On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Dan Glover <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi John > I tend to speak my mind, if that's what you mean. > > 'course you do, Dan. And that's a good thing. What's interesting is what's in your mind in the first place, to speak. Like, I wouldn't think "fuck you very much" probably, so I wouldn't think to speak it. But that sort of blunt sawed-off shotgun style is partly what gives you character. So I'm certainly not complaining. just, you know, commenting. > > If Robert Pirsig meant the intellectual level of the MOQ to be > synonymous with SOM, he'd of said so outright. The conclusions the SOL > lead to are illogical in the context of the MOQ. Period. And to > repeatedly claim that Robert Pirsig REALLY meant to say SOL equals > intellect is simply dishonest. > > Horse does a fantastic job, in my opinion. I can think of no one better. > > So, ya had much experience with mailing list administrators? Because I'm something of an aficianado, you know, and I like the differing flavors you get from sampling. In fact, I was an admin myself once. Came about through an early association with Nevada County Community Network, NCCN.NET, and a friendship with those guys led to a co-located server and all the fun a guy could have in the early days. I even staked out a claim on likely domains back in the day before the gold rush started, and internic was the only option with their $70 per year registration fees. my list started out being called "youthspace" but that was deemed lame (and admittedly was) and evolved into something known as "the-collective". Basically a bunch of teen-age linux heads, eager to get their grubby paws on any server with root. Turn 'em loose and watch 'em learn was my motto. Worked good, too. Those guys all have outstanding jobs today. My first mailing list experience, not of my own creation was called "the thunderlizards" A mac advocacy group inspired and created by a guy, literally, 'guy kawasaki'. I should google him, see what he's up to these days. Meeting people on that list led to lots of interesting experiences, like attending a San Jose Expo where I saw the first prototype DVD and learned a lot about CD Replication before burners were ubiquitous. The next foray was a story-teller's forum, called nerdnosh, headed up by one Tim Bowden - a texan with a cattle drover's attitude when it came to taking charge and roundin' em up and movin' em along. I liked Tim. So having spent the strenuous hours hand-sifting e-mail requests, I know what a difficulty job it is, keeping a list going and all. Just kidding. Back in the day, it was a matter of clicking "yes" on some redhat linux distro and talking people into signing on. Not what I'd call a big deal. I can't imagine it's gotten a lot harder, in that most of the open source solutions are constantly evolving easier ways to manage, what with web-based admin interfaces and such. I'm rusty, but if you're a guru, it probably doesn't take as much time to administer as it does to contribute, so while meaning no disrespect, I chuckle a bit at all the gratitude showered upon Horse. Especially from Platt. That always cracks me up. > > Dan: > I tend to think of intellect as just thinking. But I am just a simple man. > > Thank you, > > Yeah? me too. And water's just a simple element. Take Care, Dan. John Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
