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The author (who is handsome and talented) is based in the UK - so tries hard not to be US centric. Hence the use of €. As for the contradictions - yes. There's
by edent 9d ago
The author (who is handsome and talented) is based in the UK - so tries hard not to be US centric. Hence the use of €.
As for the contradictions - yes. There's a famous aphorism "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
I think it is important to explore a problem and its possible solutions. It allows you to work where the issues are and prevents people saying "why didn't you consider…?".
- nottorp 9d ago> is based in the UK Guess 900 is 2.5 Starbucks lattes in London :) > who is handsome How is that relevant?
- x1798DE 9d agoHe is subtly pointing out that he (edent) is the author of the original blog post by calling himself handsome and talented.
- nottorp 9d agoI have the habit of not reading the user names, so I reply to the post not to my image of the author. Which is why I was triggered by "handsome" too.
- scratcheee 9d agoIt was in parentheses, that does usually imply irrelevant sideband information. Perhaps more importantly, the “handsome and talented” sidebar was actually a tongue in cheek acknowledgment that the author himself was speaking, I suspect, compare the usernames and they match up suspiciously well.