I can also code some damn good Perl stoned, too:-)
You just think its good. Although an altered state may reduce some barriers and allow you to think about something in a way that you otherwise wouldn't, it is not conducive to logical thinking.
But hey, if you otherwise wouldn't be coding, then fine -- do it. Just go back and clean it up over a cup of coffee in the morning, because I promise you that the code you write tonight that looks so cool while you are stoned is not very good. Or maybe it is OK, but you didn't write very much of it.
Stoned can be fun. It is not productive.
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
The article mentioned 10% as able to read English. What percentage of the population are literate, yet cannot read English? I'm not disagreeing that a customized interface using the prevelant language is desirable. I'm just curious about the numbers? How many people can read Hindi but cannot read English?
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
It is easy for you and I to see it that way. But people who learned to give dictation and who are more verbal, may really operate better that way. Interaction with the machine would just get in the way. It seems antiquated and inefficient to those of us who are accustomed to the modern tools, but that doesn't make these people clueless.
Even among people who can type and use email, there are still many who are more efficient using a telephone. That's just the way their brains are wired. (Not that I forgive them for wasting my time by leaving a voice mail instead of an email.:-) It wouldn't surprise me to find that politicians tend to be verbal types who operate better if they do not have to touch a keyboard or think about the mechanics of communicating their message.
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
Agreed. But I wish they would have spelled it Perl instead of PERL.:-)
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
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The problem is that anyone can contribute material to them, but there is a genuine reluctance to cut anything written by another author.
Can you offer a shred of evidence to support that claim? AFAIK, Tom C. doesn't hesitate to apply an editor's perogative to any documentation in the Perl core.
The Perl manual pages are large because they cover a large topic. People who can read and appreciate manual pages like the Perl documentation just fine. Of course there is room for improvement, but it is hard. Try to rewrite one of the main pages yourself if you doubt that.
The manual pages are not intended as a tutorial, though some of those are included with the documentation as well.
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
It said nominal fee. There is nothing wrong with that. Any legitimate user won't mind paying it and I wouldn't doubt that it is waved for some purposes. If you are going to have somebody evaluate the requests and manage the administration of this task, then it costs a little bit of money. Collecting a nominal administration fee is perfectly legitimate and in many cases doesn't even cover the full cost.
I read the page again several times after seeing your post. It could possibly be construed as negative towards Linus, but you have to have a really thin skin to read it that way.
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
The first Targus I had was heavy nylon. I ripped the straps out where they were sewn into the bag over the course of 2 years. But I also carry a couple of wallets of CDs in the bag so it was pretty heavily loaded.
I have a leather Targus now. The construction is a little better and it really looks nice. It doesn't look so out of place going to a business meeting. I'm happy with it.
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
Many people are defensive when they are corrected. Even when offered politely, newcomers to newsgroups like c.l.p.misc interpret corrections to what they have written as direct attacks. That happens just as often if not more often than true personal attacks.
These environments are Darwinian. If you write something that is demonstratably false or less than a best practice, you either learn from the corrections (hostile or not) that come your way, or you leave.
It is true that this is not a nurturing environment. There may well be many segments of the population who do not want to compete in a crucible like that. So what? Let them huddle on the side and observe, or seek a "safer" niche. Forums like this one and Usenet newsgroups provide a useful winnowing. It makes people think carefully about what they write.
PS. Purl Gurl, you didn't have anything to do with this Kats column, did you?
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
Brin on ideology: These hypnotic formulas were nearly always based on reducing human beings to formulas or paper caricatures,denying our true complexity.
The point is not that the problems and solutions are complex (though they are); the point is that the responses of individals can neither be predicted nor shaped by ideology. Individuals make decisions. The simple model that you build (based on your ideology) about how and why those individulas make those independent decisions is flawed and will always be flawed.
Brin's analysis is very rich on this point. Practical men craft practical answers to problems without being blinded by ideological blinders. Marshall did that. He labored within the ideological whirlwinds that surrounded him, yet he was able to hold off those forces and championed a practical plan that worked.
His point about ending 4000 years of treating the vanquished badly was one I hadn't thought about much. But in retrospect it is fascinating. Do US citizens of Southern heritage still hate Northerners more than the Germans do?:-) Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
Don't bet on that. The spin machine is working overdrive. They are harping their position that the judge has not taken into account the dynamic competition and rapid pace of change in the industry. They stress their right to innovate on behalf of the consumer.
