Comments on: Rehabilitating the professional rock star http://avdi.org/devblog/2009/04/30/rehabilitating-the-professional-rock-sta/ "...the three great virtues of a programmer: laziness, impatience, and hubris." -- Larry Wall Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:56:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Epiphone EJ-200CE http://avdi.org/devblog/2009/04/30/rehabilitating-the-professional-rock-sta/comment-page-1/#comment-656 Epiphone EJ-200CE Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:28:16 +0000 http://avdi.org/devblog/?p=170#comment-656 I recently came across your blog and have been reading along.I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.<br><br>Raja I recently came across your blog and have been reading along.I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Raja

]]> By: avdi http://avdi.org/devblog/2009/04/30/rehabilitating-the-professional-rock-sta/comment-page-1/#comment-642 avdi Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:05:15 +0000 http://avdi.org/devblog/?p=170#comment-642 Mine too. I hate Wordpress with the fire of a thousand suns. Mine too. I hate Wordpress with the fire of a thousand suns.

]]> By: wastedbrains http://avdi.org/devblog/2009/04/30/rehabilitating-the-professional-rock-sta/comment-page-1/#comment-641 wastedbrains Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:02:03 +0000 http://avdi.org/devblog/?p=170#comment-641 Yeah this has been a topic I kind of want to talk about, but also kind of didn't want to add fuel to the fire... Anyways I have been discussing it with my girlfriend which has been interesting.<br><br>On my system it looks like a lot of your quotes got converted into a funky symbol... Â Yeah this has been a topic I kind of want to talk about, but also kind of didn't want to add fuel to the fire… Anyways I have been discussing it with my girlfriend which has been interesting.

On my system it looks like a lot of your quotes got converted into a funky symbol… Â

]]> By: avdi http://avdi.org/devblog/2009/04/30/rehabilitating-the-professional-rock-sta/comment-page-1/#comment-640 avdi Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:46:00 +0000 http://avdi.org/devblog/?p=170#comment-640 Thanks. Although I don't find the discussion of whether it's porn or not remotely interesting or. relevant. "What is porn?' is one of the most infamously subjective questions ever asked. The fact is that a plurality of people had a problem with it. That is the only relevant data point, as far as anyone responding should be concerned. Thanks. Although I don't find the discussion of whether it's porn or not remotely interesting or. relevant. “What is porn?' is one of the most infamously subjective questions ever asked. The fact is that a plurality of people had a problem with it. That is the only relevant data point, as far as anyone responding should be concerned.

]]> By: avdi http://avdi.org/devblog/2009/04/30/rehabilitating-the-professional-rock-sta/comment-page-1/#comment-639 avdi Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:38:50 +0000 http://avdi.org/devblog/?p=170#comment-639 I think you've missed the point. I tried to make it clear above that it's not the slides I'm concerned about - it's the *reaction* to people having a problem with it that bothers me. Immaturity is sticking your hands over your ears and yelling LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOU I'M TOO BUSY BEING AWESOME. Mature people *listen*.<br><br>Also, sorry, you don't get to define what's an overreaction or not. The fact is that a plurality of people at the conference, and a much larger number of prominent developers after the fact, had a problem with it. At that point calling it an overreaction just identifies you as someone who is more interested in trying to assert your own view of the world than in understanding where others are coming from. I think you've missed the point. I tried to make it clear above that it's not the slides I'm concerned about – it's the reaction to people having a problem with it that bothers me. Immaturity is sticking your hands over your ears and yelling LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOU I'M TOO BUSY BEING AWESOME. Mature people listen.

Also, sorry, you don't get to define what's an overreaction or not. The fact is that a plurality of people at the conference, and a much larger number of prominent developers after the fact, had a problem with it. At that point calling it an overreaction just identifies you as someone who is more interested in trying to assert your own view of the world than in understanding where others are coming from.

]]> By: Joe Grossberg http://avdi.org/devblog/2009/04/30/rehabilitating-the-professional-rock-sta/comment-page-1/#comment-638 Joe Grossberg Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:28:28 +0000 http://avdi.org/devblog/?p=170#comment-638 Ooh, look! An anonymous name-caller. How brave!<br><br>For the record, yes, slide 7 is porn; even though her head obscures the man's penis, it's not hard to guess what she's doing with it.<br><br>Original photo used in the slide: NSFW - <a href="http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs21/i/2007/251/5/2/Harem_by_elea_by_elearage.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs21/i/2007/251/5/2/...</a> - NSFW Ooh, look! An anonymous name-caller. How brave!

For the record, yes, slide 7 is porn; even though her head obscures the man's penis, it's not hard to guess what she's doing with it.

Original photo used in the slide: NSFW - http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs21/i/2007/251/5/2/…; – NSFW

]]> By: maturity http://avdi.org/devblog/2009/04/30/rehabilitating-the-professional-rock-sta/comment-page-1/#comment-637 maturity Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:01:29 +0000 http://avdi.org/devblog/?p=170#comment-637 I would agree with this(and probably dhh and matt too) if the slides contain any real porn. do you _really_ call it "porn"? come on...<br><br>I am sorry to say but this overreaction is stupid and childish. I would agree with this(and probably dhh and matt too) if the slides contain any real porn. do you really call it “porn”? come on…

I am sorry to say but this overreaction is stupid and childish.

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