Comments for insixitive http://insixitive.com because "intuitive.com" was taken Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:56:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 Comment on Being Productive by Robert Somers http://insixitive.com/2008/01/02/being-productive/#comment-2332 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:09:03 +0000 http://insixitive.com/2008/01/02/being-productive/#comment-2332 I really like that you are back on the writing tip....very well written piece and it definitely hits home because i often find myself and my friends making similar humorous observations. See you next week in BOSTON!! Peace I really like that you are back on the writing tip….very well written piece and it definitely hits home because i often find myself and my friends making similar humorous observations. See you next week in BOSTON!! Peace

]]> Comment on The AE Principle by Eric B. http://insixitive.com/2006/11/13/the-ae-principle-2/#comment-1356 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:47:13 +0000 http://insixitive.com/2006/11/13/the-ae-principle-2/#comment-1356 This principle applies to so much different stuff, as I start to think about it. You actually philosophized and produced something other than just a fluffy word-cloud. More! This principle applies to so much different stuff, as I start to think about it. You actually philosophized and produced something other than just a fluffy word-cloud. More!

]]> Comment on Those Ridiculous Sunglasses by MARIE WOOD http://insixitive.com/2006/11/14/those-ridiculous-sunglasses/#comment-1254 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:18:46 +0000 http://insixitive.com/2006/11/14/those-ridiculous-sunglasses/#comment-1254 Why do guys always think that whenever girls wear anything that is "too big" they are trying to hide something? We happen to wear sweatpants because they are comfortable, or because we are cold. Not because we are trying to hide something we don't like! God, how pig-headed can one be? Just because we don't wear clothes that are two-sizes too small, you go off and think we are insecure about something. No, we wear big sunglasses to block the sun out of our eyes. Then there is the rest of us (myself included) that look like shit in smaller sunglasses. We don't wear them to cover up our 'uneven skin tone', we are just trying to keep from being sun blinded. Big sunglasses are in, I admit that, but they were around way before all the stars started wearing them, but people didn't notice until they started wearing them, that so is every other regular person. And do you honestly think that girls would continue to wear them if everyone thought they looked bad? No. They wouldn't. Because they look good. Why do guys always think that whenever girls wear anything that is “too big” they are trying to hide something? We happen to wear sweatpants because they are comfortable, or because we are cold. Not because we are trying to hide something we don’t like! God, how pig-headed can one be? Just because we don’t wear clothes that are two-sizes too small, you go off and think we are insecure about something.

No, we wear big sunglasses to block the sun out of our eyes. Then there is the rest of us (myself included) that look like shit in smaller sunglasses. We don’t wear them to cover up our ‘uneven skin tone’, we are just trying to keep from being sun blinded. Big sunglasses are in, I admit that, but they were around way before all the stars started wearing them, but people didn’t notice until they started wearing them, that so is every other regular person.

And do you honestly think that girls would continue to wear them if everyone thought they looked bad? No. They wouldn’t. Because they look good.

]]> Comment on Those Ridiculous Sunglasses by shelby http://insixitive.com/2006/11/14/those-ridiculous-sunglasses/#comment-1218 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:10:50 +0000 http://insixitive.com/2006/11/14/those-ridiculous-sunglasses/#comment-1218 haha i find this hilariouse and its pretty obviouse that you know nothing about fashion =] haha i find this hilariouse and its pretty obviouse that you know nothing about fashion =]

]]> Comment on Just a Suggestion by Eric B. http://insixitive.com/2007/08/06/just-a-suggestion/#comment-1014 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:58:14 +0000 http://insixitive.com/2007/08/06/just-a-suggestion/#comment-1014 this is an interesting comment on the blogosphere, James. The polemic is quite artfully wielded, with pretty words hitting each nuance truly. I nevertheless don't much like polemic that shows anger or frustration, because it makes you, the writer, smaller than you should ideally be. One can see your sweat and tears, and it makes you have a small voice rather than a stately or superior one. I found the best polemic to be that which shows up the partys being discussed, revealing the ridiculousness of their actions or statements, without the author himself showing himself getting upset. Thats just my taste for what its worth. As regards the issue itself, I cant see a difference between what mediocre minds do in real life and what they do in cyberspace, its more of the same and I cannot see any great tragedy in it. If these people were gathered together they would discuss things on the same level, they are just doing it in cyberspace. Hope you find more time to share your thoughts with the world, Eric. this is an interesting comment on the blogosphere, James. The polemic is quite artfully wielded, with pretty words hitting each nuance truly. I nevertheless don’t much like polemic that shows anger or frustration, because it makes you, the writer, smaller than you should ideally be. One can see your sweat and tears, and it makes you have a small voice rather than a stately or superior one. I found the best polemic to be that which shows up the partys being discussed, revealing the ridiculousness of their actions or statements, without the author himself showing himself getting upset. Thats just my taste for what its worth. As regards the issue itself, I cant see a difference between what mediocre minds do in real life and what they do in cyberspace, its more of the same and I cannot see any great tragedy in it. If these people were gathered together they would discuss things on the same level, they are just doing it in cyberspace. Hope you find more time to share your thoughts with the world, Eric.

