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I heard David Letterman say within the past decade that on the days he did not feel the show was very good, he couldn't bring himself to even leave the building until it was dark o…

The stupidity of this post keeps me coming back to see if I can get more humorous broken logic from you. Because a rigorous operational definition of “progress” is not provided in …

I will add that you are entirely projecting your goals and values onto this project in a way that makes absolutely no sense. The post literally ends ends with: "But most importantl…

Yes, I am proud to do the public service of helping troubled people see they are making senseless arguments about what other people do for fun.

What are you, the hobby police?

An insightful post indeed. I was acutely aware of it, shooting projects on horrible looking mini DV and expensive film stock. No question they spurred progress, I'd just envisioned…

Very fair points. I'm just nit picking about RED's instigation and influence being more valuable to camera industry than the cameras they delivered and the price points they delive…

All good points, though following these acts of instigation for the industry, their competitors overtook them in the path to their goal.

A fair consideration indeed but a very relativistic use of terminology. $17,500 is not $200,000 that's for sure, but it's also not $5000 or $2500 or $100 (not that I expect $100 ci…

I started following the RED story before those folks ever released a camera, and I liked their spirit and mission. Some time passed and ultimately it was Black Magic Design that ac…

I read it all right but it is illogical ranting. You’re cool with people tinkering with hardware but any software work is out of line? Writing software is a use for computer hardwa…

Not sure of the tone of this post, does the idea of a bunch of enthusiasts having fun with old computer hardware actually upset you? If so, do you feel similarly about hobbyists th…

Seriously though, if it is your world view that a consensus definition is needed for an initiative to be considered truly progressive, has the world made any progress at all in any…

>You don't get to say for/anti progress when there isn't a consensus definition of progress. You seem to think that a firm consensus definition is needed for something to be consid…

The trend of touch screens replacing physical controls in domains where muscle memory is an advantage is an utter atrocity. No amount of interface versatility/flexibility can come …

It seems every domain and human endeavor in existence has some form of disagreement between practitioners who desire progress/advancement and people who are content to never change…

It is brave to call out C and Unix as outdated and technically inferior tools/solutions when so many users are excessively dogmatic in framing them as a pinnacle for the computer i…

Purely from the perspective (my own) that unique/novel mental models are often key drivers of progress, I am very much inclined to agree with you.

Good perspective. Kinda leaves me with "these technologies had their day but we've mostly moved on."

I think this is an important distinction and actually sort of a brave one. That a technology stack can be the basis of an entire industry and still be unappealing and lacking for p…

I laughed out loud. Is this actually a common sentiment in some circles, or just someone blowing off steam? The question occurs to me because I feel like I just spent 30 years on f…

I don't think this sounds facetious. People and their life experiences are essentially inextricable. Nature vs. nurture stuff. Separating/abstracting person from their experiences …

My god, this (very insightful) vision just gets more horrific with each line.

Your point is valid in that being able to face life unaided by medicine is ideal, but often unrealistic. Such that I think this comment of calling it a band aid for being in a bad …