I sure do miss Calvin and Hobbes. Always full of deep wisdom.

Calvin and Hobbes Struck Long Ago.

Anatol tells us that the Los Angeles Times's op-ed page is way behind the curve in its attacks on "secular thought" as a religion. The definitive such attack was made by Calvin and Hobbes:

Calvin: "Math is not a science. It's a religion. Here is a bunch of numbers, and by some magic they become another bunch of numbers. You either believe it, or you don't. As a math atheist, I demand being freed of this".

Hobbes: "In public school, no less. Call a lawyer"

[Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal (2004)]

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I suppose I'd feel a bit paranoid if every action I took elicited the response that Dave gets. For all I know, I might well have one of those supposed 3,000 weblogs that momentarily have gone away. I chose to move on to my own site once I had developed a better sense of what I wanted to do.

I haven't been a programmer for a long time and I was never as talented at it as many. But I do create things and I know that it takes real emotional energy to create. Far more than it does to throw stones.

I've used products from UserLand as a major component of the creative work I've done over the last several years and I've paid for them, because that's what you do to ensure that you have and will have the tools you need to do your work. I have never had anything but cordial and helpful interactions with Dave over that time.

I also agree with AKMA's observations this morning. 

The world is full of creators and critics. Spend your time with the creators.

What's Wrong With Winer? / Pointless Battles.

I wish people would just get a hold of themselves on the Winer / weblogs.com thing... I mean all this ranting is just a waste of energy... it was a free service - it ended - stop complaining and using this as a bashing opportunity.

It also pisses me off when people write about Winer and, so-bloody-often, put in this 'but if you know what he's like' type comment. Why do people think he's so bad? I've been in this sphere for 'bout a year and a half now... reading widely... and I just don't get it...

Pershunally I agree with a lot of what he says today. I wish people would expend their energy on more worthy issues!

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