Comments for Postcards From My Life http://blog.calevans.com Lint I find in my mind's belly-button. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:39:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on A question I’ve never been asked by Elizabeth Naramore http://blog.calevans.com/2013/04/06/a-question-ive-never-been-asked/comment-page-1/#comment-107309 Elizabeth Naramore Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:39:19 +0000 http://blog.calevans.com/?p=10824#comment-107309 I love the advice, but must respectfully disagree with the point about failure. I think it’s a good thing to celebrate any outcome, as life is really just a grand experiment. We put all kinds of expectations on how we think things should be, but the reality is we don’t know what will happen until we execute an idea. The word “failure” carries a lot of negative connotation with it, and just because the results are not what you expected or intended does not mean it is a bad thing (or a good thing, necessarily). It’s just a thing. :) We place expectations on outcomes that we usually don’t have total control over, then beat ourselves up when things don’t go the way we think they should. It’s like a scientist experimenting by mixing chemicals together. The outcome is what it is, and regardless of the outcome, there now exists more information to go into the science books. The only real “failure” is not experimenting at all, imho.

]]> Comment on Sexism and PHP by John Dohoney http://blog.calevans.com/2013/02/22/sexism-and-php/comment-page-1/#comment-106101 John Dohoney Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:38:45 +0000 http://blog.calevans.com/?p=10801#comment-106101 The usage of a vulgar double entendre is intellectually repulsive to me. I see this as a form of Intellectual Violence. Sure I get it, but two things I saw jumped out at me, first the phallic reference is obviously vulgar and not necessary, second, the display on a tank top, that is commonly refereed to (at least in the USA) as a “wife beater” speaks to domestic violence and the denigration of woman.

Seriously, my prowess as an architect or developer has everything to do with my brain, my integrity, and passion for what I love as a career. I for one am sick and tired of stuff always going “Freudian.” We are not little boys discovering our new “friend”, we are grown men and our conduct should mirror that fact. So, I will join with these MEN and say, enough is enough.

]]> Comment on Sexism and PHP by Mike Sprill http://blog.calevans.com/2013/02/22/sexism-and-php/comment-page-1/#comment-105869 Mike Sprill Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:28:57 +0000 http://blog.calevans.com/?p=10801#comment-105869 As the “white knight” you are, I’m concerned. I wonder how much females in the industry need official support from a man with this on their Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/calevans/3130739298/in/photostream
For me, if I were a woman and you were on my side, thinking I might jump ship and join the other.

]]> Comment on Sexism and PHP by Will Gaisberg http://blog.calevans.com/2013/02/22/sexism-and-php/comment-page-1/#comment-105808 Will Gaisberg Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:20:07 +0000 http://blog.calevans.com/?p=10801#comment-105808 I’m just going to leave this here… http://www.flickr.com/photos/calevans/3130739298/

]]> Comment on Sexism and PHP by twitter_jabbaugh http://blog.calevans.com/2013/02/22/sexism-and-php/comment-page-1/#comment-105791 twitter_jabbaugh Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:02:44 +0000 http://blog.calevans.com/?p=10801#comment-105791 Cal,
Thank you for posting this. I don’t fully agree with the weight of your reaction, but I do respect it. I fully agree with Sara G. that as developers we should not encourage the brogrammer culture.

Thanks for voicing your opinion and allowing others to voice theirs (even when they are cruel/foolish/hateful) on your blog.

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