Comments for Unqualified.org http://unqualified.org Your Authoritative Source for Absolutely Nothing Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:31:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on The Sad State of Technology Journalists by Jeffro http://unqualified.org/tech/the-sad-state-of-technology-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-8935 Jeffro Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:31:37 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=437#comment-8935 Nice breakdown, B. Nice breakdown, B.

]]> Comment on Testing Facebook Connect by Laine Cocca http://unqualified.org/uncategorized/testing-facebook-connect/comment-page-1/#comment-8930 Laine Cocca Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:55:30 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=444#comment-8930 ok ok

]]> Comment on Test #2 of Simple FB Connect by Brian http://unqualified.org/media-design/test-2-of-simple-fb-connect-2/comment-page-1/#comment-8925 Brian Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:30:17 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=469#comment-8925 Test? Test?

]]> Comment on Testing Facebook Connect by Elizabeth Moothart http://unqualified.org/uncategorized/testing-facebook-connect/comment-page-1/#comment-8924 Elizabeth Moothart Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:41:13 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=444#comment-8924 Test! Test!

]]> Comment on It’s the ecosystem, stupid! Or is it? by The Sad State of Technology Journalists | Unqualified.org http://unqualified.org/tech/its-the-ecosystem-stupid-or-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-8923 The Sad State of Technology Journalists | Unqualified.org Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:37:50 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=239#comment-8923 [...] no secret that I don’t like most so-called “technology journalists“, men and women who are often skilled in the latter but painfully deficient in the former. [...] [...] no secret that I don’t like most so-called “technology journalists“, men and women who are often skilled in the latter but painfully deficient in the former. [...]

]]> Comment on An Open Letter to the Center for Inquiry and Christopher Hitchens by Melody Hensley http://unqualified.org/dc/an-open-letter-to-the-center-for-inquiry-and-christopher-hitchens/comment-page-1/#comment-8917 Melody Hensley Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:32:04 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=426#comment-8917 I banned Brian, because this is a CFI DC fan group. Brian said he wanted nothing to do with CFI so I made it so. I would happily allow Brian to rejoin the group if he would have a civil conversation with me. As I told Brian, I don't know if he identifies with the secular humanist label, but let's act like it. I would like to meet with Brian and see if he's not actually as nasty of a person as he sounds on this blog and elsewhere and so he can hear my explanation of the things that were beyond our control during the event and that I'm not an evil monster. I banned Brian, because this is a CFI DC fan group. Brian said he wanted nothing to do with CFI so I made it so. I would happily allow Brian to rejoin the group if he would have a civil conversation with me. As I told Brian, I don’t know if he identifies with the secular humanist label, but let’s act like it. I would like to meet with Brian and see if he’s not actually as nasty of a person as he sounds on this blog and elsewhere and so he can hear my explanation of the things that were beyond our control during the event and that I’m not an evil monster.

]]> Comment on An Open Letter to the Center for Inquiry and Christopher Hitchens by Roni http://unqualified.org/dc/an-open-letter-to-the-center-for-inquiry-and-christopher-hitchens/comment-page-1/#comment-8916 Roni Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:49:18 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=426#comment-8916 Brian, thanks for being kind in your response. :) The news that you'd been deleted/banned is worthy of expansion in your blog..Howard Beale would have done so. ...but I'm still willing to bet the post-mortem has been written so that mistakes aren't repeated. Brian, thanks for being kind in your response. :)
The news that you’d been deleted/banned is worthy of expansion in your blog..Howard Beale would have done so.
…but I’m still willing to bet the post-mortem has been written so that mistakes aren’t repeated.

