Well, I did read the article. For what it's worth, it was succinct, lucid, and managed to get its point across remarkably well, as could be expected from a piece by a domain expert; it's just that I find this particular point rather problematic.

Let me know if and when you'd like to continue this discussion, since I'm afraid right now it could lead to a mass of unwanted comments in another's blog and, at least for me, less than satisfactory contribution (I'm a bit overworked for the time being).