Comments on: The Beauty of the Dialectical Process http://davidrothman.net/2008/01/10/the-beauty-of-the-dialectial-process/ Health Information | Geekery Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:49:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David Rothman http://davidrothman.net/2008/01/10/the-beauty-of-the-dialectial-process/comment-page-1/#comment-125670 David Rothman Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:51:07 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2008/01/10/the-beauty-of-the-dialectial-process/#comment-125670 Again, I'm not calling for a ban on the term. I'm calling for a <em>sensible use of it</em>. If one is hoping to market a tool that leverages the trends O'Reilly describes in his definition, one should absolutely know what the term means and how to use it. So...I'm very pleased to have played any role in introducing you to the term. :) Again, I’m not calling for a ban on the term. I’m calling for a sensible use of it.

If one is hoping to market a tool that leverages the trends O’Reilly describes in his definition, one should absolutely know what the term means and how to use it.

So…I’m very pleased to have played any role in introducing you to the term. :)

]]> By: Frankie Dolan http://davidrothman.net/2008/01/10/the-beauty-of-the-dialectial-process/comment-page-1/#comment-125668 Frankie Dolan Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:40:53 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2008/01/10/the-beauty-of-the-dialectial-process/#comment-125668 Hey David - forgot to mention - you know when I started work on MedWorm, I didn't know what 2.0 was - guess who first introduced me to the term ;) Hey David – forgot to mention – you know when I started work on MedWorm, I didn’t know what 2.0 was – guess who first introduced me to the term ;)

]]> By: Rachel http://davidrothman.net/2008/01/10/the-beauty-of-the-dialectial-process/comment-page-1/#comment-125574 Rachel Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:42:12 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2008/01/10/the-beauty-of-the-dialectial-process/#comment-125574 "I will absolutely be pleased to write an Op-Ed on the Web and health information at the invitation of the first prestigious medical journal which invites me to do so." - Well, I disagree that any writing you want to do on this topic needs to wait for a "prestigious" journal. You have a forum right here, which you seem to be using *right this very minute* to write about web geekery. Go on and use it. Also, disagreements over beer = good. Unless your friend is an angry drunk and bad debater. :) “I will absolutely be pleased to write an Op-Ed on the Web and health information at the invitation of the first prestigious medical journal which invites me to do so.” – Well, I disagree that any writing you want to do on this topic needs to wait for a “prestigious” journal. You have a forum right here, which you seem to be using *right this very minute* to write about web geekery. Go on and use it.

Also, disagreements over beer = good. Unless your friend is an angry drunk and bad debater. :)

]]> By: David Rothman http://davidrothman.net/2008/01/10/the-beauty-of-the-dialectial-process/comment-page-1/#comment-125559 David Rothman Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:44:59 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2008/01/10/the-beauty-of-the-dialectial-process/#comment-125559 Michelle, the most enjoyable disagreements I have ever had were with smart people over beer. My best friend in college liked to argue about epistemology over beer and pool. Your advice about writing a piece first, then "ahopping" it around is probably a really, really good idea. Thanks so much! Michelle, the most enjoyable disagreements I have ever had were with smart people over beer. My best friend in college liked to argue about epistemology over beer and pool.

Your advice about writing a piece first, then “ahopping” it around is probably a really, really good idea. Thanks so much!

]]> By: Michelle http://davidrothman.net/2008/01/10/the-beauty-of-the-dialectial-process/comment-page-1/#comment-125558 Michelle Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:36:52 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2008/01/10/the-beauty-of-the-dialectial-process/#comment-125558 Why does this sound like a discussion that might take place over a few pints of beer? Perhaps that is drinker in me. I enjoy hearing both of your points of view. Both of you have a view on things I admit I don't always see right away. (Perhaps I need to lay of the beer.) One note David... "I will absolutely be pleased to write an Op-Ed on the Web and health information at the invitation of the first prestigious medical journal which invites me to do so." Don't wait for somebody to ask, write it and then "shop" it to a journal that would be a good fit. Why does this sound like a discussion that might take place over a few pints of beer? Perhaps that is drinker in me.

I enjoy hearing both of your points of view. Both of you have a view on things I admit I don’t always see right away. (Perhaps I need to lay of the beer.)

One note David…
“I will absolutely be pleased to write an Op-Ed on the Web and health information at the invitation of the first prestigious medical journal which invites me to do so.”

Don’t wait for somebody to ask, write it and then “shop” it to a journal that would be a good fit.

]]> By: Gordon http://davidrothman.net/2008/01/10/the-beauty-of-the-dialectial-process/comment-page-1/#comment-125550 Gordon Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:35:57 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2008/01/10/the-beauty-of-the-dialectial-process/#comment-125550 There has always been too much information. It's only now that we've had any simple way of drinking from the firehose. I really liked your point that you can use the tools well or poorly to provide manageable information sources. Further, as someone who is the 'tech guy' to a group of clerics who are still impressed by email, I use the word "geekery" and everyone knows what I mean. Web 2.0 and they go into "pasted smiles, please stop talking soon" mode. So, maybe you just need to know your audience. ;-) There has always been too much information. It’s only now that we’ve had any simple way of drinking from the firehose. I really liked your point that you can use the tools well or poorly to provide manageable information sources.
Further, as someone who is the ‘tech guy’ to a group of clerics who are still impressed by email, I use the word “geekery” and everyone knows what I mean. Web 2.0 and they go into “pasted smiles, please stop talking soon” mode. So, maybe you just need to know your audience. ;-)

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