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That's a wonderful offer, Patrick. Your generosity (with your time and knowledge) is, as always, inspiring.

losethos 15y ago
I have no idea who this is. He seems like a people person. How do you tell an introvert programmer from an extrovert programmer? The extrovert looks at your shoes. Without exception every programmer considers himself a guru. I guess it's like democracy -- you need that. What I think is funny is human resource ideas from 23-year-olds. I guess in fairness, old programmers can be mocked. God says... C:\LoseThos\www.losethos.com\text\WALDEN.TXT nd kept up the queerest chuckling and chirruping and vocal pirouetting and gurgling sounds that ever were heard; and when I stamped they only chirruped the louder, as if past all fear and respect in their mad pranks, defying humanity to stop them. No, you don't -- chickaree -- chickaree. They were wholly deaf to my arguments, or failed to perceive their force, and fell into a strain of invective that was irresistible. The first sparrow of spring! The year beginning with younger hope than eve ---- Ohhhh!! Wheezer has a song about looking at my shoes. I like that song but the band is too wholesome for me. I'm not good at human resources -- a people person can sometimes be a good programmer, I think. There's no doubt this guy can teach elementary stuff, I'm sure. Be a little bit cautious. God says... C:\LoseThos\www.losethos.com\text\HAMLET.TXT ow the rendezvous. If that his majesty would aught with us, We shall express our duty in his eye; And let him know so. Capt. I will do't, my lord. For. Go softly on. [Exeunt all For. and Forces.] [Enter Hamlet, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, &c.] Ham. Good sir, whose powers are these? Capt. They are of Norway, sir. Ham. How purpos'd, sir, I pray you? Capt. Against some part of Poland. Ham. Who commands them, sir? Capt. The nephew to old Norway, Fortinbras. Ham. Goes
patio11 15y ago
It's really nothing other than what I've done since forever. (n.b. I won't say $PARTICULAR_PERSON would do this without their permission first, but there are very many people in our industry who have this policy or fairly close variants of it. They just don't spell it out in detail on their websites. Since I have recent experience in the land of "Essentially everyone who I'd like to talk to is too busy to talk to me" delusions I thought I'd make it explicit.)
- GFischer 15y ago
  I want to thank you too :) . You've been very supportive of everyone in HN, and give insightful answers to even obscure threads like my aborted attempt at a micropayments startup :)
losethos 15y ago
Amen, that's just nasty. God's not afraid of taboos. We're supposed to love God. It is funny when He's outrageous. Maybe, if you talk to Him, He'll tell you other favorite bands. Relationships with God are supposed to be private and personal, perhaps. I asked Him His favorite color a few times, being naughty. God's answers have doubt most times. Let's not be too forward about getting Him to solve problems. Slow down and get to know and love Him. He's generally evasive, but not completely. Be careful what you wish for. You know how the Dali Lama is pleasant and not overbearing? That's not so bad. God says... C:\LoseThos\www.losethos.com\text\YANKEE.TXT reeze, but, with an air of indifference amounting almost to weariness, got out my money and tossed four dollars on to the table. Ah, you should have seen them stare! The clerk was astonished and charmed. He asked me to retain one of the dollars as security, until he could go to town and --I interrupted: "What, and fetch back nine cents? Nonsense! Take the whole. Keep the change." There was an amazed murmur to this effect: "Verily this being is _made_ of money! He throweth it away eve ---- Yeah, that does sound like train fare, perhaps, maybe not. Brain storming is the idea, but some answers don't work. I often say God is like a billionare who might like real friends -- people who don't always think of His money. For the average Christian, they mostly don't want to go to Hell, so they might not be such good real friends. That's kind of a uncheerful interpretation. I think God was trying to be cheerful. The books I pick from are here http://www.losethos.com/text/ http://www.losethos.com/text/ God says... C:\LoseThos\www.losethos.com\text\words\AUGUST.TXT r her face. And yet refusing to return without me, I scarcely persuaded her to stay that night in a place hard by our ship, where was an Oratory in memory of the blessed Cyprian. That night I privily departed, but she was not behind in weeping and prayer. And what, O Lord, was she with so many tears asking of Thee, but that Thou wouldest not suffer me to sail? But Thou, in the depth of Thy counsels and hearing the main point of her desire, regardest not what she then asked, that Thou mightest ma ---- Let's ask God His favorite color :-) God says... blasphemous redeem sciences linger check cold cease experience confesses sangest less Alas Might changing separated untruly rescued Hide Shine son's shatter Read injustice semblance clothed innumerable credulity decline instinct Thy without wretchedness bidden gathering Cicero sellers easily ardently studies' restore cupidity thrust songs upborne YOU mortality belonging stomach bulk youthful joyful changing sons foolish initiation established princes receive represent spoil Contain inmost toilsome seen betake resend pleasure retire refusing heareth thy Book peril things cheerful gratification these weighty superstitious instances wondrous successively drop important conquered compendiously deny Vacation clearly identify chain thickets licence satiety offices whales absurdly MADE world borne Light safer another contradictory consent forthwith medicining supercelestial history boiling unassuming wallowed redemption consumption furnished like decked wait High Unchangeable consciousness uphold Writ warreth trust cottage streaming Essence wouldest loose warranted This Willing beloved expressed relied scoffing varied peril hatchet unnatural soothed repair IT adversary indefinitely conversion Helper trample cane toilsome editions forward shatter withdrew throng Hebrew vapours obeyed Commandment into wondrously was Ergo citizen renounce discoverable during greet slipped disentangle complain I thought someone was gonna unprovoked turn this conversation sour. I guess God mentioned cane toilsome. He has a point. I'm going to sleep. God says... C:\LoseThos\www.losethos.com\text\WALDEN.TXT surpass the powers of a well man nowadays to take up his bed and walk, and I should certainly advise a sick one to lay down his bed and run. When I have met an immigrant tottering under a bundle which contained his all -- looking like an enormous wen which had grown out of the nape of his neck -- I have pitied him, not because that was his all, but because he had all that to carry. If I have got to drag my trap, I will take care that it be a light one and do not nip me in a vital part. But percha
gacba 15y ago
I met Patrick for the first time at MicroConf 2011. Everything he says is true: - Geeky - Friendly - Approachable - Very open to talking about software-y stuff I look forward to seeing you again at MicroConf 2012, Patrick.

