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I hate rants with misspellings. One I found was "breaktaking". I'm sure he meant "breathtaking". Get an editor, you twat.

sharkfish 18y ago
I see I'm being modded down by programmers who also can't spell.
- allenbrunson 18y ago
  No, you are being modded down for being crude. That kind of thing might be common on other forums, but not here.
  - iamdave 18y ago
    Sometimes it takes an (admittedly erroneous) crude approach just to bring what should be an overt point to fruition. While this wasn't one of them, there are certainly times. And on that point, that's the feeling I get when I read this article. The writer is trying to be direct and ride the fence of "condemnation by realization" but only comes off as wrongly crude. While I haven't read any of Gladwell's book, I've seen him speak and he's got his wits about him regarding these things. Let's put it into perspective: how many of us can effectively lecture on the things he does?
    - unalone 18y ago
      I don't think it's a very good article, but I agree with its premise. Gladwell is not scientifically rigid. His books are interesting and make me think, but I would not take any statistic he gave me as anything other than an interesting fiction. He's too selective about data.
  - sharkfish 18y ago
    OMG you guys are idiots. I used the word "twat". Go ahead, take away the rest of my karma. My e-penis is going to shrink! OMG!!!! I'm a girl by the way. LOL. Again you guys are nancies. Total nancies. LOL. I continue laughing: http://crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=42993 http://crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=42993 P.S. Are you idiots RELIGIOUS, too? LOL.
    - sharkfish 18y ago
      WHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! You guys are badasses with the mouse.
- jsmcgd 18y ago
  It's probably for your language.
- queensnake 18y ago
  For taking up space on HN with nothing.
- sharkfish 18y ago
  So you really can't spell. It really is a shame. I've always felt that people who program that can't spell are in this career to hide their lack of IQ.
- deleted 18y ago
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- stcredzero 18y ago
  Specifically, you're mainly being downmodded for your last phrase: "you" and the following 4-letter word. If you left that off, you would've gotten a few points down at most. (And I would've up-modded you, as I also dislike spelling mistakes.)

sharkfish 18y ago

I see I'm being modded down by programmers who also can't spell.

allenbrunson 18y ago
No, you are being modded down for being crude. That kind of thing might be common on other forums, but not here.
- iamdave 18y ago
  Sometimes it takes an (admittedly erroneous) crude approach just to bring what should be an overt point to fruition. While this wasn't one of them, there are certainly times. And on that point, that's the feeling I get when I read this article. The writer is trying to be direct and ride the fence of "condemnation by realization" but only comes off as wrongly crude. While I haven't read any of Gladwell's book, I've seen him speak and he's got his wits about him regarding these things. Let's put it into perspective: how many of us can effectively lecture on the things he does?
  - unalone 18y ago
    I don't think it's a very good article, but I agree with its premise. Gladwell is not scientifically rigid. His books are interesting and make me think, but I would not take any statistic he gave me as anything other than an interesting fiction. He's too selective about data.
- sharkfish 18y ago
  OMG you guys are idiots. I used the word "twat". Go ahead, take away the rest of my karma. My e-penis is going to shrink! OMG!!!! I'm a girl by the way. LOL. Again you guys are nancies. Total nancies. LOL. I continue laughing: http://crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=42993 http://crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=42993 P.S. Are you idiots RELIGIOUS, too? LOL.
  - sharkfish 18y ago
    WHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! You guys are badasses with the mouse.
jsmcgd 18y ago
It's probably for your language.
queensnake 18y ago
For taking up space on HN with nothing.
sharkfish 18y ago
So you really can't spell. It really is a shame. I've always felt that people who program that can't spell are in this career to hide their lack of IQ.
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stcredzero 18y ago
Specifically, you're mainly being downmodded for your last phrase: "you" and the following 4-letter word. If you left that off, you would've gotten a few points down at most. (And I would've up-modded you, as I also dislike spelling mistakes.)