I appreciate devils advocacy more than most, but posting a sentence or two accompanying an interesting scientific article is a tad different than posting thesis-grade diatribes. You can get your point across (in a serious manner) to an uneducated (in whatever field is in question) audience much easier by using layman's terms and relatable examples than abstract equations and advanced terminology. My main quarrel with Der Fuhrer's posts in this thread ("it's hard to take you serious") was his adherence to the personality of his gimmick account, which is fine for throwaways, not so much for serious posters. When I find myself bored or trying to get a laugh, I don't respond with a "You going to bark all day, little doggy, or are you going to bite?"
I'm simply saying I respect the knowledge, but i'd respect it a lot more (not that he cares, or should) if he used applicable knowledge rather than reciting what seems to be textbook examples a la that dbag in the bar from Good Will Hunting.
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