Musings, leadership tidbits and quotes posted by a retired Navy Captain (really just a high performing 2nd Class Petty Officer) who hung up his uniform a bit too early. He still wears his Navy service on his sleeve. He needs to get over that. "ADVANCE WARNING - NO ORIGINAL THOUGHT!" A "self-appointed" lead EVANGELIST for the "cryptologic community". Keeping CRYPTOLOGY alive-one day and Sailor at a time. 2015 is 80th Anniversary of the Naval Security Group.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Hurtful truths
I was reminded:
"Mike, your blog is both good and original;
but the part that is good is not original,
and the part that is original is not good."
An unoriginal ?friend? paraphrasing Samuel Johnson.
4 comments:
General Quarters
said...
Ouch. I hope your friend was yanking your chain. If not, the free market suggests another opinion in that you have hundreds of thousands of completely voluntary views of your blog.
The introductory statement to your blog says; “ADVANCE WARNING – NO ORIGINAL THOUGHT!” What else could one expect? Maybe it is time that you modified that statement.
A wise person once counseled: "If it ain''t worth tacking your name onto, it's not worth your time to read it." Grammar errors and all, there's a basic truth in this proviso - and the Internet makes pot-shooting a part of a nasty, small-minded, anonymous world where freedom of speech becomes a drive-by assault. And if the attack - given full ownership credit in clear text will damage the origniator's career - perhaps that fact is a sufficiency for belaying it in the first pace. Mike: keep it coming, good AND original! Steve Myers, in PA
I don't understand what draws such negative comments. If someone doesn't like what you write on your blog, then don't read it! I enjoy your posts, keep up the good work.
4 comments:
Ouch. I hope your friend was yanking your chain. If not, the free market suggests another opinion in that you have hundreds of thousands of completely voluntary views of your blog.
Captain Lambert,
The introductory statement to your blog says; “ADVANCE WARNING – NO ORIGINAL THOUGHT!” What else could one expect? Maybe it is time that you modified that statement.
Very Respectfully,
Navyman834
A wise person once counseled: "If it ain''t worth tacking your name onto, it's not worth your time to read it." Grammar errors and all, there's a basic truth in this proviso - and the Internet makes pot-shooting a part of a nasty, small-minded, anonymous world where freedom of speech becomes a drive-by assault. And if the attack - given full ownership credit in clear text will damage the origniator's career - perhaps that fact is a sufficiency for belaying it in the first pace.
Mike: keep it coming, good AND original!
Steve Myers, in PA
I don't understand what draws such negative comments. If someone doesn't like what you write on your blog, then don't read it! I enjoy your posts, keep up the good work.
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