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    <title>Eikonoklastes by Michael Hartl: Rants</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;To best of my abilities, I maintain an even tone on this blog, especially when addressing particularly contentious and controversial issues (and when am I not?).  I find that convincing people of anything is extraordinarily difficult in any case, but it&amp;#8217;s virtually impossible if your tone is strident, your writing flippant, or your attitude patronizing or condescending.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I can get worked up with the best of them, though, and even I need to let off some steam from time to time.  I therefore introduce this new category.  Of course, ranting on blogs is as old as writing on blogs. It would hardly be a blog without a rant or two, right?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Warning: these aren&amp;#8217;t your mama&amp;#8217;s rants&amp;#8212;unless your mama swears a lot.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:28:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <author>Michael Hartl</author>
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