Re: OT Questions

2012-10-29 Thread Ian Kelly
On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Joshua Landau wrote: > I feel necessity to argue against this point. > > It is a common thing to stereotype teens in this way - but, being teen > myself, I feel one should try to avoid it. It's painful to watch every time > someone claims "he can't be a teenager

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-28 Thread Joshua Landau
On 16 October 2012 18:23, Ian Kelly wrote: > On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Demian Brecht > wrote: > > There's a small light somewhere deep down that says maybe this is just > > someone quite misdirected. A brief search shows that he has multiple > > domains, all with the same type of design.

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-28 Thread Demian Brecht
> > You haven't been on lists long enough then to have seen some real > flame warts...no offense. No offense taken, it's why I said it in the first place ;) Having said that, generally engaging in flame wars solves nothing and sheds a negative light on the individuals who take part in it. > It

RE: OT Questions

2012-10-18 Thread Prasad, Ramit
David Hutto wrote: > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Prasad, Ramit > wrote: > > David Hutto wrote: > >> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Demian Brecht > >> wrote: [snip] > > > The question is whose opinion matters. Yours? Mine? Others? Personally, > > I heartily second the recommendation to

RE: OT Questions

2012-10-18 Thread Prasad, Ramit
David Hutto wrote: > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Steven D'Aprano > wrote: > > On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:05:12 -0400, Dwight Hutto wrote: > > > >> this was just a confidence statement that I'm > >> intelligent as well, so don't get uppity with me. > > > > Please tone down the aggression. > > > >

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-17 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:05:12 -0400, Dwight Hutto wrote: > >> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Chris Angelico >> wrote: >>> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Dwight Hutto >>> wrote: On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Demian Brecht

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-17 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:05:12 -0400, Dwight Hutto wrote: > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Chris Angelico > wrote: >> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Dwight Hutto >> wrote: >>> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Demian Brecht >>> wrote: I can't ascertain what your strengths are as I don't w

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-17 Thread Robert Kern
On 10/17/12 11:05 PM, Dwight Hutto wrote: On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Chris Angelico wrote: On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Dwight Hutto wrote: On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Demian Brecht wrote: I can't ascertain what your strengths are as I don't work with you on a daily basis (o

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-17 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Prasad, Ramit wrote: > David Hutto wrote: >> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Demian Brecht >> wrote: >> > * Your strength is not design. Using bevel and emboss (and a pattern here >> > and there) does not constitute good >> design. >> >> It's simplicity within

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-17 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2012-10-17, Dwight Hutto wrote: > >> No I'm not a troll. I like to answer, as well as ask, and sometimes >> things get heated, and you get called a name, and the name takes the >> argument out of context sometimes. > > Uh, what? How can

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-17 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Dwight Hutto wrote: >> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Demian Brecht >> wrote: >>> I can't ascertain what your strengths are as I don't work with you on a >>> daily basis (one of the many benefits of wor

RE: OT Questions

2012-10-17 Thread Prasad, Ramit
David Hutto wrote: > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Demian Brecht wrote: > > * Your strength is not design. Using bevel and emboss (and a pattern here > > and there) does not constitute good > design. > > It's simplicity within a symbolism, and now that I need money for > medical reasons, the

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-17 Thread Virgil Stokes
On 17-Oct-2012 11:31, Chris Angelico wrote: On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Dwight Hutto wrote: On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Demian Brecht wrote: I can't ascertain what your strengths are as I don't work with you on a daily basis (one of the many benefits of working with people smarter

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-17 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2012-10-17, Dwight Hutto wrote: > No I'm not a troll. I like to answer, as well as ask, and sometimes > things get heated, and you get called a name, and the name takes the > argument out of context sometimes. Uh, what? How can a name take an argument out of context? "Taking something out o

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-17 Thread Chris Angelico
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Dwight Hutto wrote: > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Demian Brecht wrote: >> I can't ascertain what your strengths are as I don't work with you on a >> daily basis (one of the many benefits of working with people smarter than >> you ;)). > > Doubt that, unless

