Gray's Matter
Justice Gray - North America's favorite metrosexual software consultant

I Wish These People Updated More Than Once a Year

Ah, finally the presentation we've all been waiting for - Steve Rockarts on the castle project!

I can't really rate Steve's shirt since he spends so little time keeping the thing on.  It *was* a grey cardigan number but now we are greeted to the sight of nothing more than pale flesh and the frequent questions of "Does anyone have any rock??"   

Rockarts has this presentation up as a screencast except the font size is making my eyes bleed in the worst way.  "Can you reduce the font size?"  "Uhm...no."  Uh oh...whoa, Rockarts is going LIVE WITHOUT A NET!!!!  This could get dangerous...

Okay.  Originally I was going to comment about a bunch of things in this presentation, such as:

  • One thing I really like about this presentation (along with every other one I've seen today) is that *everyone* is doing TDD.  I think it's a great way to reinforce that this is the way of the future.
  • Windsor has the concept of a lifestyle -  by default it is a singleton (Windsor returns a single instance back).  If we needed a new instance every time, we'd add the Transient lifestyle - no doubt a lifestyle many developers are intimately familiar with already.
  • Resharper somehow reminding me of Soylent Green

But all that went out the window when I heard

"I am not a fan of Macs..."

"My Mac sucks because..."

Kyle Baley was a psychic: he said that in 45 minutes time, I would call Steven Rockarts a LIAR.  

Steven, my friend, for a brief shining moment, you and I were brothers in Macdom.  You even seemed a little bit more attractive; I mean that in a totally hetero way.  But now that's all gone.  *WE* are gone.  Our friendship...gone.     What is it that causes you to do this?  Is it because your Mac isn't racing green?  Is it because people no longer pay attention to your oil-pouring antics and instead want to focus on the shiny sleek exterior of the sexy laptop case?

I...I just can't go on.  Well, maybe I can, but only in pseudo-iambic pentameter.

Betrayed, shattered, and stabbed in the back
This is how I felt after Rockarts' attack
On the glorious system that men call a Mac

What is it about you that made you this way?
Was it having to keep all those women at bay?
Seriously, Steve, are you feeling okay?

I counsel you, Rockarts, before it's too late
Before you're a shell of man from your unfounded hate
Take back your words and proclaim the Mac great.


Sunday, April 29, 2007 #

4/29/2007 5:45:18 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
I think its more he just wants to be able to run a laptop where he's not constantly facing battery or reboot issues, and where he can put it on his lap without singing his curlies.

Yes...I said curlies...yes, my level of speak has degraded after only two days (not even 2 full days) in Calgary. Now where's my stetson...
;)

D
5/2/2007 4:48:26 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Iambic Pentameter !?!?!? You are the master.
5/11/2007 10:09:14 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Thank you for sharing.
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