But you're way higher up in the Kneepad Aficionado Society.
I'm not trying to knock Yglesias in any way, and I don't want to be accused of siding with Tom Hilde. BUT is it really fair to equate intelligence with the quantity of material produced?
Oh, to live in Yglesias's world, where there is a positive correlation between blog posts and productivity.
We are not going to have a repeat of the Homer thread.
if I take part in nothing greater than that thread in this life time, I will die a very sad, disappointed man.
Doesn't that imply that you haven't yet taken part of anything greater than that thread in your lifetime thus far? And isn't that equally sad?
You just think that because Yglesias went to Harvard.
I want his cloning machine. That's the only way he could possibly do it.
Now, I read most of that thread. Which comments are being repeated?
See . . . if you don't waste time "checking your spelling" and shit you, too, could be blogging at the speed of light like me.
OTOH, you're off-point on the Bennett bit, MY. So let's call it eight good pieces today. Still beating Hilde!
the part where intended implications are presented as unintended implications.
I'd like the record to show that I still stand by my kneepads comment.
I think that Ezra and Yglesias are fusing into one blogging hivemind over at TAPPED. I used to be able to identify all of the contributors by their subject lines and the first few words of their posts. Now that Ezra's in the mix, my system's all to hell.
15: ahh. Well, my point was that 6 seems to collapse in on itself because it only even makes half-sense if the implications were not intended. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing. Only it makes my poor little head spin in circles.
Who the fuck is Tom Hilde and why does his existence justify that of Kneepaddular Ogged?
For Tom Hilde, you can start with this post and comments.
I think it's important to recognize that while Tom Hilde can't do what Yglesias does, Yglesias can't do what Tom Hilde does either. It's not a contest. Each man is impressive in his own way, and, frankly, we lack the analytical tools to say whose contribution is ultimately more valuable.
As I recall, we didn't even have the tools to say what it was that Tom Hilde was doing.
to be a douche, and never troubled by the fact, no matter how obvious, is a strength, and I shall call it Hildean.
Re: 22
My point exactly! Yglesias, although admittedly bright, is just so damned legible. It's all bells and whistles with him. You read a comment from Hilde and you think to yourself: "Wait, what the hell just happened?" Yglesias never has that effect.
What Ogged is saying is that when it comes to Yglesias, you don't have to choose between quantity and quality. You get them both. In fact, Yglesias puts out hard colums so often, you can probably get as much as you can take, and you'll come away a little dazed and giving off that afterglow of erudition.
It's almost as if Michael can read my mind, if my mind were different, and not mine.
(I'll adjust the aim on my mind reading antenna.)
THe question on everyone's mind, though, is to which time-management programme does Yglesias subscribe? Clearly, he gets things done.
programme
I guess you deserve credit for one where I can't tell whether it's your characteristic misspelling, or if you're putting on airs.
It should be pointed out, in case Tom Hilde is reading, that Matt Y can bench 285lbs, do 30 pull-ups, runs a 4:30 mile, and can pleasure Tom Hilde's wife in under a minute.
28: Then I won't ruin it by letting you know.
My previous comment does remind me of a real situation, beginning of sophomore year in HS, when I was part of the same atheltic group as the kid who the year before had set a record for highest grades ever for a freshman, something like a 99.7 at the end of the year. Anyway, he demonstrated proper push-ups for us. He quit at 60, though it was clear he could do more. It was awhile before I reovered from witnessing how inferior I was.
You all got together and jumped him after school, right?
No, he was also popular. (And very good-looking.)
Several college friends and I went to a dance club with several members of a professional dance troupe that was performing at UNC. That was most inferior I'd ever felt.
No punchline, I think. The very top schools didn't accept from my HS that year and he ended up at U Va?
So what is Garance's big, shameful secret?
She's a faux lesbian? She's not a vegan? She rides with the Hell's Angels? She has Sugar Pops for breakfast? Stuffed animals?
Well, I don't think she's a vegan....
I think GFR is pretty studly, too. I bet even Hilde thinks she's a stud. There should be a cage match of some sort - MY vs. GFR.
As I recall, we didn't even have the tools to say what it was that Tom Hilde was doing.
Nobody wanted to pick up the bait? Really?
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