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You gotta love his sweet pic at the bottom... page - http://PDXCell.com http://PDXCell.com pic - http://pdxcell.com/images/johnpratt.jpg http://pdxcell.com/imag

You gotta love his sweet pic at the bottom... page - http://PDXCell.com http://PDXCell.com pic - http://pdxcell.com/images/johnpratt.jpg http://pdxcell.com/images/johnpratt.jpg

JeremyChase 17y ago
I think it is a little bit odd that he links to Kickstarter from this PDXCell page.
JamieEi 17y ago
Yah, that pic screams douchebag (as if it wasn't already obvious).
- dpifke 17y ago
  Would you say as much to his face? I'm not particularly impressed by his antics but I don't think name-calling adds anything to this discussion.
  - JamieEi 17y ago
    Let me rephrase my comment this way: The photo is unprofessional and coupled with the related drama reinforces the impression that the guy is full of it. I'm generally all in favor of calling people out when they act like internet tough guys, but I'm puzzled that one use of the word douchebag qualifies with you. To each his own.
smhinsey 17y ago
Wow, not sure if it's new but there's even an excerpt from the email thread above the photo.
drewcrawford 17y ago
I think this is worth highlighting specifically: > By nature, most engineers try to tear projects down and explain why things won't work or are "too much work." It's often a consequence of how most of them can interpret minor hangups as major, nearly-insolvable problems. That's why you have to find those rare engineers, like Google engineers or Apple engineers, who have a respect for the arts and humanities. Those are the engineers who create breakthroughs and push the limits of existing technologies. NeXT, a computer company from the 1990's, was a very good example of this and its innovations are still being felt today. Its technologies underly the iPod, Mac OS X, and the iPhone. Its hardware manufacturing advances were far ahead of its time. > If you are saying that this project is not feasible, you are simply incorrect. Non-specialist observers can see that the technology to accomplish this is available. We may not yet know how it's going to work specifically, but we'll find engineers and programmers who want to make it work.
- potatolicious 17y ago
  Step #1 to making sure no capable engineers ever work with you: presume to know their craft better than they do.

You gotta love his sweet pic at the bottom... page - http://PDXCell.com http://PDXCell.com pic - http://pdxcell.com/images/johnpratt.jpg http://pdxcell.com/images/johnpratt.jpg

JeremyChase 17y ago

I think it is a little bit odd that he links to Kickstarter from this PDXCell page.

JamieEi 17y ago

Yah, that pic screams douchebag (as if it wasn't already obvious).

dpifke 17y ago
Would you say as much to his face? I'm not particularly impressed by his antics but I don't think name-calling adds anything to this discussion.
- JamieEi 17y ago
  Let me rephrase my comment this way: The photo is unprofessional and coupled with the related drama reinforces the impression that the guy is full of it. I'm generally all in favor of calling people out when they act like internet tough guys, but I'm puzzled that one use of the word douchebag qualifies with you. To each his own.

smhinsey 17y ago

Wow, not sure if it's new but there's even an excerpt from the email thread above the photo.

drewcrawford 17y ago

I think this is worth highlighting specifically: > By nature, most engineers try to tear projects down and explain why things won't work or are "too much work." It's often a consequence of how most of them can interpret minor hangups as major, nearly-insolvable problems. That's why you have to find those rare engineers, like Google engineers or Apple engineers, who have a respect for the arts and humanities. Those are the engineers who create breakthroughs and push the limits of existing technologies. NeXT, a computer company from the 1990's, was a very good example of this and its innovations are still being felt today. Its technologies underly the iPod, Mac OS X, and the iPhone. Its hardware manufacturing advances were far ahead of its time. > If you are saying that this project is not feasible, you are simply incorrect. Non-specialist observers can see that the technology to accomplish this is available. We may not yet know how it's going to work specifically, but we'll find engineers and programmers who want to make it work.

potatolicious 17y ago
Step #1 to making sure no capable engineers ever work with you: presume to know their craft better than they do.