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Some people come from a long family line of market criers, as it seems. I had to work with some of those a while ago. They did not bother to get up and walk over to whoever they wanted to talk to. They just shouted across the room and constantly got louder. Until I demonstrated what I learned in the time with my first employer after finishing school.
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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You went to "finishing school"? Were you a debutante? 
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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No. I finished school and immediately got a letter from our government with a job offer I could not deny.
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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We have a guy who doesn't work on our side of the building but strolls around having phone conversations on his wireless iPhone earbuds into our area.
Anyone know where I can get a Claymore cheap?
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I hope you don't want to lay mines. Use a real Claymore instead. It's more personal that way.
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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...and puts a new meaning to "Using cutting edge tools"!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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But that would mean I would have to actually get up. I'm all for automation where feasible.
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But cool kids like them. So they will be there.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: do NOT use speaker phone for a conference call from your desk
However, if you do in an open office, and I am around, prepare for me entering the discussion with whomever is on the phone 
Whilst that sounds horribly, it is one of the advantages of a (semi) open floor; a manager would say there is more "synergy" 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Customer: Who was that? Did he just call me a moron?
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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..nearly. In those cases it is better to jot it down and hold up your remarks than it is to simply shout them.
We learn by doing
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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As a born diplomat, I tell you that you need to learn more about diplomacy.
Instead of saying:
You, sir, are a moron!"
You could better say something like this:
"As any moron can see, x is obviously going to fail. Shirley you agree that we should do y to avoid that problem."
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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I am a born non-diplomat. Computers do not require tact 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Someone said that the only diplomatic mission he would send me on was when he wanted to provoke someone else into starting a war. And all that despite me being so small, quiet and shy.
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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I understand your point... and please, don't call me Shirley.
When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.
Same thing when you are stupid.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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Which one do you want to play? Rumack, Murdock or Oveur?
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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Oveur...
LA Control Tower: Flight 2-0-9'er, you are cleared for take-off.
Oveur: Roger.
When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.
Same thing when you are stupid.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: a manager would say there is more "synergy"
Cue Samuel Jackson:
"Synergize this, mother ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) er!"
Software Zen: delete this;
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Yes they paid for it. The article says it was an "innovative new study." Innovative. You have to pay for innovation especially when its for a study. 
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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I do really badly in open plan offices. Fortunately, I have a boss that understands this.
"Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity."
- Hanlon's Razor
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Nathan Minier wrote: I do really badly in open plan offices. Fortunately, I have a boss that understands this.
I do really badly in an office. Unfortunately, I do not have a boss that understands this. 
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From the article:
"Open-plan offices have taken off because of a desire to increase interaction and collaboration among workers."
No, they took off because companies saw a chance to save a few bucks.
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I kept thinking that is the real reason, they recently had a redesign of our area and squeezed in 2 more bodies, the excuse was that the design was more ergonomically sound, bullshit.
I moved to a different floor as I require western personal space area. Asians really don't have the same reaction to crowding a cuacs.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: Bloody hell I could have told them that for nothing.
There's your problem, you're not charging enough 
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