PHP Developers and the manual

On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 13:55 -0500, Nathan Nobbe wrote:
> On Nov 14, 2007 1:39 PM, Daniel Brown <parasane@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If you don't know how it works, you can
> > bitch about the syntax manuals being "too vague".
>
>
> im going to take the opportunity here and bitch about the documentation for
> the DateTime object built into php5; it sucks :-O

-> pot (or kettle)
-> kitchen
-> write up documentation
-> submit to internals

That's how open source works :)

Cheers,
Rob.
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On Nov 14, 2007 2:00 PM, Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 13:36 -0500, Daniel Brown wrote:
> > On Nov 14, 2007 12:55 PM, Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > Hey, no worries. You'll be able to officially thank the community
> > > > when we go to the new mandatory donation system on the list on 1
> > > > January, 2008. Watch for strange charges to your PayPal account, et
> > > > cetera, with the subject "foreach($question as $head => $wall)" or
> > > > "HTML Lessons". Coincidentally, that's the same date that Robert
> > > > Cummings' gift link turns into an ultimatum that will teach those who
> > > > don't click of their own mortality.
> > >
> > > Gift link??
> > >
>
> > Well, if I remember correctly, the wording was:
> > "Some people have a gift link here. Know what I want? I want you to
> > buy a CD from some indie artist. Yeah, I get a buck. So what?"
> >
> > Something to that effect, anyway.
>
> You're confusing me with Richard Lynch :)
>
>
> Cheers,
> Rob.
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>

Bah, you're right. You guys all look alike to me on this monitor.

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On Nov 14, 2007 1:04 PM, Daniel Brown <parasane@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Nov 14, 2007 2:00 PM, Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 13:36 -0500, Daniel Brown wrote:
> > > On Nov 14, 2007 12:55 PM, Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > Hey, no worries. You'll be able to officially thank the
> community
> > > > > when we go to the new mandatory donation system on the list on 1
> > > > > January, 2008. Watch for strange charges to your PayPal account,
> et
> > > > > cetera, with the subject "foreach($question as $head => $wall)" or
> > > > > "HTML Lessons". Coincidentally, that's the same date that Robert
> > > > > Cummings' gift link turns into an ultimatum that will teach those
> who
> > > > > don't click of their own mortality.
> > > >
> > > > Gift link??
> > > >
> >
> > > Well, if I remember correctly, the wording was:
> > > "Some people have a gift link here. Know what I want? I want you to
> > > buy a CD from some indie artist. Yeah, I get a buck. So what?"
> > >
> > > Something to that effect, anyway.
> >
> > You're confusing me with Richard Lynch :)
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Rob.
> > --
> >
>
> Bah, you're right. You guys all look alike to me on this monitor.


I know I can't be the only one that puts/creates a face for each person on
this list... =P

~Philip

On Nov 14, 2007 2:54 PM, Philip Thompson <philthathril@gmail.com> wrote:

> I know I can't be the only one that puts/creates a face for each person on
> this list... =P

You don't have to with me, Philip. Since you use Gmail, simply
mouseover my name and you'll see my ugly mug staring right back at
you.

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If at first you don't succeed, stick to what you know best so that you
can make enough money to pay someone else to do it for you.

At 1:54 PM -0600 11/14/07, Philip Thompson wrote:
>I know I can't be the only one that puts/creates a face for each person on
>this list... =P

No, but I'm the best looking one. I'll leave smart for someone else.

Cheers,

tedd

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On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 22:23 -0500, tedd wrote:
> At 1:54 PM -0600 11/14/07, Philip Thompson wrote:
> >I know I can't be the only one that puts/creates a face for each person on
> >this list... =P
>
> No, but I'm the best looking one. I'll leave smart for someone else.

Are you trying to be smart with us?? I see through your double talk!

;)

Cheers,
Rob.
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On Wednesday 14 November 2007 18:55:20 Robert Cummings wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 12:26 -0500, Daniel Brown wrote:
> > > On Nov 14, 2007, at 11:53 AM, João Amaro Lagedo wrote:
> > > > I recently subscribed to php-general(2 months I think) and during
> > > > this time I saw some nice stuff, but most of the times (90% ?) It's
> > > > always the same thing.
> > > > PHP "Developers" that really have some kind of problem about reading
> > > > the Documentation.
> >
> > It's no coincidence that the international anthem of the PHP
> > community is "RTFM". Sang to the tune of "The Blue Danube" he lyrics
> > are as follows:
> >
> > Oh, listen to me, young coding geek.
> > When all else is lost, and all looks bleak,
> > The first place to go is on the 'Net,
> > And go onto Google, where you can bet
> > That someone else has had the same
> > Problems that you presently face.
> > So please don't scream, and don't yell;
> > Read The Fucking Manual.
> >
> > On Nov 14, 2007 12:03 PM, Jason Pruim <japruim@raoset.com> wrote:
> > [snip]
> >
> > > So I guess the point of this e-mail, is to say thanks to everyone who
> > > has helped me. :)
> >
> > Hey, no worries. You'll be able to officially thank the community
> > when we go to the new mandatory donation system on the list on 1
> > January, 2008. Watch for strange charges to your PayPal account, et
> > cetera, with the subject "foreach($question as $head => $wall)" or
> > "HTML Lessons". Coincidentally, that's the same date that Robert
> > Cummings' gift link turns into an ultimatum that will teach those who
> > don't click of their own mortality.
>
> Gift link??

did he mean Richard there?

>
> And I think you mean "volition" where you've used "mortality" :)
>
> Cheers,
> Rob.
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> SwarmBuy.com - http://www.swarmbuy.com
>
> Leveraging the buying power of the masses!
> .................................................. .........



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