Re: Constructive Criticism

2014-01-10 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 10/01/2014 20:26, jeremiah valerio wrote: For the second time of asking would you please read and action this https://wiki.python.org/moin/GoogleGroupsPython to prevent us seeing double line spacing, thanks. Failing that, please arm yourself with a semi-decent email client, there are umpte

Re: Constructive Criticism

2014-01-10 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 7:26 AM, jeremiah valerio wrote: > So always think of the if's and possibility's that > other people might do, thanks for you input. Also think of the possibility that someone will read your post and its quoted text. Please get off Google Groups, or if you must keep using

Re: Constructive Criticism

2014-01-10 Thread jeremiah valerio
On Friday, January 10, 2014 2:56:14 AM UTC-6, Alister wrote: > On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 13:05:23 -0800, jeremiah valerio wrote: > > > > > On Thursday, January 9, 2014 2:54:44 PM UTC-6, Christopher Welborn > > > wrote: > > >> On 01/08/2014 11:56 PM, jeremiahvalerio...@gmail.com wrote: > > >> > >

Re: Constructive Criticism

2014-01-10 Thread Alister
On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 13:05:23 -0800, jeremiah valerio wrote: > On Thursday, January 9, 2014 2:54:44 PM UTC-6, Christopher Welborn > wrote: >> On 01/08/2014 11:56 PM, jeremiahvalerio...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> > Hi, hows it going I've been self teaching myself python, and i typed >> > up this small

Re: Constructive Criticism

2014-01-09 Thread jeremiah valerio
On Thursday, January 9, 2014 2:54:44 PM UTC-6, Christopher Welborn wrote: > On 01/08/2014 11:56 PM, jeremiahvalerio...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Hi, hows it going I've been self teaching myself python, and i typed up > > this small script now i know its not the best the coding is not the best > > b

Re: Constructive Criticism

2014-01-09 Thread Christopher Welborn
On 01/08/2014 11:56 PM, jeremiahvalerio...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, hows it going I've been self teaching myself python, and i typed up this small script now i know its not the best the coding is not the best but i would like to know of ways to make a small script like this better so all construct

Re: Constructive Criticism

2014-01-09 Thread jeremiah valerio
On Thursday, January 9, 2014 3:56:37 AM UTC-6, Peter Otten wrote: > jeremiahvalerio...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > Hi, hows it going I've been self teaching myself python, and i typed up > > > this small script now i know its not the best the coding is not the best > > > but i would like to kno

Re: Constructive Criticism

2014-01-09 Thread Peter Otten
jeremiahvalerio...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, hows it going I've been self teaching myself python, and i typed up > this small script now i know its not the best the coding is not the best > but i would like to know of ways to make a small script like this better > so all constructive critisim is Welc

Re: Constructive Criticism

2014-01-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
small script now i know its not the best the coding is not the best but i would like to know of ways to make a small script like this better so all constructive critisim is Welcome. Some constructive criticism: * Please make an effort to write readable English here. A run-on sentence lik

Re: Constructive Criticism

2014-01-08 Thread jeremiah valerio
nd i typed up this small script now i know its not the best the > > > coding is not the best but i would like to know of ways to make a > > > small script like this better so all constructive critisim is Welcome. > > > > Some constructive criticism: > >

Re: Constructive Criticism

2014-01-08 Thread Paul Pittlerson
I think the only winning move is not to play. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Constructive Criticism

2014-01-08 Thread Ben Finney
> small script like this better so all constructive critisim is Welcome. Some constructive criticism: * Please make an effort to write readable English here. A run-on sentence like the above makes it seem as though you don't care enough for our help to make your message easily readabl

Constructive Criticism

2014-01-08 Thread jeremiahvalerio123
Hi, hows it going I've been self teaching myself python, and i typed up this small script now i know its not the best the coding is not the best but i would like to know of ways to make a small script like this better so all constructive critisim is Welcome. Here is the link to the code "