As long as the press keeps letting those kinds of statements go by without challenging them, MS may not come out of this looking as bad as they should. We shall see. Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
The majority of the settlement is in discounts for purchase of their own products. The real bottom line cost is much less than $1B.
Still, it does smell like too much for this particular complaint. Could it be that they are really afraid that something else much more insidious would come out during discovery? What if they really aren't that concerned about loosing on this particular case, but that the information uncovered during discovery could lead to the real problem they fear? Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
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I can also code some damn good Perl stoned, too :-)
You just think its good. Although an altered state may reduce some barriers and allow you to think about something in a way that you otherwise wouldn't, it is not conducive to logical thinking.
But hey, if you otherwise wouldn't be coding, then fine -- do it. Just go back and clean it up over a cup of coffee in the morning, because I promise you that the code you write tonight that looks so cool while you are stoned is not very good. Or maybe it is OK, but you didn't write very much of it.
Stoned can be fun. It is not productive.
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
The article mentioned 10% as able to read English. What percentage of the population are literate, yet cannot read English? I'm not disagreeing that a customized interface using the prevelant language is desirable. I'm just curious about the numbers? How many people can read Hindi but cannot read English?
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
So should we offer them a moderation system so that their constituents can indicate which letters should be answered ?:-)
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
It is easy for you and I to see it that way. But people who learned to give dictation and who are more verbal, may really operate better that way. Interaction with the machine would just get in the way. It seems antiquated and inefficient to those of us who are accustomed to the modern tools, but that doesn't make these people clueless.
Even among people who can type and use email, there are still many who are more efficient using a telephone. That's just the way their brains are wired. (Not that I forgive them for wasting my time by leaving a voice mail instead of an email. :-) It wouldn't surprise me to find that politicians tend to be verbal types who operate better if they do not have to touch a keyboard or think about the mechanics of communicating their message.
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
Agreed. But I wish they would have spelled it Perl instead of PERL. :-)
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
Can you offer a shred of evidence to support that claim? AFAIK, Tom C. doesn't hesitate to apply an editor's perogative to any documentation in the Perl core.
The Perl manual pages are large because they cover a large topic. People who can read and appreciate manual pages like the Perl documentation just fine. Of course there is room for improvement, but it is hard. Try to rewrite one of the main pages yourself if you doubt that.
The manual pages are not intended as a tutorial, though some of those are included with the documentation as well.
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
I read the page again several times after seeing your post. It could possibly be construed as negative towards Linus, but you have to have a really thin skin to read it that way.
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
I have a leather Targus now. The construction is a little better and it really looks nice. It doesn't look so out of place going to a business meeting. I'm happy with it.
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
These environments are Darwinian. If you write something that is demonstratably false or less than a best practice, you either learn from the corrections (hostile or not) that come your way, or you leave.
It is true that this is not a nurturing environment. There may well be many segments of the population who do not want to compete in a crucible like that. So what? Let them huddle on the side and observe, or seek a "safer" niche. Forums like this one and Usenet newsgroups provide a useful winnowing. It makes people think carefully about what they write.
PS.
Purl Gurl, you didn't have anything to do with this Kats column, did you?
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
The point is not that the problems and solutions are complex (though they are); the point is that the responses of individals can neither be predicted nor shaped by ideology. Individuals make decisions. The simple model that you build (based on your ideology) about how and why those individulas make those independent decisions is flawed and will always be flawed.
Brin's analysis is very rich on this point. Practical men craft practical answers to problems without being blinded by ideological blinders. Marshall did that. He labored within the ideological whirlwinds that surrounded him, yet he was able to hold off those forces and championed a practical plan that worked.
His point about ending 4000 years of treating the vanquished badly was one I hadn't thought about much. But in retrospect it is fascinating. Do US citizens of Southern heritage still hate Northerners more than the Germans do? :-)
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
As long as the press keeps letting those kinds of statements go by without challenging them, MS may not come out of this looking as bad as they should. We shall see.
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
Still, it does smell like too much for this particular complaint. Could it be that they are really afraid that something else much more insidious would come out during discovery? What if they really aren't that concerned about loosing on this particular case, but that the information uncovered during discovery could lead to the real problem they fear?
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear
Watch out that it doesn't heat your testicles or your wife won't be getting any.
Never underestimate the power of wishful thinking to filter what the eyes see and what the ears hear