Eric Toline Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 come back black chicken!! A line from "Love at First Bite" IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark kirchner Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Any good teacher using the Socratic method wants their students to be prepared for the daily dialogue, to form good questions, maintain a good work ethic and to keep the discourse in play. Senator Mike “the Professor” fits this definition very well. Now his personal style may cause some of the members some grief, but I see his intent as good. He is the master of Socratic irony. Speedy recovery Senator Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindrop Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Any good teacher using the Socratic method wants their students to be prepared for the daily dialogue, to form good questions, maintain a good work ethic and to keep the discourse in play. Senator Mike “the Professor” fits this definition very well. Now his personal style may cause some of the members some grief, but I see his intent as good. He is the master of Socratic irony. Speedy recovery Senator Mike. What with 'Contact the manufacturer', 'Run a search', 'It depends' repeated ad nauseum. 'master of Socratic irony' hardly? Try officious wannabe policeman, rather than Greek philosopher Columbo (see below) was brilliant though, has there been anything else like it? Socratic irony Main article: Socratic method This is "The dissimulation of ignorance practised by Socrates as a means of confuting an adversary".[55] Socrates would pretend to be ignorant of the topic under discussion, to draw out the inherent nonsense in the arguments of his interlocutors. The Chambers Dictionary defines it as "a means by which a questioner pretends to know less than a respondent, when actually he knows more". Zoe Williams of The Guardian wrote: "The technique [of Socratic irony], demonstrated in the Platonic dialogues, was to pretend ignorance and, more sneakily, to feign credence in your opponent's power of thought, in order to tie him in knots."[56] A more modern example of Socratic irony can be seen on the American crime fiction television film series, Columbo. The character Lt. Columbo is seemingly naïve and incompetent. His untidy appearance adds to this fumbling illusion. As a result, he is underestimated by the suspects in murder cases he is investigating. With their guard down and their false sense of confidence, Lt. Columbo is able to solve the cases leaving the murderers feeling duped and outwitted.[57] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al mcguire Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 >Any good teacher using the Socratic method wants their students to be prepared for the daily dialogue, to form good questions, >maintain a good work ethic and to keep the discourse in play This is not his classroom. My issue is he has a very poor signal to noise ratio for a Professional Soundmixer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pindrop Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 This is not his classroom. My issue is he has a very poor signal to noise ratio for a Professional Soundmixer. Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Not everything depends on signal to noise ratio. only some things depend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchman Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Well, there goes his sex life.. Hahahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfisk Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 When I first met Senator Mike he was very generous with his knowledge...all the way back when I was a young 22 year old who didn't know anything. He knows way more about stuff than he lets on and is a great teacher. I love hanging out with him and he is extremely generous with his time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindrop Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 When I first met Senator Mike he was very generous with his knowledge...all the way back when I was a young 22 year old who didn't know anything. He knows way more about stuff than he lets on and is a great teacher. I love hanging out with him and he is extremely generous with his time. Yes it seems clear that his real life persona is markedly different from his online persona and the two seem to get very mixed up for those that know him personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Yes it seems clear that his real life persona is markedly different from his online persona and the two seem to get very mixed up for those that know him personally.yes I've had many a good chat with him in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osa Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 hopefully all of us who haven't do get a chance to meet him in person -Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfisk Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 hopefully all of us who haven't do get a chance to meet him in person -Ken I don't know if Senator will be at NAB this year, but he has been the past several years. If he's going, he'll for sure be at the RAMPS party. There are a handful of people in our little world that are definitely worth making an effort to meet in person, and the Senator is one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atheisticmystic Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Dfisk is right. I sought the Senator ought to meet him. Really glad I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordi Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Get well soon Mike! Hope to see you at NAB this year, although I need to sort out my own travel plans to get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Lamontagne Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 seems like the board got a long over due upgrade, the noise disappeared. While he isn't banned from the board like some of us would request, maybe his return will be like Tigger's return from being lost in the woods: A little less bounce with a tad more appreciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Waldron Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hey Jeff. Has anyone ever been banned from this board? Seems like they would really have to piss you off to get banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hey Jeff. Has anyone ever been banned from this board? Seems like they would really have to piss you off to get banned. I think one or two might have been banned. JW will know for sure. What usually happens is someone will get pissed off and they leave in a huff vowing to never return. Some go silently. Some pull down all their posts, call some names etc. Almost all then sneak back under a different name and lurk as someone else. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I think one or two might have been banned. JW will know for sure. What usually happens is someone will get pissed off and they leave in a huff vowing to never return. Some go silently. Some pull down all their posts, call some names etc. Almost all then sneak back under a different name and lurk as someone else. CrewC Crew pretty much summed it up --- I don't think I have ever officially banned anyone. I have had "people" sign up and then post malicious things or advertising or links to offensive and irrelevant sites, then I have had to remove them and their posts. I have removed members and then have also allowed them to come back, and a few other odd things (like the member who asked me to remove them 3 separate times and I just didn't do it). Usually I tell people that if they are fed up with the site or they have some problem, just stop going to the site; chances are they won't be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Marc to distort your words "I believe The Senator just got very busy with work and has a habit of interfering with side-interests like internet discussion groups" mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resonate Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Any good teacher using the Socratic method wants their students to be prepared for the daily dialogue, to form good questions, maintain a good work ethic and to keep the discourse in play. Senator Mike “the Professor” fits this definition very well. Now his personal style may cause some of the members some grief, but I see his intent as good. He is the master of Socratic irony. Speedy recovery Senator Mike. +1111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze Frias Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Well, I'm speechless. It's been about half a year since the Senator last posted here. Saw him at NAB in April, and he seemed well, but not sure why he's no longer posting here. My oh my, where art thou good Senator? Why won't you share your usual "it depends" and "RTFM" with us anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Well, I'm speechless. Me too, and a bit sad too. I enjoyed the discourse he often initiated more often than I was annoyed by it. Sometimes he sends me a pm regarding something I posted in a topic to either express agreement or disagreement. So there is still the urge to comment on certain issues, but not out in the open anymore. For some reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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