Comments for step42.com http://step42.com/blog Random ramblings of a 20-something programmer/photographer/philosopher/slacker. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:12:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Intellectual Honesty by Response to Intellectual Honesty | The Design Matrix http://step42.com/blog/2008/10/26/intellectual-honesty/#comment-52 Response to Intellectual Honesty | The Design Matrix Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:03:57 +0000 http://step42.com/blog/?p=67#comment-52 [...] http://step42.com/blog/2008/10/26/intellectual-honesty/ [...] […] http://step42.com/blog/2008/10/26/intellectual-honesty/ […]

]]> Comment on W(r)ench in the Works by Tony http://step42.com/blog/2008/10/16/wrench-in-the-works/#comment-49 Tony Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:46:57 +0000 http://step42.com/blog/?p=25#comment-49 Well if you ever need it I'll slap the silly out of you. Well if you ever need it I’ll slap the silly out of you.

]]> Comment on mental motivation comes in two by Vincent Gable http://step42.com/blog/2008/10/01/mental-motivation-comes-in-two/#comment-48 Vincent Gable Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:14:53 +0000 http://step42.com/blog/?p=64#comment-48 So is free will still not distinguishable from nondeterminism as far as we know? So is free will still not distinguishable from nondeterminism as far as we know?

]]> Comment on personal development for profit by Mike http://step42.com/blog/2008/09/10/personal-development-for-profit/#comment-47 Mike Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:44:27 +0000 http://step42.com/blog/?p=61#comment-47 i said for profit, not for getting rammed in the ass by the man and taking a huge pay cut. i said for profit, not for getting rammed in the ass by the man and taking a huge pay cut.

]]> Comment on Huzzah for Outside Motivation by cwbowron http://step42.com/blog/2008/09/15/huzzah-for-outside-motivation/#comment-46 cwbowron Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:59:37 +0000 http://step42.com/blog/?p=62#comment-46 Underneath the different syntax of Objective C is some subtle difference in what it means to be object oriented as well. Objective C took its ideas from the poster child of OOP, Smalltalk. Quote from Alan Key: "I invented the term Object-Oriented, and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind." Objective C uses "message passing" rather than function calls. There are some subtle differences, and big wins. Underneath the different syntax of Objective C is some subtle difference in what it means to be object oriented as well. Objective C took its ideas from the poster child of OOP, Smalltalk.

Quote from Alan Key: “I invented the term Object-Oriented, and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind.”

Objective C uses “message passing” rather than function calls. There are some subtle differences, and big wins.

]]> Comment on personal development for profit by Charles http://step42.com/blog/2008/09/10/personal-development-for-profit/#comment-45 Charles Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:47:30 +0000 http://step42.com/blog/?p=61#comment-45 You could join the Marines... You could join the Marines…

]]> Comment on thanks for shopping at best buy by David Ackerman http://step42.com/blog/2008/09/09/thanks-for-shopping-at-best-buy/#comment-44 David Ackerman Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:34:33 +0000 http://step42.com/blog/?p=57#comment-44 Maybe because they always seem to be bullshitting with another employee, they just forget to say something until you are already past them? I get the same thing too.. and I wonder if it gets to them if you don't say hi back... I mean it IS their job, but my day would royally suck if all I did was say hi to people and have them give me the cold shoulder. :'( Maybe because they always seem to be bullshitting with another employee, they just forget to say something until you are already past them? I get the same thing too.. and I wonder if it gets to them if you don’t say hi back… I mean it IS their job, but my day would royally suck if all I did was say hi to people and have them give me the cold shoulder. :’(

]]> Comment on thanks for shopping at best buy by storyteller.ryan http://step42.com/blog/2008/09/09/thanks-for-shopping-at-best-buy/#comment-43 storyteller.ryan Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:14:20 +0000 http://step42.com/blog/?p=57#comment-43 it never occurred to me but I will watch for it. it never occurred to me but I will watch for it.

]]> Comment on “He never used to talk” by Mike http://step42.com/blog/2008/09/03/he-never-used-to-talk/#comment-41 Mike Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:19:57 +0000 http://step42.com/blog/?p=60#comment-41 @jen the weird part is I decided to start all this before working at TS. @roxy im not saying shyness is bad in general, but i'm tired of it and dont like being that way anymore, so out with the old, in with the new. @jen the weird part is I decided to start all this before working at TS.

@roxy im not saying shyness is bad in general, but i’m tired of it and dont like being that way anymore, so out with the old, in with the new.

]]> Comment on “He never used to talk” by Roxy http://step42.com/blog/2008/09/03/he-never-used-to-talk/#comment-40 Roxy Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:31:33 +0000 http://step42.com/blog/?p=60#comment-40 I had to read your blog to read that? Well, I'm glad you're still seeing progress, at least. And not that there's anything wrong with developing your people skills, but...why is shyness viewed as such a negative trait (in the world in general)? I kind of like shy people. They seem more human and down-to-earth and easier to talk to. I had to read your blog to read that? Well, I’m glad you’re still seeing progress, at least. And not that there’s anything wrong with developing your people skills, but…why is shyness viewed as such a negative trait (in the world in general)? I kind of like shy people. They seem more human and down-to-earth and easier to talk to.

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