I couldn't have said it better
With the death of HD-DVD, there has been a firesale on players, and in every HD-DVD deal thread on Fatwallet the BluRay guys have to chime in, well, philmont had some words for them...
I really can't understand having some kind of emotional attachment to a company or data format. I know probably most of the BR owners probably actually do have a life and do not do this, but for some, they remind me of the worst of the Ron Paul fanatics. They both show up where not wanted, say things that are not entirely true, and insult you if you don't adopt their views.
I feel the same way...
Update 2-28-08
Jeff Atwood has a great post on douchebaggery that goes along with the above sentiment, the whole post is worth a read, but here is a choice quote about David Heinemeier Hansson, the guy that created Ruby on Rails:
David expressed the same sentiments in a 2007 technology prediction piece."Apple will continue to trounce everyone else for the preferred geek platform. The stigma of being a Web programmer still using Windows will increase."
Here's what I don't understand about statements like this. They have exactly the opposite effect that the speaker probably intends. There are two possible reactions:
1. Wow, David's right. I made the wrong choice in my career. It's high time I looked into OS X and Rails programming. They sound great!
2. F****************k you.
Guess which reaction is more common?
