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And for the other flavor...
1: "Hi, I'd like to hear a TCP joke."
2: "Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?"
1: "Yes, I'd like to hear a TCP joke."
2: "OK, I'll tell you a TCP joke."
1: "Ok, I will hear a TCP joke."
2: "Are you ready to hear a TCP joke?"
1: "Yes, I am ready to hear a TCP joke."
2: "Ok, I am about to send the TCP joke that will last 10 seconds, has two characters, does not have an explicit setting, and ends with a punchline."
1: "Ok, I am ready to get your TCP joke that will last 10 seconds, has two characters, does not have an explicit setting, and ends with a punchline."
2: "I'm sorry, your connection has timed out. Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?"
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Thanks for the Friday afternoon laugh!
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After spending a whole lot of time debugging an embedded TCP/IP stack a while ago, I can testify that this is the most succinct-yet-complete description of TCP I've ever read.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Jacquers wrote: D yokno wathe est hng bou UP jks ar
You come across as a bit blurry 
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Looks like Norwegian (or maybe French), minus the accent marks.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I'm not overly happy with my clue today, but I just couldn't come up with anything else that fit the theme...
American wax-work provides pleasant aroma (6, 6)
modified 20-Sep-19 4:18am.
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Yankee Candle?
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Daniel Pemberton - The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance[^]
This was one of last weeks contenders for SOTW, but didn't make it.
This week it makes a comeback even though I've already finished the series.
I really like this soundtrack and especially the main theme.
Of course it's heard throughout the series and there are a few variations on it.
It's pretty epic, like Hans Zimmer epic.
It even reminds me a bit of Time from Inception.
I can really recommend watching the series as well 
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Sander Rossel wrote: I can really recommend watching the series as well
Yeah, I am finishing up Altered Carbon (a little late on this one), and going to start The Dark Crystal next. Can't wait.
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Haven't seen Altered Carbon myself, but I've heard good things about it.
It's in my watch list that I could do the rest of my life with, but which is still growing anyway
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[^] First impression: looks a little more legible than Consolas; inter-line spacing a little greater. fyi: it's a TTF font.
edit: the lower case "l" which looks like an "S" trying to turn into a snake: that's a deal-breaker. back to Consolas. whoops: just visited Insider News, and found this was mentioned there [^].
I'll leave this up because there is no comment by anyone actually using it on the IN thread, and there's been some content about vision problems here, recently.
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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I just tried it and.....
Oh No.... quickly reverting to Consolas, hahah!   
But thanks for sharing! 
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Try: "Sitka Text" looks fancy!
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Comic Sans!
Every 1990s web designer: "The only font you ever need"
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OMG! My code looks so fancy now! Genius! 
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Personally, I am fan of Fira Mono.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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thanks, that's an interesting font; for me, the lower case "l" and "g" would not work. the zero with a dot in the center might be another distraction, for me, even if appealing for esoteric reasons
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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I've given up changing too many prefs.
Sure settings usually survive updates,
but sometimes they don't so you have to waste time putting things back.
yeah, I know that looks like I'm falling into the ms philosophy that users shouldn't be changing things ms has set - the "we know what's best for you."
I still disagree with that, but if it's not hurting too much some even ugly windmills are better left alone, the bulldozers put away, and that energy spent somewhere else more useful.
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can you name one app where changing the font preference was not reversible or corrupted other settings ?
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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Yes, I can. Netronics Tiny BASIC from 1979 on my Elf. The font took a good portion of the computer's tiny memory, so a simple form of compression was used to squeeze it in and actually have about 1k free for the BASIC program. Any attempt to change this font would lead to a desaster.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Far out, man ! It's only 20 years until you can party like it's 1999 [^]
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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well font per-se can't remember off hand which - have seen it happen (admittedly some time back.)
but settings sometimes do get upset (or removed from being settable) in apps. Win 7 sometimes doing updates (esp office) would rearrange the start menu from the way I customised it...
should also say another reason I stay mostly standard with settings is moving between a few machines (sometimes at customer sites 'borrowing' another persons machine to do something quick) you can't rely on settings being the way you like, changing your font, using another persons machine see 'l' and 'O' when it's actually '1' and '0'... in particular keyboard shortcuts - expecting a familiar setting and getting another can lead to disaster. (so usually avoid those, use menu's etc.)
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I'm wondering if I should up-vote for OT digression
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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