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I once shared a cube with 3 other programmers. My first day one emailed me and said if I had any questions don't hesitate to ask. I replied back and said I would give them a jingle if I did. Programmers don't talk to people, why would we talk to an inanimate object? Besides I don't think I want my laptop typing in the words I say when my code doesn't work the way I want it to. Maybe I'm just old school introvert.
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I just wrote my first voice generated PERL script:
open open bracket no open bracket you stupid pile of tin am i meant to say ( ah yes so i am good now where was i yes open bracket damn no backspace backspace will you delete all start again open ( o do come on infile comma arg vector zero no you berk that's dollar sign upper A upper R upper G upper V open square bracket zero close square bracket o my god are you serious i have to leave at midnight close square bracket close bracket oh not again god i hate computers awe no i said awe not or really where's my goddamn keyboard die double quote no scratch that just die
It's a cool enough script but for some reason it won't run.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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A new study suggests people stop gathering evidence earlier when the data supports their desired conclusion than when it supports the conclusion they wish was false. All the evidence I need to believe them
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OK, I have a "Duh!"
Any raise on "Duh!"?
Anyone?
Yes, we have a "Fer F^^k's sake!"
Any raise on "Fer F^^k's sake!"?
Anyone?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Another proof... they won't stop doing "studies" of the elephantingly obvious just because their interest is in the funds and no the relevance of the "conclusions"
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Nelek wrote: Another proof... they won't stop doing "studies" of the elephantingly obvious just because their interest is in the funds and no the relevance of the "conclusions"
That's not the only reason, though.
Don't forget the "I'm a cr@p teacher who wouldn't last ten minutes in the real world, and I haven't got a clue what to do with my students!" factor.
Never ascribe to, and all that.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Early reports of 'Oumuamua's odd characteristics led some to speculate that the object could be an alien spacecraft, sent from a distant civilization to examine our star system. So much for a "Rendevous with Rama" sequel
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Kent Sharkey wrote: So much for a "Rendevous with Rama" sequel
Well, apart from the three that Gentry Lee wrote and Clarke edited. 
"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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Don't spoil my bad blurbs with The Truth!
TTFN - Kent
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You Can't Handle The Truth![^] 
"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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Given that astronomers have to admit they were "mistaken" 80% of the time, it's much more than reasonably safe to assume that Oumuamua is an alien spacecraft, sent from a distant civilization to examine our star system.
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Duh 
#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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Seventeen years after Kylix, Embarcardero adds a complete Linux toolchain to Delphi That's the feature that will bring everyone back!
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I never used Delphi professionally, but I pottered with it, and, at a time when VB was "the next big thing", it was a lot bigger and a lot better.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Microsoft announced it almost a year ago, but starting today Windows Phone 8.x handsets will no longer receive app updates from the Microsoft Store. "Something touched me deep inside, the day the music died" (or the books anyway)
People actually bought books from the Microsoft store?
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People actually bought ebooks? (At least ones with DRM you can't break?)
Dead-tree-books never stop 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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Until you drop them in the bath, yes.
TTFN - Kent
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Until you drop them in the bath, yes.
Ah, so that's why the pages of some of your books are stuck together!
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Ah... yes. Yes, that's it exactly. 
TTFN - Kent
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I thought the expression "This book is full of sh1t" was just figurative  
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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It's no secret that data science is a good career path. The jobs are in demand, the salaries are compelling, and the work is interesting. So how does someone break in? "Stand back: I'm going to try science!"
Or, "I like big data and I cannot lie"
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Any subject with the word "science" in its name is not a science.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Versioning is inherently hard, but the way that .NET infrastructure is set up makes it harder than it needs to be, I suspect. Don't bother versioning, just create a brand-new project each time
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That's a very detailed article, but definitely worth a read 
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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