[#13775] Problems with racc rule definitions — Michael Neumann <neumann@...>

15 messages 2001/04/17
[#13795] Re: Problems with racc rule definitions — Minero Aoki <aamine@...> 2001/04/18

Hi,

[#13940] From Guido, with love... — Dave Thomas <Dave@...>

52 messages 2001/04/20

[#13953] regexp — James Ponder <james@...>

Hi, I'm new to ruby and am coming from a perl background - therefore I

19 messages 2001/04/21

[#14033] Distributed Ruby and heterogeneous networks — harryo@... (Harry Ohlsen)

I wrote my first small distributed application yesterday and it worked

15 messages 2001/04/22

[#14040] RCR: getClassFromString method — ptkwt@...1.aracnet.com (Phil Tomson)

It would be nice to have a function that returns a class type given a

20 messages 2001/04/22

[#14130] Re: Ruby mascot proposal — "Conrad Schneiker" <schneik@...>

Guy N. Hurst wrote:

21 messages 2001/04/24
[#14148] Re: Ruby mascot proposal — Stephen White <spwhite@...> 2001/04/24

On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Conrad Schneiker wrote:

[#14188] Re: Ruby mascot proposal — matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto) 2001/04/25

Hi,

[#14193] Re: Ruby mascot proposal — "W. Kent Starr" <elderburn@...> 2001/04/25

On Tuesday 24 April 2001 23:02, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

[#14138] Re: python on the smalltalk VM — Conrad Schneiker <schneik@...>

FYI: Thought this might be of interest to the JRuby and Ruby/GUI folks.

27 messages 2001/04/24
[#14153] Re: python on the smalltalk VM — Andrew Kuchling <akuchlin@...> 2001/04/24

Conrad Schneiker <schneik@austin.ibm.com> writes:

[#14154] array#flatten! question — Jim Freeze <jim@...> 2001/04/24

Hello.

[#14159] Can I insert into an array — Jim Freeze <jim@...> 2001/04/24

Ok, this may be a dumb question, but, is it possible to insert into an

[#14162] Re: Can I insert into an array — Dave Thomas <Dave@...> 2001/04/24

Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> writes:

[#14289] RCR: Array#insert — Shugo Maeda <shugo@...> 2001/04/27

At Wed, 25 Apr 2001 01:28:36 +0900,

[#14221] An or in an if. — Tim Pettman <tjp@...>

Hi there,

18 messages 2001/04/25

[#14267] Re: Ruby mascot proposal — "Conrad Schneiker" <schneik@...>

Danny van Bruggen,

16 messages 2001/04/26

[#14452] How to do it the Ruby-way 3 — Stefan Matthias Aust <sma@3plus4.de>

First a question: Why is

21 messages 2001/04/30

[ruby-talk:14193] Re: Ruby mascot proposal

From: "W. Kent Starr" <elderburn@...>
Date: 2001-04-25 05:42:04 UTC
List: ruby-talk #14193
On Tuesday 24 April 2001 23:02, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In message "[ruby-talk:14148] Re: Ruby mascot proposal"
>
>     on 01/04/24, Stephen White <spwhite@chariot.net.au> writes:
> |> I think we need a pair of *human* mascots: a wizard and a sorceress
> |
> |I like the human idea... "Ruby: Programmers' best friend" to show it's
> |really human, how about showing typical programmers?
>
> No, Ruby is programmers' friend, not a programmer, although she
> sometimes creates programs. ;-)
>
> I really like the female mascot on the page, but it might not be
> suitable for *official* mascot of the language.
>
> 							matz.


Well, it may not be 'politically correct' in the USA, but IMO who cares!?

Personally, I think a sorceress with a magic ruby ensconced staff is a 
dynamite idea (ty Conrad).

A sorta 'sexy' little sorceress is alluring, attracting, and she casts 'her' 
magic spell and you're caught forever. She promise 'power', 'paradise', 
'reawakening', 'enlightenment' and 'new experiences' which 'expand' and 
'enhance'.

I'm not sure about Japanese mythology, but I would be willing to bet there 
are close similarities to the 'powerful and mysterious' females that thread 
throughout the mythology of the west.

We males contribute in passing to the continuance of life; it is the females, 
however, who are the foundation of it.

The 'Mysteries of the West' are firmly formed in the female mold (ditto much 
of the forms of African mythology) and, I strongly suspect, that of the East 
(please enlighten me).

As a consequence, a female sorcerer is a very appealing concept for 
representing Ruby, for, is the language itself not alluring, attracting and 
somewhat 'magic'?

Besides, Ruby is a girl's name (if you rule out, in the US, Jack) :-)

Regards,

Kent Starr
elderburn@mindspring.com
 


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