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primesonic: @ponyray I suppose to show that they can....
primesonic's status on Saturday, 25-Feb-12 14:49:45 UTC
@ponyray I suppose to show that they can....
primesonic: @ecmc1093 I understand where you're coming from. Can't blame you for saying that. At this point, it's more about being able to say "I did everything I could".
primesonic's status on Saturday, 25-Feb-12 14:45:41 UTC
@ecmc1093 I understand where you're coming from. Can't blame you for saying that. At this point, it's more about being able to say "I did everything I could".
primesonic: @fjack You aren't alone in that sentiment. The hands that authorized the changes my be tied, but I won't say I sat back and did nothing.
primesonic's status on Saturday, 25-Feb-12 14:31:25 UTC
@fjack You aren't alone in that sentiment. The hands that authorized the changes my be tied, but I won't say I sat back and did nothing.
primesonic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yXhgjGTqV4
primesonic's status on Saturday, 25-Feb-12 14:17:08 UTC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yXhgjGTqV4
The Derpy Dilemma Part 2: How Bronies WILL Respond
primesonic: @trister As Mr. Garrison once said: "You TOLERATE a screaming child on an airplane.... doesn't mean you have to like it." Now, I'm not comparing the situation to a screaming child on an airplane because we do have a way of voicing out in the matter.
primesonic's status on Saturday, 25-Feb-12 14:04:13 UTC
@trister As Mr. Garrison once said: "You TOLERATE a screaming child on an airplane.... doesn't mean you have to like it." Now, I'm not comparing the situation to a screaming child on an airplane because we do have a way of voicing out in the matter.
primesonic: @ecmc1093 It was censorship for political correctness; caving in to the fits and screams of a minority over something that could have easily just been left alone and the whiners would have forgotten about it eventually. No matter what, this was an act of censorship. Don't forget that censorship on the internet has been a touchy subject lately. It clearly was going to rub a lot of people the wrong way and show a very bad image of Hasbro for doing it.
primesonic's status on Saturday, 25-Feb-12 12:44:02 UTC
@ecmc1093 It was censorship for political correctness; caving in to the fits and screams of a minority over something that could have easily just been left alone and the whiners would have forgotten about it eventually. No matter what, this was an act of censorship. Don't forget that censorship on the internet has been a touchy subject lately. It clearly was going to rub a lot of people the wrong way and show a very bad image of Hasbro for doing it.
primesonic: @rd5678 The underpying of Derpy... I feel sad. This is exactly what I feared.
primesonic's status on Saturday, 25-Feb-12 12:19:45 UTC
@rd5678 The underpying of Derpy... I feel sad. This is exactly what I feared.
primesonic: Well, I've got to get busy here. We're low on people and things are starting to break. IT to the rescue! Later all.
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 12:29:17 UTC
Well, I've got to get busy here. We're low on people and things are starting to break. IT to the rescue! Later all.
primesonic: @redenchilada Full of nerds and gamers this day.
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 12:27:19 UTC
@redenchilada Full of nerds and gamers this day.
primesonic: @ceruleanspark That's an interesting observation. Granted, I started learning about programming at age 12. At that time, I thought of programming languages as naturally as I thought of language itself: just a way to "speak in a way the computer understood me". Sure, these days I think a bit more about the algorithms and optimizations, data structures and object models, and so on and so forth, but in my initial steps it was a rather simple endeavor that came rather naturally.
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 12:24:26 UTC
@ceruleanspark That's an interesting observation. Granted, I started learning about programming at age 12. At that time, I thought of programming languages as naturally as I thought of language itself: just a way to "speak in a way the computer understood me". Sure, these days I think a bit more about the algorithms and optimizations, data structures and object models, and so on and so forth, but in my initial steps it was a rather simple endeavor that came rather naturally.
primesonic: @ceruleanspark I had fluency in Spanish by age 2 and I moved to the US around age 4. I pretty much grew up with both languages both in an out of the home. At this point, having both languages is just a natural thing for me.
