On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 4:57 PM, AGSCalabrese<agscal@gmail.com> wrote:
> Much of what Olin says technically is brilliant or near-brilliant.
> This makes it very hard to detect when Olin goes off-track
> technically. =A0Almost never happens. =A0Very educational.
> Just as valuable however, is the lessons that can be learned by
> observing Olin's online behaviour and by being the brunt of his
> sometimes caustic remarks. =A0Olin reveals a lot about himself.
> Probably more than anyone else on the list. =A0I wonder what he is like
> in real life ? =A0Would he be a good man to have guarding your back or
> not ? =A0I can't tell.
> Being in the crosshairs of Olin's regard forces me to ask the question
> --> =A0 Do I care what he thinks of me ? =A0If I do care ; =A0why do I
> care ? =A0Olin has helped me re-examine my reactions to what people say
> and think about me. =A0Not the easiest thing to deal with but very useful.
> Sometimes Olin is the one who points to the elephant in the corner....
> the one everyone else pretends not to see.

What I learned from olin's obnoxious behaviour is this:

there's no sense in getting all riled up when someone insults you. Yes
there are rude, disgusting, obnoxious people in this world, but we
have to deal with them. Why? Because they're just another human being.
Nothing more, nothing less. There are 7+ billion of them. One will not
make much of a difference.

& please stop encouraging his ego. Einstein was brilliant. Not this dude.

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