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Hi Mark,
I'd certainly enjoy coming down to drink at such a watering-hole, if that's harmonious with CP's identity, and structure. But, perhaps, the Lounge already provides a venue for such expression ?
All through my strange unexpected (beginning in my forties) little pilgrimage/career in computer programming, I have always been delighted with the creativity I experienced among people I worked with.
So many of the best programmers I was privileged to work with were also were musically gifted, or painted, or manifested their creativity in so many various ways, as well as in their code.
And, I think that when folks share, here, on the Lounge, links to music, pictures, surreal news, or poignant strange things on the web, or do bravado denunciations of the kinks in the tools for software development we wrestle with, with righteous fervor: I see creativity there, also.
I know that I would hesitate to post (in serial form ?) any of my longer literary efforts here on CP; that's just based on some kind of gut-level feeling it's not appropriate. That's why I have limited myself to only one short-short story every few months on the Lounge (under 1000 words is my criterion).
I do admit that the idea of writing a kind of serial "novel" about a programming company, and the folks within it, and their interactions, has crossed my mind in the following form: I'd post a 1000 words, and ask people on CP to share their ideas about what should happen next in terms of plot development, character behavior, events, new characters, etc. And, the novel would then, like open-source software, get "forked" and "versions" ... as Ubuntu is to Linux ... would evolve 
Yes, a "crowd-sourced" novel, if you will. But, I think that's probably not appropriate for CP, best left to be just one more fantasy !
bill
Google CEO, Erich Schmidt: "I keep asking for a product called Serendipity. This product would have access to everything ever written or recorded, know everything the user ever worked on and saved to his or her personal hard drive, and know a whole lot about the user's tastes, friends and predilections." 2004, USA Today interview
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BillWoodruff wrote: I'd certainly enjoy coming down to drink at such a watering-hole, if that's
harmonious with CP's identity, and structure.
Given the amount of sheer crap that gets posted in various forums, I'd imagine it not too much of a stretch to have a short story type article.
BillWoodruff wrote: But, perhaps, the Lounge already provides a venue for such expression ?
The problem with that is the story disappears after a couple of days - I don't think people go back days and days to find amusing or interesting posts in the lounge.
BillWoodruff wrote: So many of the best programmers I was privileged to work with were also were
musically gifted, or painted, or manifested their creativity in so many various
ways, as well as in their code.
I would agree with that. Further, it leads me to feel that programming is still more art than science or, perhaps, the perfect blend of both.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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 Enjoyed
"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980
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and it was very nice.
Just thought I'd post an inane message that was utterly harmless and inoffensive to anyone to counter some of the crap that gets posted.
BTW: I really did eat a tangerine.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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mark merrens wrote:
Just thought I'd post an inane message that was utterly harmless and inoffensive to anyone to counter some of the crap that gets posted.
It's a case of mind over matter, if you don't mind it don't matter.
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mark merrens wrote: Just thought I'd post an inane message that was utterly harmless and inoffensive to anyone
I'm offended that you think I can't be offended by this.
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lewax00 wrote: I'm offended that you think I can't be offended by this.
You can't elephanting handle offense, you elephanting sunshine. Elephant you!
Was that more acceptable?
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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mark merrens wrote: Was that more acceptable?
Much.
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Your tangerine will be crap soon enough.
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Hmm, I just had a huge bowl of chili con carne - and I'm about to board a flight ... I'll be mildly surprised if this is of interest to anybody, even if it isn't offensive ...
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You rotten barstool: one fart and you'll suffocate everyone aboard!
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Good news: everybody survived 
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I just am disgusted when I see talented people, like your good self, underestimating their offensiveness.
I guess that's just a projection resulting from the left-over hurt from my childhood when my offensiveness, contrived with great effort, was, so often, ignored by its targets, even laughed at.
bill
Google CEO, Erich Schmidt: "I keep asking for a product called Serendipity. This product would have access to everything ever written or recorded, know everything the user ever worked on and saved to his or her personal hard drive, and know a whole lot about the user's tastes, friends and predilections." 2004, USA Today interview
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I trust you also tweeted, FaceBooked, LinkedIn'd and Google+'d this valuable piece of information? 
/ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: tweeted
dumb
Ravi Bhavnani wrote: FaceBooked
dumb
Ravi Bhavnani wrote: LinkedIn
dumb
Ravi Bhavnani wrote: Google
dumb
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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That's a yes then.
speramus in juniperus
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: That's a yes then.
Er, well, er...
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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mark merrens wrote: BTW: I really did eat a tangerine.
What! How could you? Eat a resident of this fine city: Tangiers[^] - you animal!
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
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That really made me laugh! 
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Take it to the soapbox.
speramus in juniperus
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Here all along I thought the internet was for cat videos and pr0n.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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And BACON! Don't forget that!
speramus in juniperus
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Darn, further proof I was wrong... 
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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And conspiracy theories. Don't forget the conspiracy theories.
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
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