From glenn at hometot.com  Thu Mar  1 00:25:24 2007
From: glenn at hometot.com (Glenn M. Lewis)
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:25:24 -0800
Subject: heya, helpful people, come quick!!
In-Reply-To: <20070301001040.GT61198@beekeeper.hobix.com>
References: <20070301001040.GT61198@beekeeper.hobix.com>
Message-ID: <45E663C4.5040101@hometot.com>

Hi _why!

    Or shall I say, "Why, Hello!"?

    I would love to try out new and potentially messy stuff.
Background... I'm a:

*  propeller-head geek programming for about 30 years, in languages such as:
    APL, Basic, C, Forth, PostScript, RenderMan, C++, Perl, Tcl, AutoIt3,
    Ruby, Common Lisp, and now D.  (So I really enjoy programming.)
*   After starting out on unix-like systems, I lately find myself always 
running WinXP
     because of the apps that I need to run.
*   I can keep a secret.

    If there's anything else you would like to know, fire away.

    Thanks!
-- Glenn Lewis

why the lucky stiff wrote:

>Dear friends and watchers of the (Poignant) Guide, I have finally made
>some headway on a secret project which some of you might enjoy
>helping me with.  Like the Guide, it is disruptive, messy and will
>hopefully help change this world of long, boring books and complicated
>softwares.
>
>Here's what I'm looking for:
>
> * People who use Windows
> * Who also are new to programming
> * (Or, who love programming)
> * And: that's it.
> * Oh, except, no leaking secrets out.
>
>In short, if you like Try Ruby[1], you will really like this!!
>Please just reply directly to me with whether you'd like to help
>and maybe a bit about yourself so I know what level of programmer
>you are.  Or if you know a friend who qualifies: YES.  Tell them.
>
>Reclined in a defunct and truly obese satellite dish, 
>
>_why
>
>[1] http://tryruby.hobix.com/
> 
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From why at poignantguide.net  Thu Mar  1 10:33:21 2007
From: why at poignantguide.net (why the lucky stiff)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 09:33:21 -0600
Subject: helpful people, they came so quick, and that will do
In-Reply-To: <20070301001040.GT61198@beekeeper.hobix.com>
References: <20070301001040.GT61198@beekeeper.hobix.com>
Message-ID: <20070301153321.GA10649@beekeeper.hobix.com>

Hot, sticky thanks to everyone who phoned in yesterday and accepted
a small role helping out with the secret project.  These are fine
people who often receive little-to-no recognition for their speedy
replysmanship and who live in little huts off in a foggy, foggy,
foggy forest.  They drive carrot cars and get in all these cute,
harmless accidents, etc.  You get the picture.

At any rate, I'm writing to say that the slots are full.  I will
say again if I end up needing more help, but this'll do nicely for
now.  Cheery-oh!

_why