Hyde School (Maine). Pro!

[Anonymous]

In all seriousness...I have no idea who Bille is?

Anyways, put yourself in my shoes...

I heard about this forum where everyone just talked mad shit about the school that helped me and my family out. So I decided to join, but share my own ish.

I'm from the class of 2007...Bille? So such name from that class.

It is interesting to me that you people can bash on it though.
Ursus- How did you do at Hyde? What did you graduate with?
A voice from nowhere- Same questions?

Answer those and then we can discuss, don't just shoot back shit at me.

Billy Procida was the only pro-Hyde student to post on Fornits until you came along. Your "Pro" (pro-Hyde?) led me to believe that you were him. I wasn't bashing Billy, really. As a matter of fact, I thought him sincere, gutsy, and unusually open-minded for a Hyde student. My apologies to you and him for the mix-up.

[Annuit Coeptis]

"...sincere, gutsy, and unusually open-minded for a Hyde student."

Why thank you.

[Ursus]

Okay... so clearly much has transpired since last I visited...

1.)  If there has been an error in identification, I should take the brunt of, if not the entirety of, the blame.  Looking back in the thread, it is clear that the chorus of "Billys" arose in the aftermath of my identifying AC as such, and if that was indeed in error, then I am at fault.  If that is the case, I am sorry.

This brings about an interesting aside, namely one of the believability of such an error.  Although the stance of most of fornits' aficionados is that of the inappropriateness of the "one size fits all" camp of thinking, it is obvious that there are... er... certain distinctive characteristics of program proponents or apologists which echo in eerily similar cadence.

2.)  If Mr. AC is serious in wishing to engage in debate or discussion as to the merits of the Hyde "philosophy," I might recommend that he engage in one of any numerous threads currently underway in discussion on the Hyde forum itself:
http://wwf.fornits.com/viewforum.php?f=43

As an aside to this I might recommend, based partly on sentiments expressed in this here thread itself, that Mr. AC adopt a more appropriate user name more conducive to who he is himself, rather than any grandiose visions of changing the world.  I say this with all due respect, not wishing to undermine any aspirations or values or deeply held feelings or identifications, but merely wishing to assist Mr. AC in being taken seriously.

Changing one's user name, incidentally, is accomplished quite easily on one's "Profile" page.

[Anonymous]

"...sincere, gutsy, and unusually open-minded for a Hyde student."

Why thank you.

   You go AC!  Hyde rules.  Screw these old loser fucks.  Let them know how Hyde changed your life for the better!

[Anonymous]

Ursus,

I will give you the benefit of the doubt that you simply do not understand that you are a very sloppy scholar and a paranoid schizophrenic.  And a BORE!!

Mike

[Botched Programming]

Translating ANNUIT COEPTIS

Annuit means to nod assent, to favor, to smile upon.
Coeptis means undertakings, endeavors, beginnings.

Annuit coeptis means "favors (lit., gives the nod to) undertakings." The subject must be supplied. Who favors? The Eye (Providence) does.

The verb annuit can be either present tense or perfect tense, therefore an accurate translation of the motto is: "Providence favors our undertakings" or "Providence has favored our undertakings." (The word "our" is supplied.)

(It has also been translated as: "He favors our undertakings" or "He has prospered our endeavors.")

The meaning of this motto is better understood when seen in its original classical context.

[Ursus]

I should probably interject here, for the benefit of those who don't usually follow the Hyde forum, that recently there have been a number of visits from Hyde trolls.  More specifically, people in the employment or company of Hyde School who seek to cause disruption or discord amongst fornits posters.  At this point, I am not even sure that a character such as AC exists, or even whether it is one person or a few who post under that name.  What the mundane realities are about those details probably does not really matter.  It is a game for these people.  Suffice it to say, they speak cult.

[Annuit Coeptis]

AC- Multiple personalities...Maybe.
       Different people...Na.

Just a kid on a mission to let potential Hyde parents understand that the school is not nearly what you say it is.

Ursus- If you are going to protest Hyde get off your computer chair, leave your $400.00 a month apartment. Paint a sign, get a bus ticket to Maine, and protest at the gate during family weekend.

Your internet personality is a bore. Yaaawn.

[Anonymous]

grow up, ac, your in the wrong forum.

[Annuit Coeptis]

The thing is though...
This is the forum I need to be in.
Because I have important things to bring.
"Hyde being a cult" is just as much an organization as the "Anti-Hydees being a cult".
It's like business, or the theory of relativity, product consumption goes up and natural resources goes down.
People make forum topics and shit on Hyde. I make a forum topic and give it the praise its due.

[Che Gookin]

AC- Multiple personalities...Maybe.
       Different people...Na.

Just a kid on a mission to let potential Hyde parents understand that the school is not nearly what you say it is.

Ursus- If you are going to protest Hyde get off your computer chair, leave your $400.00 a month apartment. Paint a sign, get a bus ticket to Maine, and protest at the gate during family weekend.

Your internet personality is a bore. Yaaawn.

AC I'll be happy to pay for your bus ticket if you want to join Ursus. Let me know if you need some food money I can kick in a few coupons from subway.

[Nikki]

AC- Multiple personalities...Maybe.
       Different people...Na.

Just a kid on a mission to let potential Hyde parents understand that the school is not nearly what you say it is.

Ursus- If you are going to protest Hyde get off your computer chair, leave your $400.00 a month apartment. Paint a sign, get a bus ticket to Maine, and protest at the gate during family weekend.

Your internet personality is a bore. Yaaawn.

 ::unhappy::  ::unhappy::  ::unhappy::  ::unhappy::  ::unhappy::  ::unhappy::

[Anonymous]

The thing is though...
This is the forum I need to be in.
Because I have important things to bring.
"Hyde being a cult" is just as much an organization as the "Anti-Hydees being a cult".
It's like business, or the theory of relativity, product consumption goes up and natural resources goes down.
People make forum topics and shit on Hyde. I make a forum topic and give it the praise its due.

  Ah, you have said much grasshpper.  The things you love own a piece of you just as much as the things you hate.  You are like the anti gravitational Ursus.  Rock on with the free verse.

[Anonymous]

I find it so odd that for a character enhancing establishment Hyde seems to turn out some of the most arrogant people ever.

That to me is the worst character flaw of them all.

Anyone else see that?

[Anonymous]

I find it so odd that for a character enhancing establishment Hyde seems to turn out some of the most arrogant people ever.

That to me is the worst character flaw of them all.

Anyone else see that?

  Well does Hyde turn them out or does the Hyde pitch cause a self selection bias toward arrogance?  
Arrogance is not a character flaw.  Arrogance is a characteristic. It can be a tool.  The notion that characters are "flawed" is just buying into the Hyde cant.  The notion that a character is flawed implies that a character could be perfected.  So would the perfect character be somber or humorous?  Who's character is more perfect: Mel Brooks or Robert Frost; Edward Hopper or Norman Rockwell; Norman Vincent Peale or Wavy Gravy; AC or Ursus; Jesus or Snoop Dog?

See now I am arrogant enough to think I can tell you where to get off with your snippy little comment about Hyde attendees.  Arrogant enough to think I can give a talk to back it up. But I am also self aware on that aspect of my self.  It is not a flaw. It is who I am.