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Torillian said:
I don't really see posts like "well the cloud can make up the difference" that Kirby has been stating to be opinions which you can't really refute because there's no right or wrong. They're theories (more correct would be calling them hypotheses) on how something works, but how it actually works is a fact so you can be completely wrong. Arguing over different theories is what debating is all about. So when Andie-what's his face puts up a thread talking about another possible "secret sauce" for XBone this isn't an opinion, but a theory on how the XBone might work, and that can then be refuted by other people stating their reasons for why it's a poor theory.

I agree that posts simply saying "not this again" are in the wrong, but there's no reason for people to state their theories or the facts they present to try and refute someone else's theory as opinions because they really aren't. Now it would be nice if people were more humble about it and admit when something is outside of their realm as an expert, like if I'm commenting on DNA I don't speak with authority because I recognize I could be misremembering something. But this is a forum so I don't really expect that kind of candor.

Since my topic is mention i'll chip in Regarding that it's just that thing like latency and bandwidth are an possible bottleneck now doesn't mean they will be next year or the year after and so on. So yes the numbers from the hardware within the Xbox seem and possibly are lower then that of its competitor! That doesn't mean it will stay less strong because if the cloud gets developed for properly it will increase the hardwares potential without increasing its internal numbers! which in my mind is a big innovation it could even mean the Xbox one will grow with the technological developments and not lag so much behind proper gaming rigs as every console before it has done!



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Torillian said:
I don't really see posts like "well the cloud can make up the difference" that Kirby has been stating to be opinions which you can't really refute because there's no right or wrong. They're theories (more correct would be calling them hypotheses) on how something works, but how it actually works is a fact so you can be completely wrong. Arguing over different theories is what debating is all about. So when Andie-what's his face puts up a thread talking about another possible "secret sauce" for XBone this isn't an opinion, but a theory on how the XBone might work, and that can then be refuted by other people stating their reasons for why it's a poor theory.

I agree that posts simply saying "not this again" are in the wrong, but there's no reason for people to state their theories or the facts they present to try and refute someone else's theory as opinions because they really aren't. Now it would be nice if people were more humble about it and admit when something is outside of their realm as an expert, like if I'm commenting on DNA I don't speak with authority because I recognize I could be misremembering something. But this is a forum so I don't really expect that kind of candor.

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Fuck being an Expert. "Expert" is a word for losers who studied 8 years university just to be able to comment what OTHER more talented, sensitive or enlightened, do or say.

There's no such thing as "being always right" when expressing an opinion: there are those who always have a say on something even though they're no knowledgable or sure enough to be right, and those who only expresses themselves when they know they're right.

When I express my opinion, I have no certifications saying I'm an expert, but if I have enough knowledge, sensitivity and ease with a topic, and I'm pretty confidend in my cultivated opinion, then YES I am going to be right. I am, 90% of the time.



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kitler53 said:
because measuring performance of a machine isn't a matter of opinion?

..i mean, i can just think my honda fit has a lot of horsepower and then be able to compete with a sports car can i?


Now comes the funny part: Performance is not only dependand on specs.



Expert: a person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.

By definition it is of opinion. So much so, that the term "foremost" expert came about to distinguish expert experts from just plain ole experts.

Usually, it helps to have peers in the field deem you as an expert, so as to not have it be just your own opinion.



I'm an expert when some idiot states:
"because of cloud" when used as a 'this console is faster'.. then you are talking out of your ass and have no idea what it is..

edit: ok.. expert/professional.. i work with private/public cloud based infrastructure for medium-enterprise customers..
and we've been using it for like a LONG time already.. i HATE the buzzword "the cloud" like it means anything more than a bunch of servers



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landguy1 said:
Kind of figured that the most guilty would avoid this thread...

I'm an expert. ;)



I'm not quite sure what posts he is referring to.