I'll just put a couple of things out there, as honest conversation about the language I see on HN, rather than nitpicking about what you say personally. > devo

I'll just put a couple of things out there, as honest conversation about the language I see on HN, rather than nitpicking about what you say personally. > devolve into a philosophical question I'd say evolve. Philosophy is the "Master science". It's good to understand the literal meaning of the word "love of wisdom" and that the highest degree awarded is a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Not sure where the disdain for "philosophical questions" comes from in some quarters. Things like NP completeness and the quantum/wave nature of reality are the kind of questions that we sometimes ascend to. > philanthropic software engineering are driven more by ideological rather than humanitarian reasons. Firstly I think something can be both ideological and successfully humanitarian. The former describes the intent and the latter an outcome. Also (I'm not suggesting you imply this here) "ideological" tends to be used around these parts as a sort of derogatory qualifier. Ideologies can be good or bad. In general I prefer people who are up front about their ideology. It's a credit to many people that they have something they are prepared to stick by. respects