It's a kind of magic...
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So heres the thing, I am a developer with more than 10 years experience and I spend a lot of time wacthing and reading fantasy stuff (talk about stereotyping! :-D). It occured to me this weekend, that in many fantasy books, magic is all about learning a language, and using that language to make something out of nothing. So, in a given situation, I would choose specific words and use those to fix whatever problem I may currently have, for instance an attack by wargs, healing a fellow traveler or, and here's the thing, calculating the current VAT total of a bunch of invoices! Good grief, we are magicians! Now we only need to decide which languages are white magic and which are black magic. And I refuse to be drawn on that subject! Greetings from sunny South Africa!
ColinBud wrote:
Good grief, we are magicians!
I had a coworker tell me one time "I don't know what you do but its magic" So are we magicians or illusionists?
Started out with nothing and still have most of it left!
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That's no Swazi! That's Durban Poison!
Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis. I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.
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ColinBud wrote:
Good grief, we are magicians!
I had a coworker tell me one time "I don't know what you do but its magic" So are we magicians or illusionists?
Started out with nothing and still have most of it left!
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What exactly are you smoking?
Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.
- and please share it...! :P I want that "my code is like
**magic**" feeling, too! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Peace!-=- James
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That's no Swazi! That's Durban Poison!
Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis. I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.
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You are right in most cases but I've seen some good illusionists over the years. Usually get promoted and leave us magicians in the trenches.
Started out with nothing and still have most of it left!
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V. wrote:
Black magic: VB no doubt.
VB is not magic. It's like Muggles digging a trench with shovels rather than waving a magic wand and conjuring up a bunch of moles to do the digging for you. Marc
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V.
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What exactly are you smoking?
Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.
..and did you keep something for us?
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So heres the thing, I am a developer with more than 10 years experience and I spend a lot of time wacthing and reading fantasy stuff (talk about stereotyping! :-D). It occured to me this weekend, that in many fantasy books, magic is all about learning a language, and using that language to make something out of nothing. So, in a given situation, I would choose specific words and use those to fix whatever problem I may currently have, for instance an attack by wargs, healing a fellow traveler or, and here's the thing, calculating the current VAT total of a bunch of invoices! Good grief, we are magicians! Now we only need to decide which languages are white magic and which are black magic. And I refuse to be drawn on that subject! Greetings from sunny South Africa!
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What exactly are you smoking?
Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.
and why didn't you bring enough to share?
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Illusionists APPEAR to do magic through prestidigitation and sleight of hand. We are actually creating something from nothing using only words. We are the real deal, magicians. IMHO anyway!
Greetings from sunny South Africa!
ColinBud wrote:
Illusionists APPEAR to do magic through prestidigitation and sleight of hand.
aka demonstrations
ColinBud wrote:
We are actually creating something from nothing using only words.
When we aren't writing demonstrations. :)
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