]]> Comment on An Open Letter to the Center for Inquiry and Christopher Hitchens by Brian http://unqualified.org/dc/an-open-letter-to-the-center-for-inquiry-and-christopher-hitchens/comment-page-1/#comment-8915 Brian Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:38:21 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=426#comment-8915 Roni, thank you for the comments. And my response to Ms. Hensley comes in light of the fact that she banned me from the CFI-DC Facebook Group & deleted my comments on their fan page complaining about the event. I see that inquiry & discourse are important, except where the performance (or lack thereof) of CFI staff are involved. I believe many more people were unhappy or unsatisfied with the way the Center for Inquiry handled the event, but were either too timid or too awash in Mr. Hitchens' brilliance to step up & complain. I honestly do not believe that the Center for Inquiry is even aware how unprepared they were for this event, and that they are doing no such post-mortem. This isn't in any way an attempt to launch a constructive writing career, if you haven't figured that out. This is me railing, much as Howard Beale did in Network, against things that make me "mad as hell". Roni, thank you for the comments. And my response to Ms. Hensley comes in light of the fact that she banned me from the CFI-DC Facebook Group & deleted my comments on their fan page complaining about the event. I see that inquiry & discourse are important, except where the performance (or lack thereof) of CFI staff are involved. I believe many more people were unhappy or unsatisfied with the way the Center for Inquiry handled the event, but were either too timid or too awash in Mr. Hitchens’ brilliance to step up & complain.

I honestly do not believe that the Center for Inquiry is even aware how unprepared they were for this event, and that they are doing no such post-mortem.

This isn’t in any way an attempt to launch a constructive writing career, if you haven’t figured that out. This is me railing, much as Howard Beale did in Network, against things that make me “mad as hell”.

]]> Comment on An Open Letter to the Center for Inquiry and Christopher Hitchens by Roni http://unqualified.org/dc/an-open-letter-to-the-center-for-inquiry-and-christopher-hitchens/comment-page-1/#comment-8914 Roni Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:58:25 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=426#comment-8914 Brian, It took us 4 hours on I95N to get to the event, and neither were we happy with standing in the long line in the blistering heat, but I kept my eyes on the bigger prize..a rare opportunity just to be in the same room as Mr. Hitchens and soak up the bountiful food for thought he imparts. I believe they "gave up" on the Friends/Reserved seating at some point, because I managed a great seat within earshot distance of Mr. Hitchens. Clearly, CFI was not prepared - in more ways that one - for an event of this magnitude, but I'm betting they've already developed and are poring over their list of lessons learned. While this is your blog and I respect that, your vulgar reply to Ms Hensley demonstrates that you have a ways to go in your constructive writing career. Keep your day job, young man. Brian,

It took us 4 hours on I95N to get to the event, and neither were we happy with standing in the long line in the blistering heat, but I kept my eyes on the bigger prize..a rare opportunity just to be in the same room as Mr. Hitchens and soak up the bountiful food for thought he imparts. I believe they “gave up” on the Friends/Reserved seating at some point, because I managed a great seat within earshot distance of Mr. Hitchens. Clearly, CFI was not prepared – in more ways that one – for an event of this magnitude, but I’m betting they’ve already developed and are poring over their list of lessons learned.
While this is your blog and I respect that, your vulgar reply to Ms Hensley demonstrates that you have a ways to go in your constructive writing career. Keep your day job, young man.

]]> Comment on An Open Letter to the Center for Inquiry and Christopher Hitchens by Melody Hensley http://unqualified.org/dc/an-open-letter-to-the-center-for-inquiry-and-christopher-hitchens/comment-page-1/#comment-8913 Melody Hensley Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:57:29 +0000 http://unqualified.org/?p=426#comment-8913 I happen to be one the best organizer out there and have a reputation for it. As I said, we literally received hundreds of thanks for a well run event, including from Mr. Hitchens. One loud mouth shouldn't ruin a successful event. I will no longer respond to any more comments. I'm sure you'll have the last word on this. Just know that you are missing out on a close-knit community devoted to the mission of secularism and skepticism. I know we have mutual friends and they can vouch for that. I happen to be one the best organizer out there and have a reputation for it. As I said, we literally received hundreds of thanks for a well run event, including from Mr. Hitchens. One loud mouth shouldn’t ruin a successful event. I will no longer respond to any more comments. I’m sure you’ll have the last word on this. Just know that you are missing out on a close-knit community devoted to the mission of secularism and skepticism. I know we have mutual friends and they can vouch for that.

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