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I am absolutely certain that is a bucket load of old bollocks - a sweeping generalization arrived at after testing .00000000001% of the population.
Although... my FIL was persuaded to get into a car and buy a fake leather jacket by a complete stranger he thought he knew. But he is 88 and can still work an Apple.
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It's too many mental arguments with other people that's the problem:
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal[^]
"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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Arthur Conan Doyle said the very same about 120 years ago...
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
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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In this article Umer Mansoor, a San Francisco-based software developer, talks about the importance of writing less code and revisits some of Jeff Atwood’s most important lessons. I've written no code, I'm done for the day.
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Many entry and junior level developers have perfected the art of writing less code. They simply type ctrl-c ctrl-v and walla, it works!
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jgakenhe wrote: They simply type ctrl-c ctrl-v and walla, it works!
As overhead last week, our CTO telling one of our devs, "don't create a component for that, just copy and paste the code because we'll probably only use it in two places."
Marc
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A few years ago I invented what I called the deleting hour...It was about deleting 'dead' code...Probably the most productive hour of my week...At least according to article...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I have a better one: write negative code. In other words, delete code. Several times I have fixed bugs by removing code altogether.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Amen!
Don’t reinvent the wheel. Pretty please.
Unfortunately, the wheel is often not round, is punctured, improperly inflated, or can't handle the road conditions, or all of the above.
Marc
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KISS is my coding axiom.
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I hate over engineerers..
However getting into disagreement with them once costed me my job in a very nice, yet small and remote, location.
Now I learned to not fight the flow... Social imperative trumps code quality..
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Amen!
I often spend most of my time analysing a problem, and 5 minutes at the end of the day writing 3 lines of code. The point is that they are the correct 3 lines of code.
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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That's what the Lounge is for, actually.
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
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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The ability to Reset Windows 10 -- re-installing the OS while keeping, or removing your personal files -- is a great idea (although admittedly not as good as being able to install Windows over the top of itself as you could with XP), and now Microsoft is spinning it off into a standalone tool. Sadly, it won't let you start anew with Windows 7
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Microsoft is extending blockchain technology with a new set of tools designed to make it possible to build a new ecosystem of enterprise applications on top of it. Bring your own enigma machine
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I think I just heard Alan Turing roll over in his grave.
That's what I do. I drink, and I know things. ~ Tyrion Lannister
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GitHub has revealed that a number of users’ accounts have been accessed by an attacker reusing email addresses and passwords obtained from other compromised internet services. I didn't think anyone would guess my password was "git checkout"
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Bill Gates' philanthropic efforts are usually greeted with near-universal praise, but a recent attempt by the US billionaire to donate 100,000 chickens to impoverished countries has ruffled some feathers. People were probably afraid they'd come with Windows 10 installed
I could have sworn I saw a post by Bill Woodruff about this earlier, but search failed me. Apologies if so.
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So Bolivia exports so many chickens. Good for them. However, I bet they are almost exclusively from large corporate farms, which doesn't help poor people at all. What Gates wants to do is give chickens to the poor families who are struggling, not to the corporate farms. What Bolivian hubris.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote: What Bolivian hubris.
I've never known a Bolivian that didn't have hubris. But then again, I've only known one Bolivian.
Marc
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Microsoft is hurtling toward the consumer release of its big Windows 10 Anniversary Update with the latest beta build for its operating system that launched on Tuesday. "Get out of the water!"
{Insert the cello music from Jaws here}
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Design patterns can be our best ally when used correctly. However, when used in the wrong place, they can do more harm than good. There are more interesting things to obsess over
Like tabs vs. spaces.
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Simple Programmer wrote: Design patterns can be our best ally when used correctly. However, when used in the wrong place, they can do more harm than good. It’s imperative that we learn how to use them correctly. I think that's also true for scissors, screwdrivers, toothbrushes, shaving foam and garlic.
/ravi
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...and suppositories,condoms, asthma inhalors, toilet paper....
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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While these two browsers won’t be directly blocked from using Team Services, they’ll be likely to run into serious issues when trying to use the service. Your browser must be this new to check in
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