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And that's why I have a US$20 flip-phone with no "Apps". Included charger.
Added bonuse: security and peace of mind.
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Now he has a 'charger' too 
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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Indeed, but as long as every minute a sucker is born, this will only get worse.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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And I thought I was the only one!
"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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Alas, I've hear rumor that "flip phones" will be coming back in style (users bored with broken screens, perhaps?). They'll be expensive and probably have all the crap the others do.*
What'll we do if we're suddenly apparently stylish? Wait out the storm, I suppose.
* Except for the voice part, I believe the once called these notepads and laptops.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: I've hear rumor that "flip phones" will be coming back
I too have heard this, it had better not effect the price! I paid $12 for my current one, which is the second one I've purchased in the last 10 years.
"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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You do realize that a) the OP was called on his office desk phone - not an evil smartphone and b) the secondary response about his personal information being stolen was a joke... right?
That's what I do. I drink, and I know things. ~ Tyrion Lannister
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It doesn't matter - we're just about scoring points in these forum discussions.
Smart phone or smart person - there's no middle ground.
Mike Mullikin wrote: he secondary response about his personal information being stolen was a joke... right?
That's exactly what they'd like you to believe.
Aside to myself: Where's my heavy duty Reynold's Wrap?
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I used to work with VirtualBox for years and it was fine (loved the seamless mode especially), however the last 3 updates were problematic (each in different way) so I'm looking for suggestion what to use instead...if any...
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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The version before the previous 3 
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I have worked with VMWare for years (prof with the full version and private with the player version), up to now happy with it. (Hopefully remains so)
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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I second Nelek : I find VMware products quite reliable.
You always obtain more by being rather polite and armed than polite only.
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VMWare.
Interesting, I haven't clicked on the "update Virtual Box" in more than a year, glad I haven't.
Marc
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Was it working before the updates?
Were there release notes that told you of new features that you actually wanted?
Updating because there is an update is becoming a thing of the past.
Read release notes, and only update if they actually explain what they've done, and if you actually want the new stuff.
E.g everyone nowadays complains about how cr@ppy skype has become, but my installation works as well as it ever did, because I don't update programs that don't provide release notes.
"We're constantly making improvements" != release notes.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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All update was applied to solve a problem, and to be honest it solved. But! it introduced an other, sometimes more disturbing one...
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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Ain't that always the way.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Not a mention (so far) of Hyper-V? It's built right into the OS, even on the clients, since 8.1, I believe.
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My host is not Windows...
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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Got a customers old and new laptops. Old Dell may have a dying/dead HDD as got data off and now can't get it to read in another computer.
So moved on to new laptop which I just unboxed. Plugged in, turned on and accepted all Microsoft's Licensing bullshite and network selection and moved on to where in the world I am. Then turn off all settings for privacy and click next. Get the Just a moment... prompt, then the laptop reboots and I'm back to where in world am I.
Doesn't matter if I use Express Settings or Customize Settings it just keeps looping.
Anyone have an idea? Google not helping and brain obviously not working.
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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Linux?
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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Is not for us to use is for non developer call user to use. my sister also have this problem with her laptop. i finding
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I do not like to break it down for you, but my 6-8-10 years old girls handle perfectly Fedora on their movie/homework laptop...
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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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: Linux?
Can you get Outlook, Office and his financial program to work if I put Linux on?
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 do not know about that financial program your customer uses, but Office runs perfectly on Wine...
(and there are office replacements that IMHO are much better then the Microsoft one)
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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Have you tried testing the new machine's memory? Bad memory can cause symptoms similar to what you mention.
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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