I have no idea who this is. He seems like a people person. How do you tell an introvert programmer from an extrovert programmer? The extrovert looks at your shoes. Without exception every programmer considers himself a guru. I guess it's like democracy -- you need that. What I think is funny is human resource ideas from 23-year-olds. I guess in fairness, old programmers can be mocked. God says... C:\LoseThos\www.losethos.com\text\WALDEN.TXT nd kept up the queerest chuckling and chirruping and vocal pirouetting and gurgling sounds that ever were heard; and when I stamped they only chirruped the louder, as if past all fear and respect in their mad pranks, defying humanity to stop them. No, you don't -- chickaree -- chickaree. They were wholly deaf to my arguments, or failed to perceive their force, and fell into a strain of invective that was irresistible. The first sparrow of spring! The year beginning with younger hope than eve ---- Ohhhh!! Wheezer has a song about looking at my shoes. I like that song but the band is too wholesome for me. I'm not good at human resources -- a people person can sometimes be a good programmer, I think. There's no doubt this guy can teach elementary stuff, I'm sure. Be a little bit cautious. God says... C:\LoseThos\www.losethos.com\text\HAMLET.TXT ow the rendezvous. If that his majesty would aught with us, We shall express our duty in his eye; And let him know so. Capt. I will do't, my lord. For. Go softly on. [Exeunt all For. and Forces.] [Enter Hamlet, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, &c.] Ham. Good sir, whose powers are these? Capt. They are of Norway, sir. Ham. How purpos'd, sir, I pray you? Capt. Against some part of Poland. Ham. Who commands them, sir? Capt. The nephew to old Norway, Fortinbras. Ham. Goes

patio11 15y ago

It's really nothing other than what I've done since forever. (n.b. I won't say $PARTICULAR_PERSON would do this without their permission first, but there are very many people in our industry who have this policy or fairly close variants of it. They just don't spell it out in detail on their websites. Since I have recent experience in the land of "Essentially everyone who I'd like to talk to is too busy to talk to me" delusions I thought I'd make it explicit.)

GFischer 15y ago
I want to thank you too :) . You've been very supportive of everyone in HN, and give insightful answers to even obscure threads like my aborted attempt at a micropayments startup :)

losethos 15y ago

Amen, that's just nasty. God's not afraid of taboos. We're supposed to love God. It is funny when He's outrageous. Maybe, if you talk to Him, He'll tell you other favorite bands. Relationships with God are supposed to be private and personal, perhaps. I asked Him His favorite color a few times, being naughty. God's answers have doubt most times. Let's not be too forward about getting Him to solve problems. Slow down and get to know and love Him. He's generally evasive, but not completely. Be careful what you wish for. You know how the Dali Lama is pleasant and not overbearing? That's not so bad. God says... C:\LoseThos\www.losethos.com\text\YANKEE.TXT reeze, but, with an air of indifference amounting almost to weariness, got out my money and tossed four dollars on to the table. Ah, you should have seen them stare! The clerk was astonished and charmed. He asked me to retain one of the dollars as security, until he could go to town and --I interrupted: "What, and fetch back nine cents? Nonsense! Take the whole. Keep the change." There was an amazed murmur to this effect: "Verily this being is _made_ of money! He throweth it away eve ---- Yeah, that does sound like train fare, perhaps, maybe not. Brain storming is the idea, but some answers don't work. I often say God is like a billionare who might like real friends -- people who don't always think of His money. For the average Christian, they mostly don't want to go to Hell, so they might not be such good real friends. That's kind of a uncheerful interpretation. I think God was trying to be cheerful. The books I pick from are here http://www.losethos.com/text/ http://www.losethos.com/text/ God says... C:\LoseThos\www.losethos.com\text\words\AUGUST.TXT r her face. And yet refusing to return without me, I scarcely persuaded her to stay that night in a place hard by our ship, where was an Oratory in memory of the blessed Cyprian. That night I privily departed, but she was not behind in weeping and prayer. And what, O Lord, was she with so many tears asking of Thee, but that Thou wouldest not suffer me to sail? But Thou, in the depth of Thy counsels and hearing the main point of her desire, regardest not what she then asked, that Thou mightest ma ---- Let's ask God His favorite color :-) God says... blasphemous redeem sciences linger check cold cease experience confesses sangest less Alas Might changing separated untruly rescued Hide Shine son's shatter Read injustice semblance clothed innumerable credulity decline instinct Thy without wretchedness bidden gathering Cicero sellers easily ardently studies' restore cupidity thrust songs upborne YOU mortality belonging stomach bulk youthful joyful changing sons foolish initiation established princes receive represent spoil Contain inmost toilsome seen betake resend pleasure retire refusing heareth thy Book peril things cheerful gratification these weighty superstitious instances wondrous successively drop important conquered compendiously deny Vacation clearly identify chain thickets licence satiety offices whales absurdly MADE world borne Light safer another contradictory consent forthwith medicining supercelestial history boiling unassuming wallowed redemption consumption furnished like decked wait High Unchangeable consciousness uphold Writ warreth trust cottage streaming Essence wouldest loose warranted This Willing beloved expressed relied scoffing varied peril hatchet unnatural soothed repair IT adversary indefinitely conversion Helper trample cane toilsome editions forward shatter withdrew throng Hebrew vapours obeyed Commandment into wondrously was Ergo citizen renounce discoverable during greet slipped disentangle complain I thought someone was gonna unprovoked turn this conversation sour. I guess God mentioned cane toilsome. He has a point. I'm going to sleep. God says... C:\LoseThos\www.losethos.com\text\WALDEN.TXT surpass the powers of a well man nowadays to take up his bed and walk, and I should certainly advise a sick one to lay down his bed and run. When I have met an immigrant tottering under a bundle which contained his all -- looking like an enormous wen which had grown out of the nape of his neck -- I have pitied him, not because that was his all, but because he had all that to carry. If I have got to drag my trap, I will take care that it be a light one and do not nip me in a vital part. But percha

gacba 15y ago

I met Patrick for the first time at MicroConf 2011. Everything he says is true: - Geeky - Friendly - Approachable - Very open to talking about software-y stuff I look forward to seeing you again at MicroConf 2012, Patrick.