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>> Out of curiosity... what exactly is it that I wrote which impressed you
>> guys so much?
>
> For me it was the post you wrote about the mountains.
What, they're really big?
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On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:06:28 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>>> Out of curiosity... what exactly is it that I wrote which impressed
>>> you guys so much?
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>> For me it was the post you wrote about the mountains.
>
> What, they're really big?
The entire post, not just that bit.
Do I need to quote it to you? You wrote it, it was a very nice piece of
writing.
Jim
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>>>> Out of curiosity... what exactly is it that I wrote which impressed
>>>> you guys so much?
>>> For me it was the post you wrote about the mountains.
>> What, they're really big?
>
> The entire post, not just that bit.
>
> Do I need to quote it to you? You wrote it, it was a very nice piece of
> writing.
It just puzzles me that what I wrote was apparently fairly lame, as far
as I can tell, and yet several people seemed to really like it.
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Invisible wrote:
> It just puzzles me that what I wrote was apparently fairly lame, as far
> as I can tell, and yet several people seemed to really like it.
You don't know your own strength. That's what we're telling you.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!
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On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:31:52 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>>>>> Out of curiosity... what exactly is it that I wrote which impressed
>>>>> you guys so much?
>>>> For me it was the post you wrote about the mountains.
>>> What, they're really big?
>>
>> The entire post, not just that bit.
>>
>> Do I need to quote it to you? You wrote it, it was a very nice piece
>> of writing.
>
> It just puzzles me that what I wrote was apparently fairly lame, as far
> as I can tell, and yet several people seemed to really like it.
What Darren said. It's an exceptionally good piece of writing. Does a
very good job of helping the reader visualize where you were.
Jim
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>> It just puzzles me that what I wrote was apparently fairly lame, as far
>> as I can tell, and yet several people seemed to really like it.
>
> What Darren said. It's an exceptionally good piece of writing. Does a
> very good job of helping the reader visualize where you were.
Heh. Can you find me on Google Earth? ;-)
(Actually... it makes for some interesting flying. Even on a computer
screen, the simulated mountains seem insanely big. IIRC, Google's images
are from summer though, so not much snow where I was.)
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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>> It just puzzles me that what I wrote was apparently fairly lame, as
>> far as I can tell, and yet several people seemed to really like it.
>
> You don't know your own strength. That's what we're telling you.
Heh. OK. It would just be nice to know what I'm actually getting right.
(And what I'm getting not-so-right.)
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Heh. OK. It would just be nice to know what I'm actually getting right.
> (And what I'm getting not-so-right.)
Your writing is clear, well organized, evocative, and literate. You also
pick subjects interesting to your readers.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!
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>> Heh. OK. It would just be nice to know what I'm actually getting
>> right. (And what I'm getting not-so-right.)
>
> Your writing is clear, well organized, evocative, and literate.
Mmm, really?
(Just the other day Benny was telling me I need to broaden my vocabulary...)
> You also pick subjects interesting to your readers.
Heh. Except when I write about Haskell. :-P
(It's so popular that they created two special newsgrounds so I could go
talking about Haskell to myself.)
Oh, and messages about my life. (I get yelled at to blog so nobody else
has to read through it...)
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:20:49 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> It just puzzles me that what I wrote was apparently fairly lame, as
>>> far as I can tell, and yet several people seemed to really like it.
>>
>> What Darren said. It's an exceptionally good piece of writing. Does a
>> very good job of helping the reader visualize where you were.
>
> Heh. Can you find me on Google Earth? ;-)
Probably not, but that's not really the point. Many people struggle at
descriptive text, but for you it seems to flow naturally. :-)
> (Actually... it makes for some interesting flying. Even on a computer
> screen, the simulated mountains seem insanely big. IIRC, Google's images
> are from summer though, so not much snow where I was.)
Yeah, I get that when I'm flying in x-plane as well. But the mountains
here near where I live (2-5 miles away) are recognisable, too.
Jim
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