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Easy on the Eyes Too !!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Once I had to tell a peanut, "I cashew peeping around there too long".
Jeremy Falcon
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I kidney not.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Instead of a witty response I will relieve myself of such duties.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Either Microsoft have accelerated the roll-out, or my computer passed some secret test; either way, the "Fall Creators Update" appeared on my updates last night, rather than hiding for the usual 4-6 months after release.
The update process has definitely changed. It spent just over an hour downloading and preparing, during which time the computer was usable, albeit slightly sluggish. After clicking the button to restart, it took almost exactly 30 minutes to update, and then another two minutes for the annoying "Hi, we've got some updates, blah, blah..." nonsense. Previous updates did less work up-front, and spent longer rebooting, so that's an improvement.
There only seem to have been two casualties on the "not compatible" front: EMET, which is now baked into Windows Defender; and the Cisco VPN client.
The "Sync your settings" option now seems to be borked - "Sync is not available for your account. Contact your system administrator to resolve this." Who's the system administrator for a Microsoft account on a non-domain-joined PC again? 
Oh, and the new "emoji input panel" (Win + .) only works if your computer is set to US-English with a US keyboard layout.
Other than that, everything seems to be working.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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My experience with the Fall Update was really bad. After the lengthy update, none of the Microsoft apps worked. Clicking on the lower left corner for Startup - or whatever they call it, did nothing. I could not even restart or turn off. Clicking on any MS item, like the shortcuts I had for the calculator, MS Office and the weather app, produced an ominous message: "System call failed!". All non-Microsoft apps seemed to work.
So I started trusty ole Macrium Reflect and restored an earlier image to get rid of the Fall Update. That restored functionality to what it was before the update. Fall Update? All I can say is: "Yuck!"
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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The Fall Update performed well over the expectations: It updated, it fell. 100% success rate.
* CALL APOGEE, SAY AARDWOLF
* GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
* Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game.
* I'm a puny punmaker.
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I started the install on my home computer last night, I rebooted it before leaving this morning.
I've not look at what worked or not yet. I only game and sometimes lightroom on my home PC, it's not a big deal breaker if I need to wait for some updates to fix things up.
I will not touch my work PC for a while; and I do not have enough disk space to really install anything on it.
I'd rather be phishing!
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The only real problem I've encountered so far is that no matter what settings I pick, Rufus won't make a bootable USB stick out of the ISO - I've had 3 systems simply show a blinking cursor when trying to boot off of it (all systems I know can successfully boot off of other USB sticks I've created in the past). I can, however, start the setup.exe from that same USB stick and get the upgrade process started through that.
I've successfully burned a bootable DVD (and then did a full install) from the same ISO.
I haven't yet tried to use MS's own media creation tool.
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So you try to be a nice developer, try to be as transparent on your tasks as possible and hand guest access to your YouTrack... They can only view and check back what's happening.
Then there is this one guy, Project Manager of course, that is totally misunderstanding the purpose of your kindnes.
So now he want's access to the System, wants to be able to write Tickets, edit them and check who else writes tickets... Why??? you think and deny the request...
The next day you get a mail: Request from XXX :"Why can't i see this?"
You ask kindly what he wants to state with that.
You can guess the reply...
"That's why i need that system, if i send a request i want to be able to edit it and check it back"
 R.I.P. to my Software plannings...
Rant off/
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HobbyProggy wrote: Request from XXX :"Why can't i see this?"
Sounds like multiple choice:
(A) You are blind as a mole. Get some glasses.
(B) You are the customer's project manager, not mine.
(C) Those who speak don't know, those who know don't speak.
(D) Are you authorized for at least Universal Top Secret? Otherwise we would have to shoot you.
(E) Why should you?
(F) Because we enjoy seeing you squiggle like a fish on the hook.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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I'd love to reply that but im not allowed to 
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Another one:
(G) Biometric access protection: Minimum IQ of 60.
No access for 'DAUs' 
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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You are making my day 
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somebody is totally misunderstanding the Project Manager's and their own roles.
you're own hole.
Installing Signature...
Do not switch off your computer.
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i don't get what you mean 
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MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
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misunderstood PM role: it's the PM's right to use any metrics available, you've shown him something that measures project performance and then [wrongly] denied him access to it.
misunderstood your role: you've made more work for dev team, if you're the TL you've let down your whole team by this, if you're not the TL even worse: you've overstepped your bounds and possibly put your entire deliverable at risk.
Probably get away with it, unless your PM is the strict by the book (humourless) type.
Installing Signature...
Do not switch off your computer.
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Fun fact: i am PM and TL of my team since we are only 3 people in SW development. The PM i am talking of is just one of the users of the software we develop.
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if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
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{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
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Hey, Nagy, you're back! missed your banter.
Yes you're correct with your comment: should have been your not you're.
Installing Signature...
Do not switch off your computer.
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Serves you right for trying to be helpful
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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No good deed goes unpunished - Clare Boothe Luce
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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So I've started a new job, where part of it is being in charge of Health and SafetyI have to watch various DVDs and select the most informative to be used as part of our training schedule. The manual handling[^] one is presented by Diane Youdale - best known as Jet from Gladiators[^].
F*** knows if the information is any good as Ive spent the whole time imagining what I'd like her to manually handle. oh and I don't even need to watch the rest, but I might watch this one again just to make sure.
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