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   1. Re: I Love Ruby (Riccardo Tacconi)<br>
   2. Re: [META] Can we talk about Ruby? EOM (Chris Parsons)<br>
   3. Re: [META] Can we talk about Ruby? EOM (Matthew Rudy Jacobs)<br>
   4. Re: Formal Apology - I Love Ruby ? evvnt an equal opportunity<br>
      employer. (Tom Hall)<br>
   5. Re: Formal Apology - I Love Ruby ? evvnt an equal opportunity<br>
      employer. (Sleepyfox)<br>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:20:28 +0200<br>
From: Riccardo Tacconi <<a href="mailto:rtacconi@gmail.com">rtacconi@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: Louis Goff-Beardsley <<a href="mailto:louisror@gmail.com">louisror@gmail.com</a>><br>
Cc: London Ruby Users Group <<a href="mailto:chat@lists.lrug.org">chat@lists.lrug.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [LRUG] I Love Ruby<br>
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Although I do not smoke, I think I could be in that niche group of<br>
developers :-)<br>
<br>
However I agree with Mr. Gray, especially for misspelling "espresso" :-)<br>
<br>
<br>
On 16 July 2013 10:42, Louis Goff-Beardsley <<a href="mailto:louisror@gmail.com">louisror@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Targeting a niche subset of developers who are keen to drink steadily<br>
> throughout the day in the company of European women. Genius.****<br>
><br>
> ** **<br>
><br>
> Maybe consider letting developers smoke at their desks?****<br>
><br>
> ** **<br>
><br>
> Best****<br>
><br>
> *Louis Goff-Beardsley*<br>
><br>
> ** **<br>
><br>
> *?You know I'm not a fan of recruitment consultants, right? @LouisRoR is<br>
> good. You should talk to him if you're looking for Ruby work or staff?  **Paul<br>
> Robinson ? Senior Ruby-on-Rails Developer & CTO - @P7R*<<a href="https://twitter.com/p7r/status/291537402084864001" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/p7r/status/291537402084864001</a>><br>
> **<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://goo.gl/WvuTj" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/WvuTj</a> ****<br>
><br>
> [Louis Goff-Beardsley]****<br>
><br>
>    > Ultra-Specialised Independent Ruby-on-Rails Recruitment.****<br>
><br>
>    > Software Sales, Business Development & AC Acquisition for the RoR<br>
> community.****<br>
><br>
>    > LinkedIn:  <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/louisbeardsley****" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/in/louisbeardsley****</a><br>
><br>
>    > Skype: LouisGB1 - Googletalk/Jabba: <a href="mailto:LouisRoR@gmail.com">LouisRoR@gmail.com</a>****<br>
><br>
>    > Email: <a href="mailto:LouisRoR@gmail.com">LouisRoR@gmail.com</a> ****<br>
><br>
>    > Mobile:  07449 324 851 ? Land Line: 01183 xxx xxx****<br>
><br>
>    > Twitter:@LouisRoR <<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/LouisRoR" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/#!/LouisRoR</a>> ? Below is ASCII<br>
> Art that will go totally wrong in plain text :(****<br>
><br>
> *__________         __ __           __________               *<br>
><br>
> *\______   \_____  |__|  |   ______ \______   \ ____   ____  *<br>
><br>
> * |       _/\__  \ |  |  |  /  ___/  |       _// __ \_/ ___\ *<br>
><br>
> * |    |   \ / __ \|  |  |__\___ \   |    |   \  ___/\  \___ *<br>
><br>
> * |____|_  /(____  /__|____/____  >  |____|_  /\___  >\___  >*<br>
><br>
> *        \/      \/             \/          \/     \/     \/ *<br>
><br>
> ** **<br>
><br>
> IRC: LouisRoR - <a href="http://irc.freenode.org" target="_blank">irc.freenode.org</a> #LRUG, #NWRUG, #ruby, #rubyonrails****<br>
><br>
> ** **<br>
><br>
> ** **<br>
><br>
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> ****<br>
><br>
> ** **<br>
><br>
> * *<br>
><br>
> *?I was speaking to [Senior Ruby Developer] recently about a variety of<br>
> things and he mentioned your name. In fact he recommended you as a<br>
> recruiter. *Actually* recommended too, not as in "he's not as evil as the<br>
> rest", but as in "you really should speak to this guy first"?***<br>
><br>
> * *<br>
><br>
> * *<br>
><br>
> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended<br>
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> individual named. Contents of this email should not be disseminated,<br>
> distributed or copied.****<br>
><br>
> ** **<br>
><br>
> *From:* <a href="mailto:chat-bounces@lists.lrug.org">chat-bounces@lists.lrug.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:chat-bounces@lists.lrug.org">chat-bounces@lists.lrug.org</a>] *On<br>
> Behalf Of *James Coglan<br>
> *Sent:* 16 July 2013 09:14<br>
> *To:* <a href="mailto:richard@evvnt.com">richard@evvnt.com</a><br>
> *Cc:* London Ruby Users Group; <a href="mailto:ali.najaf@gmail.com">ali.najaf@gmail.com</a><br>
><br>
> *Subject:* Re: [LRUG] I Love Ruby****<br>
><br>
> ** **<br>
><br>
> On 16 July 2013 08:27, Richard Green <<a href="mailto:richard@evvnt.com">richard@evvnt.com</a>> wrote:****<br>
><br>
> Ali - option 1 all the way.****<br>
><br>
> ** **<br>
><br>
> I'm not going to get into what you meant here, since I've no way of<br>
> knowing. I can only speak to how you've presented yourself, so just take<br>
> this as a writing tip:****<br>
><br>
> ** **<br>
><br>
> The reason this comes off so badly is that you've put 'female devs' in a<br>
