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My opinion is based on something real. Whether or not you agree, it is up to you. I don't pretend to be determining what is true or not but I think my informed

by levifig 14y ago

My opinion is based on something real. Whether or not you agree, it is up to you. I don't pretend to be determining what is true or not but I think my informed opinion is of value to others… otherwise I wouldn't write about it. You think my opinion is "wild". Do you have any hard evidence to back that up? ;)

freehunter 14y ago
Sometimes its hard to truly agree or disagree without knowing the thought process that went into forming the opinion. I can have a gut reaction, but oftentimes those are wrong. There's plenty of evidence that Metro has been designed, and not only designed but designed well. I could link to you some sources on this, but I find clicking through the sources on the Wikipedia page [1] to be sufficient. I'm not saying your opinion is wrong, invalid, or wild (my previous post was referring to the general importance of backing up your opinions). I honestly wasn't commenting on your specific opinion (because I haven't read it except excerpts in these comments). But those who say Metro is a design failure really seem to be running against the grain on that one. In many cases, the author's backlash against Metro was more of a thinly-veiled attack on Microsoft than an attack on Metro. If someone is saying that Metro is undesigned and made simply because Microsoft is out of ideas, that kind of lumps that author into that category for me. I will admit I have no idea who you are/what you are. Your domain is blocked by my corporate proxy for being a spam URL. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29#Response https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29#Re...
- levifig 14y ago
  I never said Metro is a design failure. I'm saying Metro isn't designed and the explanation is because it can't. As to what I am/am not, it should be pointless: you should analyze my argument and agree/disagree based solely on itself. Am I the greatest writer there is? No. Will I never change my opinion? No. Is this a rational argument based on the information given to me? Yes. And to this point, I haven't changed my opinion (but may in the future). As to my domain being blocked, I'm sorry: I never spammed, hosted spam and it doesn't even contain any ads. I would argue against "corporate proxies" but that'd be off-topic… ;)
  - freehunter 14y ago
    Hey buddy, I work in information security and even I get pissed at our proxy more often than I praise it. It takes a lot of paperwork to get a site allowed through, and no paperwork to get one blocked.
    - levifig 14y ago
      Didn't mean it in a bad way… I've worked in the information security sector and I feel your pain! ;)

by levifig 14y ago

freehunter 14y ago

Sometimes its hard to truly agree or disagree without knowing the thought process that went into forming the opinion. I can have a gut reaction, but oftentimes those are wrong. There's plenty of evidence that Metro has been designed, and not only designed but designed well. I could link to you some sources on this, but I find clicking through the sources on the Wikipedia page [1] to be sufficient. I'm not saying your opinion is wrong, invalid, or wild (my previous post was referring to the general importance of backing up your opinions). I honestly wasn't commenting on your specific opinion (because I haven't read it except excerpts in these comments). But those who say Metro is a design failure really seem to be running against the grain on that one. In many cases, the author's backlash against Metro was more of a thinly-veiled attack on Microsoft than an attack on Metro. If someone is saying that Metro is undesigned and made simply because Microsoft is out of ideas, that kind of lumps that author into that category for me. I will admit I have no idea who you are/what you are. Your domain is blocked by my corporate proxy for being a spam URL. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29#Response https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29#Re...

levifig 14y ago
I never said Metro is a design failure. I'm saying Metro isn't designed and the explanation is because it can't. As to what I am/am not, it should be pointless: you should analyze my argument and agree/disagree based solely on itself. Am I the greatest writer there is? No. Will I never change my opinion? No. Is this a rational argument based on the information given to me? Yes. And to this point, I haven't changed my opinion (but may in the future). As to my domain being blocked, I'm sorry: I never spammed, hosted spam and it doesn't even contain any ads. I would argue against "corporate proxies" but that'd be off-topic… ;)
- freehunter 14y ago
  Hey buddy, I work in information security and even I get pissed at our proxy more often than I praise it. It takes a lot of paperwork to get a site allowed through, and no paperwork to get one blocked.
  - levifig 14y ago
    Didn't mean it in a bad way… I've worked in the information security sector and I feel your pain! ;)