiona? I miss her.[/quote] Yeah...cheeky girl. She used her Grammy acceptance speech to say what she thought of the music industry. David Copperfield has never made anything vanish so fast. [quote]Ock - So . . . Hiromi. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/smiles/Congrats.gif" border="0" alt="" align=

Reply to Happy Birthday Piano Man in Music Stardock Forums

[quote]Pardon me if I'm making an incorrect assumption, Ock, but I think what you're referring to when you say "These days to be a musician, musical ability and knowledge is the LAST thing that's important.[/quote] As usual, I wrote what I meant poorly. What I mean is that when a recording company is looking for new "talent," talent in music is the last talent they seem to be looking for. A marketable image is first. And notice what happens to a musician

Reply to Mom Did Ok in Blogging Stardock Forums

Awesome Mason. Glad to hear it.

Reply to Happy Birthday Piano Man in Music Stardock Forums

[quote]They will. Hardly any bars have live music these days. Live DJing is an art all of its own, but mere disc jockeying isn't particularly rare either.[/quote] Eep...my bad. That's not the kind of live I meant. And for what it's worth, money drives that too. Less people to pay, and less space required. And a CD player doesn't need breaks or get drunk. What I meant is that when an "artist" puts on a concert that you buy ticke

Reply to Happy Birthday Piano Man in Music Stardock Forums

[quote]Whether you draw your sounds from clicking on Samba rhythm no. 16 in GarageBand and then overlaying it with Generic Bass 1 or play it yourself[/quote] And who was it that laid down Samba #16 and generic bass pattern #1 so that someone else could just choose them? If you answered "a musician with musical knowledge," you are correct :) The musical scene is driven by the audiences. More specifically, the musical scene is driven by what

Reply to Happy Birthday Piano Man in Music Stardock Forums

Yeah, you're misreading me, at least. Don't sweat it, though...you aren't alone, and I understand. Years of schooling has nothing to do with it, for what it's worth. Where is the line drawn between an artist and a poser? Is there a line? Should there be? If there is no line, then let's discuss it away from the area I am biased about - just to attempt objectivity. Let's look at painting. I might come up with a method

Reply to Happy Birthday Piano Man in Music Stardock Forums

Sorry Zoo, I deleted it :( I HATE deleting comments, and especially a great one, but YouTube vids currently make it impossible to comment on an article using Firefox. It's something to do with how the code for the video is getting embedded in the code for the whole article. I'm sorry :(

Happy Birthday Piano Man in Music JoeUser Forums

Remember when musicians actually played notes? Remember when musicians were actually good at the instrument they played? Remember when they even *played* instruments? These days to be a musician, musical ability and knowledge is the LAST thing that's important. Image is far more important. Fortunately, there have been some very talented musicians in my life time. Maybe I'm a musical snob, but I like it when musicians actually have musi

Reply to NIN and the Future of Music in Music Stardock Forums

Brilliantly written.

Reply to Where to turn? in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I'm not qualified to give any advice, but I will say you're not too old. Go slow, breath deep, and don't be proud about taking help wherever you can get it until you're up on your feet. You can do anything you put your mind to - now you just have to decide what that is and how you're going to go about it! Best wishes.

Reply to Religion - Comments Summary. in Religion Stardock Forums

[quote] Cheers for the contribution. I think that’s about as serious as I’m ever going to be in a blog EVER again. I promise to dedicate my next article to either beer, breasts or football.[/quote] Don't limit yourself, bro. Do the next one on all three.

Reply to Respecting Your Fellow JUs in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote]I have not recieved any contact from the admin as to yet, off JU[/quote] I was actually referring to what Zoomba and Karma have said publicly. The consolidated articles are an improvement. Thank you. [quote]I still do not respect all of you, however.[/quote] I'm sure that whoever it is that doesn't have your respect will find some way to get by.

Reply to So I got banned from Eve. in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I've played Eve twice. I was part of the beta before it released (and released early, I might add - they supressed the bug pop up window so no one would immediately know they were there). Those were some good times. A couple of the first pirates, Stavr0s and Ys set the tone for piracy. Back then Concord didn't exist, so they were popping players as they entered the game for the first time. Some GM tried to come in game with some badass ship to cont

Reply to I'm Really Bummed Out in Blogging Stardock Forums

That sucks, Mason. Positive thoughts your way. Hopefully this operation will go way better than the last one. You have our (me and Mari's) best wishes.

Reply to What if Religion had admitted it was wrong? (Part 2) in Religion JoeUser Forums

Having been through the argument several times, it's utterly pointless. I wouldn't waste your time. I guess sometimes one must go through it to see that, though. Sadly, along with seeing that making the argument was utterly pointless, I was also left with a deep sense of dread regarding the capability of some human beings to bend absolutely anything to make it fit into a mold. It's downright scary. Good luck, bro. Unlike, Zoo, I shan't be helping because there *is* no hel

Reply to Respecting Your Fellow JUs in Blogging Stardock Forums

Go ahead and write your heart out. The admins have spoken. I'm listening to their advice (as I promised them I would). Are you?

Reply to Why MOST Liberals Do Not believe in G-D in Religion Stardock Forums

As one of the non-believers (pending), I just want the government to be based on fact. I grant that is a very hard thing to do since it's impossible to prove anything is "always" a fact since "always" isn't done happening yet. But some things have more evidence backing them up than others. It isn't black and white. There's a LOT of grey area. Even just an acknowledgement of the amount of grey area on all sides of the belief coin would suit me.&nbsp