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My @rse!
The uncreative and unfunny bits, maybe.
Gaiman's rep for being incredibly creative is simply not true. Anyone who can't predict where his stories are leading are either asleep, or they're reading something else entirely.
Did Pratchett pull an Alan Moore?
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There were a few bits of the book that were obviously Gaiman, but I do think the majority of it was Sir Terry. Gaiman did the screenplay conversion though. How was it?
Not sure about the Alan Moore reference. Are you trying to say Pratchett hated the conversion? (So much that he died before it happened). That seems to be a pretty universal Alan Moore reaction (the hating, not so much the dying).
TTFN - Kent
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Not sure about the Alan Moore reference
The Yeti refused to have his name associated with the movies based on his comics, so was not named in the credits (even though he writes full script, so most of the creative input is his), and he even refused the money, after the first one or two.
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Right, thought that was where you were going. In this case, it's probably "written by Gaiman" for the screenplay only.
Alan Moore really needs to take a chill pill though (he and ESR both)
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Alan Moore really needs to take a chill pill though
Ha! I've known few less chilled-out guys!
It's his "magic is real" thing that we'll probably never see eye-to-eye on, but arguing about it is still fun, when the guy you're arguing with is not a F***wit.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Gaiman did the screenplay conversion though. How was it?
I made it through the first episode...it was rough. I'm not a fan of continued narration in movies to begin with, and the narrator in question is simply terrible.
Secondly, I know people would kvetch regardless, but a lot of dialogue that works on the page simply does not translate well to an actual, physical, dialogue. Some re-writes for screen are called for, and some movies/shows do this well. Good Omens is not one of them.
The scene I was most looking forward to, the "evolution" of "Dog", left me a bit flat as well.
Maybe it'll get better. The actors are doing a great job with what they're given, so there's that.
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I can't predict any of his endings!
To be fair I didn't read the first page (or any other page for that matter) of his books!  
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What about @rse btw? Why did you mention him? He has not written any article not participated in forum much! 
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My @rse does what I tell it to, and I haven't told it to post any messages or write any articles.
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When I found my toaster wasn't waterproof, I was shocked!
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What were you doing eating toast in the shower?
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I was hungry: Toast[^]
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Never throw anything away, Griff
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Couldn't you toast the bread without a toaster in the shower?
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I was multitasking!
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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if you want to toast in the shower just raise a glass - no 'lectrics required
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Toast in each hand would be MultiToasting!
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Real men don't eat quiche, they eat toast!
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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Sounds like shortly thereafter you were thoroughly embroiled.
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Your wife should keep you better grounded.
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And shortly thereafter, you were toast!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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Did it make you so mad that you blew a fuse?
You should try to be more grounded.
Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. (Glenn Reynolds)
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People are usually shocked when they find out that I'm not a very good electrician! 
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
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In this weeks newsletter I noticed that there were a fair number of persons doing embedded projects and was wondering;
1) What device are you using?
2) What IDE?
3) What field?
Just curious, I will not sell the data I obtain from this poll, unless of course someone actually offers me money!
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1) Mostly ARM based, RPI and last project was ESP32 based.
2) I mainly Used Eclipse the last 10...15 years but I switched to VSCODE recently because it is a lot easier to configure.
3) A bit of everything: compressor control, multiple compressor management systems, dryer controls, pallet robot control, smart meters, communication hubs and gateways, HVAC control, domotics and industrial scanner applications.
It takes a slightly different way of thinking than traditional PC/server programming does but I have always enjoyed it a lot. Programming something that makes a machine tick is just very pleasant.
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