On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 09:00:12PM -0700, spf(_at_)nevster(_dot_)net wrote:
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| http://www.titankey.com : used several exclusive and absolute terms in
| describing their product, which induces a healthy skepticism.
| Logically, easily to refute. Practically, has little useful meaning.
| Linguistically, implies and induces emotional context. In other words,
| I think they feel a little too strongly about themselves, and perhaps
| want others to feel that way too. Terms like "worlds first" "the only
| product that..." "all other products..." are a sure way of invalidating
| a statement. They do not use many terms that realistically describe
| amplitude, frequency, and duration; things that humans really need to
| communicate subjective ideas accurately. Perhaps they've got a good
| product, but I think they communicate so poorly that I won't be finding
| out any time soon. At the very least, I'm not inclined to trust what
| they say.
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dude, are you judging a book by ts cover or by the way the
pages smell? wait, that's not the smell of the pages,
that's the starbucks on the mezzanine ....