Re: Asimov helps users and battles piracy!

[toddpw@ugcs.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)]

Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> writes:

>     You appear to be equating use of direct insults, lies, slander, and
>distortions, rudeness, ranting, name-calling, etc. with polite, honest,
>logical discourse. They really are not the same.

Of course not! But which is which depends a lot on what and _who_ you
believe. I am not trying to say that _everything_ is relative, but that
we're taking too many things as absolutes without questioning them and
that's where the prolonged arguments keep coming from.

>     Returning to the original subject matter: We have established, by
>your own agreement, that the 4D, ambisonic, etc. phenomenon exists and
>that, whatever the excuse, claims to the contrary on some web sites are
>plainly in error.

Eh? This paragraph says very little. I have never tried to claim that
4D ambisonic sound itself is a total hoax (if I did then I retract that
post immediately), just that the VAMPS disks I checked out and rejected
from the Caltech FTP site ages ago did not contain enough special audio
processing to back up the claims in the README accompanying those files.

>     As to of whether or not Dr. Tom made false claims in those days
>regarding particular sound files: I suggest that you simply ask Dr. Tom.
>He is on record as admitting past mistakes. Unlike those who devote
>their lives and resources to maintaining anti-Dr. Tom web sites, his
>word on the matter carries weight. There is no need to make insulting
>insinuations or to complain about a well-founded mistrust of your
>sources. Politely ask Dr. Tom and you will get the truth and that will
>be that.

This paragraph is so similar in form to the drool of a cult victim,
I can't hope to say anything objective about it.

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ ugcs.caltech.edu