Comments on: A New Euphemism http://eyeonwiner.org/archives/2007/a-new-euphemism Keeping an eye on Dave Winer Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:45:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: McD http://eyeonwiner.org/archives/2007/a-new-euphemism/comment-page-1#comment-777 McD Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:31:57 +0000 http://eyeonwiner.org/archives/2007/a-new-euphemism#comment-777 <p>One final thought: binary thinkers are easy to program: it's like pushing buttons.</p> <p>Who here has NOT pushed one of Dave's buttons? Not many I'll wager. That's why were here. We hit a nerve and got our Winer "bit" flipped to "off". If a "bit" is flipped to "off" too many times, it can't be flipped to "on".</p> One final thought: binary thinkers are easy to program: it’s like pushing buttons.

Who here has NOT pushed one of Dave’s buttons? Not many I’ll wager. That’s why were here. We hit a nerve and got our Winer “bit” flipped to “off”. If a “bit” is flipped to “off” too many times, it can’t be flipped to “on”.

]]> By: McD http://eyeonwiner.org/archives/2007/a-new-euphemism/comment-page-1#comment-776 McD Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:27:43 +0000 http://eyeonwiner.org/archives/2007/a-new-euphemism#comment-776 <p>Dave's take on moveon.org is a new story arc:</p> <p>He gave them money because they are working against President Bushes continued support of military involvement in Irag and Afghanistan. Fair enough. Put your money where you're blog is...</p> <p>But they took a stance on a FaceBook privacy issue that Dave probably agrees with in principle: "Let users opt-in to services that track their activity" but Dave didn't give them money to do his work... :^)</p> <p>And, moveon is now sending Dave repeated emails... likely asking for additional financial support.</p> <p>This story is similar to Dave sending money to the EFF and later havig them disagree with his position on a Google feature that added extra links to blogs... he turned on EFF and hasn't had much good to say about them since.</p> <p>He's a pretty binary guy: like|hate and not one for shades of grey.</p> Dave’s take on moveon.org is a new story arc:

He gave them money because they are working against President Bushes continued support of military involvement in Irag and Afghanistan. Fair enough. Put your money where you’re blog is…

But they took a stance on a FaceBook privacy issue that Dave probably agrees with in principle: “Let users opt-in to services that track their activity” but Dave didn’t give them money to do his work… :^)

And, moveon is now sending Dave repeated emails… likely asking for additional financial support.

This story is similar to Dave sending money to the EFF and later havig them disagree with his position on a Google feature that added extra links to blogs… he turned on EFF and hasn’t had much good to say about them since.

He’s a pretty binary guy: like|hate and not one for shades of grey.

]]> By: Rob http://eyeonwiner.org/archives/2007/a-new-euphemism/comment-page-1#comment-775 Rob Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:11:24 +0000 http://eyeonwiner.org/archives/2007/a-new-euphemism#comment-775 <p>Dave's problem is willful ignorance. He seems to believe he's doing the world a service by playing the role of the world's dumbest user, and complaining to all who will listen when things don't work out for him. This would be bad enough if he didn't exaggerate the ineptitude of the utter novice.</p> Dave’s problem is willful ignorance. He seems to believe he’s doing the world a service by playing the role of the world’s dumbest user, and complaining to all who will listen when things don’t work out for him. This would be bad enough if he didn’t exaggerate the ineptitude of the utter novice.

]]> By: McD http://eyeonwiner.org/archives/2007/a-new-euphemism/comment-page-1#comment-774 McD Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:48:24 +0000 http://eyeonwiner.org/archives/2007/a-new-euphemism#comment-774 <p>Now that he has comments he can ask his community for help when he's got problems with a new purchase.</p> <p>He did that with his Wii issues and was able to get a replacement.</p> <p>Dilbert advises that "everyone is stupid about something." The trick is not being afraid to ask for help.</p> <p>In the age of Google you can typically find help because someone has documented the issue you're probably fighting already.</p> <p>It's rarely the case (it seems) that "it just works".</p> Now that he has comments he can ask his community for help when he’s got problems with a new purchase.

He did that with his Wii issues and was able to get a replacement.

Dilbert advises that “everyone is stupid about something.” The trick is not being afraid to ask for help.

In the age of Google you can typically find help because someone has documented the issue you’re probably fighting already.

It’s rarely the case (it seems) that “it just works”.

]]> By: Rob http://eyeonwiner.org/archives/2007/a-new-euphemism/comment-page-1#comment-773 Rob Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:43:20 +0000 http://eyeonwiner.org/archives/2007/a-new-euphemism#comment-773 <p>The funniest bit is where he explains that he gave away his first Slingbox because he was frustrated attempting to set it up. "The reason it didn't work the first time is that the connections on the back of a modern TV and settop box were foreign to me."</p> The funniest bit is where he explains that he gave away his first Slingbox because he was frustrated attempting to set it up. “The reason it didn’t work the first time is that the connections on the back of a modern TV and settop box were foreign to me.”

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