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This is not punishment, its good parenting 
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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Precisely. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Daughters have a laptop each. If they are being punished the laptop is either removed or if they 'have to' use it for typing up a project I remove access from the webs.
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And they don't know how to restore it ? 
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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Mine were too young for such things - but the PC had a key-lock (who remembers that!)
Still, I can't help think of all the tubs of boiling water I could have saved.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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So did the computer my parents owned in the 90's. They used the key lock exactly once. I acquired the spare key the same day and they never tried again. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging 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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I controlled all keys. This was also pre-junk-key, where every PC for a given type had the same dumb key.
When only one child was being punished, I used the CMOS password. The others knew that if they 'shared it' during the punishment period then I would resort back to the lock.
When did that system begin to fail? Only when they needed computers for their school work. HOWEVER, this was the era in which I was trying to earn a living as a shareware distributor. I could always control the source (my systems).
They should have just used the boiling water and a fountain syringe.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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According to the homepage. That's a lot. I'm just wondering what happens after 4,294,967,295. Then I guess we'll know whether CodeProject is using an unsigned int or a long.
Christ I really am so boring.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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Sorry what? I fell asleep before I reached the end of the first sentence.
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System.UInt64; it's the only way to be sure.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Nope: System.Numerics.BigInteger[^] is the one to go for!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Might be a little pedantic, but the uint64 is good for 45 billion years at the current rate, so I'd argue that would probably be sufficient.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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Best to be on safe side though, eh?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I've never used that. Hmm...
Software Zen: delete this;
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No, no, facts like these are absolutely fascinating; I could quote them to my girfriend (if I had one).
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: I could quote them to my girfriend (if I had one).
If you did quote them, you likely would no longer have the girlfriend. 
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I guess we will find out pretty soon
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell
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Rob Philpott wrote: I'm just wondering what happens after 4,294,967,295.
4.294967296e+9 
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I'd rather watch a David Bowie movie[^]
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Not to mention Austria[^].
We should adopt the same unbiased voting system for Lounge posts :
Griff - 12 points (because he has to win)
Nagy - 10 points (because he threatened)
Dave - 8 points (because he gave me 10 last time)
...
Carlo - 1 point (because we all decided to ignore Italy again)
Rage - No point (because is France ever gonna bring something making sense again ?)
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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I detect a touch of bias there - but I'll break the rules for you! 
It's tempting to suggest that I should be entered as an act for Eurovision next year: with my negative singing abilities future events would be cancelled forthwith just in case I was entered again...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: It's tempting to suggest that I should be entered as an act for Eurovision next year
You'd be better than at least the 20 last French contestants.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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Only if they cleared the hall in the first 20 seconds after starting to "sing"...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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