January 11, 2001

10:19 AM

Things to say when you're losing a technical argument.
posted by Steven Den Beste (9 comments total)

What? I don't speak your crazy moon-language.

I can think of so many situations where just that sentence is going to come in handy.
posted by jennyb at 10:35 AM on January 11, 2001

I don't know, I kinda like number 37 - Jakob Nielsen wrote an interesting hit piece on that.
posted by tiaka at 10:39 AM on January 11, 2001

"That's a good idea -- you should do that on your home page."


That one made me howl.

Of course, being Geek Lite, I don't understand a lot of these. Those are the ones I'm gonna use the most.
posted by frykitty at 10:52 AM on January 11, 2001

ROFL

Whoever wrote that knew their stuff.

-Mars
posted by Mars Saxman at 11:12 AM on January 11, 2001

1> That doesn't account for indeterminate granularity.
2> I guess you never read the errata for the The Art of Programming.
3> TANSTAAFL.

posted by xiffix at 12:00 PM on January 11, 2001

Look, would you just get off your Be obsession for FIVE MINUTES and talk serious design with us?

and

I heard that the only real application for that technology was child pornography. How did you hear about it?

*jots down on note pad*
posted by pnevares at 12:14 PM on January 11, 2001

(buzzing sound as each joke goes over head)

posted by norm at 12:36 PM on January 11, 2001

BRILLIANT .. your right Mars these came from someone whos been around.
posted by stbalbach at 9:44 AM on January 14, 2001