Tad McClellan
Julia deSilva
down to earth every-so-often, in the form of replies to comp.lang.perl.misc.
Do you have a life.
I play a little jazz trumpet in the style of Chet Baker (but not in the same
league). There was a jazz musician called Tad Dameron.
http://www.mindspring.com/~ccchaney/ddfa/taddamrn.html
Randal L. Schwartz
Julia> I have this impression of you sitting on a white cloud firing
Julia> thunderbolts down to earth every-so-often, in the form of
Julia> replies to comp.lang.perl.misc.
Julia> Do you have a life.
When Tad's not operating Stonehenge for me, or teaching one of our
on-site or open-enrollment classes, he answers questions on
comp.lang.perl.misc, which is why I offered the position to him in the
first place. I liked the breadth of his knowledge, and his ability to
peer into the core of the issue and answer respectfully, both
essential skills in front of a classroom.
print "Just another Perl hacker,"
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Graham Smith
singularly unhelpful his comments are.
Martien Verbruggen
Graham Smith <gre...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> I'm sure he knows more about Perl than I do, but it is noticeable how
> singularly unhelpful his comments are.
If you really think that Tad's comments are unhelpful, then it is really
clear how much more he knows about Perl than you do.
Martien
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Andras Malatinszky
Graham Smith wrote:
> I'm sure he knows more about Perl than I do, but it is noticeable how
> singularly unhelpful his comments are.
>
Even if Tad did nothing but post the Posting Guidelines he would be one
of the most singularly helpful contributors on CLPM. They (the
Guidelines) explain how to possibly find the answer to your question
yourself, and if you can't, how to ask your question in a smart way in
order to maximize your chances of getting a useful reply.
If you ask a good question, Tad is often the first to answer it. If you
ask a dumb question, Tad will (quite politely) point out how you can ask
your question in a better way the next time, and often answer it
anyway. If you ask an egregious question, he'll tell you to take a
hike. Some people don't like his corrections, but he makes them because
he wants to prevent CLPM from being overwhelmed by dumb and egregious
questions.
If you find him singularly unhelpful, you can always killfile him. The loss will be yours.
Alan J. Flavell
> but it is noticeable how
> singularly unhelpful his comments are.
The only noticeable thing to me on this thread is how singularly
little benefit some folks are capable of getting from usenet. As
such, one is bound to ask oneself what point there would be in reading
any further questions or contributions from them.
Jürgen Exner
> I'm sure he knows more about Perl than I do, but it is noticeable how
> singularly unhelpful his comments are.
Au contraire, mon amie.
Tad's replies are the pure meat, without any garnishings. That may make them
hard to digest for some, but for those who like to get to the core of things
it makes them delightful.
No unnecessary verbage and almost always smack on target down to the point.
jue
Tad McClellan
> it is noticeable how
> singularly unhelpful his comments are.
You won't notice if you make the appropriate killfile entry.
--
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ta...@augustmail.com Perl programming
Fort Worth, Texas
James E Keenan
"Graham Smith" <gre...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:98eb7f13.03061...@posting.google.com...
> I'm sure he knows more about Perl than I do, but it is noticeable how
> singularly unhelpful his comments are.
Au contraire. While on c.l.p.m. I've been corrected by Tad more frequently
than anyone else -- including once within the last hour! Tad's comments are
... terse, but almost always to the point. Being terse, they don't soften
the blow when you learn the errors of your ways -- but if your ego is
vulnerable you shouldn't be posting on c.l.p.m. in the first place. Tad's
comments force my code to be more precise -- and that has been reflected in
more precise instruction of my own Perl students.
William Alexander Segraves
> singularly unhelpful his comments are.
Hmm. I had noticed Tad was far more helpful with his commentary. With a
Google Groups search for "perl mcclellan segraves" I found confirmation of
Tad's helpful insights, at least for me.
Thanks, Tad. Keep up the great work.
Bill Segraves
Sam Holden
Randal L. Schwartz <mer...@stonehenge.com> wrote:
>>>>>> "Julia" == Julia deSilva <j...@trumpetweb.co.uk> writes:
>
>Julia> I have this impression of you sitting on a white cloud firing
>Julia> thunderbolts down to earth every-so-often, in the form of
>Julia> replies to comp.lang.perl.misc.
>
>Julia> Do you have a life.
>
> When Tad's not operating Stonehenge for me, or teaching one of our
> on-site or open-enrollment classes, he answers questions on
> comp.lang.perl.misc, which is why I offered the position to him in the
> first place. I liked the breadth of his knowledge, and his ability to
> peer into the core of the issue and answer respectfully, both
> essential skills in front of a classroom.
The OP was clearly a case of the pot calling the snow black.
