furuknap: "The Secret" as far as I've understood, is mostly based on thelemic principles, yes. It's a bastardization as far as my peers have determined it, but I have not read it so I don't know.

furuknap: Magic? I don't do magic. Magick, on the other hand, I do all the time. So do you.

furuknap: In that case, feel free to ask your questions. I'll answer as best I can.

furuknap: Two monitors, two hands, two eyes, two halves of a brain... I was built for dual-tasking :-)

furuknap: truffles, like I said, this isn't really a philosophy forum. Feel free to PM me, though, unless of course everyone is fine with the conversation.

furuknap: truffles, you're catching on! I do care about me, but you're thinking correctly about the issue.

furuknap: truffles, by what you probably mean by "believe in a God", no I don't.

furuknap: They apparently do :-) I don't.

furuknap: In some cases, that declaration is implied. 'Everyone' that reads my SharePoint stuff know most of my opinions, and for those that don't, I have made them clear no numerous and public occasions. I don't need to say in every article that "I do not approve of SharePoint Server, I love SharePoint Foundation, I hate certain members of the SharePoint dev team in Redmond, I like certain members of the community" and so on.

furuknap: truffles, if my information is biased, I will make it as clear as I possibly can.

furuknap: You are quite right. As was I :-)

furuknap: I know there are many :-)

furuknap: [17:14] <truffles> im viewing it as, u think ur info will be so factual that none will think otherwise > I still do not care what others think. I care about what I think.

furuknap: I'm talking to you because my statements about AM was a matter of discussion and part of that discussion was the analysis I had made that showed AM had no chance in hell to make back investments at these levels. I said I would publish those numbers but decided as a matter of fairness to instead publish a simplified method for determining it yourself.

furuknap: That is your opinion and like I said, does not affect mine. If you don't understand, I have no problems with that.

furuknap: However, I care about my pride, and I want to be proud of what I do because it is the best I can do. If I do not accomplish that, I have not done my best, which is a strike on my abilities. It's a long, long conversation, though, and whether someone understands that is irrelevant, and I have no need to explain.

furuknap: What is unlikely? That I'm a Thelemite?

furuknap: truffles, I care for myself and myself only. I am a Thelemite, so it is in my nature. I care not for what others think of me, not even what my immediate family thinks of me, much less some random strangers on the interwebs.

furuknap: mp, I am the asshole, just ask anyone in the SharePoint community :-)

furuknap: That's not what I was saying, but hey, you interpret it the way that makes you comfortable.

furuknap: I don't care about their perception, I care about my perception. If I come about as someone that even in the remotest of possibilities may say something for any other purpose than neutral information, I've failed and thus need to reevaluate my approach.

furuknap: No, I don't.

furuknap: This is a personal thing, but to me, my integrity is extremely important to me. Even the suggestion from someone that I may be 'talking AM down (or up)' is a taint on my perception of that integrity, which is why I've been quiet in the forums the past few days.

furuknap: I care.

furuknap: I'll explain a slightly simplified method of the one I'm using, because it is easier to understand and doesn't require too much speculation.

furuknap: I've decided that rather than publish my numbers on ASICMiner, I'm going to write a guide on how to evaluate mining companies and their shares. This seems more fair because it will not speak directly to AM (which could be argued is an attempt at price manipulation) while at the same time applies to any mining operation, past, present, or future.

furuknap: I was out so only saw through remote access so couldn't respond then...