From: Jeffrey Carter <jeffrey.carter@boeing.com>
Subject: Re: Ada, Software Engineering and
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 15:58:28 GMT
Date: 2001-04-30T15:58:28+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3AED8BA4.FA51431E@boeing.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: E3eH6.3944$SZ5.310486@www.newsranger.com
Ted Dennison wrote:
>
> >You are saying is that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr,
> >Mother Theresa, Frank Sinatra and Michael Jordan. are weirdos.
> >since they are all "significantly different from the norm". :-)
>
> I'd agree with that. The definition fits. The only problem with saying this is
> the negative spin on the word, which is entirely a matter of perspective or
> opinion. But the meaning is dead on.
Precisely. And it is because people generally associate a negative
connotation with "weird" that I use the word. After all, I'm saying to
98% of the population that we can do something that they will never be
able to do. Even though this is worshipped in some people, it can still
be a dangerous thing to say.
--
Jeffrey Carter
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Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-04-19 18:06 License to Steal "Riehle, Richard"
2001-04-19 19:31 ` Ted Dennison
2001-04-24 5:31 ` Kent Paul Dolan
2001-04-24 8:03 ` David Starner
2001-04-25 6:28 ` Florian Weimer
2001-04-24 8:54 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2001-04-25 3:09 ` Stephen J. Bevan
2001-04-24 16:01 ` Jeffrey Carter
2001-04-27 7:44 ` Ada, Software Engineering and "weirdoes" (was License to Steal) Peter Richtmyer
2001-04-27 11:10 ` Kevin Rigotti
2001-04-27 13:42 ` Ada, Software Engineering and Ted Dennison
2001-04-27 14:14 ` Ada, Software Engineering and "weirdoes" (was License to Steal) Peter Richtmyer
2001-04-27 17:55 ` Jeffrey Carter
2001-04-27 17:52 ` Jeffrey Carter
2001-04-27 21:35 ` David Starner
2001-04-30 13:50 ` Ada, Software Engineering and Ted Dennison
2001-04-30 15:40 ` Ada, Software Engineering and "weirdoes" (was License to Steal) Jeffrey Carter
2001-04-27 17:31 ` Jeffrey Carter
2001-04-28 3:25 ` Peter Richtmyer
2001-04-28 5:37 ` CORRECTION: Re: Ada, Software Engineering and "weirdoes" Peter Richtmyer
2001-04-30 13:49 ` Ada, Software Engineering and Ted Dennison
2001-04-30 15:58 ` Jeffrey Carter [this message]
2001-04-30 18:18 ` Ted Dennison
2001-05-01 1:33 ` Weird and way off topic (was Re: Ada, Software Engineering...) Peter Richtmyer
2001-05-01 16:25 ` License to Steal Stephen Leake
2001-05-02 15:26 ` Ted Dennison
2001-05-03 17:37 ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2001-04-24 22:20 ` Marin David Condic
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