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Just when I'm thinking the world is hopelessly fracked, and the immortal words of Yeats in "The Second Coming" will not stop echoing in my neocortex:
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity. Something ... someone ... comes along, like a young woman shot in the head by fanatics for her struggle to improve education for other young women, who survives, and goes on to become an international figure.
And, for a moment, I remember that the world is always new every moment, and there is ... hope. If Godel, or Cantor, were alive I'd ask them: "do you think the Aleph of the infinity of hope is greater than the Aleph of the infinity of hopelessness ?"
That I forget that moment of clarity so easily, and scuttle back into the comfort of the darkness of small-self, almost a kind of instinctual retreat: that seems to be a problem that has lasted too many years, and the eternity of the moment of clarity is always so brief.
cheers, Bill
« There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. » Salvador Dali
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I think it is not right place to congratulation of them because both are not visiting here.
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It is not necessarily about congratulating them personally, but perhaps raising awareness of the individuals and their personal contribution to making things better. I think it is blatantly obvious they aren't visiting here, but does go someway as to demonstrate your lack of cultural and social naivity.
Why does the news in the UK tell us about the super typhon hitting Japan.....it isn't going to directly effect the country in a way that will change 99.99% of peoples behaviours.
Why say Rest In Peace to a dead person, they aren't going to hear you and turn round and say "why thanks, I may just do that."
Why do trolls do what they do...
Why....why....why.....
just sayin' 
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I think you should go somewhere else where your very narrow way of looking at things is appreciated.
Congratulations are appropriate here because a part of what CodeProject has always offered is exposure to the outside world for coding mushrooms who don't get out much. Helping brilliant coders to see how what they do relates to the outside world of the Great Unwashed is just one of the services we offer to members. Posts like this one lead us to venture into new realms of knowledge, expand our intellectual horizons, and improve our chances of getting laid before we're dead by becoming more interesting. I wouldn't put any money on your odds, but who knows? You might get lucky...
Will Rogers never met me.
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Quote: You voted 5. Rating now 3.86 (votes: 4)
Did some sad sack actually abuse the abuse button.
http://new3.fjcdn.com/comments/Blank+_bb4a1ebaf96c3e1bec1e0e5b0586e6f3.jpg[^]
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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BillWoodruff wrote: Something ... someone ... comes along, like a young woman shot in the head by fanatics for her struggle to improve education for other young women, who survives, and goes on to become an international figure.
Ridiculous, isn't it?
Such fame should be reserved exclusively for people who pretend to be other people, or who strangle cats.
She should get down on her knees and apologise to Bieber, Spears, and Downey Jr.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I'm chuffed to see we have a re-incarnation of Daniel Defoe ... or is Kurt Vonnegut ? ... here in the Lounge
« There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. » Salvador Dali
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I've only ever read one book written by either, so, sadly, my insanity is my own.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I'd say that developing one's madness ... making it unique ... is a life's work: so much of our madness is given to us by our ruthless primate genes, and our socialization process, and the cultural matrix that encapsulates it, and those inevitable wounds that we, and others, and life, inflict.
Daniel Defoe's classic essay, "A Modest Proposal" ... sometimes referred to as "from cradle to crockpot" ... is a fine foamy-headed draught of literature that may help you along the path: [^].
cheers, Bill
« There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. » Salvador Dali
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Gawd, the last thing I need is inspiration.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Congrats to both of them...
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So far this year, it's been incredibly mixed.
On the highlights side, I was accepted as a Pluralsight author, am giving my first two talks at NDC London in December, and had some awesome holidays.
Weighing up on the other side. My sister had two strokes this year. My mother was rushed into intensive care a couple of weeks ago and underwent some major surgery. Jen's uncle died yesterday.
I'm pretty sure that the negatives are weighing more than the positives in the karma stakes here.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: I'm pretty sure that the negatives are weighing more than the positives in the karma stakes here.
Don't ask for anything from our friends at Microsoft[^].
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: Weighing up on the other side. My sister had two strokes this year. My mother was rushed into intensive care a couple of weeks ago and underwent some major surgery. Jen's uncle died yesterday.
Sorry to hear that man. It's crazy, feels like not much I can say makes a difference in situations like this. But I hope it works out.
Jeremy Falcon
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Don't worry about it. This isn't one of those feel sorry for me messages. Funnily enough, I'm still pretty upbeat.
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My condolences Pete and hope for the best for Mom and sister.
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 Beta
Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead?
Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours!
Not my circus not my monkey's!
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That was my week last week.
Took our daughter to the doctor because of 'adnormal skin growth' around her navel. She had had umbilical surgery a few years back and something didn't look right. But... all was well; an internal stitch decided to pop out.
The next day, my wife's best friend diagnosed with breast cancer...
But, prognosis is good, so... we soldier on.
Hope your life turns to the upside more than the down.
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Seriously, my life is good. I'm not complaining here - in both my sister's and my mother's case, it could have been so much worse, and with Jen's uncle, it was a blessing when he died as he was in a really bad way.
I hope things turn out well for your daughter and your wife's friend.
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Congratulations on becoming a PluralSight author, Pete. And ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif) for the other.
yours, Bill
« There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. » Salvador Dali
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Thanks Bill, although all the Pluralsight stuff so far seems to be people bitching about piracy.
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Condolences on Jen's uncle. Good luck with your mother and sister.
At least it could've been worse, like when all the good stuff did NOT happen... And even then things could've been worse. Best not to think about that...
It's an OO world.
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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You are not wrong there Pete.
+Moved platforms and a change of scenery felt great, despite not knowing the people or the plant and having one big learning curve.
-On the family front youngest being suspected of having very mild aspergers and dyscalclia which makes things very difficult in dealing with her behaviours and trying to do homework....glad the wife has more patience than me, I get frustrated as hell.
-loosing 3 close friends at work in the space of as many months.
-I stumbled across an overseas job to a pal that she thought she would never see happen in her line of work and ended up getting it and she set off to restart her life in sunny Qatar. Moved out there with her boyfriend, couple of months later got engaged and then a month later he was dead...deaply felt for her, she is devasted as you can imagine.
~Now we are in the world of unknown waiting to see what happens at work with regards to potential spin-off or sell off and what the impact will be.
As they say, chin-up and soldier on and never let the b'stards grind you down!
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: I'm pretty sure that the negatives are weighing more than the positives in the karma stakes here.
Karma does not work over weeks.
I pray/wish you a silver lining
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: the negatives are weighing more than the positives in the karma stakes here.
Yes, it appears that way now, Pete. But you know well that things don't stay the same; everything changes, old friend, often for the better. I'm sorry to hear about Jen's uncle - please give her my condolences - but I assure you, this will pass. Hang on, and I'll be praying for you...
Will Rogers never met me.
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