Quote - Yes it was him and yes he actually did all the things he said he did and he did it as the basis for his article. Nothing more. Nothing less. Some people would rather we all remained ignorant and unsafe than to have people out there testing the limits of saftey for our sakes.

Oh in that case, then I agree with you.  I'm pretty sure e-on software would too, considering he gave them a pretty decent review of Vue just last month...
http://www.studiodaily.com/main/work/10134.html

Poser folks should embrace this man, because he's taking strides, even in this article, at bridging the gap between what software is considered "professional", and what isn't, and basically saying sometimes you can get a lot of bang for your buck with the stuff considered lower end if you just think out of the box.

"With the economy in turmoil, it would be wise for self-taught young CG artists to start broadening their capability, spending more time with reference footage, thinking of less expensive ways to produce the same effects, and practice finding clever solutions."