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From: Rowland McDonnell on 16 Jun 2010 09:47 Dr Geoff Hone <gnhone(a)globalnet.co.uk> wrote: [snip] > No, Rowland, you do not know as much about marketting economics as I > do, and you never will. Of course your education and erudition are far greater than those attainable by any mortal man, and of course your personal claims for your superhuman abilities are perfectly adequate to dismiss any suggestion that your opinions might possibly in some fashion be in error. And of course the fact that you look down on me and have a good line in sneering at me means you can totally ignore all my actual points - no, none of my points matter, all that matters is that you know that you know so much more about economics than I do, so that's all right then. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: John DoH on 16 Jun 2010 10:34 In article <1jk6ooh.9xfx5z1c8npvkN%real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid>, real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) wrote: > Dr Geoff Hone <gnhone(a)globalnet.co.uk> wrote: > > [snip] > > > No, Rowland, you do not know as much about marketting economics as I > > do, and you never will. > > Of course your education and erudition are far greater than those > attainable by any mortal man, and of course your personal claims for > your superhuman abilities are perfectly adequate to dismiss any > suggestion that your opinions might possibly in some fashion be in > error. > > And of course the fact that you look down on me and have a good line in > sneering at me means you can totally ignore all my actual points - no, > none of my points matter, I am surprised it has taken you so long to understand that most people usually ignore your actual points, they being points that only inhabitants of Planet Rowland can understand. > all that matters is that you know that you > know so much more about economics than I do, so that's all right then. > > Rowland. Are you going to answer the point about your standard argument being based on your statement that you are right? No I didn't think you would get round to that. -- "Telling someone to kill themselves is not harmful: it's merely me expressing an opinion. You try to drive people to suicide - that's evil. My behaviour is perfectly okay; your behaviour is evil - plain and simple evil." Rowland McDonnell - 9th. Mar. 2009
From: John DoH on 16 Jun 2010 10:35 In article <1jk4uwx.sgb1om1hnmm4gN%real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid>, real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) wrote: > Dr Geoff Hone <gnhone(a)globalnet.co.uk> wrote: > > > On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:11:51 +0100, > > real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) wrote: > > > > >Dr Geoff Hone <gnhone(a)globalnet.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > >> real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) wrote: > > >> > > >> >snip > > >> >�7 for a real paper 1:25k OS map. 3 for 2 offer on at the mo - so you > > >> >can get three paper maps for about 2/3 the price of one electronic > > >> >version. > > >> > > > >> >This is definitely the wrong way round, innit? The electronic ones > > >> >should be the ones that are cheapest but at the moment, they're about > > >> >four times the price (and less useful if on an iPhone/iPod/iPad, IMHO). > > >> > > > >> snip> > > >> >Rowland. > > >> Publisher protecting profit margin. > > > > > >Since the OS is the main publisher of OS maps, and it's selling them at > > >a cheaper price than firms flogging the same data in a form that is > > >cheaper to provide, that argument is invalid. > > > > > >It's more `publisher realising that it can get away with over-charging > > >because people are used to letting money flow like water through their > > >fingers in order to put their fancy electronic gadgets to real use'. > > > > > >> The February Computer Shopper ran a piece on this in connection with > > >> E-books. > > > > > >Same applies to e-books. > > > > > >Rowland. > > Sorry, Rowland, you are just plain wrong here. > > - OS is the only publisher of OS Maps. > > Sorry, `Dr Hone', you are just plain missing my point entirely for the > sake of generating pointless argument. > > How about dropping the matter? > > I happen to be right even if you say I'm wrong - but you're only saying > I'm wrong because you want to get a rise out of me, aren't you? > > That's not very nice of you at all. > > > There are other companies who publish maps using OS data, but they do > > not publish OS Maps > > Irrelevant point. > > > - Most people who buy an OS paper map do not buy from OS. They go > > into their local bookshop. The price on the map cover reflects this. > > Unsafe assumption. > > [snip more nonsense in the same vein] > > > For every e-Map that is sold, one less paper map is sold. > > Incorrect assumption. > > [snip more nonsense] > > You've built a huge tottering pile of reasoning on a foundation of total > bullshit - simply so you can get me involved in a pointless argument. > > Do stop it, there's a love. > > Rowland. Now, now, Rowland, stop regressing, you have been doing quite well since I asked you to behave yourself, don't let it slip again. -- "Telling someone to kill themselves is not harmful: it's merely me expressing an opinion. You try to drive people to suicide - that's evil. My behaviour is perfectly okay; your behaviour is evil - plain and simple evil." Rowland McDonnell - 9th. Mar. 2009
From: Dr Geoff Hone on 17 Jun 2010 03:37 On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:47:14 +0100, real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) wrote: >Dr Geoff Hone <gnhone(a)globalnet.co.uk> wrote: > >[snip] > >> No, Rowland, you do not know as much about marketting economics as I >> do, and you never will. > >Of course your education and erudition are far greater than those >attainable by any mortal man, and of course your personal claims for >your superhuman abilities are perfectly adequate to dismiss any >suggestion that your opinions might possibly in some fashion be in >error. > You are looking in a mirror as you say this - yes? >And of course the fact that you look down on me and have a good line in >sneering at me means you can totally ignore all my actual points - no, >none of my points matter, all that matters is that you know that you >know so much more about economics than I do, so that's all right then. What points? Reading the thread again, I cannot see that you raised any points of fact. You did have a typical rant, but that does not cover points of fact. What you have not done is respond to any of the factual points made by me - could this be because you know that you are wrong, so you try the politician's trick of responding in an abusive manner to things that I have not written? Geoff
From: zoara on 17 Jun 2010 09:04
Tim Hodgson <thnews(a)poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote: > zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >>>> (anyone noticed that Apple is selling what amounts to thick elastic >>>> bands for thirty dollars a pop? They call them "iPhone bumpers". > > > > Same >>>> principle) >> >> I'd have considered a bumper at up to a tenner, except that they look >> pretty kludgy (ie will make it fiddlier to drop the phone in a pocket > > or >> get it out quickly when a call comes in). At £25, no chance. > > Go to Rymans and buy a thick elastic band? Cool. The thereifixedit.com iPhone case. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm |