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Goodbye Ruby - Hello Earth

Christophe Mckeon

4/8/2009 10:26:00 PM

Hello Fellow Humans,

I want to keep this short, but I could write a
book if I wanted to. I am the author of DRP
a relatively unpopular and decaying GEM.

I am not a very frequent poster to the list
and not a particularly vocal member of the
community. I have however been enjoying Ruby
for the past 8 years of my life. In fact I
would call Ruby one of the loves of my life.

I am writing today to say my goodbyes to Ruby
but also to computers and everything else which
we know is destroying our planet, yet which we
continue doing in our denial and madness towards
inevitable annihilation.

This is not a suicide letter, I am going to study
permaculture which I think is one of the few chances
we still have. I am going to try to make a small dint,
but it is only in mass that we will succeed. This is
the endgame.

Some of you will have a very strong and angry reaction
to this email. Please try to reflect on why you might be
quite so angry.

In any case, please take my word that this is
a sincere and heartfelt farewell. If any of you
who are watching the world unfold and are experiencing
similar feelings, or are starting to feel cracks in
your shells, please feel free to contact me privately,
and I will be glad to speak with you. I am not a
psychotherapist but I may have something to contribute,
besides we have Ruby at least in common.

Goodbye Ruby my Dear,
Christophe
--
Posted via http://www.ruby-....
138 Answers

Bill Kelly

4/8/2009 10:34:00 PM

0


From: "Christophe Mckeon" <chromatophore@gmail.com>
>
> I am writing today to say my goodbyes to Ruby
> but also to computers and everything else which
> we know is destroying our planet, yet which we
> continue doing in our denial and madness towards
> inevitable annihilation.

We are toast in a billion years if we don't get off this planet.

http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/31/will-earth-survive-when-the-sun-becomes-a-...


Regards,

Bill

Michael Granger

4/8/2009 10:42:00 PM

0

On Apr 8, 2009, at 3:34 PM, Bill Kelly wrote:

> We are toast in a billion years if we don't get off this planet.


Yum, toast!

I, for one, will be holding aloft a vanilla-bean cr=E8me br=FBl=E9e so =
that =20
I may greet our kind and gentle red giant master with a perfectly =20
caramelized sugar crust.

--
Michael Granger <ged@FaerieMUD.org>
Rubymage, Architect, Believer
The FaerieMUD Consortium <http://www.FaerieMU...

SpringFlowers AutumnMoon

4/8/2009 10:43:00 PM

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Christophe Mckeon wrote:

> I am not a very frequent poster to the list
> and not a particularly vocal member of the
> community. I have however been enjoying Ruby
> for the past 8 years of my life. In fact I
> would call Ruby one of the loves of my life.
>
> I am writing today to say my goodbyes to Ruby
> but also to computers and everything else which
> we know is destroying our planet, yet which we
> continue doing in our denial and madness towards
> inevitable annihilation.

i am too... that sitting down at the desk for 10 to 12 hours a day, not
exercising my body very much... so i wanted to do something more active
every day, like teaching kids how to swim or something.

even a lamp can be bad for us as we use it to stay up late and research
showed that if we sleep after 11pm it hurts our liver and recovery
system for the body.

but then, maybe computer, tv, lamp are just tools... like a knife... if
we use it a little or wisely, then it can be to our advantage. if we
use it way too much, then it can hurt us.


--
Posted via http://www.ruby-....

Mark Gallop

4/8/2009 11:43:00 PM

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On 9/4/09 6:25 AM, Christophe Mckeon wrote:
> In any case, please take my word that this is
> a sincere and heartfelt farewell. If any of you
> who are watching the world unfold and are experiencing
> similar feelings, or are starting to feel cracks in
> your shells, please feel free to contact me privately,
> and I will be glad to speak with you. I am not a
> psychotherapist but I may have something to contribute,
> besides we have Ruby at least in common.
>
> Goodbye Ruby my Dear,
> Christophe
>
Farewell and good luck!

Mark

Phlip

4/9/2009 12:44:00 AM

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Christophe Mckeon wrote:

> I am writing today to say my goodbyes to Ruby
> but also to computers and everything else which
> we know is destroying our planet, yet which we
> continue doing in our denial and madness towards
> inevitable annihilation.

You must do whatever makes you happy. If you are not having fun, then you are
not doing anyone, anywhere, any good.

And always remember: If you are not part of the problem, then you are part of
the solution!

--
Phlip

Eleanor McHugh

4/9/2009 3:02:00 AM

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On 8 Apr 2009, at 23:42, SpringFlowers AutumnMoon wrote:
> even a lamp can be bad for us as we use it to stay up late and
> research
> showed that if we sleep after 11pm it hurts our liver and recovery
> system for the body.

oh dear, on that basis I'm screwed then :(


Ellie

Eleanor McHugh
Games With Brains
http://slides.games-with-...
----
raise ArgumentError unless @reality.responds_to? :reason

Mike Stephens

4/9/2009 6:40:00 AM

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Christophe Mckeon wrote:
> computers ...we know is destroying our planet>
> >

Call me naive but I can't quite see why computers are causing damage. Au
contraire, I would have thought.

--
Posted via http://www.ruby-....

John Maclean

4/9/2009 8:36:00 AM

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2009/4/9 Mike Stephens <rubfor@recitel.net>:
> Christophe Mckeon wrote:
>> =A0computers ...we know is destroying our planet>
>> >
>
> Call me naive but I can't quite see why computers are causing damage. Au
> contraire, I would have thought.
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-....
>
>

Too much of anything is bad. You probably needed a balance between
your job/career and other stuff. As far as health is concerned, I
think that most of us on this list are screwed. Little or late sleep,
poor diet, hours in front of monitors. RSI and back pain...


... but I love it!

--=20
John Maclean
07739 171 531
MSc (DIC)

Timezone: GMT

Robert Dober

4/9/2009 8:48:00 AM

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On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:34 AM, Bill Kelly <billk@cts.com> wrote:
>
> From: "Christophe Mckeon" <chromatophore@gmail.com>
>>
>> I am writing today to say my goodbyes to Ruby
>> but also to computers and everything else which
>> we know is destroying our planet, yet which we
>> continue doing in our denial and madness towards
>> inevitable annihilation.
>
> We are toast in a billion years if we don't get off this planet.
>
> http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/31/will-earth-survive-when-...
ecomes-a-red-giant/
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill
>
>

I agree with what Phlip said, you have to do what you think is right for yo=
u.
And to Bill: I dunno; it seems a little bit more reasonable to handle
the problems of the next century (if not decade) than those of the
next two billion years LOL.

For myself: I still believe that we can survive with whales, tigers,
gorillas, lots of rain forrest and maybe without major wars and
terrorism without giving up technical achievment, the problem is
rather human nature itself :(.

We will see, good luck in any way.

Robert
>



--=20
If you want to build a ship, don=92t herd people together to collect
wood and don=92t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to
long for the endless immensity of the sea.
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Robert Dober

4/9/2009 8:50:00 AM

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On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 5:02 AM, Eleanor McHugh
<eleanor@games-with-brains.com> wrote:

>
> oh dear, on that basis I'm screwed then :(
Ahem, you mean doomed, right?
Robert
--=20
If you want to build a ship, don=92t herd people together to collect
wood and don=92t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to
long for the endless immensity of the sea.
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery