Comments on: The gadget blog rivalry http://neekole.com/archives/2008/04/03/the-gadget-blog-rivalry/ Nicole Lee's random sputterings Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:48:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Neurotic Neologisms » What makes a geek a geek? http://neekole.com/archives/2008/04/03/the-gadget-blog-rivalry/#comment-277156 Neurotic Neologisms » What makes a geek a geek? Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:06:27 +0000 http://neekole.com/archives/2008/04/03/the-gadget-blog-rivalry/#comment-277156 [...] something, and it’s healthy to have strong disagreements with others. I’ve voiced in a previous entry about the gadget blog rivalry that I’m uncomfortable with such things, and I usually am. But this is mostly because [...] [...] something, and it’s healthy to have strong disagreements with others. I’ve voiced in a previous entry about the gadget blog rivalry that I’m uncomfortable with such things, and I usually am. But this is mostly because [...]

]]> By: Nicole Lee http://neekole.com/archives/2008/04/03/the-gadget-blog-rivalry/#comment-277065 Nicole Lee Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:12:02 +0000 http://neekole.com/archives/2008/04/03/the-gadget-blog-rivalry/#comment-277065 I don't doubt that people on both sides can be friends, it's just that I find it odd to be friends and then be able to have a rivalry that intense. It almost seems like it has to affect your overall mood or emotion somewhat. Clearly, the fact that the rivalry is major and your friendships haven't been affected is testimony to how awesomely silly I am about it, but the separation of work and play isn't something that comes naturally to me. If someone insults my work, I find a hard time playing nice with him/her, ya know? But again, I suppose it's a matter of not letting your emotions get in the way and gaining some perspective on the whole thing. (Note to self: Don't write blog entries at 4:30 a.m. while in a delusional half-asleep state. What was that comparison to Beat It and You've Been Served? Lordy.) I don’t doubt that people on both sides can be friends, it’s just that I find it odd to be friends and then be able to have a rivalry that intense. It almost seems like it has to affect your overall mood or emotion somewhat. Clearly, the fact that the rivalry is major and your friendships haven’t been affected is testimony to how awesomely silly I am about it, but the separation of work and play isn’t something that comes naturally to me. If someone insults my work, I find a hard time playing nice with him/her, ya know? But again, I suppose it’s a matter of not letting your emotions get in the way and gaining some perspective on the whole thing.

(Note to self: Don’t write blog entries at 4:30 a.m. while in a delusional half-asleep state. What was that comparison to Beat It and You’ve Been Served? Lordy.)

]]> By: Ryan Block http://neekole.com/archives/2008/04/03/the-gadget-blog-rivalry/#comment-277060 Ryan Block Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:16:58 +0000 http://neekole.com/archives/2008/04/03/the-gadget-blog-rivalry/#comment-277060 I dunno, I don't think the rivalry that article played up is all it's cracked up to be. I think Brian and Wired both have a lot to gain from dramatizing it, but I don't see things that way at all, and I certainly wouldn't ever want anyone to feel like they couldn't be pals with people on both sides of the fence. If Brian and I can be pals, can't everyone else? I dunno, I don’t think the rivalry that article played up is all it’s cracked up to be. I think Brian and Wired both have a lot to gain from dramatizing it, but I don’t see things that way at all, and I certainly wouldn’t ever want anyone to feel like they couldn’t be pals with people on both sides of the fence. If Brian and I can be pals, can’t everyone else?

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