<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace,monospace">I'm keen if anyone else is.<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br><font face="monospace, monospace">Kahlil (Kal) Hodgson GPG: C9A02289<br>Head of Technology (m) +61 (0) 4 2573 0382<br>DealMax Pty Ltd GitHub: @tartansandal<br><br>Suite 1416<br>401 Docklands Drive<br>Docklands VIC 3008 Australia<br><br>"All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that<br>the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore,<br>if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all<br>means, do not use a hammer." -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925</font></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 9 June 2015 at 17:41, John Kaye <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jkaye29@gmail.com" target="_blank">jkaye29@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>Has a decision been made about a Perl Mongers meeting for tomorrow (Wednesday) night?</div><div><br></div><div>If it is going ahead, will it be at the Mitre Tavern or will FastMail be hosting the evening?</div><div><br></div><div>I am able to come this month and will attend if we have a meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>John Kaye.</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Kahlil Hodgson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kahlil.hodgson@dealmax.com.au" target="_blank">kahlil.hodgson@dealmax.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 June 2015 at 20:58, Peter Lawrence <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pml540114@gmail.com" target="_blank">pml540114@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow:hidden">However, every single one of these faces those same political problems<br>
of acceptance, and many don't have fully optimised implementations<br>
either.</div></blockquote></div><br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace,monospace">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.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace,monospace">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".<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><br><br></div><br><br clear="all">
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