[Melbourne-pm] Dancing around the event horizon

[Tim Connors]

Yep.  Where we go?

On Tue, 9 Jun 2015, Kahlil Hodgson wrote:

> I'm keen if anyone else is.
>
>
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> "All parts should go together without forcing.  You must remember that
> the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you.  Therefore,
> if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason.  By all
> means, do not use a hammer."  -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
>
> On 9 June 2015 at 17:41, John Kaye <jkaye29 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Has a decision been made about a Perl Mongers meeting for tomorrow
> > (Wednesday) night?
> >
> > If it is going ahead, will it be at the Mitre Tavern or will FastMail be
> > hosting the evening?
> >
> > I am able to come this month and will attend if we have a meeting.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > John Kaye.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Kahlil Hodgson <
> > kahlil.hodgson at dealmax.com.au> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> On 5 June 2015 at 20:58, Peter Lawrence <pml540114 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> However, every single one of these faces those same political problems
> >>> of acceptance, and many don't have fully optimised implementations
> >>> either.
> >>>
> >>
> >> ​I remember a colleague raving about Forth about 8 years ago, but I never
> >> had a chance to look into it.  There are so many interesting languages to
> >> choose from these days. I managed to find an hour or two to play with
> >> clojure on the weekend and had a great time. I just wish I could justify
> >> exploring all these options during my working hours.  Perhaps ironic that I
> >> may have the freedom to do just that once we get the funding that's forcing
> >> us to use Python.
> >>
> >> The major realization for me is that my ability to make technical
> >> decisions is governed, not by my ability to make sound arguments, but by
> >> whatever social and political power I can muster.  If I head up the
> >> technology for a successful company, I gain a lot of power to make
> >> decisions.  Even if the success of the company has nothing to do with
> >> technology. Even if the company succeeded despite relying on inferior
> >> technology.  Once I'm there, business people are less likely do dismiss my
> >> arguments just be cause they conflict with sentiments alluded to by the
> >> Financial Review or touted by their favourite "tame geek".
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ​
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Tim Connors