Hi Richard, There has been a request to stop this thread, which I agree
with is not productive, but you obviously put a lot of consideration into
your last post, so I will do you the curtesy of a reply - but this will be
my last comment on this thread.
On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 5:04 AM, horrido
Le 21/01/2015 00:38, horrido a écrit :
Well, I've already apologized. You are right, I was oblivious to
extra-cultural thinking, to which I plead ignorance. Now that I know better,
I shall do better.
Please remember, I'm a volunteer. I stepped up when no one else would. Am I
the best man for
Well, I've already apologized. You are right, I was oblivious to
extra-cultural thinking, to which I plead ignorance. Now that I know better,
I shall do better.
Please remember, I'm a volunteer. I stepped up when no one else would. Am I
the best man for the job? Probably not, *but who is??*
I
I bought more popcorn when I read in one of the articles
http://horridohobbies.tumblr.com/:
*30 years programming in* FORTRAN, C/C++/*C#*/Objective-C, Java, Python
On 18 Jan 2015, at 13:16, horrido horrido.hobb...@gmail.com wrote:
This is a fine line to tread. I have several problems with self-censorship:
First of all, Generalissimo is just a handle. My previous handle,
horrido, was surely objectionable as well, since it's a play on the battle
cry
On 18 Jan 2015, at 19:37, Sebastian Sastre sebast...@flowingconcept.com
wrote:
Please don’t take it as self-censorship but as strategy on communication.
It’s fine that you have a taste for history but you need to calculate the way
you make rapport (or not) with your audience and don’t
I must be old and jaded, or living like a recluse, because I don’t recall
anything special beyond an article in Medium, the link to it in ycombinator,
and a couple of posts on wordpress . Could you help me out and point me the
rest? TIA.
On Jan 19, 2015, at 16:56, horrido
This might be a robot, with all his weird handles, and strange talk, we have
had some trouble with robots trolling the lists.
Then again, he violates the first law of robotics, 'A robot may not injure a
human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm', so he
must be
2015-01-19 17:48 GMT+01:00 jtuc...@objektfabrik.de jtuc...@objektfabrik.de
:
Maybe you can share some facts before you say things like I achieved more
in a few weeks than ESUG achieved in years. I'd be curious to see what you
are talking about and I guess I am not alone.
sure, I am curious
Hehe … good joke.
But seriously, I would like to know what I missed.
On Jan 19, 2015, at 17:33, Sven Van Caekenberghe s...@stfx.eu wrote:
What does the wife of a public relations expert do when she has insomnia?
She rolls over and says, “Tell me again, darling, just what is it that you
I think this whole discussion is about te get completely out of control.
Anyone who wants to help promote Smalltalk in the IT world is welcome -
whether he or she has been in the Community for ages or came to it just
the other day.
Richard has been doing Smalltalk for quite a few years now, so
On 19 Jan 2015, at 20:00, jtuc...@objektfabrik.de jtuc...@objektfabrik.de
wrote:
Sven,
I got Richard’s message about ESUG and I asked for facts. It seems you didn't
read my full post…
I did read it, it was well written and I agree with what you said.
But you were too polite, you give
Sven,
I got Richard’s message about ESUG and I asked for facts. It seems you didn't
read my full post…
Joachim
Von: Sven Van Caekenberghe
Gesendet: Montag, 19. Januar 2015 19:17
An: Any question about pharo is welcome
On 19 Jan 2015, at 17:48, jtuc...@objektfabrik.de
On 19 Jan 2015, at 17:48, jtuc...@objektfabrik.de wrote:
All that's been said so far is that some people do not like the use of some
military terms, no matter where they come from and whether people know what
these mean or not. We are not on a crusade, and this is not about conquering
There is much to respond to here. First of all, I was NOT putting down ESUG
or Smalltalk Foundation. I was simply pointing out that, despite their
promotional efforts, Smalltalk has slipped out of the public consciousness,
as evidenced by language rankings and coverage in the IT press, as well as
Sven,
I got Richard’s message about ESUG and I asked for facts. It seems you didn't
read my full post…
I did read it, it was well written and I agree with what you said.
Thanks.
But you were too polite, you give him the benefit of the doubt.
No, I asked for proof. Too polite? Well, not
Le 19/1/15 14:14, Marcus Denker a écrit :
On 18 Jan 2015, at 13:16, horrido horrido.hobb...@gmail.com wrote:
This is a fine line to tread. I have several problems with self-censorship:
First of all, Generalissimo is just a handle. My previous handle,
horrido, was surely objectionable as well,
Steph,
I completely agree. This type of hyperbole makes the casual observer think
that the Smalltalk community can come off as petty. We're better than this.
We should ALL have the goal of promoting Smalltalk. I know that a lot of you
have and I applaud all of you for your efforts. The more the
Horrido,
You are aware that there are regions on this planet where mails containing
vocabulary like Blitzkrieg or Genaralissimo will evoke reactions that will not
help at ll. You are at risk to simply be ignored in the best case. In the worst
case, people will hsake their heads and associate
Sometimes you want to polarise people but there is nothing interesting as
output of this particular one, please consider review that inner joke Richard
So I agree, that this particular vocabulary will polarise people in an
inconvenient way.
On Jan 18, 2015, at 6:30 AM,
As an USAmerican, I would not have associated Generalissimo with WWII.
It is a common term for a leader in many Hispanic nations or armies.
Many of them unfortunately are dictators.
I also not being a WWII buff, was not familiar with horrido. It meant
nothing to me and I didn't look. It was
I do not think anybody is trying to compel you to be politically correct
or intellectually dishonest.
However, most of what you have been doing is being done in the name of
marketing. When marketing you choose what words you use and what words
you don't use. You choose in order to effect a
You make some valid points. I shall reconsider my position. However, the
articles I write, such as The Smalltalk Revolution and Dart is Dead, as
well as my stream of consciousness blog at Tumblr, must remain true to my
style. Artistically, I have no choice.
I'd like to make one further note: the
Personally I think that there need to be people who expert and
knowledgeable of WWII. You are not a bad guy for loving history. I
believe we must understand history in order to not repeat its mistakes.
However as an American I have no understanding of how those in Europe
feel about some of
Please don’t take it as self-censorship but as strategy on communication.
It’s fine that you have a taste for history but you need to calculate the way
you make rapport (or not) with your audience and don’t let it interfere too
much with your message.
I don’t feel your inner sophisticated
Excellent advice! I shall do exactly that.
Again, I apologize if anyone was offended by my use of the world
blitzkrieg. I was trying to be clever and it obviously backfired on me.
My love of WWII history should not paint me as a bad guy. To be honest, I
had no idea that modern Germans still feel
http://horridohobbies.tumblr.com/ http://horridohobbies.tumblr.com/
*Today is the one-month anniversary of the SRP.* We have made good progress,
but there is still much work ahead of us.
Shortly, I will be seeking corporate sponsorship. As well, I'm trying to
coordinate activities with the
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