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Re:Started a stupid company. Failed. by tifareth on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @06:38AM (#6807566)
People like you - the genuinely transparent and fearless - are the only ones capable of sincere gestures. The scoundrels and cowards hate you because your honesty makes them self-conscious, so they'll fight you on grounds of "politeness".

Thank you for your honesty. Whether you care or not, know that the people that value it -truly- do (unlike the cooze that reacted on you).

Also, thank you for your amazing coding lessons. Your CLI book/guide is largely responsible for helping me land my current job. I have ADHD:PI and find your "cut through the bullshit" method of teaching INCREDIBLE. I've purchased your Python book and look forward to the experience.

Re:Started a stupid company. Failed. by JackFr on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @01:59PM (#6810269)
> People like you - the genuinely transparent and fearless - are the only ones capable of sincere gestures.

Bullshit.

I assure you that I am very little like Zed -- apart from my fear and opaqueness, I also appreciate the mean as an excellent first-order summary statistic -- and yet I am very sincere in my belief that your response is pure vacuity.

Re:Started a stupid company. Failed. by tifareth on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @09:41PM (#6812722)
How can someone opaque and fearful make sincere gestures? Sincerity is only possible through honesty and integrity. Honesty and integrity require courage.

As for the mean as a first-order statistic, we clearly have different values... I like mine better.

Cheers!

Re:Started a stupid company. Failed. by no-brainer on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @12:31PM (#6809595)
I'll upvote any use of the word "cooze" especially one so apt.
Re:Started a stupid company. Failed. by tifareth on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @09:37PM (#6812711)
;D