Ian, you are a _terrible_ communicator. IMO, your biggest problems are: 1. You present your ideas in a far too abstract way, making it hard for those of us who haven't already been long acquainted with your ideas to begin to understand them. 2. You write far too much, making it hard for us to find the few writings of yours that might be able to get through our thick skulls. 3. You insult us, making us predisposed to want to dismiss you.
However, I found a blog post of yours that I believe is a relatively good introduction to your ideas. I suspect this is because it is a response to Paul Koning, who had the effect of keeping your thoughts organized, and less abstracted. * * * For those who would like to try to understand Ian's ideas, I would recommend first reading this excellent interview with Edsger Dijkstra, which Ian cites in his post: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/misc/vanVlissingenInterview.html and then read Ian's response to Paul Koning: http://livelogic.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-free-fair-and-forged.html Best, Mark
