Re: irc Re: [seul-edu] Occasional re-announcement

[jeremy hunsinger <jhuns@vt.edu>]

oh, but 3am local is far past any time, i work on such things.  I do
think that reasonable hours are just as productive.  i can go to
undernet #freebsd and find reasonable help on nearly any unix/web prob
that i need 24/7 as long as i couch it right.  

SteelHead wrote:
> 
> As well as being underutilized, it is a great way to learn of things you have only seen from the
> corner of your eye.  There is a  fine sense of community that comes from the folks on irc
> channels that are not over-run with the manic gossip-mongers.  a final bonus, you can bounce
> random ideas at 3 am local time, and usually find someone around before the creativty fades into
> sleep.
> 
> my 2pfennig
> 
> bill
> (nice to see you again Hilare)
> 
> Hilaire Fernandes wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 17 Apr 2001 20:01:14 -0400
> > jeremy hunsinger <jhuns@vt.edu> wrote:
> >
> > jeremy> I actually agree.  I think that irc is underutilized in this area and
> > jeremy> could posit a line of development in which irc could could tied more
> > jeremy> directly into development efforts by implementing a shared window.
> > jeremy> Imagine xtreme programming via an irc shared window, switching back and
> > jeremy> forth from chat to a dev environment, mmmm the possibilities.
> >
> > These things are already happenning, for example in Gnome IRC and for sure
> > in other ones. IRC is also useful to conduct meeting with people at differnent geographic
> > location, however it is not good at all to transmit the 'gestuel' - informations
> > transmitted by all your body - you have on a face to face meeting. However the good point
> > with IRC is that all people fell equal, and even the timid people can express themselves more
> > easily.
> >
> > Hilaire
> >
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