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  • J Jeremy Falcon

    Christopher Duncan wrote:

    Although Jeremy is a little off track on the definition of brevity

    Ok after two people said this it's time to look it up. And whaddya know. WTF, how can I go this long without knowing what "brevity" really meant? :omg: It must be the redneck in me. :-D Jeremy Falcon

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    Christopher Duncan
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    It's perfectly understandable when you consider the fact that programmers are rarely known for brevity. At least not in the design meetings that I've attended... :-D Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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    • J Jeremy Falcon

      Christopher Duncan wrote:

      I think you're looking for "bravery" rather than "brevity".

      Your right. And well, I'm from the south. Need I say more? ;) Jeremy Falcon

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      Christopher Duncan
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      You're not only from the south, you're from New Orleans, a city that has a vocabulary all its own! :-D Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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      • J Jeremy Falcon

        Christopher Duncan wrote:

        I think you're looking for "bravery" rather than "brevity".

        Your right. And well, I'm from the south. Need I say more? ;) Jeremy Falcon

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        Josh Smith
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        Jeremy Falcon wrote:

        And well, I'm from the south. Need I say more?

        :laugh:

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        • B Bassam Abdul Baki

          Just, honorable, noble, knight, Keira Knightly, Angelina Jolie? Wait, what was the question? :)


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          Christopher Duncan
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          In the immortal words of Captain Jack Sparrow, "You need to find yourself a girl, mate." :) Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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            You're not only from the south, you're from New Orleans, a city that has a vocabulary all its own! :-D Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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            Jeremy Falcon
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            If I could spell half of those words I'd use them too. Jeremy Falcon

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            • C Christopher Duncan

              It's perfectly understandable when you consider the fact that programmers are rarely known for brevity. At least not in the design meetings that I've attended... :-D Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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              Jeremy Falcon
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              Christopher Duncan wrote:

              At least not in the design meetings that I've attended...

              Amen to that. Jeremy Falcon

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              • J Jeremy Falcon

                If I could spell half of those words I'd use them too. Jeremy Falcon

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                Christopher Duncan
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                :laugh: Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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                • C Christopher Duncan

                  Yeah, but you're thinking in the right direction, as this was definitely a part of the code of chivalry. I just can't seem to find a word for it. Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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                  Jon Sagara
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                  Jedi? :-D Jon Sagara When I grow up, I'm changing my name to Joe Kickass! My Site | My Blog | My Articles

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                    In the immortal words of Captain Jack Sparrow, "You need to find yourself a girl, mate." :) Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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                    Bassam Abdul Baki
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                    Don't remember that quote from the movie. :-D Looking forward to part two.


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                    • C Christopher Duncan

                      I'm trying to find a single word to use in a list of ideal personal attributes that reflects the concept that "the strong should protect the weak" but I'm coming up short. A thesaurus is designed to map single words, and has been of little use in mapping this concept to a personal attribute. Anyone care to take a swing at this? [edit] David was close with "guardian", and I thought I'd put my response to that here so you'd have a better idea of what I'm trying to accompish. I'm looking for a word that would fit into a list of attributes describing a person, e.g. Tolerant Considerate Benevolent Fair and so on, so guardian doesn't quite fit, i.e. you might say that "someone is considerate" or "someone is fair" but you wouldn't say "someone is guardian". [/edit] Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes -- modified at 13:50 Thursday 22nd June, 2006

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                      Jon Sagara
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                      How about paternalistic? Jon Sagara When I grow up, I'm changing my name to Joe Kickass! My Site | My Blog | My Articles

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                        Jedi? :-D Jon Sagara When I grow up, I'm changing my name to Joe Kickass! My Site | My Blog | My Articles

