OK, maybe this'll go down as a "no big deal" to most people, but I just had an AIM conversation with brian d foy in Iraq. That was cool. Very cool.
I also realized how much I miss having him around, and how worried I get when I hear about casualties there.
brian's efforts have been sorely missed, and it's been wonderful to see him "come back to life" here recently. It's also really strikes me how historic it is that people can talk instantly to troops in a warzone like this. I'm glad to hear the two of you got to connect, and I hope he gets to hear from more of his Perl friends to pass the time till he gets home.
Please pardon me if I'm stupid for asking this. I know brian insists on having his name all lowercase, but I don't know why. Does he also want it to always be in a monospace font like that? Can someone tell me why on either of these, or do I have to meet him in person some day to find out? No matter; someone who's done as much for the community as he has is entitled to whatever name he wants, and I'm personally well familiar with the struggle to get people to recognize a non-standard name.
Re:Very cool
chromatic on 2003-11-21T06:38:17
Lowercase names are for COOL KIDS.
Re:Very cool
jdavidb on 2003-11-21T06:51:41
Ah; okay. That seems as good an explanation as any...
Re:Very cool
barbie on 2003-11-21T09:37:23
His style guide is here. As to why, you'll probably have to ask him personally. Though if it's anything like mine, the mystery is much better than the reality:) Re:Very cool
brian_d_foy on 2003-11-21T14:46:57
I'm not really in a war zone at the moment. I don't even have any weapons, which is a new thing, but heck, that's 60 fewer pounds I have to carry around:)