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-05-24 Thread antroy
> 24. Learn when not to reply to a troll (and bother several groups while >doing so). 25. Learn when not to reply to a reply to a troll (and bother several groups while doing so). This could go on and on... ;-) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-29 Thread Chris Rathman
Good thing there's absolutely nothing happening in the world of functional programming... -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-29 Thread James Stroud
bruce wrote: > but you know... > > one could simply hit the delete/skip button when you see a msg you don't > like!!! or email/spam filters... or you can spend more time complaining.. in > life, you gotta' learn to pick your battles... > > peace.. > Bruce: You may want to check your mail reade

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-29 Thread Terry Reedy
"Tagore Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > The only thing really wrong with Xah's post is that it was crossposted > to several groups. I think the content of repeatedly slandering people as criminals, because of technical disagreements, is even more abusive. t

RE: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-29 Thread bruce
lto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tagore Smith Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 9:43 PM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism) John Bokma wrote: > "Tagore Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Your emails to

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-29 Thread John Bokma
"Tagore Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Bokma wrote: [ .. ] >> An excessive crosspost is hardly ever on topic. > > Now you are just being dishonest. In what way? > No- if it were you would no longer have internet access. Try me. -- John MexIT: http:

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-29 Thread Tagore Smith
John Bokma wrote: > "Tagore Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Try > > sending mail to abuse at (any of my) desmesne(s). You won't get a > > response- in fact, no-one will read your mail. > > Then you come close to being RFC ignorant IMO. Couldn't be bothered to > check it out. I don't care

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread John Bokma
"Tagore Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Try > sending mail to abuse at (any of my) desmesne(s). You won't get a > response- in fact, no-one will read your mail. Then you come close to being RFC ignorant IMO. Couldn't be bothered to check it out. > I'm not sure that Xah's post was offtopic,

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread Tagore Smith
John Bokma wrote: > "Tagore Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Your emails to his ISP > > are far more wasteful- you are using up very scarce resources > > dedicated to dealing with real abuse. > > According to his hosting provider dreamhost: > > I have warned this user that excessive offtopi

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread James Stroud
Tagore Smith wrote: > I generally enjoy his posts. You should be happy then that they have all been archived on his website for quite some time. I'm thinking of cross-posting Soren Keirkegaards _Either/Or_. Its been archived for a while now and is full of nonsensical ramblings, but I feel the

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread John Bokma
"Tagore Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Your emails to his ISP > are far more wasteful- you are using up very scarce resources > dedicated to dealing with real abuse. According to his hosting provider dreamhost: I have warned this user that excessive offtopic cross-posting is not allowed, a

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread Tagore Smith
John Bokma wrote: > "Tagore Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It's much easier to use a killfile than to complain to an ISP, and I > > think that that should be the preferred response to messages you don't > > like. > > No, since even if you kill file Xah Lee, he keeps wasting resources of >

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread Tagore Smith
Kaz Kylheku wrote: > Chris Uppal wrote: > > Tagore Smith wrote: > > > > > It's much easier to use a killfile than to complain to an ISP, and I > > > think that that should be the preferred response to messages you don't > > > like. > > > > I'm inclined to agree. The problem is not Xah Lee (whom I

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread John Bokma
"Kaz Kylheku" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the point of killfiling Xah Lee? Xah Lee does not enter into > random debates. My point. Xah Lee doesn't follow netiquette, which is nowadays with quite some ISPs a ToS violation. [ ... ] > If you truly don't like this stuff, maybe you shoul

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread Kaz Kylheku
Chris Uppal wrote: > Tagore Smith wrote: > > > It's much easier to use a killfile than to complain to an ISP, and I > > think that that should be the preferred response to messages you don't > > like. > > I'm inclined to agree. The problem is not Xah Lee (whom I have killfiled), > but What is t

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread John Bokma
"Tagore Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Chris Uppal wrote: > >> I'm inclined to agree. The problem is not Xah Lee (whom I have >> killfiled), but the people who insist on making my killfile useless >> by posting loads of follow-ups saying things amounting to "stop this >> insane gibberish

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread John Bokma
"Chris Uppal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm inclined to agree. The problem is not Xah Lee (whom I have > killfiled), but the people who insist on making my killfile useless by > posting loads of follow-ups saying things amounting to "stop this > insane gibberish". Every bloody time. Yup, an

