The point isn't that Jon Katz, author, is getting linked all over the Web. The point is that the articles he wrote are getting linked all over the Web.

What is a person? Is he molecules or the sum total thereof? Or is he the total of that and his actions attitudes and effects that he has on the universe?

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You are what you post. and likewise when your post is linked it is a link to YOU...

Don't even pretend that when one of your comments is moderated up you don't get a little ego trip... OF COURSE you do... i'm sure everyone does...

if YOU didn't care about moderator points then you would post as AC! and likewise if JON didn't care about "being linked all over the place" then he would have posted this to USENET!

oh, it's all about getting your due... Jon Katz has made that perfectly clear. In fact he wrote a WIRED article but posted it on slashdot. WHY? Maybe Wired wouldn't post it!!!

Now Jon, does that hurt? If it does you're nothing but EGO. If not then I have seriously misjudged you.

As the numerous posts quoting the jargon file has probably allready exhibbited, you should start putting more thought and research into what your write instead of just churning out a flashy newsbite because people are going to link it!

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