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> Roy Schestowitz stated in post 1488866.EqChMirdbg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 7/3/11
> 7:25 AM:
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>> About software patents, media, etc.
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>> http://www.muktware.com/news/02/2011/1636
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>> Hope you like it... :-)
>
> In the interview you say:
>
> "Biased" is a word people use to describe one whose
> convictions are strong and vocal. ... People who call you
> "biased" to discredit a claim are probably not fence sitters,
> i.e. these are people whom you may never have been able to
> convince in the first place. The use of the word is a shrewd
> attempt to discourage fence sitters from assessing the
> opposing point of view. To be labeled "bias" may sometimes
> mean that you are effective at what you do.
>
> So your own "bias" is not, in your view, something you see as bad. But of
> others and their biases, you say:
>
> When the media puts business before information, we become
> susceptible to biased priorities, which is also why we
> continue to have all sorts of disinformation outside the
> field of computing.
> ...
> There are many different approaches to selling bias (e.g. PR,
> lobbying) and also to providing alleged information (e.g.
> analyst reports, endorsements).
> ...
> Needless to add, a few years ago many former Microsoft UK
> executives joined the BBC, which whether they intend to or
> not, will likely result in bias (tinted glasses vision).
>
> So when people point out your bias they are making shred attempts to prevent
> folks from looking at both sides... but then you call others biased... doing
> the exact thing you imply is wrong. Your biases are fine... other's who
> disagree are not. You are showing a meta-bias. :)
Everyone has a bias. It's called an opinion.
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~~ Best of wishes
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