Being selected as MVA Microsoft Fast Track Challenge Finalist

[Raja Sekhar S]

Congrats....

[CPallini]

Congratulations! :thumbsup:

Veni, vidi, vici.

[Erudite_Eric]

Abhishek Nandy wrote:

CodeProject Community that has shown ways to learn,challenge and succeed :-D

Which CodeProject is that then?

[BillWoodruff]

Congratulations, Abhishek, that's a remarkable achievement ! Sorry, but I personally regard FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., as modern mental retrovirii, which are the intellectual equivalent of the "Black Death" plagues of the (western) Middle Ages. yours, Bill

“Human beings do not live in the objective world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection." Edward Sapir, 1929

[Pete OHanlon]

BillWoodruff wrote:

I personally regard FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., as modern mental retrovirii, which are the intellectual equivalent of the "Black Death" plagues of the (western) Middle Ages.

Two things. 1. You don't need personally in that sentence. 2. Come on Bill, tell us what you really think. :-D

I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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[BillWoodruff]

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

You don't need personally in that sentence.

Hi Pete, In American English usage, the injection of "personally," as personal pronoun modifier, is what I would call an invocation of implicit-humility. A kind of alternative to "imho." I think, but am not sure, that if I used the form: "Personally, I regard;" that would have a kind of English "aristocratic" overtone to it, but, perhaps, only for Americans widely read in English literature, and the "tone" perceived, as always, would depend on context. I'll have to write to Michael Quinion [^], the polymathic etymologist, in England, who sends out the wonderful "World Wide Words" newsletter, and ask him his opinion on the subject of whether "personally" is generally perceived, as what I infer you are suggesting, i.e., a redundancy with, possibly, some "arrogance" in it. As for what I really think about FaceBook, and Twitter: well, as the Duchess said to Alice: "That's nothing to what I could say if I chose" :) yours, Bill

“Human beings do not live in the objective world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection." Edward Sapir, 1929

[BillWoodruff]

Hi Abhishek, fyi: I went ahead and clicked the link you supplied, and, to my surprise, was able to vote for you, without, as I assumed, having to log-on to FaceBook (which I'd never do). I hope the vote counted. Once again, congratulations ! yours, Bill

“Human beings do not live in the objective world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection." Edward Sapir, 1929

[Pete OHanlon]

Not arrogance Bill. Never arrogance. Redundancy yes, but not arrogance.

I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier

[Abhishek Nandy 0]

Thanks!!

[Abhishek Nandy 0]

The same one and only one "The CodeProject"..

[Abhishek Nandy 0]

Thanks