Compare Tad's reply and Julia's reply in this thread :
http://
groups.google.com/groups?threadm=01c2864c%246cb47f00%2488498a90%40gmtoomey
[that should be one line, bu tmy newsreader defeated me]
Which one seems helpful? Which one seems like an unprovoked "thunderbolt"?
Sorry for the reply to this post, and not the original, but the OP went
into the killfile back in November.
--
Sam Holden
Julia deSilva
Tadd Dameron was a Jazz great.
I often scan down the listings in the NG for Tad's offerings because they
are almost always useful, funny and correct.
Tad McClellan
> firing thunderbolts
> down to earth every-so-often
There are some who call me ...
...
... Tim?
Graham Smith
and studied all his recent postings - what I should have said was...
oh I wish I'd said nothing.
ta...@augustmail.com (Tad McClellan) wrote in message news:<slrnben6b1...@magna.augustmail.com>...
David H. Adler
> Julia deSilva <j...@trumpetweb.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> firing thunderbolts
>> down to earth every-so-often
>
>
> There are some who call me ...
>
>
> ...
>
>
> ... Tim?
You realize I'm going to start calling you that now, right? :-)
dha
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"Dir-ty deeds...DONE TO SHEEP!"
Heh heh...AC/DC, eat yer heart out.
- Mary Roth
Tad McClellan
> In article <slrnben6b1...@magna.augustmail.com>, Tad McClellan wrote:
>> There are some who call me ...
>> ... Tim?
>
> You realize I'm going to start calling you that now, right? :-)
You can call me [1]
Tim();
or you can call me
Tad; # [2]
but you doesn't have to call me
&Tim();
nor
&Tim;
[1] ala Bill Saluga.
[2] Tad() was pre-declared some <mumble> years ago.
Eric J. Roode
Hash: SHA1
"James E Keenan" <jk...@concentric.net> wrote in
news:bcfft6$9...@dispatch.concentric.net:
> ways -- but if your ego is vulnerable you shouldn't be posting on
> c.l.p.m. in the first place.
Or any other part of usenet!
I completely agree, James. Tad's doesn't pussyfoot around with unnecessary
verbiage -- he simply points out what the poster is doing wrong, and
usually points to how to do it right. If one thinks that "terseness"
implies that he's being short with you, then you'll think he's rude. If,
otoh, one thinks that terseness is simply the most efficient form of
communication, you'll see he's a great resource.
- --
Eric
$_ = reverse sort qw p ekca lre Js reh ts
p, $/.r, map $_.$", qw e p h tona e; print
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Eric J. Roode
Hash: SHA1
"Julia deSilva" <j...@trumpetweb.co.uk> wrote in
news:XlzGa.5944$oa7....@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk:
> I have this impression of you sitting on a white cloud firing
> thunderbolts down to earth every-so-often, in the form of replies to
> comp.lang.perl.misc. Do you have a life.
Tad's one of the most useful resources on c.l.p.m. I can't tell you how
often I've started to respond to a question, only to find that Tad has
already answered more or less what I would have; often more concisely and
to the point.
- --
Eric
$_ = reverse sort qw p ekca lre Js reh ts
p, $/.r, map $_.$", qw e p h tona e; print
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com>
iQA/AwUBPuytSWPeouIeTNHoEQJKygCgmkBXoaNaGOVs7ildxNafi/K+SnUAoLxA
6/17to1D/1k5BheOpzeMGa/E
=H1HE
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Eric J. Roode
> David H. Adler <d...@panix.com> wrote:
>> In article <slrnben6b1...@magna.augustmail.com>, Tad McClellan
>> wrote:
>
>
>>> There are some who call me ...
>>> ... Tim?
>>
>> You realize I'm going to start calling you that now, right? :-)
>
>
> You can call me [1]
> Tim();
> or you can call me
> Tad; # [2]
> but you doesn't have to call me
> &Tim();
> nor
> &Tim;
local *Tim = \&Tad;
There. Now they both work.
codeWarrior
"Julia deSilva" <j...@trumpetweb.co.uk> wrote in message
news:XlzGa.5944$oa7....@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
Hehehehehehe.... you haven't met the Purl Gurl yet have you ???
Greg Raven
gre...@ntlworld.com (Graham Smith) wrote:
> I apologize Tad, I've done what I should have done in the first place
> and studied all his recent postings - what I should have said was...
> oh I wish I'd said nothing.
>
I believe that -- even when saying nothing -- one is supposed to:
Intersperse your comments *following* each section of quoted text to
which they relate. Unappreciated followup styles are referred to as
"Jeopardy" (because the answer comes before the question), or "TOFU".
:-)
--
Greg Raven
U.S. Racquet Stringers Association
Solana Beach, CA