Alan Hogan <[email protected]> wrote: I bet if we all got together and had a couple drinks, there'd be none of > this silly name-calling.
Great point. At the end of the day we're all intelligent people with common interests who enjoy discussing ideas. Exactly the sort of people I like to drink with. David On 21 November 2011 12:00, Christian Sciberras <[email protected]> wrote: > Yay! Never mind trolls, let's all burn Apple haters! > > Oh I know, while at it, let's all start posting at disjointed threads too. > > Who cares about flooding mailboxes, just ignore an email or two, no? > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Thomas Humiston <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Never mind, I found the link. >> >> >> >> On Nov 21, 2011, at 11:56 AM, Thomas Humiston wrote: >> >> > Does this list have a moderator? >> > >> > >> > >> > On Nov 21, 2011, at 11:38 AM, Chad Nelson wrote: >> > >> >> On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:22:25 +0100 >> >> Christian Sciberras <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> He's been called a troll several times before, what make his Apple >> >>> propagandist remarks any better now? >> >>> >> >>> Or is it that there's too much Apple fanboys to let it pass through, >> >>> hmm? >> >> >> >> Apple may be a religion to some, but it's also the manufacturer of one >> >> of the arguably most popular platforms in existence today. For a >> mailing >> >> list devoted to Markdown, talking about its adoption on that platform >> >> seems pretty on-topic. >> >> -- >> >> Chad Nelson >> >> Oak Circle Software, Inc. >> >> * >> >> * >> >> * >> >>> On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Alan Hogan <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> I also find it quite a stretch to call Bowerbird a troll! Usually the >> >>>> worst you could call him is "opinionated" and "too frequent a poster >> >>>> for some tastes." >> >>>> >> >>>> I found his App Store updates interesting. >> >>>> >> >>>> Your vitriol adds nothing. >> >>>> >> >>>> I bet if we all got together and had a couple drinks, there'd be >> >>>> none of this silly name-calling. >> >>>> >> >>>> On Nov 21, 2011, at 7:39 AM, Christian Sciberras <[email protected]> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Yeah, it would be ironic of trolls to call each other "troll". >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Sherwood Botsford >> >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>>> Someone pee in your cornflakes this morning? >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I don't see the Bowerbird's post as a troll. I found it >> >>>>> informative. Until I read that I didn't realize that there were >> >>>>> *ANY* other markdown like front ends other than the one that >> >>>>> Fletcher was working on. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Mind you it's not a discussion I've followed with care. My text >> >>>>> editor of choice is vim. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Respectfully, >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Sherwood of Sherwood's Forests >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Sherwood Botsford >> >>>>> Sherwood's Forests -- http://Sherwoods-Forests.com >> >>>>> 780-848-2548 >> >>>>> 50042 Range Rd 31 >> >>>>> Warburg, Alberta T0C 2T0 >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 4:00 AM, Christian Sciberras >> >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>>> I'm sure the world will dearly mourn the failures of markdown-based >> >>>>>> crAppStore apps. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Now go troll somewhere else, kid. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 11:36 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>> "multimarkdown composer" has been out for 4 weeks now, >> >>>>>>> so let's mosey on over to the app store to see what it says... >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> "composer" is #184 in productivity apps, a bit disappointing, >> >>>>>>> considering that it was in the top-20 when it first came out... >> >>>>>>> it's gained only 5 reviews over the 18 it had right off the bat. >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> perhaps even more surprising, to some, is that "marked" is >> >>>>>>> at #356 in productivity apps, which is a solid indication that >> >>>>>>> the editing+display coupling produced by "composer" trumps >> >>>>>>> the use-any-text-editor-you-like generality "marked" offers. >> >>>>>>> (note also that "marked" is even at a much lower price-point.) >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> and maybe the biggest surprise of all, to some, is the newish >> >>>>>>> "markdownnote", which appears at #115 in productivity apps. >> >>>>>>> "markdownnote" has been available on ipad for a while, and >> >>>>>>> is something of an enigma. its big liability is that it supports >> >>>>>>> nothing more than gruber's flawed formulation, but its asset >> >>>>>>> is that it has the edit-on-one-side-with-display-on-the-other >> >>>>>>> basic interface which i consider to be vital for this type of app. >> >>>>>>> (you might recall that fletcher disagrees with me on this point.) >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> "markdownnote" pulls off this _simple_interface_ better than >> >>>>>>> any other app i've found so far, which might well help explain >> >>>>>>> its good ranking, as there's little else of note in its >> >>>>>>> feature-set. >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> *** >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> one other finding of significance is that a search for "markdown" >> >>>>>>> returns 9 app-store hits now, revealing new high price-points of >> >>>>>>> $10 ("markdown pro"), $20 ("ulysses") and $25 ("markmywords".) >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> -bowerbird >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Markdown-Discuss mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Markdown-Discuss mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Markdown-Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Markdown-Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss > >
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