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Ok, that made a lot more sense, but I would never have made the connection between the wiki article and your explanation. Thanks for taking the time to explain things to an old fart. I still see great value in simple examples, that can be worked out by hand, and preferably graphed - they make things "real" to us non-mathematicians.
FTR, I last took matrix algebra in 1987, which makes it 25 years (ah me), and even then it was engineering, so heavy on application and light on theory. I appreciate Monte's questions because they keep me humble - most of them I have no idea how to even start.
i haven't read all of this thread, but it looks like (again, just from a glance) people are being too hostile/judgemental/things intjf people tend towards doing here. i'm sorry. your posts and thoughts do not deserve that. i think it is good that you care so deeply, and try to do what you desire and believe is best.
Anything I say to the likes of you will be a waste of my time. Arrogance and patronizing attitude do not make anyone look like a sophist. You might want to try to post something of substance for a change, that might lessen your need to be pedantic.
wow. Im just reading up on your conversation with Valiyn now in the thread, you have a very keen and precise eye for subtle details. I did notice at one part where you made clear sense of some things but I didnt keep up with your conversation after that. Too many side topics at once and I get comfused. Have you studied Noam Chomsky's work on linguistics by chance? Im not versed on his stuff but I get the inclination that you have.
No worries. And I split the thread from this one which isn't in G&A. The original thread was AL saying he works with a trans woman and she brought up her past in the marines. So he's wondering why gay men join the marines.
There's nothing about being in a defensive position that automatically makes me the one being hostile. Yes, I'm defensive-what was said in the other thread was down right bigotry, the exact kind that trans are usually fighting against and Intro was trying to hand wave it away and call the trans minority (and allies) the oppressors just for pointing it out. That's going to make anyone defensive. However, that doesn't give leeway to read anything someone wants into my post that isn't there. Words and hostility from "in between the lines" are not my words because I never wrote them. In fact, I wrote the opposite in those posts to clarify my position. Take post 10's quote "I'm not degrading gay experience". I think it's pretty clear the reason it came off as the opposite way was from the reader's.....projection? misinterpreting? glazing over key parts? whatever it is, it's not the writer in this case because the position, which counters the implied, is clearly stated in the post.
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