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread John Bokma
"Tagore Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's much easier to use a killfile than to complain to an ISP, and I > think that that should be the preferred response to messages you don't > like. No, since even if you kill file Xah Lee, he keeps wasting resources of people who have dedicated equip

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread Takehiko Abe
> > > > Wake up, people ! You are not the victims, you are the problem. Shut up, > > > > /please/. > > > > > > Cannot agree more! > > > > > > Wake up, people ! You are not the victims, you are the problem. Shut up, > > > /please/. > > > > Wholeheartedly agree! > > > > Wake up, people ! You

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread Tagore Smith
Chris Uppal wrote: > I'm inclined to agree. The problem is not Xah Lee (whom I have killfiled), > but > the people who insist on making my killfile useless by posting loads of > follow-ups saying things amounting to "stop this insane gibberish". ... well, this is the problem with killfiles. So

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread Chris Uppal
Tagore Smith wrote: > It's much easier to use a killfile than to complain to an ISP, and I > think that that should be the preferred response to messages you don't > like. I'm inclined to agree. The problem is not Xah Lee (whom I have killfiled), but the people who insist on making my killfile u

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-28 Thread Tagore Smith
John Bokma wrote: > Eli Gottlieb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Oh, God, not another one. > > Instead of cross posting more garbage, do as follows: > > Email a complaint to the email addresses you can look up yourself and > include the entire message of Xah: > > http://www.spamcop.net/sc?track=7

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-27 Thread John Bokma
"gene tani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John Bokma wrote: >> Roedy Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I leave that up to Xah's ISP/USP and hosting provider to decide :-D > > he's solidified position as top troll of 2003-2006 Maybe because people rather post a reply instead of sending an

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-26 Thread RobertSzefler
John Bokma wrote: > harassing Usenet. (Did I just wrote smart?!) Tell me about bad English :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-26 Thread Nigel Rowe
Ari Johnson wrote: > "Xah Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>Xah >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ? http://xahlee.org/ > > (This isn't constructive criticism, but just a question:) Are you the > sum of your web page? Yes he is, the t

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-26 Thread gene tani
John Bokma wrote: > Roedy Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I leave that up to Xah's ISP/USP and hosting provider to decide :-D > he's solidified position as top troll of 2003-2006 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-26 Thread J�rgen Exner
Eli Gottlieb wrote: > Xah Lee wrote: >> Criticism versus Constructive Criticism >> >> Xah Lee, 2003-01 +---+ .:\:\:/:/:. | PLEASE DO NOT |:.:\:\:/:/:.:

Re: [Reported] (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-26 Thread John Bokma
Ken Tilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and if he were a troll, he would respond to each and every shusher to > increase the flames. There are several ways to troll. He writes up a rant, and let others do the flaming. He probably saves up his energy for the next rant. Like someone else wrote:

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-26 Thread John Bokma
Alex Buell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > GO AWAY. Instead of cross posting more garbage, do as follows: Email a complaint to the email addresses you can look up yourself and include the entire message of Xah: http://www.spamcop.net/sc?track=72.231.179.135 posting host http://www.spamc

Re: [Reported] (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-26 Thread Ken Tilton
John Bokma wrote: > Ken Tilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [ reported ] > >>What might stop? > > > The excessive cross posting. > > >>I see one technical post every one or few weeks from >>Xah, followed by a dozen posts from self-appointed library-sushers >>such as Eli and library-shush

Re: [Reported] (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-26 Thread James Stroud
Ken Tilton wrote: > What might stop? Nauseating misuse of English. Annoying cross-posts. Newsgroup clutter. Shusher-Shusher-Shushers like me. -- James Stroud UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics Box 951570 Los Angeles, CA 90095 http://www.jamesstroud.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/m

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-26 Thread Alex Buell
On 25 Apr 2006 12:21:43 -0700 "Xah Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> waved a wand and this message magically appeared: > Criticism versus Constructive Criticism GO AWAY. Noone wants to see this drivel. Put it on a website if you must. Otherwise shut the fuck up and leave

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-26 Thread John Bokma
Roedy Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 26 Apr 2006 12:29:33 -0700, "Xah Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, > quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : > >>This is a public notice that what you are trying to do is getting close >>to harrassment from the law's perspective. > > and what you