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Demian Brecht wrote: >> This is my prototype portfolio for freelancing. If you have an honest >> critique, then what, in your opinion, am I good at? >> >> https://www.odesk.com/users/~01710ac049863018eb > > I can't ascertain what your strengths are as I don't work

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Demian Brecht
> This is my prototype portfolio for freelancing. If you have an honest > critique, then what, in your opinion, am I good at? > > https://www.odesk.com/users/~01710ac049863018eb I can't ascertain what your strengths are as I don't work with you on a daily basis (one of the many benefits of worki

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 1:25 AM, Demian Brecht wrote: >> >> You haven't been on lists long enough then to have seen some real >> flame warts...no offense. > > No offense taken, it's why I said it in the first place ;) Having said that, > generally engaging in flame wars solves nothing and sheds a

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:06:24 -0400, David Hutto wrote: > I'm working on toning down the smack talk, I'm just used to a little > witty back and forth with some seriously cruel individuals. Thank you David, that is appreciated. I see that you have changed your signature to match your preferred nam

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Walter Hurry wrote: > On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:23:09 -0600, Ian Kelly wrote: > >> My theory for a while now has been that Mr. Hutto is probably an >> enterprising teenager > > My theory for a while now has been that Mr. Hutto belongs in the bozo bin. Maybe you're a

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Ian Kelly wrote: > On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Demian Brecht wrote: >> There's a small light somewhere deep down that says maybe this is just >> someone quite misdirected. A brief search shows that he has multiple >> domains, all with the same type of design.

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 11:53 AM, rusi wrote: > On Oct 16, 7:55 pm, Demian Brecht wrote: >> I'm not sure whether or not this is a troll, but I'll bite. > > Do trolls exist any more than pixies, elves, gnomes, unicorns? > Trolling posts of course do... IOW: > >> There's a small light somewhere dee

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote: > - Original Message - > > [snip a link to a 1980's personal gif based homepage] > >> Now having said all of that, if this is a troll, I feel rather >> foolish. > > Search deep inside your heart, and you'll realize you already

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Dwight Hutto
I'm not sure whether or not this is a troll, but I'll bite. No, not a troll, I've been around these lists for a while, and a few wild arguments stemming from both my ego, and some other programmer's arrogance. > > If you're going to ask for people's opinions on your work, I would try to > keep the

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Walter Hurry
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:23:09 -0600, Ian Kelly wrote: > My theory for a while now has been that Mr. Hutto is probably an > enterprising teenager My theory for a while now has been that Mr. Hutto belongs in the bozo bin. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Ian Kelly
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Demian Brecht wrote: > There's a small light somewhere deep down that says maybe this is just > someone quite misdirected. A brief search shows that he has multiple > domains, all with the same type of design. I would be hard pressed to think > that someone would g

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread rusi
On Oct 16, 7:55 pm, Demian Brecht wrote: > I'm not sure whether or not this is a troll, but I'll bite. Do trolls exist any more than pixies, elves, gnomes, unicorns? Trolling posts of course do... IOW: > There's a small light somewhere deep down that says maybe this is just > someone quite misdi

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Demian Brecht
On 10/16/2012 8:13 AM, Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote: Search deep inside your heart, and you'll realize you already know the answer to that question :o) JM There's a small light somewhere deep down that says maybe this is just someone quite misdirected. A brief search shows that he has multipl

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Jean-Michel Pichavant
- Original Message - [snip a link to a 1980's personal gif based homepage] > Now having said all of that, if this is a troll, I feel rather > foolish. Search deep inside your heart, and you'll realize you already know the answer to that question :o) JM -- http://mail.python.org/mailma

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-16 Thread Demian Brecht
On 10/15/2012 9:05 PM, Dwight Hutto wrote: Like a lot of people here, I'm trying to build a web development business. I'm starting off by building a profile on a freelance site. I would like some honest opinions(don't be too harsh), about my approach. I'm looking for a team effort to analyze my

Re: OT Questions

2012-10-15 Thread Dwight Hutto
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Dwight Hutto wrote: > Like a lot of people here, I'm trying to build a web development business. > I'm starting off by building a profile on a freelance site. > > I would like some honest opinions(don't be too harsh, or you can be, that's > what it's about), abou