{"id":384,"date":"2005-10-11T03:32:23","date_gmt":"2005-10-10T19:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/http:\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/archives\/2005\/10\/2005_10_11_0332.php"},"modified":"2005-10-11T03:32:23","modified_gmt":"2005-10-10T19:32:23","slug":"this-is-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2005\/10\/11\/this-is-fun","title":{"rendered":"This is FUN!"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s this blog<\/a> that popped up that was supposed to “shake up” an institutionalized<\/a> forum. I find myself visiting it more often recently because partly because of the “sensationalism,” as one commenter put it (everybody loves to read about dirt<\/strong> hehehehe)<\/p>\n

Another was the fact that the author managed to raise some really legitimate concerns. I respect the official forum’s rules and understand why some things are simply not<\/em> discussed for the sake of maintaining order – it being an officially recognized Apple forum and all. Regardless, people are still itching<\/em> to talk about some sensitive topics and quite frankly, in a sick twisted sort of way, I’m glad it was started.<\/p>\n

I’ve been speaking my mind there too once in a while, but I didn’t choose to be anonymous – as a result, I’ve been subject to the same flame<\/a> everyone was afraid of getting burned with. Do I regret it? Hell no! At the end of it all, I am secure that I my heart was in the right place… people may not agree with me, but at least I wasn’t chocolate covered horse-shit \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

The only bummer is that everyone else is anonymous, so I don’t get to see which people I should listen to or just ignore. Everyone thinks differently and I’ve been enlightened as much as vindicated in the short time I’ve visited and contributed. I think that’s a beautiful thing. But really, there are some people there that are simply not worth one’s time.<\/p>\n\n

Mga tatlo lang naman nabanggit so far.<\/em> I’m thrilled to see where this goes:<\/p>\n

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At 9:20 AM, Anonymous said…<\/strong><\/p>\n

omg, nargalzius. just like your posts in philmug. wala kang sense! post ka ng post ng opinion mo, may IMHO ka pa, walang katuturan naman yung sinasabi mo. tumahimik tka nalang, nagmumukha kang tanga!<\/p>\n

At 9:33 AM, Anonymous said…<\/strong><\/p>\n

yeah Carlo Santos, no one cares about your fucking opinions. It’s time for you to just shut the fuck up!<\/p>\n

At 9:35 AM, Anonymous said…<\/strong><\/p>\n

yep.. sound like a philo or polisci graduate answer.\nMasyadong deep ka tsong! Sabihin mo na lang diretso!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I simply challenged the first commenter to explain how he thinks I don’t<\/strong> make sense. I would love to figure out if it was because I was vague in my posts in the official board, or because he was just too stupid to comprehend them. Either way, I want to read what he has to say so I can finally say to myself beyond reasonable doubt<\/em> “Ok, this guy is a total idiot, so don’t bother taking his bait.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Why do I think so? It may be some shred of arrogance on my part. Being a relatively new Apple user myself, I have seen my knowledge on the subject matter grow beyond even the really “old” people there – as far as the technical stuff is concerned at least. This is benefit of loving the technology<\/em> and not the brand.<\/em> In my early days, I remember asking the same irritating newbie questions, scouring the net for answers while I’m at it – and I see myself now, where I get the chance to help people troubleshoot their Macs (wether in the official forum, or in real life) – and contribute some stuff 1 <\/sup><\/a>Ok fine, they’re only Widgets, and hacked ones at that… but still \ud83d\ude09 <\/span><\/span>