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  1. RT @cwoodruff: RT @hkarthik: Great article from Bjarne Stroustrup: What should we teach new software developers? http://bit.ly/5AcDiM about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck
  2. RT @wolever: @BenAlabaster in other news, MountainDev CEO arrested trying to distribute "amateur child pornography" <-- Haha, FTW about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck
  3. RT @KRAPPS: Apple Preaches Safe Sexting http://bit.ly/5kgBXw <-- Kids are distributing child porn now? What is this world coming to?! about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck
  4. . @JohnMacIntyre Haha, yeah, most of the guys I've worked with would probably hate it too... about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck
  5. Well, my deadline was today, but my boss quit early for Christmas... wonder if that means I can leave early or if my deadline is still today about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck
  6. @JohnMacIntyre Thankfully I programmed C++ long enough that I can still read it - well, most of it about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to JohnMacIntyre
  7. @KathySierra I fear though that I might be dreaming just a little too hard and becoming a little detached from reality about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to KathySierra
  8. @KathySierra I'd love to find a way to inspire that sense of wonder and fascination people had when they were kids... where's the magic? about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to KathySierra
  9. @KathySierra This could equally go for the TV shows/movies we love. We can escape and forget and get caught up in some other world. about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to KathySierra
  10. @KathySierra ... the monotony of our everyday lives and give us a chance to feel like kids again marveling at the magic in our hand. about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to KathySierra
  11. @KathySierra ... even just for a small window of time, and they'll thank you. Most consumer electronics allow us a mental escape from... about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to KathySierra
  12. @KathySierra People want to believe their life has purpose and meaning, most don't want the job they hate. Sell them a way out of that... about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to KathySierra
  13. @KathySierra okay, so the baby steps, they're important too... sell a window out of the rat race and you'll clean up... like the lottery. about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to KathySierra
  14. @KathySierra When I think of inspiration, I think of leading humanity forward, a belief that what you're doing is right and good, a purpose about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to KathySierra
  15. . @ENBdavies You can paint it yourself, so add the cost of whatever you're going to bill yourself for labour ;) about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck
  16. @KathySierra okay, I've never heard anyone distinguish a difference between "I"nspiration and "i"nspiration, can you elaborate? about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to KathySierra
  17. @KathySierra My view is that inspiration comes from your vision and belief that you are following the right path, your calling if you will about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to KathySierra
  18. @KathySierra ...peer pressure did at school. Because you want to fit in with the cool kids. It's a label that displays your affinity. about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to KathySierra
  19. @KathySierra Branding plays to people's emotional response to wanting to belong. Doesn't inspire them to believe in it any further than... about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to KathySierra
  20. @KathySierra ... why that is, I have no idea, but that seems to be a common problem. Mass resistance to change, even change for the better. about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to KathySierra