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I think its more like how people call an "over head speaker system" a "tannoy" or adults over the age of 50 call any console video game system "the nintendo" et

I think its more like how people call an "over head speaker system" a "tannoy" or adults over the age of 50 call any console video game system "the nintendo" etc.

burgerbrain 16y ago
I think it probably has something more to do with this: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/02/24/122-moleskine-notebooks/ http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/02/24/122-moleskine-not...
- pyre 16y ago
  So you're admitting that the only reason you made your previous comment was because you thought that the commenter was being smug and you wanted to put him/her in his/her place?
  - burgerbrain 16y ago
    Alternatively, I googled it after being dumbfounded by the seemingly random specificness of the post (does anybody say "I had a few beers while I watched my Panasonic"? No, everyone just calls TVs "TVs"), and discovered that the poster was just making an attempt at being smug.
    - danenania 16y ago
      The guy writes an interesting and informative post, and the part you latch onto is how he refers to his freakin' notebook?
      - derefr 16y ago
        I take issue with your taking issue with his taking issue with the post :) Specifically, this is a threaded comment system. We can have as many discussions about something (post or other comment) as we want: go off on wild tangents, point out the spelling, have a pun thread, mention patterns of blogging/commenting the parent fits into, reply to the author on a separate subject, share anecdotes related to the subject of the post, and actually talk about the content of a post or comment, all at the same time, without breaking anything. That's what's so neat about threaded discussion: it doesn't require the "comparative notability" that a linear conversation needs in order to function.
    - danilocampos 16y ago
      TV's are commodities. There's no important difference from one brand to another. Moleskines, by merit of their unique design and brand identity, are in a different boat.
      - akho 16y ago
        No. There is a gajillion brands of hardly distinguishable black notebooks. Differences in quality are far less than those between TV manufacturers.
        pyre 16y ago
        But how many television set brands have the brand recognition of Moleskine though?

I think its more like how people call an "over head speaker system" a "tannoy" or adults over the age of 50 call any console video game system "the nintendo" etc.

burgerbrain 16y ago

I think it probably has something more to do with this: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/02/24/122-moleskine-notebooks/ http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/02/24/122-moleskine-not...

pyre 16y ago
So you're admitting that the only reason you made your previous comment was because you thought that the commenter was being smug and you wanted to put him/her in his/her place?
- burgerbrain 16y ago
  Alternatively, I googled it after being dumbfounded by the seemingly random specificness of the post (does anybody say "I had a few beers while I watched my Panasonic"? No, everyone just calls TVs "TVs"), and discovered that the poster was just making an attempt at being smug.
  - danenania 16y ago
    The guy writes an interesting and informative post, and the part you latch onto is how he refers to his freakin' notebook?
    - derefr 16y ago
      I take issue with your taking issue with his taking issue with the post :) Specifically, this is a threaded comment system. We can have as many discussions about something (post or other comment) as we want: go off on wild tangents, point out the spelling, have a pun thread, mention patterns of blogging/commenting the parent fits into, reply to the author on a separate subject, share anecdotes related to the subject of the post, and actually talk about the content of a post or comment, all at the same time, without breaking anything. That's what's so neat about threaded discussion: it doesn't require the "comparative notability" that a linear conversation needs in order to function.
  - danilocampos 16y ago
    TV's are commodities. There's no important difference from one brand to another. Moleskines, by merit of their unique design and brand identity, are in a different boat.
    - akho 16y ago
      No. There is a gajillion brands of hardly distinguishable black notebooks. Differences in quality are far less than those between TV manufacturers.
      - pyre 16y ago
        But how many television set brands have the brand recognition of Moleskine though?