From: Robert Trujillo
Date: 31 Mar 2006
Your quote of the week is just too funny!
There have been many who have argued that the relational model
is all-encompassing, and that is definitely true. But just because you 'can' do something with a particular
solution, it doesn't necessarily mean that you 'should' do something with a
particular solution, or even that the solution is ideal in all cases.
If it wasn't for the first sentence talking about the
relational model, you'd swear the author was talking about XML! I wonder if he
understood that he shot holes in his argument with that one sentence and
reaffirmed the first author’s assertion, "XML is an alleged solution
looking for a problem."
Fantastic. Keep up the good work.
From: Fabian Pascal
As I keep saying: the abysmal failure of the US (and
increasingly whole Western) educational system is not only that it produces
arrogant ignorance, but also inability to reason.
From: Gene Wirchenko
Date: 31 Mar 2006
While probably not intentional, it was a good joke on me to
read my name in the Quote of the Week (as MC for Fool of the Week). I am still looking around nervously. Thumbs up!
I do like the idea of the Vociferous Ignorance Hall
of Fame, but I just do not have the stamina to read through all of the
nonsense in one sitting. I get enough
of Dawn's nonsense in comp.databases.theory.
Keep fighting the good fight.
From: Fabian Pascal
The joke was not on you, but on Bradford.
It's not for any rational knowledgeable person to read [that
would be torture] but just to serve as evidence in support of induction, so
that nobody can claim there is no basis.
In any case, many of the items are my own debunkings, which
are rather short. I don't have much patience for crap either.
Posted 4/7/06
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