Ok. So the stuff about abuse and control is just speculation on your part? I think you should be clear about that when making accusations.
Regarding the restrictions, anything where one doesn't understand what's going on seems arbitrary. The elements and their properties look pretty arbitrary until you get cozy with a periodical table and a chemistry textbook.
These are real people, people who won't be speaking for themselves here on HN. I'm uncomfortable with the way you're taking your ignorance and using it to justify calling them crazy, abusive, and arbitrary.
> Regarding the restrictions, anything where one doesn't understand what's going on seems arbitrary.
Just to double check you are justifying modifying simple electrical appliances such as blenders with pneumatic versions, using a diesel generator to charge batteries behind the house and using said batteries, tearing tires off of tractors and putting metal wheels, as somehow non-arbitrary and logical
> The elements and their properties look pretty arbitrary until you get cozy with a periodical table and a chemistry textbook.
So their reasons and logic for this is just as clear as atomic numbers and electron shells? It should be easy to explain then in a couple of paragraphs. You should have started with that probably as that would have saved quite a few keystroke.
> These are real people, people who won't be speaking for themselves here on HN. I'm uncomfortable with the way you're taking your ignorance and using it to justify calling them crazy, abusive, and arbitrary.
Yes they are real people and I also enjoy visiting them and spending time with them. They are more friendly (at least to visitors) than most of the other people I meet. That doesn't mean they are not crazy in their approach to technology. And apart from you calling me ignorant (which I may very well be) you still haven't convinced me of why what they do makes sense.
> their reasons and logic for this is just as clear as atomic numbers and electron shells?
Either this is willful misunderstanding or you're too wound up to really pay attention to what I'm saying. Either way, I'm not seeing the point of further discussion.
Regarding the restrictions, anything where one doesn't understand what's going on seems arbitrary. The elements and their properties look pretty arbitrary until you get cozy with a periodical table and a chemistry textbook.
These are real people, people who won't be speaking for themselves here on HN. I'm uncomfortable with the way you're taking your ignorance and using it to justify calling them crazy, abusive, and arbitrary.