Sheldon Cooper. Not Brendon Cooper -----Original Message----- From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Olin Lathrop Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 8:23 AM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [OT] Totally OT V G wrote: > It's funny that everyone ELSE is overreacting to this as if I had > committed a serious crime, but Olin has barely reacted. He's the one > that should be the MOST offended out of everyone (everyone else > shouldn't even react and should get on with their lives), but as I > see it, he's the coolest with it. OK, I think we've spent enough bandwidth on this. I had never heard of Brendon Cooper before your post, having never watched the TV show in question. I was vaguely aware of the show, but still have little understanding of the character Brendon Cooper and the dynamics of th= e show. That's OK, no need to jump in and try to explain since it doesn't matter anyway and I really don't care. When I saw your post, I assumed it was a childish dig. I still don't understand what I and others were supposed to think, but again, that doesn'= t matter. I do think it was inappropriate for the PIClist, but because it wa= s so pointless, not because I might get "offended", whatever that really means. Some twirp at the other end of the internet making vague character references is a non-event in the scheme of things. My reaction was mild amusement together with the thought "what a -----". Others will take whatever statement you were trying to make as really being about you, not me, anyway. Nobody is going to think differently of me because someone els= e makes a vague character reference. > I've also noticed that nowadays people are too full of themselves (not > saying anyone in particular, but just the general public) and can't > take a very light hearted joke. That's a valid point only if the other person understands it to be a light hearted joke too. As Bob pointed out, jokes require implied context, and the less context you have in common with someone, the higher the chance the= y will not understand the joke as intended. > Anyway, why is it a BAD thing if even "nodding acquaintances" are > called friends? They are two different terms that have quite different meanings, at least when/where I grew up. This is actually one of several reasons I'm not likely to ever be on facebook. As I understand it (perhaps wrongly, from heresay only), the system uses the word "friend" to describe someone you link to, or at least at some linking level. While I might be willing to link to and give certain priveledges to some set of people, I would find it embarrasing and pretentious to clame many of them my "friends". No thanks, facebook. ******************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .