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I did not say anything you said was untrue, I said that how I read it made it seem untrue to me. My interpretation of your writing was untrue, that's all. We both agree on what happens.
And really, will you just let it drop now? You've said your piece, I've said mine. We disagreed in wording, but it's clear we both know what's going on, is it not? I know that I know what I'm talking about, and you clearly know that you know what you're talking about. You seem to just keep wanting to degrade me. It seems that you've just made up your mind that I'm an idiot and you won't stop until you somehow force or trick me into admitting that I've been lying and wrong all along. Do you want me to apologize or something? Ok, I'm sorry I misread your post, and that this misinterpretation lead to a prolonged disagreement over physics, even though we were apparently just saying the same thing in different ways.
I could reply again to your points, I already know how to answer all of them without looking anything up, but it's getting childish. You seem to be taking this VERY personally, since you've insulted my intelligence multiple times now, while I have tried not to insult you in any way (unless you were particularly offended by my criticism of your wording as "sloppy". if that is the case, then I apologize.). You insult me the first time, so I play it off with sarcasm. But really, this is getting ridiculous. What have I done to offend you so personally that you deem it necessary to attack me and defend yourself so vehemently?
I understand and understood everything that I have written here, I have not intentionally mislead or lied in anyway. I have, in general, a good understand of physics (not great though, I was not a physics major or anything like that), and I know some things that people here don't, just as some people here know things that I do not know. I know what I'm talking about, I can read just fine, and I can assure you my academic career will be just fine as well, as long as people still want lasers and LEDs. Also, my reputation on this forum will survive this test as well, seeing as how multiple others have already acknowledged that they understood and agreed with what I was writing. And since I'm not trying to "get away with anything here", I'm not too worried about it either way.
As for the cursing, I'm not certain how many kids read this forum, but I know it to be multiple. I believe (not certain) I've seen a poster here refer to themselves as being 11 years old, and I know there are multiple posters in the 13 to 14 year old range. And I know perfectly well what gets said on TV, in music, and in lots of other places in the world. But even besides the entire "think of the children" point, this forum, as a whole, has chosen to be a place where cursing is not practiced or considered appropriate (as witnessed by how there is almost no cursing to be found on it, anywhere). And since when does something being appropriate in some places make it appropriate in others? I would hate for what happens on some forums to be thought of as ok on other forums, simply because "it's ok in other places". So please, respect the forum and it's rules/norms. Thank you.
ETA: On another scanning read-through, some of my previous sarcasm does seem to be more abrasive and insulting than I meant for it to sound. I guess that's what I get for posting in the heat of the moment. But I did not mean to insult or demean you, so I apologize if I did do so. I don't imagine you were much offended, but I still feel the need to apologize. I didn't like being insulted, and I shouldn't have done the same to you.
And really, will you just let it drop now? You've said your piece, I've said mine. We disagreed in wording, but it's clear we both know what's going on, is it not? I know that I know what I'm talking about, and you clearly know that you know what you're talking about. You seem to just keep wanting to degrade me. It seems that you've just made up your mind that I'm an idiot and you won't stop until you somehow force or trick me into admitting that I've been lying and wrong all along. Do you want me to apologize or something? Ok, I'm sorry I misread your post, and that this misinterpretation lead to a prolonged disagreement over physics, even though we were apparently just saying the same thing in different ways.
I could reply again to your points, I already know how to answer all of them without looking anything up, but it's getting childish. You seem to be taking this VERY personally, since you've insulted my intelligence multiple times now, while I have tried not to insult you in any way (unless you were particularly offended by my criticism of your wording as "sloppy". if that is the case, then I apologize.). You insult me the first time, so I play it off with sarcasm. But really, this is getting ridiculous. What have I done to offend you so personally that you deem it necessary to attack me and defend yourself so vehemently?
I understand and understood everything that I have written here, I have not intentionally mislead or lied in anyway. I have, in general, a good understand of physics (not great though, I was not a physics major or anything like that), and I know some things that people here don't, just as some people here know things that I do not know. I know what I'm talking about, I can read just fine, and I can assure you my academic career will be just fine as well, as long as people still want lasers and LEDs. Also, my reputation on this forum will survive this test as well, seeing as how multiple others have already acknowledged that they understood and agreed with what I was writing. And since I'm not trying to "get away with anything here", I'm not too worried about it either way.
As for the cursing, I'm not certain how many kids read this forum, but I know it to be multiple. I believe (not certain) I've seen a poster here refer to themselves as being 11 years old, and I know there are multiple posters in the 13 to 14 year old range. And I know perfectly well what gets said on TV, in music, and in lots of other places in the world. But even besides the entire "think of the children" point, this forum, as a whole, has chosen to be a place where cursing is not practiced or considered appropriate (as witnessed by how there is almost no cursing to be found on it, anywhere). And since when does something being appropriate in some places make it appropriate in others? I would hate for what happens on some forums to be thought of as ok on other forums, simply because "it's ok in other places". So please, respect the forum and it's rules/norms. Thank you.
ETA: On another scanning read-through, some of my previous sarcasm does seem to be more abrasive and insulting than I meant for it to sound. I guess that's what I get for posting in the heat of the moment. But I did not mean to insult or demean you, so I apologize if I did do so. I don't imagine you were much offended, but I still feel the need to apologize. I didn't like being insulted, and I shouldn't have done the same to you.
