Damn, missed another day for blogging. Well, hopefully I should get DDR Konamix tomorrow. But I'm going to guess that is wishful thinking. More realistically Monday. We'll see when I check my mail tomorrow.



Today I ran into one of the most interesting characters on the net arguing over Newsradio episodes. I was arguing with one guy why he should not leave and share his precious episodes that he's encoded, this shogun guy shows up out of the blue and lays down the answer.



[1:02am] <@son_shogun> Sir I must protest.

[1:02am] <@JCTango> speak shogun

[1:02am] <@JCTango> you have the conch. Laughing Out Loud!

[1:02am] <@son_shogun> You are making a strawman of his platform.

[1:03am] <@JCTango> how

[1:03am] <@son_shogun> By declaring "Most of the stuff out there"

[1:03am] <@son_shogun> It is not a tangible number

[1:03am] <@JCTango> hmmm

[1:03am] <@Lucidmike> true. :)

[1:03am] <@son_shogun> And can be decieving in notion.

[1:03am] <@JCTango> could be very true

[1:03am] <@JCTango> it is vague

[1:04am] <@son_shogun> The point here is that there is two clearly divergent, equally valid viewpoints on encoding.

[1:04am] <@JCTango> but you cannot deny the value of crediting yourself for others to contact you

[1:04am] <@JCTango> yes.

[1:04am] <@son_shogun> There is value in that.

[1:04am] <@JCTango> you seem to be knowledgeable on arguements

[1:04am] <@Lucidmike> i agree.

[1:04am] <@son_shogun> The only problem here is that you seem to be at an impass.

[1:05am] <@son_shogun> You have different views on human motivations.

[1:05am] <@son_shogun> It's as if a man of absolute faith in a religion met another man with absolute faith in his religion.

[1:06am] <@JCTango> Laughing Out Loud!

[1:06am] <@Lucidmike> wow shogun.

[1:06am] <@JCTango> a battle of principles it is.

[1:06am] <@Lucidmike> i really dig your style. : )

[1:06am] <@JCTango> =)

[1:06am] <@son_shogun> Not much will be accomplished along the ligns of logical decisions.

[1:06am] <@son_shogun> Thank you sirs.

[1:06am] <@Lucidmike> true true.

[1:06am] <@JCTango> yes.

[1:06am] <@son_shogun> My best advice on this would be to focus on benifits for yourself JC







a few minutes later, we're discussing loyalty and trust (and the lack of between me and JCTango):



[1:31am] <@son_shogun> In order to form healthy relationships, you must be able to extend a certain amounr of trust.

[1:31am] <@JCTango> but i must say, this whole experience has been an eye opener

[1:31am] <@son_shogun> amount.

[1:31am] <@JCTango> that's what i say shogun

[1:31am] <@Lucidmike> thoughts like that don't cross my mind.

[1:31am] <@JCTango> to blatantly trust someone whole heartedly, especially on the net, is being naive

[1:31am] <@JCTango> and probably stupid as well..

[1:32am] <@JCTango> especially in this day and age

[1:32am] <@son_shogun> That is the paradox of trust JC

[1:32am] <@son_shogun> In seeking security in trust you leave yourself open.

[1:33am] <@son_shogun> And the more you trust, the more security you gain, but the less secure you become.

[1:33am] <@JCTango> aint that a bitch lol.

[1:33am] <@son_shogun> One of the great paradoxes of our existences.

[1:34am] <@JCTango> hehe. but you usually trust someone to that extent only when you really know the person

[1:34am] <@Lucidmike> shogun talks like someone that smoked a bowl...with an iq of 400

[1:34am] <@JCTango> i agree Laughing Out Loud!

[1:34am] <@JCTango> maybe it's the night talking.

[1:34am] <@son_shogun> In this case though, I think on both sides you are feeling a lack of trust because of this situation.

[1:34am] <@JCTango> lack of sleep really helps the brain a lot... Just Kidding

[1:34am] <@son_shogun> It does sometimes.

[1:34am] <@JCTango> i think tho...

[1:35am] <@JCTango> i'm feeling more a lack of loyalty

[1:35am] <@son_shogun> Too much sleep makes you sluggish.

[1:35am] <@JCTango> true dat

[1:35am] <@JCTango> c..

[1:35am] <@son_shogun> Well loyalty is only an extenuation of trust.

[1:35am] <@JCTango> it's this kinda talk that makes me trust someone...

[1:35am] <@JCTango> cuz they seem more logical.

[1:35am] <@son_shogun> In return for trust you expect loyalty.

[1:35am] <@JCTango> ah, but without loyalty, there is no trust

[1:35am] <@JCTango> =)

[1:36am] <@Lucidmike> shogun, if you were in the middle of every argument in this world, we'd have a utopia





Man, I wish I can see things like shogun. I'd always resolve the arguments of life.