i'm not sure being able to write computer codes is really a sign of being awsome clever

( mongychops, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 10:58, archived)

Exactly
Id say its more likely to be an indication of some poorly socialised, pale skinned, bedroom dwelling, beaten up at school, piston-a-like.
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:02, archived)

Forum banter and such

( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:03, archived)

if they invented their own computer language i'd think that was clever, but just fiddling with it for work, not a sign of a higher being to me
they fucking insist upon themselves because 99.9% of the population don't care about what they do they just want and end product that works, fat chance of that tho
( mongychops, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:06, archived)

hit a nerve?

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:10, archived)

not at all, i though more i.t people would have jumped in to defend themselves

( mongychops, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:13, archived)

I'm not defending anyone in IT.
Most are incompetent or bloody stupid.
( Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:14, archived)

LOLgeneralisation

( Jobe, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:04, archived)

I didn't know you were a Coder?

( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:06, archived)

it was more the "elaborate" part of the description
specialising in something to a high degree usually requires some commitment and intelligence.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:07, archived)

does it fuck, you might just have been doing the same thing for ages, or have a nack for it, it is no sign of intelligence

( mongychops, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:09, archived)

if you say so

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:10, archived)

It all depends what you are doing

( Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:11, archived)

what? that is exactly the point, you can not assume intelligence just because someone is able to perform a particular task

( mongychops, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:15, archived)

Unless to be able to perform that task you need intelligence in the first place

( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:16, archived)

This
Im fairly sure you can teach a monkey to surf.
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:17, archived)

You can teach a chimp to do spinning kicks
I've seen it on the interwebs
( Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:18, archived)

Theres a reason they call them code monkeys...

( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:19, archived)

Wheras I'm a Software Engineer

( Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Mon 29 Jun 2009, 11:21, archived)