nil illegitimi carborundum

Robert — 7/29/2009 9:37:43 PM (archived)

Poor guy, this is the corner you paint yourself into when you try to make absolutism a virtue. Hobbes also wrote about the hobgoblin of a "foolish consistency", and the captain of the Titanic famously stayed the course. Need I say more?

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Just wondering... - TB - 7/29/2009 2:41:32 AM
- The short answer is... - ER - 8/3/2009 1:14:21 PM
  - re: The short answer is...NOT SHORT AT ALL - SDG - 8/13/2009 2:34:31 PM
    - re: The short answer is...NOT SHORT AT ALL - Lindy - 8/13/2009 6:25:33 PM
      - just havin fun Lindy (n/t) - SDG - 8/14/2009 2:24:55 PM
  - I see. - TB - 8/3/2009 4:18:44 PM
    - You don't want feedback or information. You want validation and reassurance. - ER - 8/3/2009 5:21:20 PM
      - re: Validation - TB - 8/3/2009 6:17:10 PM
        
        The Great Awakenining. - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/3/2009 8:01:59 PM
        
        the comfort of socialism, - FrankC - 8/6/2009 1:14:58 AM
        
        The first time? - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/6/2009 10:48:07 PM
        
        "We are losing the wealth to back it up and the wealth ALWAYS comes from business and CAPITALISM." - Lindy - 8/13/2009 6:58:22 PM
        
        Pot calling kettle black department. - ER - 8/7/2009 2:21:46 PM
        
        The ifs are never as bad as advertised - FrankC - 8/7/2009 1:32:51 AM
        
        You're half-assed right. - Eri - 8/4/2009 12:26:07 AM
        
        My "comfort zone" is not in danger. - alcaray - 8/3/2009 8:31:45 PM
        
        I know. - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/3/2009 11:16:59 PM
        
        It's simple. - RobVG - 8/4/2009 12:15:33 AM
        
        That's one way of looking at it. - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/4/2009 12:58:59 AM
        
        Oh come on Tech - FrankC - 8/6/2009 6:51:10 AM
        
        I think I know why Mcfly left. (n/t) - RobVG - 8/4/2009 1:13:46 AM
        
        Is he really gone? - FrankC - 8/6/2009 6:59:40 AM
        
        And then there were none. - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/4/2009 1:58:26 AM
        
        Chain yanker (n/t) - FrankC - 8/6/2009 7:00:39 AM
        
        poor Tom (n/t) - alcaray - 8/4/2009 12:04:19 AM
        
        poor Techie (n/t) - ER - 8/4/2009 2:39:09 AM
        
        Everyone here is swimming in the same bowl of soup. - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/4/2009 12:10:35 AM
        
        re: Validation - ER - 8/3/2009 7:20:05 PM
        
        "Courtesy" - RobVG - 8/4/2009 12:25:28 AM
- When will we learn - CavemanC - 7/29/2009 6:36:20 PM
- Will I receive extra credit? - Jody - 7/29/2009 12:27:15 PM
  - What, you want cookies, too? (n/t) - Eri - 7/29/2009 12:56:30 PM
    - do you have a link to a great cookie recipe? - Jody - 7/29/2009 1:18:22 PM
      - Yeah, but how do I link to my personal cookbook? - Eri - 7/29/2009 4:15:13 PM
- Certainly, monsieur. - Eri - 7/29/2009 3:40:09 AM
  - LOL! (n/t) - TB - 7/29/2009 4:01:52 AM
- Could you provide a link to an example? (n/t) - Robert - 7/29/2009 3:35:29 AM
  - *snort* (n/t) - Jody - 7/29/2009 1:56:32 PM
  - re: Could you provide a link to an example? - TB - 7/29/2009 4:13:37 AM
    - Tom, Tom, Tom - Robert - 7/29/2009 5:54:39 PM
      - Robert - TB - 7/29/2009 6:55:39 PM
        
        Speaking as someone who understands the nature of facts... - Eri - 7/31/2009 4:34:23 AM
        
        Precisely why you want access to original data wherever possible. (n/t) - TB - 7/31/2009 4:56:21 AM
        
        Perzackly. Which is what you don't give anyone. - Eri - 8/4/2009 12:29:57 AM
        
        Tom - Robert - 7/29/2009 8:35:35 PM
        
        Q.E.D. (n/t) - TB - 7/29/2009 8:45:42 PM
        
        nil illegitimi carborundum - Robert - 7/29/2009 9:37:43 PM
        
        Heh. - TB - 7/29/2009 11:02:08 PM
        
        Watch it, buddy! - Eri - 8/4/2009 12:31:18 AM
        
        Yeah, I confess to being a fan of the Enlightenment - Robert - 7/31/2009 5:13:17 PM
        
        For real Robert... - Jody - 8/1/2009 2:49:31 AM
        
        About being a fan of the Enlightenment? (n/t) - Robert - 8/1/2009 10:32:33 PM
        
        You know what I meant. (n/t) - Jody - 8/2/2009 3:29:03 AM
        
        "100 percent?" Care to think about that for a minute? - TB - 7/31/2009 6:23:28 PM
        
        And for cripes' sake, look up "the Enlightenment." (n/t) - TB - 7/31/2009 6:28:32 PM

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