Saw this on another board and couldn't help but share. Leave it to an Aussie to put it completely straight
"People who claim to be DIR, and bash other people's equipment choices simply because it's not made by Apeks, DUI, Halcyon or is a JetFin clone, are wankers, which makes them strokes"
Yep...you see a lot of people like that on other internet forums.
I noticed something though. I own gear from all of the mfgs. listed in that quote. I hope I don't scare anyone away into thinking I'm a prick...LOL!!! ;D
Here's a link to a site where George Irvine defines his term "stroke"
You can add ScubaPro, OMS, Oceanic, Uwatec, Tusa, Andies, etc..
You know that saying, "never state the obvious", or calling out someone, or "whenever you point, 3 fingers are always pointing back at you". Maybe Irvine should hear that.
"A stroke is driven by fear, ego, bullshit and self-concern" all piped from Irvine, yet he's defining a Stroke (funny how when you are SO familiar with something, you can be an expert on it.
Ignorance, prejudice, fear, and arrogance all seem to walk hand in hand.