The Best Damn Interview Ever

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The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by Kalexon » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:47 pm

There is an article about wolfire software complete with interview here.

Tell me what you think.

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by BunnyWithStick » Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:47 pm

Too bad the guy that wrote that misspelt marshmallow.

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by Chainsaw man » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:50 pm

Trust you Bunny :roll: :lol:

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by Viking Zippy » Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:05 pm

"Lugaru was kindergarten, Overgrowth will be grad school." Classic 8)

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by marmorek » Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:26 pm

Viking Zippy wrote:"Lugaru was kindergarten, Overgrowth will be grad school." Classic 8)
Not to mention "Overgrowth puts the DIE in indie!" :D

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by tekn04 » Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:32 pm

In closing, keep the wise words of Jeff in mind:

"Give us money," Wolfire, LLC
heheh

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by Renegade_Turner » Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:08 pm

Really nice interview!
BunnyWithStick wrote:Too bad the guy that wrote that misspelt marshmallow.
Too bad that "misspelt" isn't really a word, and that it is rather "misspelled".

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by Ltp0wer » Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:51 am

Renegade_Turner wrote:Really nice interview!
BunnyWithStick wrote:Too bad the guy that wrote that misspelt marshmallow.
Too bad that "misspelt" isn't really a word, and that it is rather "misspelled".
Too bad that he is probably English and uses the orginal past tense form of "misspell", and not the dumbed down, American version "misspelled". Also both are considered correct, but "misspelt" is older.

Also see "burnt"

Also I am American.

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by Glabbit » Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:48 am

Stop moaning about spelling and get on with appreciating the team so they can work faster! =O

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by BunnyWithStick » Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:06 am

I find it hard to believe that so many people don't realise that "Spelt" is actually a real word in the same way "Colour" is. Most people know about colour, but surely Spelt would be another well-known british/american spelling difference?

On a side-note, it's very satisfying schooling said people about the word.

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by Renegade_Turner » Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:34 am

Hmm, interesting. I realised that "spelt" was a real word, I was just under the impression that it was only a type of wheat. My humble apologies mister Bunny.

Anyway, the English spellings certainly are not preferred in terms of logic. The "u" in "colour" and "favour" etc. is there in UK English because once upon a time the words were pronounced differently. In the modern pronounciations of the word it was seen that the "u" was redundant, so it was dropped. If you study etymology of the English languages, most institutes are encouraging the notion that US English is actually making the most headway in the progression of the language.

Having said that, I always spell words in UK English rather than US English when I am aware that there is a distinction.

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by Chainsaw man » Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:26 pm

Hmm... at least we understand WHAT there trying to say... Point of language is to create a general medium that is understood by mass groups to send messages to one another though the Medium of Speech and wrighting. if you understood that it was marshmallow the man was trying to say, then he sucseed in communicating. If you were like WTF is that word lol, I cant understand it, is he trying to preach the gosbal to me? Have I been Mormowend? than he would have failed and you were entitled to say "What the F**K was that?"

dose anyone agree with the statment in bold?

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by BunnyWithStick » Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:30 pm

Well, considering you don't ever pronounce color as "Koll-uh", it seems strange to spell it as such.

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by Chainsaw man » Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:37 pm

I have met many ameracans that say Kull-uh... What are you talking about?

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Re: The Best Damn Interview Ever

Post by BunnyWithStick » Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:53 pm

*facepalm*

Read it again…

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