Comments on: The Common Folk

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:15:03 +0000

Well regardless of the quality of their grammar, its a shame computer programmers are so prone to writing the most appalling and abysmal code imaginable.

By: david bandel

david bandel — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:01:37 +0000

putting so much stock in grammar and syntax is a mark of low intelligence. as a previous poster mentioned, in high school the english teachers were the most illogical. this is simply because they were of a lower average logical intelligence than the math or science teachers. computer programmers do tend to be significantly above average when it comes to intelligence. (i would estimate at least one standard deviation) and it just so happens that people with higher intelligence tend to write better constructed sentences. the nuances of grammar are more apparent to anyone in any field who is more intelligent than average. i understand your point was not that this is any phenomenon specific to programmers but to intellectuals in general, but your idea that grammar and syntax relate to intelligence is poorly founded and just flat out wrong. pseudo-intellectuals love to play the "i won't drop the iq-card" card to look modest and yet brag and give themselves a credibility boost at the same time. i don't play that childish game. my iq has never been tested at lower than 174 and i couldn't give two shits about grammar or syntax. i'm aware of every grammatical and spelling error i make and i won't be bothered to waste time correcting it.

regular people are regular, average even. the average computer literate person is above average and so can look down on regular people, intellectually. i don't mind that people seem stupid compared to me. it's their apathy about it that bugs me.

By: Quarter Life Crisis

Quarter Life Crisis — Fri, 09 May 2003 20:08:27 +0000

Stupid

After my 9 out of 10 post, Erik let me know that (a) I misread him and (b) utterly...

By: Hasan

Hasan — Thu, 08 May 2003 14:16:33 +0000

One of the primary reasons people with low IQs tend to have more children is that these people often have more free time. This, in conjunction with the appearance that "easy" girls tend to be attracted to guys with flash, leads to a population explosion in the lower SES range (Socio-Economic Standing).

By: Erik J. Barzeski

Erik J. Barzeski — Thu, 08 May 2003 11:29:46 +0000

Mikey, have you got a point, or do you just like to (try to) rain on people's parade?

I don't care what GM says or thinks, but one thing they have said is that it'll be around at least through 2004.It's not an SUV - it's an SRV. And that having been said, mine gets 30-35 MPG. I hate SUVs that get 12 MPG or so. Mine ain't one of 'em.

Now go away, because negativity just for the sake of negativity is silly, and that's all you've got here.

By: mikey

mikey — Thu, 08 May 2003 03:34:45 +0000

Well, you may love your Aztek but I don't think GM does. It is selling really poorly and has admitted design problems (not to say it's a bad purchase, but Aztek-haters have a lot of ammo!)

I think it's cute how you keep INSISTING that it's not an SUV. It shows that you know SUV's are bad... and I hate to break it to you, but as many numbers and facts as you toss at us, the Aztek is designed to sell to people who want an SUV and anyone who really hates SUVs is going to hate on your Aztek. But like the poet said, "Don't hate the player, hate the game."

By: Survival of the Fittest | NSLog();

Survival of the Fittest | NSLog(); — Wed, 07 May 2003 23:28:37 +0000

My previous two entries have touched off a little discussion. However, the piece I found most interesting was this one from Michael Hanscom: Intelligent people...

By: Quarter Life Crisis

Quarter Life Crisis — Tue, 06 May 2003 23:44:24 +0000

9 out of 10

Whenever I was particularly frustrated with either the state of the world in general, or the type of music...

By: Common Folk: Me Too | NSLog();

Common Folk: Me Too | NSLog(); — Tue, 06 May 2003 22:26:56 +0000

Jamie takes issue with my off-the-cuff entry about the differences between "common folk" (I'm going to continue to put those words in quotes) and "computer...

By: The ArcterJournal

The ArcterJournal — Tue, 06 May 2003 19:22:42 +0000

People are Stupid

Erik has realized what I have been saying for years Regular People are Stupid. Welcome to the club dude. I've...