On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Ray Van Dolson <rayvd at bludgeon.org> wrote: > > Someone around for 10 years much less 51 years would know that > Karanbir's style of communication should be considered "blunt" and not > offensive. It's a common style of communication for developers. I > never take it personally... > Excellent advice, especially for newbies and non-nerds. > I read an interesting take on "why" once. Can't remember the link > though... nerds need to remember that normal folk appreciate niceities > in conversation, and normal folk need to remember that nerds are often > very blunt but aren't really trying to be offensive. > In which case, a nerd with 51 years experience should understand (instead of complaining). > And for the record, top posting is evil (but ubiquitous thanks to MS > Outlook and friends) and I much prefer mailing lists to forums. :) > Then you must also be a nerd. (Me, too, of course!) mhr