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Yeah, this is why I laugh at everyone who shouts in my face "VB6 STILL WORKS AND IS STILL A GOOD PLATFORM!"
Sure, it works. If you like propping the damn projects and COM controls up with 2x4s, chicken wire, and duct tape.
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Yeah, it's not good and it only works after a lot of blood, sweat and tears and then you'll just have to pray it keeps working 
That said, it still works 
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I had a similar journey getting my VC6 IDE running on a Windows 7 machine (no VM). Took days of porting certain files over from XP, but finally managed to get it all going. The guys in the IT department can't understand why I don't want them touching that machine.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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... they have a foot fetish?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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oh oh.... so bad. lol.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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This deserves a big hand!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Well give 'em an inch ...
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1) How are you @OriginalGriff ?
2) As of today I am officially an Inventor [pending] as we've just submitted a patent application with my scrawl on the bottom left. 
veni bibi saltavi
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Does that mean you need to update your profile picture to this[^]? 
"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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This show was awesome! 
Never knew this guy's name 
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Congrats on being an inventor! I hope it serves you well 
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
MessageBox.Show(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_signature)
? $"This is my signature:{Environment.NewLine}{_signature}": "404-Signature not found");
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Patent, no less. Patent everybody!
Congratulations!
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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Is it a patent for improved wedge bolts btw ?
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Congratulations! I remember my first patent - I was "but it's so obvious - why didn't someone else do it first?"
I'm getting there - still miss her like crazy, and my sleep pattern is all over the place so my concentration is ... um ... poor and I get distracted very easily so I forget what I was doing. That's OK when you are holding a wooden spoon, but ceramic knives make it a lot riskier. I'm still not cooking properly as a result!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Look after yourself Paul, it's a bloody long road. I'm watching over Da trying to keep going.
veni bibi saltavi
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Hello Nagy where have you been hiding ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Working, the man makes me work.
Oh and apparently inventing.
veni bibi saltavi
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Nice to hear from an old hand. , good luck!
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Congratulations, I look forwared to the article.
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I wanted to mount a small safe with two wedge bolts that were supplied with it.
As usual the drill went everywhere when I tried to drill some holes in a concrete wall 
Did the bolts work as intended? of course not, they kept turning round as they were smooth on the outside.
Did any of the reviews on the website where I bought it mention this? of course not.
Had to replace the bolts with other ones before the safe could properly be attached.
I don't understand people who claim that they like DIY, sigh ...
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Wrong drill bit type, size, or possibly just blunt?
Mark a center punch hole first (I use a Draper 13612 - it's spring tension adjustable, and doesn't need a hammer freeing up a second hand), then drill a pilot hole that is slightly smaller the screw diameter without the threads (for a "screw in device") or smallish compared to the final bit for push in ones.
Drill out the pilot to the final size for push in devices with a slightly small bit - you can "wiggle it" a bit to get the right size, but you can't add material back and concrete bits generally drill a little larger than you expect!
For concrete, carbide tips are a good choice, but make sure they are sharp - they can chip quite easily if you aren't careful with them, and a blunt drill will do more damage than you might think!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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If you do DIY right it's rewarding, if you get screwed up by tools and products you use it's annoying. End of the story.
"Pro tip" from my side, never use anything provided with the product and instead have dowels and screws in your toolbox that are good quality.
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
MessageBox.Show(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_signature)
? $"This is my signature:{Environment.NewLine}{_signature}": "404-Signature not found");
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This is possibly the least understood rule of DIY - you must have a comprehensive supply of fixings, screws, dowels, bolts, you name it before you start.
Another tip - when boring holes in glass or ceramic tiles, using the hammer facility on your drill is counterproductive 
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And put a piece of tape across where you want to drill - the bit won't skate off into the distance then.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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At least, not so much.
I usually put a cross of tape, like the cartoon sticking plaster, to get enough depth for the bit to grip and not skate, and use the drill really really slowly, just grinding the surface until there's a depression. Then you can up the speed. A little oily lubricant helps, one you've started. Turpentine is recommended for glass.
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