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One of my friends had a contract like that, and he created an open source project that the company tried to take, as it was successful. The courts disagreed, and the CEO of the company, who didn't know about that clause (and was extremely against such things, and was also very tech savy) quickly fired a number of people who were behind that, as it violated company policy.
This was some time ago (I can't remember the company name to save my life) but I later met the CEO, and found him to be quite nice. He had a number of code style rules, all of which lead to some very maintainable code. The company also has a number of open source utility libraries, all of which are fully documented with numerous examples. Most were in C/C++, so I didn't use them, but I did look at them.
If I find (and remember) the company name I will post a link. Don't bet on it though. My memory is like RAM, it gets cleared a lot. (grumbles about that issue...)
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
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From a response on SO
Quote: and pointed out to the owners of the company that by claiming ownership of anything i did on my own time, they would also bear responsibility for anything that i did on my own time. So if one of my hobby experiment virus programs ever happened to accidentally escape into the wild...they would be responsible.
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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Just come back from the dentist with two new crowns.
My mouth feels like it belongs to someone else!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Hopefully, like it belongs to someone with better teeth!
I know the feeling - every time I go for a check-up, he does a "polish and de-scale" and my tongue doesn't seem to fit for days...
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Maybe you will now stop talking sh!te then!
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Never! Never! Never!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Oi! Dr No is dead (and the world is a rather more peaceful place as a result)
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Dalek Dave wrote: My mouth feels like it belongs to someone else! Please accept my sympathies for any dental distress you may be going through.
However, be sure and use that line about how your mouth feels with your wife in case anything ... uhhh ... comprising, like lipstick on your shirt in a color your wife never uses, comes up.
cheers, Bill
“I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot: They amount to 14.” Abd-Ar Rahman III, Caliph of Cordoba, circa 950CE.
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I had one installed two years ago. My tongue still isn't used to it, and keeps checking it as soon as I don't pay attention...
~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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That's what she said.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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Thanks, fixed.
I made the original post from Opera on Android, seems it doesn't work.
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As it's the 256th day of the year, it's Programmers' Day[^].
Happy Programmers' Day!
The quick red ProgramFOX jumps right over the Lazy<Dog> .
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You rat, you didn't send me a card!
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Didn't know about it.
Thanks and the Happy day for you too.
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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Sorry, overflow exception.
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sea
:-D :laugh: :doh: :rolleyes:
sea
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Please do not post garbage like this: this is a professional site for professionals, and you will not make many friends with this behaviour.
Too much of this and you will be banned from the site.
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OriginalGriff wrote: this is a professional site for professionals
When did this happen and why are you allowed back behind the keyboard here? Thought they put you in one of those lovely white jackets that does up at the back.
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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I just seen the CP FAH[^] link in Dave Auld's sig. I followed it and looked at the list and saw that most people on it are not active any more. In fact there is probably not even a half dozen active. Why did so many of you drop out?
Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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I stopped a few months ago when I rebuilt my system and decided not to install FAH again.
P.S. I started running it once I got a quad-core CPU and I dedicated three cores to it.
modified 13-Sep-14 3:45am.
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