From: thunk <gmkoller@...>
Date: 2010-04-08T02:15:09+09:00
Subject: Re: ThunkGen released!


I have communicated regularly in art related forums where the group
leader never uses capitals or punctuation.  With some younger folks I
feel "verklemmt" / inhibited.  I have lived in/with several languages
including the forgotten dialect of several people I loved most
dearly.

It is clear that there are certain "norms" and I did not take the time
to research 100's of postings.  My intent usually to get a posting
done without spending 30 minutes wondering where the darned commas
should go (I sure do miss having people to make sure that was right -
but most of my adult life I have had somebody to do this for me.

There is a REAL question, it was in the title, strange and out of the
ordinary that it may have seemed to you rather sober people:

It was something like "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, No ummmm, its a
Boid" or something like this.    I gave that some thought and figured
it would grab a little more attention (good), and 5-10 postings I
could go back to work knowing that there is something like this being
done, probably not in Ruby, and that my months of intensive work would
not be of interest.

Most strangely, that did not happen here.  Knowing what I know now I
can understand that you have a tight group of "solvers" that know each
other, and a stream of "newbies" or regular folks and you come from
your perspectives and try and help, end up taking some shots at each
other on this that or the other - the "satz" thing reveals that.

BUT, please think, whatever I am SEEING is not that simple, BUT I am
seeing it and being told I am "batShit Crazy" rather causes me to want
to get the job done even faster - and so it spun out of control - such
as this is - it is text and nobody is getting hurt.  And there are
real thoughts in there.

I'd REALLY like to start a new thread.  I like the new name Ru'id as a
tribute to Ru_by and a hint of "OIDE" - and I am not about to go
around on Boid again - that is taken - that argument I give you
guys.

I'm really not sure what to call it, but I'd like your permission to
start it fresh and I will promise to re-read my postings at least
once.   And I would like permission to use links to my wiki pages
which I am working to make more sober also.  (I do NOT drink, touch
drugs, or smoke... but I am used to communicating with people on a
casual basis.  Many of these people make me look "proper".)

The focus is not solid onto what it would take to build a MINIMUM
RU'ID DEMO - free for everybody if possible - for testing.   The idea
would be to allow Ruby programmers to "Clone" and build up the
"system" - and talk about what it does, how, and such as that.  It is
a fascinating idea to me, but not my major immediate goal.  I don't
know how much help it would take, because many of the issues are
unresolved - but seem like they should be resolvable somehow.

I have a link but I won't post it.  Give me permission and I will.
The documentation is getting better  - There is example output and I
will send you the output for 1000 patients or whatever if you want to
test this.  It is real and so am I.

George