the point was merely that your assertion is at best contrived and seems to have no evidence other than your assertion. we know why various parties choose things currently, house style, fashion of the day... none of those reasons are ontological commitments. those reasons are conventional commitments. the two might overlap, here, they do not. unless you can provide evidence that technological meaning, operating outside of the realm of convention, fashion, or style, exists, then all that I see that you are saying is that, you assert fiction x, and it explains the situation. so if we can find that fiction x is not a fiction, we are fine, else, I wonder why you are trying to make the argument. but hey, that's just me. you might appreciate different standards of evidence. On Mar 31, 2007, at 10:24 PM, James Whyte wrote:
It would be helpful if you actually make a point.
Jeremy Hunsinger <jhuns@vt.edu> wrote: I don't think there are any ontological commitments per se, if you want to construct them, that is fine, but i see diverse usages in technical and non-technical spheres, and I do not see any basis for the claim that there is any frame present for usage beyond fashion or common use. Specifically, other than style guidelines in some domains and presses, I don't think there is any basis to the position you are taking below, but if you can marshal evidence that outside of style-guide determined systems, there is a technical/non-technical split, I would love to see it. I participate in both and I see people migrating back and forth without issue. On Mar 31, 2007, at 3:55 PM, James Whyte wrote:
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