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 12:06:44 UTC
@ceruleanspark I had fluency in Spanish by age 2 and I moved to the US around age 4. I pretty much grew up with both languages both in an out of the home. At this point, having both languages is just a natural thing for me.
primesonic: @ceruleanspark For what it's worth, I 'am' completely bi-lingual, though if I had to take a pick of which is my strongest, I suppose it would be English. And hey, it's pretty much the current international language, so it keeps me in touch with all my bronies all over the world. :D
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 12:02:41 UTC
@ceruleanspark For what it's worth, I 'am' completely bi-lingual, though if I had to take a pick of which is my strongest, I suppose it would be English. And hey, it's pretty much the current international language, so it keeps me in touch with all my bronies all over the world. :D
primesonic: @rainbowdash94 Good morning ^_^
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 12:00:47 UTC
@rainbowdash94 Good morning ^_^
primesonic: @ceruleanspark It could be, though typing too fast and writing "there's" instead of "that's" makes me ashamed of myself for it. :P I spent a lot of time in the US, so I picked up my English from there.
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 11:59:50 UTC
@ceruleanspark It could be, though typing too fast and writing "there's" instead of "that's" makes me ashamed of myself for it. :P I spent a lot of time in the US, so I picked up my English from there.
primesonic: @pretorian @ceruleanspark Argentina actually (says so in my profile). Pretty much all of South America doesn't have an official/legal form of console sales. Any console you buy here has already been hacked to play pirated games since there's all you're going to get since anything else would be unaffordable thanks to import taxes and exchange rates. For me, the final nail that drove me to Steam was when I saw Sonic Generations for PC. I knew then that it was my destiny!
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 11:55:51 UTC
@pretorian @ceruleanspark Argentina actually (says so in my profile). Pretty much all of South America doesn't have an official/legal form of console sales. Any console you buy here has already been hacked to play pirated games since there's all you're going to get since anything else would be unaffordable thanks to import taxes and exchange rates. For me, the final nail that drove me to Steam was when I saw Sonic Generations for PC. I knew then that it was my destiny!
primesonic: @pretorian Steam has been a godsend for me. We don't get much in the way of consoles around here or any official support or sales channels for them either. Steam became my only real way to support the gaming industry while getting access to games at reasonable prices.
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 11:50:04 UTC
@pretorian Steam has been a godsend for me. We don't get much in the way of consoles around here or any official support or sales channels for them either. Steam became my only real way to support the gaming industry while getting access to games at reasonable prices.
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 11:42:41 UTC
@princesshugs Aww yeah!
primesonic: @princesshugs steamcommunity.com/id/PrimeSonic/
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 11:35:09 UTC
@princesshugs steamcommunity.com/id/PrimeSonic/
primesonic: @princesshugs I just saw Sonic Generations on your background. Any chance you're on Steam?
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 11:33:33 UTC
@princesshugs I just saw Sonic Generations on your background. Any chance you're on Steam?
primesonic: @princesshugs Half the people in my sector at work are on vacation and/or business trips. So, the place feels a bit empty now. Hopefully, nothing too big will need doing today.
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 11:29:27 UTC
@princesshugs Half the people in my sector at work are on vacation and/or business trips. So, the place feels a bit empty now. Hopefully, nothing too big will need doing today.
primesonic: @princesshugs So what's up on a friday morning?
