Comments for Adamus.nl http://www.adamus.nl Life, technology, the internet, gaming, politics, and the rest Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Comment on Sherlock by Debra Argosy http://www.adamus.nl/?p=1331#comment-25757 Debra Argosy Sun, 22 Aug 2010 05:20:59 +0000 http://www.adamus.nl/?p=1331#comment-25757 I never thought of S.H. as silly, exactly. I guess I love ACD's Holmes more than any other fictional character because nothing else distracts me so completely---with no lingering hangover of sadness or impatience (well there is the Veiled Lodger). It's all about the delivery, like a clean breeze. It's absolute escapism, precious and pure. I'm going to look into renting this, thanks for bringing it to my attention! http://findanoutlet.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/the-terrible-things-people-do-to-sherlock-holmes/ I never thought of S.H. as silly, exactly. I guess I love ACD’s Holmes more than any other fictional character because nothing else distracts me so completely—with no lingering hangover of sadness or impatience (well there is the Veiled Lodger). It’s all about the delivery, like a clean breeze. It’s absolute escapism, precious and pure.

I’m going to look into renting this, thanks for bringing it to my attention!

http://findanoutlet.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/the-terrible-things-people-do-to-sherlock-holmes/

]]> Comment on More Reasons to Love Christopher Hitchens by Hitchens: Everybody dies, but the process has suddenly accelerated on me http://www.adamus.nl/?p=1224#comment-25753 Hitchens: Everybody dies, but the process has suddenly accelerated on me Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:23:36 +0000 http://www.adamus.nl/?p=1224#comment-25753 [...] Hitchens, one of my heroes, is dying. Everybody is dying, but for Hitchens “the process has suddenly [...] [...] Hitchens, one of my heroes, is dying. Everybody is dying, but for Hitchens “the process has suddenly [...]

]]> Comment on Mensa: A Critical Review by SEO Mofo http://www.adamus.nl/?p=1327#comment-25746 SEO Mofo Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:30:30 +0000 http://www.adamus.nl/?p=1327#comment-25746 OMG... You gotta read <a href="http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/twitter-impacts-relevance-like-i-impact-gravity#jtc83355" rel="nofollow">this comment thread</a>. :P OMG…

You gotta read this comment thread.

:P

]]> Comment on Mensa: A Critical Review by Djoeri http://www.adamus.nl/?p=1327#comment-25745 Djoeri Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:56:07 +0000 http://www.adamus.nl/?p=1327#comment-25745 It's striking how my expectations of Mensa are represented in your post. I did the Mensa test too and was allowed to join Mensa. Except I didn't. My first motivation for taking the test was the same as yours, to see if I'm as smart as I think I am. If I would be allowed to join, I said to myself, I'd decide later on if I really wanted to join. I saw a lot of people at the test site, and was appalled by the sheer arrogance many of them showed. I also got an New Age vibe from some of the guys, but the arrogance was the most appalling thing I sensed. That made me decide not to join. Looks like it was a good choice. It’s striking how my expectations of Mensa are represented in your post. I did the Mensa test too and was allowed to join Mensa. Except I didn’t. My first motivation for taking the test was the same as yours, to see if I’m as smart as I think I am. If I would be allowed to join, I said to myself, I’d decide later on if I really wanted to join. I saw a lot of people at the test site, and was appalled by the sheer arrogance many of them showed. I also got an New Age vibe from some of the guys, but the arrogance was the most appalling thing I sensed. That made me decide not to join. Looks like it was a good choice.

]]> Comment on Mensa: A Critical Review by Jahnelle Pittman http://www.adamus.nl/?p=1327#comment-25744 Jahnelle Pittman Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:54:20 +0000 http://www.adamus.nl/?p=1327#comment-25744 *sigh* I, too, am a victim of Mensa disillusionment. lol I signed on figuring I could delve into the depths of higher evolution; oh, all the things we could discuss in the forums without "Dude, have you seen my car" being the most important conversation! Bummer. It turns out that those with a higher IQ than mine are as wrapped up in their own worlds as those with a lower or same IQ. I'm starting to think that *gasp* stimulating conversation can't be found online.... But it does look good on the CV... *sigh* I, too, am a victim of Mensa disillusionment. lol I signed on figuring I could delve into the depths of higher evolution; oh, all the things we could discuss in the forums without “Dude, have you seen my car” being the most important conversation!

Bummer. It turns out that those with a higher IQ than mine are as wrapped up in their own worlds as those with a lower or same IQ. I’m starting to think that *gasp* stimulating conversation can’t be found online….

But it does look good on the CV…

]]> Comment on To Link Or Not To Link by Clay Shirky: Watching TV changes our brains http://www.adamus.nl/?p=1304#comment-25739 Clay Shirky: Watching TV changes our brains Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:12:31 +0000 http://www.adamus.nl/?p=1304#comment-25739 [...] been eagerly emphasizing the point sceptics and scholars such as Nicholas Carr have been making: that the Internet is [...] [...] been eagerly emphasizing the point sceptics and scholars such as Nicholas Carr have been making: that the Internet is [...]

]]> Comment on Is Google Making Us Stoopid? by Clay Shirky: Watching TV changes our brains http://www.adamus.nl/?p=829#comment-25738 Clay Shirky: Watching TV changes our brains Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:10:14 +0000 http://www.adamus.nl/?p=829#comment-25738 [...] been eagerly emphasizing the point sceptics and scholars such as Nicholas Carr have been making: that the [...] [...] been eagerly emphasizing the point sceptics and scholars such as Nicholas Carr have been making: that the [...]

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