Very nicely articulated, Garry. I have followed Steve's musings and
comments for sometime now and, while one may take issue with his
presentation style, his knowledge and experience can't be.
Rodd Rasmussen
Chicago, IL
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: Gibson (was: many new SurvPCs to come)
About this Gibson guy:
The trouble with insight and understanding that goes
beyond normal comprehension is that it can be hard to
communicate it effectively to those whose perceptions
don't take them to that understanding. It can be even
harder when those who need this knowledge don't want
it to be true.
Over the years I've watched people of mediocre ability
do their best to denigrate people of exceptional skill,
talent, strength, wisdom, and insight. I've watched
people who have never written a book criticize a person
with 200 published titles. And I've watched people who
don't (can't?) program throw rocks at those who do.
Steve Gibson is exceptional. He is phenomenally gifted
in the field of logic and reasoning. I know of only a
handful of programmers that can do what he does and has
done (writes Windows software in Assembly Language, for
crying out loud, do you comprehend what that takes?).
He sees things that not all of us do, and I won't
pretend that I track everything he says.
But the guy is a mechanic, an engineer with a greater
understanding of what really goes on in the life of an
electron (and the social problems that confront the
average photon) than the average genius. He has a
grasp of the subject that can be compared with that
which a chess grandmaster has of the game: he sees
many moves ahead, and sees possibilities that go way
beyond the average player's ability to see.
Whatever you think of his personality and his writing
style, it would be a good idea to at least TRY to get
what he's saying. The press may not think highly of
him, but he has earned the respect of his peers.
For my money, the expert is the guy who can do. You
can listen to those who *criticize* or you can listen
to those who *do* -- Steve is a doer.
Best Regards,
Garry Hamilton
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From: Chad Fernandez [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 10:42:20 -0400
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SURVPC] many new SurvPCs to come
> I've read material that says that he doesn't really
> understand how some of the things work that he is
> talking about.... of course I'm only a 3rd party
> observer that doesn't understand it either.
>
> I noticed that his web pages sensationalize everything,
> and that he like to make big promises, but then not do
> much. That bothers me, so I don't exactly trust
> everything he says.
> Chad Fernandez
> Michigan, USA
>Ben A L Jemmett wrote:
>>
>> Gibson's a good guy. He knows what he's talking about,
>> even if he does use BIG COLOURFUL BOLD text a lot.
>> Those who reckon he's wrong are misunderstanding
>> the issue he's talking about (The Register), ignorant
>> of the subject (various others), or have other interests
>> (Microsoft).
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ben A L Jemmett.
>> (http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ben.jemmett/,
>> http://www.deltasoft.com/)
>
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