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Why Do You Think They Call It Programming, part 3

Started by The Good Reverend Roger, January 25, 2011, 06:55:23 PM

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Captain Utopia

#30
January 26, 2011, 12:37:11 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 26, 2011, 12:09:50 AM
Discordia is about something different now, not sure what, but it seems to be more about networking than message,

I disagree.  Networking is simply how the world now receives many of its messages.  From alt.newsgroups to forums to fucking twitter.  The message should be crafted for the medium, but it's not a question or one OR the other.

The Good Reverend Roger

#31
January 26, 2011, 12:40:18 AM
Quote from: Captain Utopia on January 26, 2011, 12:37:11 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 26, 2011, 12:09:50 AM
Discordia is about something different now, not sure what, but it seems to be more about networking than message,

I disagree.  Networking is simply how the world now receives many of its messages.  From alt.newsgroups to forums to fucking twitter.  The message should be crafted for the medium, but it's not a question or one OR the other.

As far as I can tell, the medium has absorbed the message, digested it, and pooped it out in zany, safe little turds for us to throw glitter on, and post on our blogs.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Adios

#32
January 26, 2011, 12:40:29 AM
Quote from: Captain Utopia on January 26, 2011, 12:37:11 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 26, 2011, 12:09:50 AM
Discordia is about something different now, not sure what, but it seems to be more about networking than message,

I disagree.  Networking is simply how the world now receives many of its messages.  From alt.newsgroups to forums to fucking twitter.  The message should be crafted for the medium, but it's not a question or one OR the other.

The message should change? To a kinder, gentler message? Let's throw the baby out with the bathwater then.

Adios

#33
January 26, 2011, 12:50:15 AM
I got this Dok.

Hi guise!

I am a Discordian. I am here today to talk to you about what being a Discordian really means. First, so I don't offend anyone, let me say that it's okay if you don't want to be one.

But it's really cool and I think you would like it. We do encourage critical thinking but we understand if you don't want to. There sure a lot of big scary  things out there in the world and some of them are pretty hard to look at.

We like to discuss politics a lot, well, some of us do, but not all. We do have one sub-forum that is just for kidding around in and joking and stuff. Some of you might like that a lot. If you are afraid of the dark you better not venture too far out of it though, some of these guys are a little crazy and they say things that maybe shouldn't be uttered.

Thanks for listening and I will be talking to you all later I hope!

(Hugs)

The Good Reverend Roger

#34
January 26, 2011, 12:57:04 AM
Quote from: Charley Brown on January 26, 2011, 12:50:15 AM
I got this Dok.

Hi guise!

I am a Discordian. I am here today to talk to you about what being a Discordian really means. First, so I don't offend anyone, let me say that it's okay if you don't want to be one.

But it's really cool and I think you would like it. We do encourage critical thinking but we understand if you don't want to. There sure a lot of big scary  things out there in the world and some of them are pretty hard to look at.

We like to discuss politics a lot, well, some of us do, but not all. We do have one sub-forum that is just for kidding around in and joking and stuff. Some of you might like that a lot. If you are afraid of the dark you better not venture too far out of it though, some of these guys are a little crazy and they say things that maybe shouldn't be uttered.

Thanks for listening and I will be talking to you all later I hope!

(Hugs)

Thanks, Charlie, but you may as well get mad at the sun for rising.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Eater of Clowns

#35
January 26, 2011, 01:01:23 AM
It's fucking dandy that you two old bastards decided to get butthurt and all, but care to elaborate how that warrants blanket statements deliberately insulting everyone at the boards whether or not they had a hand in hurting your precious feelings?

Ranting is played out?  It's too bad that this Fracture or Semaj didn't spot this trend before they delivered some very good ones in the last few days.  I guess it's not technically shitting on a rant if it's done snidely in another thread altogether.
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Captain Utopia

#36
January 26, 2011, 01:03:43 AM
140 characters or less should be enough room for anyone to rant!

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 26, 2011, 12:40:18 AM
Quote from: Captain Utopia on January 26, 2011, 12:37:11 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 26, 2011, 12:09:50 AM
Discordia is about something different now, not sure what, but it seems to be more about networking than message,

I disagree.  Networking is simply how the world now receives many of its messages.  From alt.newsgroups to forums to fucking twitter.  The message should be crafted for the medium, but it's not a question or one OR the other.

As far as I can tell, the medium has absorbed the message, digested it, and pooped it out in zany, safe little turds for us to throw glitter on, and post on our blogs.

