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On Tue, 3 Nov 1998 21:03:15 Javilk wrote:
>> insiders, and gives them a rough idea of pecking order. take away
>> the mechanism, and others will be used to keep the general practice
>> running. there's already some migration to technological accessories
>> like cel phones and PDAs.
>
> Amongst some people. Others... Why should I have a pager? Call me
>before the crisis, and it won't happen.
>
>> on this list, we expect someone to be willing to show a portfolio, or
>> at least be able to demonstrate their ability at what they do. there
>> are also taboos against pushing flash over content without a damn good
>> excuse, and any failure to consider good user-interface practices. a
>> certain minimum knowledge of intellectual property law is also fast
>> becoming part of the minimum stake.
>>
>> the 'hacker' community is largely a meritocracy, but just watch the
>> holy wars erupt when someone writes code using the 'wrong' indent
>> structure:
>>
>> function (arg1, arg2) {
>> while (condition) {
>> do_stuff();
>> }
>> }
>
> The above is how I write. It takes fewer lines, which is important
>when you are trying to put everything in one function into a screen full.
>It was also how PL/1 programmers use to write, because ,in PL/1, the
>equivalent of the open brace is often a "DO", as in "IF a=b THEN DO;"
>
>> conformance to an arbitrary standard is a sign of common mindset,
>> which results in an effect called 'syntony'. that's a precursor to
>> friendship, and is also crucial in gelling a team. whatever other
>> differences there are among the players, there's a home base of
>> commonality.
>
> Yes, a demonstration of respect and willingness to partake in the
>common effort.
>
>> if you want to buck the system, you have to be able to replace the
>> artifacts it supports by deafult with others which fit a larger
>> cultural pattern. that's how i can get away with dressing like a
>> street person in an otherwise corporate environment. my entire
>> wardrobe costs less than anyone else's tie, but i carry a Palm III
>> which i can synch to my laptop through the IR port. anyone who wants
>> to challenge me on clothes has to be able to beat me on techno-toys
>> first. next on the buy list is a Nokia PDA-phone, which can also be
>> synched to a Palm, if you know how.
>
> "Get away"... But what is the opportunity cost of that "getting away"?
>For me, the suit and tie speaks for me, letting me keep my mouth shut when
>I need not ask, and letting me gently ask the fool's questions without
>reproach. And that is what gets me to the core of the problem; whereas
>others skirt the real questions, and so build edifices upon edifices where
>a short sweep and INEXPENSIVE chunk of code can clear up the main problem.
>Or where "The Problem" everyone is taking their pickaxes to is the mere
>result of something else far easier to rectify.
>
>> i also get a certain amount of grace because i'm not a businessman,
>> i'm a programmer. my life tends to be easier if i fall into the
>> archetype of the 'hired gun' rather than trying to pass as another
>> 'wealthy land-owner'. land-owners want their paid assasins to *look*
>> like paid assasins, so a certain difference of appearance is expected,
>> and accepted.
>
> Um... I suppose where they want a hired gun type solution... which
>usually means the lower echelons, and as of late, they have to grovel
>before a lot more people to get approval to hire the gun. And some seem
>to have an innate fear that the gun might be misused against them
>afterwards...
>
>> my own look happens to be based on the neo-tribal tech genre.. all
>> black clothing, ponytail, combat boots, habitually unshaved.. the only
>
> I think black comes from working on the old CRT's, where white shirts
>often resulted in some glare.
>
>> thing keeping me from having one side of my face tattooed is the fact
>> that it would keep me from donating platelets for about a year. it's
>> just as thoroughly considered as the cut and color of a corporate
>> lawyer's trial suit, though. only the details have changed.
>
> With a get up like that... if your reputation and work didn't precede
>you...
>
> Fear may be a form of power. But so is the sense of friendship, even
>kinship others feel towards those who are seen as members of the club,
>and willing to help others. A good image and a smile will transcend even
>the barriers of language.
>
>
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