]]> Comment on Talk Small by Katja http://insixitive.com/2007/02/28/talk-small/#comment-892 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:20:53 +0000 http://insixitive.com/2007/02/28/talk-small/#comment-892 You only live once, where's the fun in spending years of it repeating meaningless phrases at anyone who comes near you? It's embarrassing to look someone in the eye and say 'nice weather, isn't it?', when you both know how cliched and vacuous the question is. It would be better if there was some way you could appreciate a person's company without the obligation to move your mouth throughout. The point about charm is good. The problems with big talk are that it doesn't allow people to talk about themselves as easily, and may include things they don't understand - if you can escape these it's much more sellable. Robin also has a good point. You only live once, where’s the fun in spending years of it repeating meaningless phrases at anyone who comes near you? It’s embarrassing to look someone in the eye and say ‘nice weather, isn’t it?’, when you both know how cliched and vacuous the question is. It would be better if there was some way you could appreciate a person’s company without the obligation to move your mouth throughout.
The point about charm is good. The problems with big talk are that it doesn’t allow people to talk about themselves as easily, and may include things they don’t understand - if you can escape these it’s much more sellable.
Robin also has a good point.

]]> Comment on A Hand-Wavy Alternative to the Turing Test by Katja http://insixitive.com/2007/06/23/a-hand-wavy-alternative-to-the-turing-test/#comment-890 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:36:31 +0000 http://insixitive.com/2007/06/23/a-hand-wavy-alternative-to-the-turing-test/#comment-890 You assume that the consciousness is inherant in, and transferred with, a thought. Without being certain of the mechanics of consciousness this seems rather presumptious - there is the possibility that patterns of information such as thoughts can occur with or without associated consciousness (i.e. consciousness is attached to who/whatever is 'running' the bitstring - if it isn't conscious the information just runs unconsciously through it). If the bitstring holds consciousness, and you wrote it down on a(big) piece of paper would there be consciousness? If not the presence of consciousness seems to depend how the information is 'run'. Perhaps the computer data would be conscious when run in you, but not in it. I'd hardly believe a revelation from God - I've no reason to think he's conscious, so he probably doesnt know what he's talking about. You assume that the consciousness is inherant in, and transferred with, a thought. Without being certain of the mechanics of consciousness this seems rather presumptious - there is the possibility that patterns of information such as thoughts can occur with or without associated consciousness (i.e. consciousness is attached to who/whatever is ‘running’ the bitstring - if it isn’t conscious the information just runs unconsciously through it). If the bitstring holds consciousness, and you wrote it down on a(big) piece of paper would there be consciousness? If not the presence of consciousness seems to depend how the information is ‘run’. Perhaps the computer data would be conscious when run in you, but not in it.
I’d hardly believe a revelation from God - I’ve no reason to think he’s conscious, so he probably doesnt know what he’s talking about.

]]> Comment on Those Ridiculous Sunglasses by Brandi Cawood http://insixitive.com/2006/11/14/those-ridiculous-sunglasses/#comment-764 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:28:16 +0000 http://insixitive.com/2006/11/14/those-ridiculous-sunglasses/#comment-764 So, are you arguing that a girl couldn't possibly be wearing these sunglasses to keep the sun out of her eyes? Here is the reason I wear big sunglasses: I have glasses and I like them. I don't want to get contacts because I think they are a hassle and I like the way I look with frames. But I need something to shade my eyes from the sun, and I need something big enough to fit over my regular glasses. Therefore, I buy big sunglasses. If I'm making a "fashion statement" while wearing them, so be it. But I'm not trying to hide my insecurities or cover up an uneven skin tone--I'm only keeping the sun out of my eyes. There is no need to overanalyze. I mean, we're talking about SUNGLASSES, for Christ's sake. So, are you arguing that a girl couldn’t possibly be wearing these sunglasses to keep the sun out of her eyes? Here is the reason I wear big sunglasses: I have glasses and I like them. I don’t want to get contacts because I think they are a hassle and I like the way I look with frames. But I need something to shade my eyes from the sun, and I need something big enough to fit over my regular glasses. Therefore, I buy big sunglasses. If I’m making a “fashion statement” while wearing them, so be it. But I’m not trying to hide my insecurities or cover up an uneven skin tone–I’m only keeping the sun out of my eyes. There is no need to overanalyze. I mean, we’re talking about SUNGLASSES, for Christ’s sake.

]]> Comment on Just a Suggestion by Cap'n Awesome http://insixitive.com/2007/08/06/just-a-suggestion/#comment-684 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:58:38 +0000 http://insixitive.com/2007/08/06/just-a-suggestion/#comment-684 Harshwind! I mostly agree. but equally important, the "occlude" line is cash money, brotha Harshwind! I mostly agree. but equally important, the “occlude” line is cash money, brotha

]]> Comment on Business School is a Joke by “It’s just something you gotta do” « Angel 4 Angels http://insixitive.com/2006/12/03/business-school-is-a-joke/#comment-645 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:47:34 +0000 http://insixitive.com/2006/12/03/business-school-is-a-joke/#comment-645 [...] “It’s just something you gotta do” A guy called James Somers, student of Ross School of Business at U/Michigan, Ann Arbor convincingly takes B-Schools apart by a telling post. Excerpts – [...] […] “It’s just something you gotta do” A guy called James Somers, student of Ross School of Business at U/Michigan, Ann Arbor convincingly takes B-Schools apart by a telling post. Excerpts – […]

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