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 11:27:50 UTC
@princesshugs So what's up on a friday morning?
primesonic: @ceruleanspark And that is why I find you awesome. (among other reasons)
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 11:27:33 UTC
@ceruleanspark And that is why I find you awesome. (among other reasons)
primesonic: @ceruleanspark That's probably debatable given that there are no one-letter words in her name. Ref: c2.com/cgi/wiki?PascalCase
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 11:25:50 UTC
@ceruleanspark That's probably debatable given that there are no one-letter words in her name. Ref: c2.com/cgi/wiki?PascalCase
primesonic: @princesshugs Morning PrincessHugs. Hope you don't mind I use Pascal Casing when writing your name ^.^ (comp sci nerds will know)
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 11:22:38 UTC
@princesshugs Morning PrincessHugs. Hope you don't mind I use Pascal Casing when writing your name ^.^ (comp sci nerds will know)
primesonic: @pony I'll have to look into this then, I spend plenty of time watching pony videos on YouTube, but not a whole lot of that organizing any of them for later.
primesonic's status on Friday, 24-Feb-12 11:12:58 UTC
@pony I'll have to look into this then, I spend plenty of time watching pony videos on YouTube, but not a whole lot of that organizing any of them for later.
primesonic: @nerthos Exactly! I had to do just that once. Hopefully never again.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 12:55:40 UTC
@nerthos Exactly! I had to do just that once. Hopefully never again.
primesonic: @purplephish20 Trying to better yourself or get into a more promising carrier is a noble thing. And don't think "burger flipping" is that big of a dead end. Most of the management in these places comes from people that rose through the ranks from insane. Still, the best thing you can do is try to find work in something you love doing. If you can achieve that, you basically win.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 12:53:20 UTC
@purplephish20 Trying to better yourself or get into a more promising carrier is a noble thing. And don't think "burger flipping" is that big of a dead end. Most of the management in these places comes from people that rose through the ranks from insane. Still, the best thing you can do is try to find work in something you love doing. If you can achieve that, you basically win.
primesonic: @nerthos Don't think that a little thing like "facts" and "efficiency" will get in the way of a good argument from authority. Likely, everyone in the class already ridicules them behind their backs, but you can't really say anything since they are the gatekeepers, the ones filing the test scores.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 12:50:21 UTC
@nerthos Don't think that a little thing like "facts" and "efficiency" will get in the way of a good argument from authority. Likely, everyone in the class already ridicules them behind their backs, but you can't really say anything since they are the gatekeepers, the ones filing the test scores.
primesonic: @yodelerty That's usually what happens when you put mathematicians in charge of a programming class. These are the same teachers that never really worked on this stuff in the professional world, only the academic world. I know your pain all too well. Usually, the only options are sucking it up and graduating quickly, appealing to a higher authority by reporting their bs, or leaving. It's not a situation I care to go back to, which is one of the reasons I left school and continued working in the field.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 12:29:42 UTC
@yodelerty That's usually what happens when you put mathematicians in charge of a programming class. These are the same teachers that never really worked on this stuff in the professional world, only the academic world. I know your pain all too well. Usually, the only options are sucking it up and graduating quickly, appealing to a higher authority by reporting their bs, or leaving. It's not a situation I care to go back to, which is one of the reasons I left school and continued working in the field.
primesonic: @thedoctor We'll just have to fill our saturday with old episodes and lots of fan-made pony content. We'll survive, just as we have before.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 12:23:49 UTC
@thedoctor We'll just have to fill our saturday with old episodes and lots of fan-made pony content. We'll survive, just as we have before.
primesonic: @purplephish20 I mostly code web apps and desktop software to fulfill some need of the company. Honestly, software development isn't for everyone. You've got to be a little bit crazy about it if you're serious about working on code for potentially 8-9 hours a day. I will say that while you can learn good practices and solid theory in the classroom, coding is one of those things you learn ten times more by doing it than by having someone talk about doing it. (Reason why I'm not in college anymore)
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 12:12:42 UTC
@purplephish20 I mostly code web apps and desktop software to fulfill some need of the company. Honestly, software development isn't for everyone. You've got to be a little bit crazy about it if you're serious about working on code for potentially 8-9 hours a day. I will say that while you can learn good practices and solid theory in the classroom, coding is one of those things you learn ten times more by doing it than by having someone talk about doing it. (Reason why I'm not in college anymore)
primesonic: @purplephish20 College hopped between Systems Engineering and Computer Science. I now work as a software developer (what I always actually wanted to do since I was 12).
