Can I say something?

[thebitterguy]

Just that E-Prime has gotta be one of the dumbest ways in the universe to communicate? Or, repeating that in 'stupdese', E-Primg causes my brain to hurt when I think of how dumb it appears to be on holiday at the beach.

Okay, in theory, it's an interesting idea (many things are; trepanation seems like an interesting idea, especially if you have extraterrestrial insects possessing you. I ain't gonna do that either), but the idea of using it to write, well, anything seems simple an exercise in self-mutilation.

Absolute clarity is useful (or rather, some people find that clarity in writing has a greater level of utility for them, or did I make that sentence too easy to understand?), sure, but too inefficient, especially when you're trying to express a simple idea. Water is wet? Are you SURE? Damn fucking RIGHT I'm sure. Academic fooferah, while useful for some purpose (I presume) just becomes sand in the engine of humanity once you pass into mondus realicus.

Ah, I'm just cranky. Happy labour day.

Just don't try to write reviews using it. That's REALLY stupid.

Comments

[the-adzo.livejournal.com]

End User License Agreements, the thing you click past when installing software, usually where you have to click a check box saying you read whatever it was.

[atomiks.livejournal.com]

The one that in Kazaa, that says that you're allowing them to surreptitiously install adware, and collect personal information.

The ones that in Microsoft software, indicate that you don't actually *own* the copy of software that you're installing, but merely have been granted a licence to put it on your computer, by the good graces that your dollar amount goes for.