> list of what are essentially job perks and means of compensation, which<br>
> presents them as a commodity. You may have meant well but the context gives<br>
> that line an objectifying tone, for both sexual and racial/nationality<br>
> reasons.****<br>
><br>
> ** **<br>
><br>
> If it is indeed your intention to show off your diverse, welcoming team,<br>
> that sentence creates the exact opposite effect. It pays to be more verbose<br>
> and context-aware sometimes.****<br>
><br>
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Message: 2<br>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:24:42 +0100<br>
From: Chris Parsons <<a href="mailto:chris.p@rsons.org">chris.p@rsons.org</a>><br>
To: Matthew Rudy Jacobs <<a href="mailto:matthewrudyjacobs@gmail.com">matthewrudyjacobs@gmail.com</a>><br>
Cc: London Ruby Users Group <<a href="mailto:chat@lrug.org">chat@lrug.org</a>><br>
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That would be nice, wouldn't it? I'll start.<br>
<br>
If you haven't already seen this, then you should go and read about it -<br>
a Ruby program that generates a Scala program that generates (through 50<br>
languages) the original Ruby program again:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://github.com/mame/quine-relay" target="_blank">https://github.com/mame/quine-relay</a><br>
<br>
Chris<br>
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Message: 3<br>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:51:45 +0100<br>
From: Matthew Rudy Jacobs <<a href="mailto:matthewrudyjacobs@gmail.com">matthewrudyjacobs@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: Chris Parsons <<a href="mailto:chris.p@rsons.org">chris.p@rsons.org</a>><br>
Cc: London Ruby Users Group <<a href="mailto:chat@lrug.org">chat@lrug.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [LRUG] [META] Can we talk about Ruby? EOM<br>
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I like this one.<br>
<a href="http://mamememo.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/qlobe.html" target="_blank">http://mamememo.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/qlobe.html</a><br>
<br>
A rotating globe quine written in Ruby.<br>
<br>
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On 16 July 2013 17:24, Chris Parsons <<a href="mailto:chris.p@rsons.org">chris.p@rsons.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> That would be nice, wouldn't it? I'll start.<br>
><br>
> If you haven't already seen this, then you should go and read about it -<br>
> a Ruby program that generates a Scala program that generates (through 50<br>
> languages) the original Ruby program again:<br>
><br>
> <a href="https://github.com/mame/quine-relay" target="_blank">https://github.com/mame/quine-relay</a><br>
><br>
> Chris<br>
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Message: 4<br>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:00:24 +0100<br>
From: Tom Hall <<a href="mailto:thattommyhall@gmail.com">thattommyhall@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: Richard Green <<a href="mailto:richard@evvnt.com">richard@evvnt.com</a>><br>
Cc: <a href="mailto:chat@lists.lrug.org">chat@lists.lrug.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [LRUG] Formal Apology - I Love Ruby ? evvnt an equal<br>
        opportunity employer.<br>
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> I'd like to formally apologise for the post which has been taken as an<br>
> inappropriate remark.<br>
<br>
Do so then.<br>
'has been taken' is the new 'any inconvenience that may have been<br>
caused' it seems.<br>
<br>
> We continue to encourage a fun, safe, open minded  work environment -<br>
> something I'm more than happy to put my name to.<br>
> <a href="http://evvnt.com/2013/07/i-love-ruby-an-equal-opportunity-employer/" target="_blank">http://evvnt.com/2013/07/i-love-ruby-an-equal-opportunity-employer/</a><br>
<br>
Isn't that the law?<br>
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Message: 5<br>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:19:40 +0100<br>
From: Sleepyfox <<a href="mailto:sleepyfox@gmail.com">sleepyfox@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: Tom Hall <<a href="mailto:thattommyhall@gmail.com">thattommyhall@gmail.com</a>><br>
Cc: London Ruby Users Group <<a href="mailto:chat@lists.lrug.org">chat@lists.lrug.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [LRUG] Formal Apology - I Love Ruby ? evvnt an equal<br>
        opportunity employer.<br>
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On 16 July 2013 18:00, Tom Hall <<a href="mailto:thattommyhall@gmail.com">thattommyhall@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> > I'd like to formally apologise for the post which has been taken as an<br>
> > inappropriate remark.<br>
><br>
> Do so then.<br>
> 'has been taken' is the new 'any inconvenience that may have been<br>
> caused' it seems.<br>
><br>
> > We continue to encourage a fun, safe, open minded  work environment -<br>
> > something I'm more than happy to put my name to.<br>
> > <a href="http://evvnt.com/2013/07/i-love-ruby-an-equal-opportunity-employer/" target="_blank">http://evvnt.com/2013/07/i-love-ruby-an-equal-opportunity-employer/</a><br>
><br>
> Isn't that the law?<br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
> Chat mailing list<br>
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