Using strict and dressing for the weather

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Re: Using strict and dressing for the weather by kyle (Abbot) on Dec 31, 2008 at 17:34 UTC
I have this hat I got from an uncle for Christmas when I was a little too old for toys but still too young to have had a girlfriend. It's the warmest hat I've ever owned, and I love it like I love Perl. On the other hand, like Perl, it's kind of ugly. I've had to defend it from replacement by every woman I've ever been with. Shortly after I met the woman who would become my wife, her dog thought the hat would be a good chew toy, so it's only gotten uglier (but, remarkably, no less warm). My loyalty to the hat has not wavered. I hold on tightly to things that work.	[reply]
Re^2: Using strict and dressing for the weather by akho (Hermit) on Dec 31, 2008 at 18:19 UTC
Non-ugly warm hats for men seem to be non-existent. That is a huge problem for me every winter. As I grow older, however, I'm beginning to care more and more for warmness and less for good looks. That "as I grow older" may not be quite appropriate for a 22-year old man, but I live in Russia and warm clothes seem to become a priority earlier in life for me than for people in warmer climates.	[reply]
Re^3: Using strict and dressing for the weather by jvector (Friar) on Jan 04, 2009 at 21:38 UTC
I just got back from spending New Year with family in Edinburgh where it is a lot colder than where I live on the South Coast of England. I noticed a lot of guys in warm hats while we were out and realised that when you really need something to do a job you aren't as concerned about how it looks or what conventions it adheres to. This signature will be ready by a Christmas	[reply]
Re^2: Using strict and dressing for the weather by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 31, 2008 at 18:34 UTC
I hold on tightly to things that work. I love this analogy (and talexb's). The closest I've ever come to it is spectacles...but your old hat is better. ++ Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]
Re: Using strict and dressing for the weather by MidLifeXis (Monsignor) on Dec 31, 2008 at 18:19 UTC
I always boggled at why some students would wear shorts all year round in a "just-about-as-cold" area of Wisconsin. You were walking across campus for 10-20 minutes to get to class. Why not be comfortable. I am more comfortable with `strict` and `warnings` because it keeps me from having some class of bad things from happening with my code. By butt has been saved many a time by strict and warnings, much like my fingertips and head-with-less-hair-than-before are saved from frostbite by gloves and a hat. Then again, attire and hairstyle were really not a big concern for me. Comfort was. --MidLifeXis	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Using strict and dressing for the weather by talexb (Chancellor) on Dec 31, 2008 at 18:51 UTC
I always boggled at why some students would wear shorts all year round in a "just-about-as-cold" area of Wisconsin. You were walking across campus for 10-20 minutes to get to class. Why not be comfortable. Strangely, with my Scottish heritage, I get wearing shorts in cold weather. Physiologically, as long as the head, trunk, hands and feet are warm, insulation for the rest of the body doesn't matter that much, especially if you're walking somewhere and generating heat. Within reason. :) Alex / talexb / Toronto "Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds	[reply]
Re^2: Using strict and dressing for the weather by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Dec 31, 2008 at 20:25 UTC
For those of Nordic descent, shorts are comfortable down to about 25 degrees. It's only when the snow is on the ground for a few days that jeans are recommended. :-) My criteria for good software: Does it work? Can someone else come in, make a change, and be reasonably certain no bugs were introduced?	[reply]
Re^3: Using strict and dressing for the weather by MidLifeXis (Monsignor) on Dec 31, 2008 at 20:41 UTC
25 I can buy. I have been accused of being a poor example for my kids when I am outside shoveling in just a hat and shirt sleeves update: (well, pants too). I am talking near zero (deg F) temps with windchills below that. :-) --MidLifeXis	[reply]
Re: Using strict and dressing for the weather by zentara (Archbishop) on Dec 31, 2008 at 18:56 UTC
I got used to the cold camping in Alaska, and I find I can do Ok with just a hooded sweat shirt most of the time. I'm beginning to believe in the stories of monks in the Himalayas, who have learned to generate infrared energy, and can actually melt snow around them. There are deep secrets of human capabilities that are lost to those who live in warm houses...... I miss hibernating, that's for sure. :-) I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth Remember How Lucky You Are	[reply]
Re^2: Using strict and dressing for the weather by Gavin (Archbishop) on Jan 01, 2009 at 13:10 UTC
"I find I can do Ok with just a hooded sweat shirt most of the time" Yes, but we don't all have the added thermal insulation!	[reply]
Re^3: Using strict and dressing for the weather by zentara (Archbishop) on Jan 01, 2009 at 14:20 UTC
Urhm...are you talking about the fur or the thick fat layer? :-) I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth Remember How Lucky You Are	[reply]
Re: Using strict and dressing for the weather by McDarren (Abbot) on Jan 01, 2009 at 03:09 UTC
I was wearing my usual winter parka (down-filled), shell, wool scarf, sweater, wool cap, gloves, wool socks and work boots. wow... with all that, you must spend half your life getting dressed and undressed? ;) With an annual temperature range here of around 25-30 deg C (77-86 F), I find your analogy a little difficult to relate to. But I do use strict ;)	[reply]
Re^2: Using strict and dressing for the weather by talexb (Chancellor) on Jan 01, 2009 at 05:44 UTC
wow... with all that, you must spend half your life getting dressed and undressed? ;) It's one of those things you learn to do pretty quickly and efficiently. And you have to respect the environment you live in -- you ignore it at your peril. :) And I spent seven months living in California -- I know it's warm there. But I love the change of seasons. Alex / talexb / Toronto "Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds	[reply]
Re^3: Using strict and dressing for the weather by kwaping (Priest) on Jan 06, 2009 at 18:35 UTC
I don't think he lives in California. :) --- It's all fine and dandy until someone has to look at the code.	[reply]
Re: Using strict and dressing for the weather by ww (Archbishop) on Dec 31, 2008 at 18:18 UTC
Excellent, ++ But, a quibble: `s/You'll survive, /You may survive, /`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Using strict and dressing for the weather by SilasTheMonk (Chaplain) on Jan 01, 2009 at 22:08 UTC
I live in England but increasingly I find it too hot for me. Even in this Winter I go to work with no vest, a single shirt and a coat, no hat or gloves etc. When going out to lunch I do not bother with the coat. It feels great but now I fear what this says about my programming -- I do try to use strict and warnings. Honest!	[reply]


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