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Arguing about definitions, a how-to: Step 1. Choose a word with a vague and emotional meaning to the audience Step 2. Espouse a definition of the term based o
by notaddicted 15y ago
Arguing about definitions, a how-to:
Step 1. Choose a word with a vague and emotional meaning to the audience
Step 2. Espouse a definition of the term based on syllogistic reasoning.
example A: The hacker way is good. Continuous iteration and improvement is good. The hacker way is continuous iteration and improvement.
example B: The hacker way is good. Writing your own tool to present a filtered view of a datastream is good. The hacker way is writing your own tool present a filtered view of a data stream.
Step 3: Now Fight!
[EDIT: slipping this in here: http://lesswrong.com/lw/np/disputing_definitions/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/np/disputing_definitions/]
- Delmania 15y agoDepending on who you ask, Eric is the current keeper of the definition of hacker: http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/H/hacker.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/H/hacker.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html
- InclinedPlane 15y agoNot keeper, hoster. By that logic Jimmy Wales is the current keeper of the definition of everything.
- pjscott 15y agoHe had a lot of influence on the current definition, but no longer does. (I don't think he would dispute this.)