Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I finally got a new laptop with a lone USB 3.0 port. I'm now looking at getting a USB 3.0 hub with a power adapter so I can use both of my USB 3.0 hard drives at faster speeds. I've read lots of horror stories where some hubs either don't come with power adapters -- and as a consequence the portable drives don't work with them properly -- or they are designed poorly which results in USB 2.0 speeds. Or, the hard drives keep getting disconnected. Do your readers have any suggestions or experience using USB 3.0 hubs? Thanks!"
"There's learning curve here -- it's rewarding, and not entirely geeky or pointless -- but it's there"
what in sam hell does that mean?
It means you have no reading comprehension.
"There's learning curve here -- it's rewarding, and not entirely geeky or pointless -- but it's there"
It's referring to using the UI of the phone, and it's referring to understanding what the statement itself means. Clearly, you are below the learning curve, thus not rewarded.
wow you two angry dipshits sure like to defend a sentence full of gibberish. i know what a learning curve is, ass-clowns. the question was rhetorical.
You clearly haven't been around long enough to know that no comment on this site is rhetorical... we all have a right to respond.
Besides, if it was rhetorical, and you didn't want a response, than you should have probably just let the thought pass through your head, instead of taking the time to type a meaningless "rhetorical" post.
I don't resort to name calling... I was told to avoid that during my time in "Ass-Clown College."
Kenny, maybe you should check phanbouy's postcount. He's been around, or at least, been commenting more than anyone else on this site.
Ass-clown.
Just because he didn't understand the statement (which I agree is somewhat confusing) doesn't mean you assholes have the authority to make personal attacks against his intellect.
Well ya got me, Kenny G. Clearly, you're above the fray and should be lauded for your effete tranquility.
Here's a non rhetorical question: explain what a "rewarding and not entirely geeky or pointless variety of a learning curve" is and how it differs from a regular learning curve. Enlighten those of us still in remedial assclown college.
I agree with one part of what Kenny said. Calling a question posted on a public blog with people constantly reading and responding (and with functionality meant to allow and encourage commenting and responding) "rhetorical" when you get answers you don't like is a bit silly. They were pretty jack-assy in response, though (honestly, also kinda funny).
As for the original question, I will list out the assertions made in the statement (as I see them):
1) There is a learning curve.
2) The learning curve is rewarding.
3) (implied) The learning curve is somewhat geeky and pointless.
4) The learning curve is not entirely geeky and pointless. (implied: the features learned are somewhat cool and useful)
5) Once again, there is a learning curve.
Sure, no problem.
"There's learning curve here -- it's rewarding, and not entirely geeky or pointless -- but it's there"
The learning curve is rewarding once you overcome it, as you can utilize cool features of the user interface.
The learning curve is not entirely geeky - not only geeks would be able to figure out how to utilize these features.
The learning curve is not pointless - once you overcome it, you actually gain extra functionality with the phone.
I didn't say it was the world's best writing, but it does make sense to me. I've gotta go put on my makeup and hop in a bus - we're graduating from ass-clown college tomorrow, and to celebrate, we're going to set a record for "how many clowns can moon traffic at a single time." It'll be a blast!
@GrandMasterFlashTKO
no, the reason it's rhetorical isn't that people aren't allowed to reply, it's that it's a way of calling the sentence gibberish, and simply going "dude... you so don't get it, u r teh dumb" is pretty ignorant
I'm not going to get into a definition argument. I'm aware of what you meant. Neither am I defending the responses you got (I found them humorous, but I agree that they were jackass-y). However, everything you write here will be taken at face value by someone. It's naive and silly to retroactively call a plain question ON ENGADGET rhetorical once you realize you've set yourself up for a joke.
If you meant the question to only be read as rhetorically indicating that the sentence was gibberish (and subsequently wouldn't need to be answered), you really should have made it more obvious. The fact that the sentence in question is grammatically and semantically correct led a few people (myself included) to conclude that you actually didn't understand it (I tried to give you a reasoned response, others not so much). Perhaps just stating your opinion would have served your purposes better.
This was the most hilarious string of comments I've seen in a while.
How many roads must a man walk down, before you can call him a man?
@Eh: 3.
... Wait a minute ... Was that a rhetorical question? In that case, 4 !
What the hell is this, 4chan? When did Engadget's comment threads become the internet's second ass hole?
It doesn't mean anything in sam hell.
In English, it means: "Engadget has not mastered the use of the dash, but they're practicing vigorously." (Hm... the dash has a learning curve, too, I guess. Wonder if it's pointy and geekless, too...)