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 12:06:20 UTC
@purplephish20 College hopped between Systems Engineering and Computer Science. I now work as a software developer (what I always actually wanted to do since I was 12).
primesonic: @nerthos @purplephish20 also parties and bronyookami taking a shower.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 12:03:33 UTC
@nerthos @purplephish20 also parties and bronyookami taking a shower.
primesonic: @lightningcrash I think I remember enjoying my 17th year, though I think 23 was better. Though now, I tend to stop making big parties in favor of just inviting the closest friends. So, looks like I'm with you there.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 11:58:26 UTC
@lightningcrash I think I remember enjoying my 17th year, though I think 23 was better. Though now, I tend to stop making big parties in favor of just inviting the closest friends. So, looks like I'm with you there.
primesonic: @lightningcrash Nice. Hope you had fun and celebrated.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 11:54:32 UTC
@lightningcrash Nice. Hope you had fun and celebrated.
primesonic: @ceruleanspark Really? I feel it just the opposite. But then again, it's probably just cause I know more about (developing) desktop software than web apps.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 11:51:42 UTC
@ceruleanspark Really? I feel it just the opposite. But then again, it's probably just cause I know more about (developing) desktop software than web apps.
primesonic: @lilytheamazingfaintingpony I spent one afternoon in PonySquare, saw the place full of teenagers, and I suddenly felt old for being 25.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 11:50:05 UTC
@lilytheamazingfaintingpony I spent one afternoon in PonySquare, saw the place full of teenagers, and I suddenly felt old for being 25.
primesonic: @ceruleanspark I'm just a humble developer. I only take on the security headaches I can take on myself from the source code.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 11:42:44 UTC
@ceruleanspark I'm just a humble developer. I only take on the security headaches I can take on myself from the source code.
primesonic: @lilytheamazingfaintingpony Happy happy birthday to you, and you, today!
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 11:40:32 UTC
@lilytheamazingfaintingpony Happy happy birthday to you, and you, today!
primesonic: @ceruleanspark <- This man knows his stuff.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 11:36:43 UTC
@ceruleanspark <- This man knows his stuff.
primesonic: @dashkins My favorite pony? Look at my avatar.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 11:34:04 UTC
@dashkins My favorite pony? Look at my avatar.
primesonic: @princesshugs I'm in the office already, but I'll send you a morning hug anyways.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 11:31:12 UTC
@princesshugs I'm in the office already, but I'll send you a morning hug anyways.
primesonic: @ceruleanspark I'm still waiting for the day I get a USB port direct to my brain. (Bluetooth still consumes too much battery life for my tastes)
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 11:30:17 UTC
@ceruleanspark I'm still waiting for the day I get a USB port direct to my brain. (Bluetooth still consumes too much battery life for my tastes)
primesonic: @yodelerty @bronyookami I think I want more coffee.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 11:22:00 UTC
@yodelerty @bronyookami I think I want more coffee.
primesonic: @securim I still haven't had the chance to finish the Co-Op mission. If anypony wants to get together for a good game of Portal 2, hit me up on Steam.
primesonic's status on Thursday, 23-Feb-12 11:08:05 UTC
@securim I still haven't had the chance to finish the Co-Op mission. If anypony wants to get together for a good game of Portal 2, hit me up on Steam.
primesonic: @luna4life For my Sonic related content, just head to my YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/PrimeSonicYT
primesonic's status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-12 16:39:53 UTC
@luna4life For my Sonic related content, just head to my YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/PrimeSonicYT
primesonic: I should be getting back to work. Have fun everypony!
primesonic's status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-12 14:10:58 UTC
I should be getting back to work. Have fun everypony!
primesonic: @ceruleanspark If I used Twitter at all, I would actually find Tara enjoyable to follow.
primesonic's status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-12 14:05:50 UTC
@ceruleanspark If I used Twitter at all, I would actually find Tara enjoyable to follow.