David Davidson wrote:I think it still exists simply because it got lucky since it was created at an early date.
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The secret of how to be miserable is to constantly expect things are going to happen the way that they are "supposed" to happen.
You can have faith, which carries the understanding that you may be disappointed. Then there's being a willfully-blind idiot, which virtually guarantees it.
There are three kinds of actuaries: those who can count, and those who can't.
The secret of how to be miserable is to constantly expect things are going to happen the way that they are "supposed" to happen.
You can have faith, which carries the understanding that you may be disappointed. Then there's being a willfully-blind idiot, which virtually guarantees it.
Piet Souris wrote:I find it appaling that everyone whose reply is in favor of this site is granted one or more cows, but OP is not. All reactions are still a matter of personal judgement, after all.
S Fox wrote:I looked through a lot of forums and this one really is the best for java. To be honest the theme at first made me think it's only for absolute beginners here, but it's not the case at all, there's lots of advanced topics here too. Stack overflow is really oppressive, everyone that posts there gets downvoted and their topic closed, I only go there if a search for an error brings their site up.
To improve this site I would really only suggest 3 things:
#1 put a link to the forum index on javaranch.com, just make "Java Forums at The Big Moose Saloon" a hyperlink to the index. That way someone that just wants to see the forum can do it quick without trying to figure out what all those pictures are.
#2 make the post button take you to the login page, because it's a pain to have to scroll all the way back up top to log-in again
#3 the auto-logout time is pretty quick, i'd say increase it a bit.
Piet Souris wrote:I find it appaling that everyone whose reply is in favor of this site is granted one or more cows, but OP is not. All reactions are still a matter of personal judgement, after all.
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iHenry Wong wrote:And to Piet Souris... If you felt that the OP should have gotten a cow for the original post, then why didn't you grant one? You do know that you are one of the senior ranchers, with the cow granting ability, right?
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There are three kinds of actuaries: those who can count, and those who can't.
Piet Souris wrote:I do not think that OP's opening post deserves a cow.
But my point is: anyone who reacts in a positive way is granted a cow...
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Piet Souris wrote:
PS: I have no idea how to give a cow. Is there a button I should press?
Henry Wong wrote:To the right of the report button, there is this little triangle thingy with horns and eyes.
Thanks for opinion David.David Davidson wrote:I must say that the design of this site is extremely unprofessional.
Brian Tkatch wrote:
I wish i had one of those. Even if it only said, "moo". :P
Here I disagree with you, David. I pressume you are fairly new here, in this matter you might not appreciate philosophy of this site as you haven't got chance yet.David Davidson wrote:I really don't understand how this forum can persist through because it doesn't have anything special going for it.
Wikipedia wrote:It is a metaphorical phrase which means "you shouldn't prejudge the worth or value of something, by its outward appearance alone".
Liutauras Vilda wrote:Bear in mind that everyone who is contributing to this community in one or another way is a volunteer, it is not a standard profit organization, where you can draw the line next to the highest industry standards as you would for a commercial product.
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I really like the way you think about being fair to your profession (kudos to you Winston, cow), as you work and assess your work if you were have some extra unwritten quality meassure policy rules.Winston Gutkowski wrote:That's true; but IMO, it's no excuse for "shoddiness".
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paul wheaton wrote:The criticism struck me as non-constructive.
I am updating the subject line.
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