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Re:Google and H.264 - Far From Hypocritical by raganwald on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @11:15AM (#2096584)
To be perfectly honest with you, your comment reads far better without the use of the word fanboi. That's name calling, and it sits at the lowest rung of Paul Graham's "how to disagree" scale.
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Re:Google and H.264 - Far From Hypocritical by knowtheory on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @12:23PM (#2096854)
Duly noted for future use.

I however do intend some derision for what i view as a piece of fairly serious intellectual dishonesty.

Not sure whether it'd be better to leave the comment up intact, given that you've commented at this point, or edit the term out.

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Re:Google and H.264 - Far From Hypocritical by raganwald on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @12:26PM (#2096870)
Leave it there. The rest of your point is valuable, and Hn readers ought to be (ha!) open-minded enough to:

a) Read your point and agree with it even if "fanboi" isn't their favourite word, or; b) Read your point and respectfully dissent even if "fanboi" is their favourite word.

This isn't a "tea party."

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