From: john maclean Date: 2008-08-23T07:47:31+09:00 Subject: Re: A Mascot... 2008/8/22 Rick DeNatale : > On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Gregory Brown wrote: > >> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Pablo Q. wrote: >> > I like it! :D, but If you havenīt read all post before please do it, >> >> >> > 3. Ruby already have one ( an pretty manga-girl, with a nude version! >> cool, >> > isnīt it?). >> >> I think the girl is cute, but especially the nude version is a bit >> patronizing. We should think about what female programmers will think >> of Ruby upon encountering that. I'm sure the feelings will be varied, >> but I suspect that'd seem a bit offensive to at least some people. >> > > Well FWIW, I just showed Ruby to a female coworker, and she thought that: > 1) She was cute and > 2) The nude version showed that she was both flexible, and quite > appropriate for Ruby the language, agile! > -- > Rick DeNatale > > My blog on Ruby > http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/ > OK then! What about the gem from the front cover of the famous book, with a tail, (of bacon?) and legs holding a pickaxe? That way it could be naked too __and__ be female at the same time because no one would know what the sexuality of the gem was? I've never understood the emacs logo and I didn't know one for lisp existed. Is there one for bash, awk, sed.... -- John Maclean - 07739 171 531 MSc (DIC)