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-26 Thread John Bokma
"Xah Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear John Bokma, > > This is a public notice that what you are trying to do is getting > close to harrassment from the law's perspective. Which law? You have been harrassing severl groups for too long with your drivel and extremely badly written rants. I

Re: [Reported] (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-26 Thread John Bokma
Ken Tilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [ reported ] > What might stop? The excessive cross posting. > I see one technical post every one or few weeks from > Xah, followed by a dozen posts from self-appointed library-sushers > such as Eli and library-shusher-shushers such as you and me, none of >

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-26 Thread Roedy Green
On 26 Apr 2006 12:29:33 -0700, "Xah Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : >This is a public notice that what you are trying to do is getting close >to harrassment from the law's perspective. and what you do Xah, is very close to spam, another form of haras

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-26 Thread Greg Menke
Mark Thomas writes: > Xah Lee wrote: > > Dear John Bokma, > > This is a public notice that what you are trying to do is getting close > > to harrassment from the law's perspective. > > Thanks. > >Xah > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ∑ http://xahlee.org/ > > John Bokma wrote: > >> Eli Gottlieb <

Re: [Reported] (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-26 Thread Ken Tilton
John Bokma wrote: > Eli Gottlieb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Oh, God, not another one. > > > Instead of cross posting more garbage, do as follows: > > Email a complaint to the email addresses you can look up yourself and > include the entire message of Xah: > > http://www.spamcop.net/

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-26 Thread Mark Thomas
Xah Lee wrote: > Dear John Bokma, > > This is a public notice that what you are trying to do is getting close > to harrassment from the law's perspective. > > Thanks. > >Xah >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ∑ http://xahlee.org/ > > > John Bokma wrote: >> Eli Gottlieb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>

Re: (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-26 Thread Xah Lee
Dear John Bokma, This is a public notice that what you are trying to do is getting close to harrassment from the law's perspective. Thanks. Xah [EMAIL PROTECTED] ∑ http://xahlee.org/ John Bokma wrote: > Eli Gottlieb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Oh, God, not another one. > > Instead

[Reported] (was Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism)

2006-04-26 Thread John Bokma
Eli Gottlieb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, God, not another one. Instead of cross posting more garbage, do as follows: Email a complaint to the email addresses you can look up yourself and include the entire message of Xah: http://www.spamcop.net/sc?track=72.231.179.135 posting hos

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-26 Thread Eli Gottlieb
Xah Lee wrote: > Criticism versus Constructive Criticism > > Xah Lee, 2003-01 > > A lot intelligent people are rather confused about criticism, > especially in our “free-speech” free-for-all internet age. When > they say “constructive criticisms are welcome” they mostly

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-25 Thread Roedy Green
On 25 Apr 2006 12:21:43 -0700, "Xah Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : >Criticism versus Constructive Criticism I think you would do better to put this sort of thing on a website rather than post it in a newsgroup. It is to

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-25 Thread rambam
> "Xah Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > A large amount of free, constructive criticism follows. Just the usual repetitive content free stream-of-consciousness material that Xah Lee is notorious for. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-25 Thread Terry Reedy
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Would these contestants please GET OFF THE LIST with their > non-Python-related contentiousness? [snip long repost of the very stuff complained about] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-25 Thread John Bokma
Ari Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 24. Learn when not to reply to a troll (and bother several groups while doing so). -- John Bokma Freelance software developer & Experienced Perl programmer: http://castleamber.com/ -- http:/

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-25 Thread mfmorss
riticism vs Constructive Criticism 04/25/2006 03:39

Re: Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-25 Thread Ari Johnson
"Xah Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: A large amount of free, constructive criticism follows. 1. Learn where to post things. > Criticism versus Constructive Criticism 2. Learn when to capitalize words in a title. > Xah Lee, 2003-01 3. Learn when to post things. >

Xah's Edu Corner: Criticism vs Constructive Criticism

2006-04-25 Thread Xah Lee
Criticism versus Constructive Criticism Xah Lee, 2003-01 A lot intelligent people are rather confused about criticism, especially in our “free-speech” free-for-all internet age. When they say “constructive criticisms are welcome” they mostly mean “bitching and complaints not welcome”. Rarely do