Comment Free Speech at its finest... (Score 1) 507
*scans through responses* *applauds*
Folks, after reading several of the responses so far (and yes, I actually *read* them), I have to say that I feel Katz's presence on /. is validated. Yes, validated.
I didn't say he was good (although I thought the Hellmouth articles were quite excellent and thought-provoking), but there's a definite reason for an admitted non-geek columnist being on a geek-heavy website. Really, would this discussion have ever come up otherwise? I'm glad to see some intellectual discussion of a touchy subject. It's something that we all need to sit down and share our viewpoints on once in a while, if only just to get our heads around the topic. Like any other delicate subject, we're not going to learn from our mistakes if we don't discuss them and share our views. It's what everything from Open Source to the current political siutation is about, sharing ideas and making things better.
I'm glad to see topics like this one raised in an open forum, and I applaud Katz for having the cojones to bring it up. And if you don't like it, there's a button on the front page to change your Preferences; just click his box to OFF. It's really quite easy... any geek can do it.
Folks, after reading several of the responses so far (and yes, I actually *read* them), I have to say that I feel Katz's presence on
I didn't say he was good (although I thought the Hellmouth articles were quite excellent and thought-provoking), but there's a definite reason for an admitted non-geek columnist being on a geek-heavy website. Really, would this discussion have ever come up otherwise? I'm glad to see some intellectual discussion of a touchy subject. It's something that we all need to sit down and share our viewpoints on once in a while, if only just to get our heads around the topic. Like any other delicate subject, we're not going to learn from our mistakes if we don't discuss them and share our views. It's what everything from Open Source to the current political siutation is about, sharing ideas and making things better.
I'm glad to see topics like this one raised in an open forum, and I applaud Katz for having the cojones to bring it up. And if you don't like it, there's a button on the front page to change your Preferences; just click his box to OFF. It's really quite easy... any geek can do it.
