tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post8719639294675202221..comments2024-02-27T03:14:00.412-06:00Comments on From the Canyon Edge: Learning to Wink, Learning to CodeDustin Kirklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-55470338022825557782010-10-22T09:16:52.714-05:002010-10-22T09:16:52.714-05:00Thank you for sharing your (very intersting) opion...Thank you for sharing your (very intersting) opionion. I mostly agree with your pov.<br /><br />The unique little difference, it's that i haven't any respect for his "inventiveness" because, IMHO, the unique good thing that Apple it's really strong, it's on pure *marketing*. As manufacturer and/or software-house i don't see any special merit or innovation, really.<br /><br />Anyway, thank you for sharing :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-45301069200772286812010-10-19T01:14:37.353-05:002010-10-19T01:14:37.353-05:00Hi anonymous,
My thoughts on Apple? That probabl...Hi anonymous,<br /><br />My thoughts on Apple? That probably deserves a post of its own. But I can summarize here:<br /><br />I don't own any Apple products. My family had an Apple IIe when I was about 7 years old, and I bought (and later sold) a PowerPC Mac Mini on CraigsList, which I needed temporarily for a special Linux-based project. I personally avoid buying Apple.<br /><br />Apple is a remarkably innovative company. Product after product are really impressive from a technical point of view.<br /><br />But I'm a software tinkerer at heart, and Apple's OS and software are not geared for free software hackers. They're not losing much market share on that front, though ;-)<br /><br />Anyway, I have a lot of respect for the inventiveness that comes from Apple. I like that they're not Microsoft. But as you mention, the vendor lock-in at Apple is pretty severe. And generally speaking, I prefer the PC platform, as I see that as more "open".<br /><br />Cheers,<br />:-DustinDustin Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-12958446017654391522010-10-18T21:18:42.144-05:002010-10-18T21:18:42.144-05:00Beatiful article, Dustin!
I'm too a Java hate...Beatiful article, Dustin!<br /><br />I'm too a Java hater.<br /><br /> But there is only one thing that i hate more then Java on the IT world: Apple stuff.<br />For me Apple, as company and also as pure lockin philosophy, it's really a bad thing for the market and also for the entire world.<br /><br />I'm curious, Dustin: what do you think about Apple ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-31216447196767310502010-09-29T12:28:01.592-05:002010-09-29T12:28:01.592-05:00beautiful, I love it when people are able to under...beautiful, I love it when people are able to understand and appreciate diff programming languages. <br /><br />Anyways I had a question on byobu. So basically I configured my ubuntu terminal to launch byobu by making it launch custom command instead of my shell. This seems to work well until I did a ssh localhost from byobu. It made it go into an infinite loop of launchin new byobu's :)<br /><br />Is it expected, bug or am I doing s.th wrong.. <br /><br />Again beautiful articlesoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035794617894091777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-19416110784437665842010-09-29T12:26:52.500-05:002010-09-29T12:26:52.500-05:00beautiful, I love it when people are able to under...beautiful, I love it when people are able to understand and appreciate diff programming languages. <br /><br />Anyways I had a question on byobu. So basically I configured my ubuntu terminal to launch byobu by making it launch custom command instead of my shell. This seems to work well until I did a ssh localhost from byobu. It made it go into an infinite loop of launchin new byobu's :)<br /><br />Is it expected, bug or am I doing s.th wrong.. <br /><br />Again beautiful articlesoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035794617894091777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-18684223434481129202010-09-16T05:54:36.469-05:002010-09-16T05:54:36.469-05:00Dustin, I am sorry, but I can't agree with you...Dustin, I am sorry, but I can't agree with you. In the interests of marital harmony, you are obliged to demonstrate a similar interest in your wife's hobbies as she has shown in yours. :-) I can say that because if I ever start talking about computers to my wife, she does not even try to stifle the yawns!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451757457017080109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-55704735481448770092010-09-16T04:01:26.893-05:002010-09-16T04:01:26.893-05:00I felt the same way when my girlfriend learned Pyt...I felt the same way when my girlfriend learned Python. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-23110330029979293792010-09-16T03:58:16.852-05:002010-09-16T03:58:16.852-05:00I hope you demonstrated Byobu after pulling over!I hope you demonstrated Byobu after pulling over!safetyfirsttrollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-80491031766552573492010-09-15T17:23:22.426-05:002010-09-15T17:23:22.426-05:00Haha I love that.Haha I love that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-3245593668067043152010-09-15T14:57:20.619-05:002010-09-15T14:57:20.619-05:00Dustin, I love it.. Maybe your wife can explain so...Dustin, I love it.. Maybe your wife can explain some stuff to my wife.Chris Johnstonhttp://chrisjohnston.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-44932351778895470532010-09-15T12:40:28.589-05:002010-09-15T12:40:28.589-05:00Dustin:
I was crocheting a snood at SELF and wound...Dustin:<br />I was crocheting a snood at SELF and wound up reciting my pattern as a few nested for-loops to one of the guys in the car to demonstrate that there are algorithms involved.Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695808411116664337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-84399094472710715022010-09-15T12:28:27.679-05:002010-09-15T12:28:27.679-05:00Great comment, Maco. I've been trying to figu...Great comment, Maco. I've been trying to figure out the best analogies and vocabulary to use when explaining programming to Kim, in terms of thread-craft.<br /><br />I like your suggestions around "patterns" and "reverse engineering".<br /><br />:-DustinDustin Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-75691146136535260722010-09-15T11:50:44.392-05:002010-09-15T11:50:44.392-05:00Anon:
Hi, I'm a female software developer and ...Anon:<br />Hi, I'm a female software developer and I do cross stitch, embroidery, crochet, tailoring, and very rarely from-scratch sewing. I've knitted on occasion too. What that boils down to is: I've been reverse engineering since before I could read*. No surprise to me, then, that thinking in algorithms seems to come naturally.<br /><br /><br />* How do you think I learn new patterns? Eventually I sorted out how to read a written pattern, but that was after 10-15 years of doing each of those forms of threadcraft. I grew up analyzing existing pieces and recreating them.Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695808411116664337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-34954492562791273612010-09-15T11:24:26.028-05:002010-09-15T11:24:26.028-05:00Don't worry, I'll teach you to crochet at ...Don't worry, I'll teach you to crochet at UDS so when you go home you can surprise her.Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695808411116664337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-8207275995431700852010-09-15T10:35:54.807-05:002010-09-15T10:35:54.807-05:00Sorry for the offensive language about Java. I ha...Sorry for the offensive language about Java. I have actually dedicated a new post to this topic:<br /><br />http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2010/09/java-isnt-evil-but-its-not-for-me.html<br /><br />Thanks for keeping me honest ;-)<br /><br />:-DustinDustin Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464590128908584782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-7421733198515864782010-09-15T10:13:42.008-05:002010-09-15T10:13:42.008-05:00Awesome. That sounds like she had fun and ya'...Awesome. That sounds like she had fun and ya'll had a nice bonding moment. <br /><br />;) :) ;) ...Markhttp://mccoyfam.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-69580486637169750332010-09-15T06:32:42.892-05:002010-09-15T06:32:42.892-05:00I found out from a fellow software developer at wo...I found out from a fellow software developer at work (female) that there is a high cross-over between female software developers and various types of needlework. It was explained to me (by her) that software creation and the needlework are actually very similar in nature. I found it very fascinating.<br /><br />BTW, what do you consider the evils of Java (I'm honestly curious of your opinion not trying to start a flame war or anything).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-78636891185582055052010-09-15T02:33:15.876-05:002010-09-15T02:33:15.876-05:00I keep hearing people complain about Java, what is...I keep hearing people complain about Java, what is so bad about it?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10830705379623123983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822757291061444396.post-7036441517947771112010-09-15T02:15:59.960-05:002010-09-15T02:15:59.960-05:00> And we made quite sure she clearly understood...> And we made quite sure she clearly understood the evils of Java.<br /><br />Umwhat? Evils?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com