Comments on: Things that work best when you don’t notice them http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/12/15/fonts-translations-python/ The blog of John D. Cook Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:10:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Samuel Jack http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/12/15/fonts-translations-python/comment-page-1/#comment-11012 Samuel Jack Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:09:47 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1100#comment-11012 John, I agree with you about the ESV translation. I've just been reading through the book of Job (which is hard to understand at the best of times) but I think I've got more from it when reading the ESV than I did from reading the Authorised Version. John,
I agree with you about the ESV translation. I’ve just been reading through the book of Job (which is hard to understand at the best of times) but I think I’ve got more from it when reading the ESV than I did from reading the Authorised Version.

]]> By: gappy http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/12/15/fonts-translations-python/comment-page-1/#comment-10990 gappy Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:31:27 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1100#comment-10990 Well said. The antipodal language to Python is C++, which is always getting in the way. Well said. The antipodal language to Python is C++, which is always getting in the way.

]]> By: Mark http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/12/15/fonts-translations-python/comment-page-1/#comment-10984 Mark Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:01:58 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1100#comment-10984 I always found this quote entertaining, if not exactly true: "Translations are like women. When they are pretty, chances are they won't be very faithful." -- Steven Seymour, interpreter I always found this quote entertaining, if not exactly true:
“Translations are like women. When they are pretty, chances are they won’t be very faithful.” — Steven Seymour, interpreter

]]> By: John Venier http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/12/15/fonts-translations-python/comment-page-1/#comment-10981 John Venier Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:09:51 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1100#comment-10981 That's a great recommendation for Python! Lots of things are like this of course but one which has stuck in my mind is driving. When I took Driver's Ed. they mentioned that if your passengers don't notice your driving or better yet, fall asleep, it is a good sign. Another is the wait staff at restaurants. There was only one time that I can recall that I was amazed after the fact that I barely noticed the wait staff, but it was quite something. It was at a really high end restaurant and they had a team of waiters for each table, with one waiter in charge of the team. That head waiter must have been lurking out of sight directing things behind the scenes because stuff just magically seemed to appear at the exact right moment. I don't recall my water glass being refilled but it must have been, several times. It was ungodly expensive though. That’s a great recommendation for Python!

Lots of things are like this of course but one which has stuck in my mind is driving. When I took Driver’s Ed. they mentioned that if your passengers don’t notice your driving or better yet, fall asleep, it is a good sign.

Another is the wait staff at restaurants. There was only one time that I can recall that I was amazed after the fact that I barely noticed the wait staff, but it was quite something. It was at a really high end restaurant and they had a team of waiters for each table, with one waiter in charge of the team. That head waiter must have been lurking out of sight directing things behind the scenes because stuff just magically seemed to appear at the exact right moment. I don’t recall my water glass being refilled but it must have been, several times. It was ungodly expensive though.

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