tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post557346312611274721..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Quick Roundup 545Gus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-36206718546895761822010-07-01T16:39:57.014-06:002010-07-01T16:39:57.014-06:00To the extent that they have a choice in the matte...To the extent that they have a choice in the matter, blame pragmatism. (e.g., "If we don't go in there and take our cut, someone else will.")Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-26543280048342571312010-07-01T16:07:52.059-06:002010-07-01T16:07:52.059-06:00I don't know why the US companies do business ...I don't know why the US companies do business with a thug like ChavezMonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-61188041656617800652010-07-01T13:41:23.547-06:002010-07-01T13:41:23.547-06:00Not ruling it out, but I'll ease into Twitter ...Not ruling it out, but I'll ease into Twitter first...Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-82599850142936738652010-07-01T13:28:04.185-06:002010-07-01T13:28:04.185-06:00>opening a Facebook account
I only did so afte...>opening a Facebook account<br /><br />I only did so after my brother and sister did, and I use it strictly for keeping in touch with family and a few close friends. Real time contact, day to day, is nice. Easy to post pics and videos.<br /><br />Also, since I'm a software engineer, it's part of keeping current :)mtnrunner2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974435572236740294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-89137684375714612010-07-01T12:47:51.957-06:002010-07-01T12:47:51.957-06:00I probably saw the same post(s) you speak of at so...I probably saw the same post(s) you speak of at some point, and it did sound like things were nasty. <br /><br />I have some perverse curiosity about that stuff, but not enough to bother opening a Facebook account!Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-17654606772290571212010-07-01T11:55:46.767-06:002010-07-01T11:55:46.767-06:00I was never involved in the Facebook portion of th...I was never involved in the Facebook portion of the mosque debate, but I got the impression (from Trey Givens and others) that it was very nasty. The first round that I saw in the NoodleFood comments was heated but not so personal.Andrew Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11001665674703307354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-40029910688627963732010-07-01T11:39:03.423-06:002010-07-01T11:39:03.423-06:00It's not important exactly how I first learned...It's not important exactly how I first learned about that debate, but it was before the level of discussion went up a notch, and it reminded me of all the forums and Usenet groups I used to avoid like the plague.<br /><br />"Rationalism," like its sister term, "subjectivism," is a valid term, but it does tend to get used hastily and inappropriately.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-33741834090433536642010-07-01T10:51:06.308-06:002010-07-01T10:51:06.308-06:00Touché. I think Obama's relationship to privat...Touché. I think Obama's relationship to private property (and individual rights in general) is the same as Bush's relationship to fundamentalism. It's basically the third rail they can't touch, or it would blow their political coalition to pieces.<br /><br />Honestly, I don't think that first round of debate on the mosque helped the Objectivist community very much. Whenever you see accusations of "rationalism" flying, you know things are getting bad. <br /><br />Rationalism is a term that IMO is rarely used with any objective meaning, but is often the Objectivist equivalent of "poopy-head".mtnrunner2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974435572236740294noreply@blogger.com