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I have never eaten a Twinkie.
Never even seen one apart from on TV.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Shed Petition[ ^]
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ChrisElston wrote: I have never eaten a Twinkie.
Just as well, considering what Urban Dictionary has to say. (No link; NSFW and nonKSS content, as usual for UD.)
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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ChrisElston wrote: I have never eaten a Twinkie.
Oh! Err!
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ChrisElston wrote: I have never eaten a Twinkie.
Never even seen one apart from on TV.
My kids found a store near here that sold them. I bought one for them to try, they both had a mouthful, spat it out and said it was so faarrrkkkking sweet it was inedible.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Michael Martin wrote: so faarrrkkkking sweet it was inedible.
Good to know they've inherited their old man's skills in language 
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It's just sponge cake with cream filling. No big mystery. But tasty once in a while.
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Twinkies, Shminkies!
Now take away my hope of ever being able to stuff my face with a Ding Dong and I'm pushin' the button!
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Does that also mean HoHos and Ding Dongs?
OMG the Mayans were right the world is coming to an end, let the Zombies have it all there's no reason left to live.
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As long as there are Moon Pies and a Big Red, who cares?
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Union President Frank Hurt said Thursday that the crisis is a "result of nearly a decade of financial and operational mismanagement"
Typical.
Translation:
It's their fault, so **** 'em! We'll cut off our noses to spite our faces! Our members can take a 100% pay cut, instead!
One person who will not lose his job is the union president.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Even if hostess closes up shop, I'll bet they sell off the rights. Somebody else will keep the twinkie supply going....
Thrakazog needs his fix!
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I wouldn't go around imitating zombies, don't you live in the same state as JSOP?
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It's alright, I have a yard wolf to keep me safe, and he's at least 50 miles away at most times. 
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Alas, yes, it appears that Twinkies, Ho Ho's, and Ding Dongs, are all on the endangered species list, until their next re-incarnation.
America's pantheon of heart-disease, diabetes, and obesity icons will have to rely on just "Happy Meals" and "Double Whoppers with Bacon," for a while ?
The Twinkie's history is truly wonderful; where else can you find the combination of:
... a successful 1979 double-murder defense (ending in a verdict of involuntary manslaughter ... due to Dan White's mental state, at the time of the murders, being judged to be incapable of pre-meditation) of a San Francisco Mayor and City Supervisor in which excess Twinkie consumption was part of the defense [^] ...
... and ... the sudden upsurge in a sweet-treat's popularity related to a "replace vanilla with original banana flavor" promotional marketing venture by the Hostess brand associated with the 2007 remake version of the King Kong movie [^] ?
Nutrional Value of the Twinkie:
Serving Size 1 cake (42.5 g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 150Calories from Fat 41
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.5g7%
Saturated Fat 2.5g13%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 20mg7%
Sodium 220mg9%
Total Carbohydrates 27.0g9%
Sugars 18.0g
Protein 1.0g
Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0% • Iron 2%
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Presented here[^]
I was doing a little research after reading some of the replies in Keith Barrow's Is there a name for this?[^] thread from this afternoon.
The idea presented pretty much exactly matches what I think, and also is very much like what I used to have.
Now we are open plan, and with new smaller desks and feck all room at all, which is about the worst possible environment for software development.
We're also right next to the entrance to the kitchen area, lots of distraction early after some eejit tried to microwave a rich tea biscuit and filled the office with smoke.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Shed Petition[ ^]
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Maybe you should start a petition. That seems to resolve things quickly.
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I think maybe I should get a job where the bloke in charge doesn't come from a support background.
The smaller desks pushed me over the edge.
Just need someone to give me a job with a big desk, loads of money, and to let me do what I want.
Should be simple enough.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Shed Petition[ ^]
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Why is everyone against developers having an office. I have an office, it is wonderful. Having a war room that we can get into a group and hammer stuff out is nice, but if you need that to be standard operating procedure, you are doing it wrong.
CPallini wrote: You cannot argue with agile people so just take the extreme approach and shoot him.
:Smile:
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Obviously I'd love my own office where I could shut out the stupidity, but that is unlikely to happen any time soon. The vast majority of companies in the UK just don't have the space.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Shed Petition[ ^]
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I understand the lack of space, and that it is not always possible to have separate offices for devs. I don't understand why that it isn't the preferred environment though. It seems like every article I read on the subject wants some form of open floor plan. Is it just more hippie crap from people in academia who don't actually have anything to accomplish...you know, like agile. Do any actual developers prefer this?
CPallini wrote: You cannot argue with agile people so just take the extreme approach and shoot him.
:Smile:
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The linked article says something along the lines of dev's prefer an office but studies show productivity is better with the war room.
I just discounted an office as 'never going to happen'.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Shed Petition[ ^]
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To be fair, the first time I read the article I just got the war room thing from the bullet points and got pissed off. I still don't remotely agree that his suggested office layout is good for anything. I think he vastly over estimates how much communication goes on between a dev team and vastly over estimates the effect of walls.
CPallini wrote: You cannot argue with agile people so just take the extreme approach and shoot him.
:Smile:
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ChrisElston wrote: The linked article says something along the lines of dev's prefer an office but studies show productivity is better with the war room.
Huh?
Which "linked article"?
The one that started this thread has a reference that specifically suggests that offices are better. However that isn't a study in any sense of the word.
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