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                        Christopher Duncan
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                        :-D But perhaps a word that's not the intellectual property of others... Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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                          I'm trying to find a single word to use in a list of ideal personal attributes that reflects the concept that "the strong should protect the weak" but I'm coming up short. A thesaurus is designed to map single words, and has been of little use in mapping this concept to a personal attribute. Anyone care to take a swing at this? [edit] David was close with "guardian", and I thought I'd put my response to that here so you'd have a better idea of what I'm trying to accompish. I'm looking for a word that would fit into a list of attributes describing a person, e.g. Tolerant Considerate Benevolent Fair and so on, so guardian doesn't quite fit, i.e. you might say that "someone is considerate" or "someone is fair" but you wouldn't say "someone is guardian". [/edit] Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes -- modified at 13:50 Thursday 22nd June, 2006

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                          "Judicious" "Sagacious" "Delicious"

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                          • J Jon Sagara

                            How about paternalistic? Jon Sagara When I grow up, I'm changing my name to Joe Kickass! My Site | My Blog | My Articles

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                            Christopher Duncan
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                            Soccer moms might have a problem with that one. :) Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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                              "Judicious" "Sagacious" "Delicious"

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                              Christopher Duncan
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                              Admirable attributes, but don't really convey the message. Espeically that last one. :) Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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                              • C Christopher Duncan

                                I'm trying to find a single word to use in a list of ideal personal attributes that reflects the concept that "the strong should protect the weak" but I'm coming up short. A thesaurus is designed to map single words, and has been of little use in mapping this concept to a personal attribute. Anyone care to take a swing at this? [edit] David was close with "guardian", and I thought I'd put my response to that here so you'd have a better idea of what I'm trying to accompish. I'm looking for a word that would fit into a list of attributes describing a person, e.g. Tolerant Considerate Benevolent Fair and so on, so guardian doesn't quite fit, i.e. you might say that "someone is considerate" or "someone is fair" but you wouldn't say "someone is guardian". [/edit] Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes -- modified at 13:50 Thursday 22nd June, 2006

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                                Todd Smith
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                                Knightly Heroic Todd Smith

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                                  Knightly Heroic Todd Smith

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                                  Christopher Duncan
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                                  Both pretty close to the spirit of things. Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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                                    I'm trying to find a single word to use in a list of ideal personal attributes that reflects the concept that "the strong should protect the weak" but I'm coming up short. A thesaurus is designed to map single words, and has been of little use in mapping this concept to a personal attribute. Anyone care to take a swing at this? [edit] David was close with "guardian", and I thought I'd put my response to that here so you'd have a better idea of what I'm trying to accompish. I'm looking for a word that would fit into a list of attributes describing a person, e.g. Tolerant Considerate Benevolent Fair and so on, so guardian doesn't quite fit, i.e. you might say that "someone is considerate" or "someone is fair" but you wouldn't say "someone is guardian". [/edit] Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes -- modified at 13:50 Thursday 22nd June, 2006

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                                    brianwelsch
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                                    protective or parental (maternal/ paternal) BW


                                    If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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                                      protective or parental (maternal/ paternal) BW


                                      If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
                                      -- Steven Wright

                                      -- modified at 14:53 Thursday 22nd June, 2006

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                                      Christopher Duncan
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                                      Protective is the current front runner... :) Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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                                        I'm trying to find a single word to use in a list of ideal personal attributes that reflects the concept that "the strong should protect the weak" but I'm coming up short. A thesaurus is designed to map single words, and has been of little use in mapping this concept to a personal attribute. Anyone care to take a swing at this? [edit] David was close with "guardian", and I thought I'd put my response to that here so you'd have a better idea of what I'm trying to accompish. I'm looking for a word that would fit into a list of attributes describing a person, e.g. Tolerant Considerate Benevolent Fair and so on, so guardian doesn't quite fit, i.e. you might say that "someone is considerate" or "someone is fair" but you wouldn't say "someone is guardian". [/edit] Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes -- modified at 13:50 Thursday 22nd June, 2006

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                                        Tom Welch
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                                        I don't know what the forum did, but it threw my reply in the middle. Hopefully this goes to the end. stalwart[^]

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                                          Protective is the current front runner... :) Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes

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                                          Or safeguarding[^] BW


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