I don't know.  I don't think so though.  Cain has a point that technology hasn't caused the revolutions in the mid-east, but the rise of social networking has enabled it.  If it's a medium which can be used to topple dictatorships, then it doesn't seem that zany or safe to me.

The Good Reverend Roger

#37
January 26, 2011, 01:04:04 AM
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on January 26, 2011, 01:01:23 AM
It's fucking dandy that you two old bastards decided to get butthurt and all, but care to elaborate how that warrants blanket statements deliberately insulting everyone at the boards whether or not they had a hand in hurting your precious feelings?

Ranting is played out?  It's too bad that this Fracture or Semaj didn't spot this trend before they delivered some very good ones in the last few days.  I guess it's not technically shitting on a rant if it's done snidely in another thread altogether.

Hey, don't yell at me, shorty, I didn't do it.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Roaring Biscuit!

#38
January 26, 2011, 01:05:52 AM
QuoteI'm gonna live in the city,
with no friends or family.
Gonna stare out the window,
of my colour TV.

-Different City, Modest Mouse

x

The Good Reverend Roger

#39
January 26, 2011, 01:06:35 AM
Quote from: Captain Utopia on January 26, 2011, 01:03:43 AM
140 characters or less should be enough room for anyone to rant!

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 26, 2011, 12:40:18 AM
Quote from: Captain Utopia on January 26, 2011, 12:37:11 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 26, 2011, 12:09:50 AM
Discordia is about something different now, not sure what, but it seems to be more about networking than message,

I disagree.  Networking is simply how the world now receives many of its messages.  From alt.newsgroups to forums to fucking twitter.  The message should be crafted for the medium, but it's not a question or one OR the other.

As far as I can tell, the medium has absorbed the message, digested it, and pooped it out in zany, safe little turds for us to throw glitter on, and post on our blogs.

I don't know.  I don't think so though.  Cain has a point that technology hasn't caused the revolutions in the mid-east, but the rise of social networking has enabled it.  If it's a medium which can be used to topple dictatorships, then it doesn't seem that zany or safe to me.

Not exactly the point, CU.  I just discovered that I've spent the last 8 years farting under a blanket - call it a crisis of belief, if you will - and I'm trying to decide whether to fuck off and focus all of my efforts on my job, or cleanse the temple in the biggest shit-hating of my life.

Both have their pros and cons.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Adios

#40
January 26, 2011, 01:08:19 AM
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on January 26, 2011, 01:01:23 AM
It's fucking dandy that you two old bastards decided to get butthurt and all, but care to elaborate how that warrants blanket statements deliberately insulting everyone at the boards whether or not they had a hand in hurting your precious feelings?

Ranting is played out?  It's too bad that this Fracture or Semaj didn't spot this trend before they delivered some very good ones in the last few days.  I guess it's not technically shitting on a rant if it's done snidely in another thread altogether.

I haven't insulted everyone on the board. Go look at those rants you just referenced, I think you will find some posts in there from me.

Disgust =/= butthurt.

Leave me alone, I'm old and crotchety.

The Good Reverend Roger

#41
January 26, 2011, 01:10:58 AM
Also, while I really enjoyed both Fracture's and Semaj's rants, they were sort of caged up, not by their own doing.  Let me try to think how to explain this.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Good Reverend Roger

#42
January 26, 2011, 01:12:07 AM
Okay, Badbeast has shown me the error of my ways.  Disregard this entire thread.

I have some POOMPING to do.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Wizard

#43
January 26, 2011, 01:29:33 AM
QuoteAlso, while I really enjoyed both Fracture's and Semaj's rants, they were sort of caged up, not by their own doing.  Let me try to think how to explain this.

No, I'd like to hear what you have to say. Hell, I'm interested in anyone's thoughts, good, bad, or indifferent. Ranting isn't my usual style of writing, so I'm always looking for feedback.
Insanity we trust.

Sister Fracture

#44
January 26, 2011, 01:32:30 AM
Quote from: Dr. James Semaj on January 26, 2011, 01:29:33 AM
QuoteAlso, while I really enjoyed both Fracture's and Semaj's rants, they were sort of caged up, not by their own doing.  Let me try to think how to explain this.

No, I'd like to hear what you have to say. Hell, I'm interested in anyone's thoughts, good, bad, or indifferent. Ranting isn't my usual style of writing, so I'm always looking for feedback.

Same here.
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