My rule of thumb is that if they have to take time out to `identify' me, they
aren't interested in a conversation anyway. They are just interested in
where/if I fit in their pecking order or in their tedious, error-prone mental
filing system. Best for both of us if we don't communicate! Many years ago
I had complex/heuristic Lisp rules in Emacs to sort incoming e-mails into
categories. But I found the e-mails I wanted to read were not from people
that had rigid organizational relationships to me or followed single topics.
On 1/8/19, 4:02 PM, "uǝlƃ ☣" <geprope...@gmail.com> wrote:
FWIW, I have no idea what to call myself. So, I often opt for "simulant",
which usually requires an explanation. Then I can yap till the cows come home
about systems engineering, programming, yaddayaddayadda and let other people
decide what to call me. (It's usually not a flattering label they give me. 8^)
But Marcus is right that I would never call myself a software engineer, having
been trained by actual engineers.
On 1/8/19 1:57 PM, Nick Thompson wrote:
> Well, see that just proves the point. Not only can I not speak your
lion-language, I accuse you of being a gazelle. I apologize to all you lions
out there. By the way, what DO you call yourselves?
--
☣ uǝlƃ
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