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See my post right above yours to see some other strange values FF has displayed.
brisingr_aerowing@Gryphon-PC $ rake in_the_dough
Raking in the dough
brisingr_aerowing@Gryphon-PC $ make lots_of_money
Making lots_of_money
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Just watching a show on old steam trains.. Thats technology from 80 years ago.. Thinking that my father built steam locos at Henschel in Kassel and I am working in an office and coding..
The signature is in building process.. Please wait...
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I've already decided that my next personal software purchase will be a train simulator. I have tried OpenBVE and enjoyed it. 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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I love trains, I'm thankful that I got to ride one of the older trains 1961 while the nostalgia was still there. It's definitely a bygone era.
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Me too. I did a lot of model railroading with my father when I was kid, would love to get back into it!
I live a couple hours from here[^] - planning on visiting again soon. And the California Steam Railroad Museum[^] in Sacramento is excellent.
Marc
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You're all nuts, old trains indeed, I've never understood the fascination with trains. I guess growing up in Oz we didn't have a really strong railway history.
Ship engines now there are some real monster power systems. Mining trucks and those gigantic coal scoops are amazing as well.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Yesterday it was my sons third birthday, which we celebrated by going on a trip on a real steam train.
He was at first very afraid of the engine as it was big black steaming and made a lot of noise. But later on he couldn't wait to go back.
Today he didn't want to go to kindergarten (as in totally freaking out screaming). He wanted to go to the train instead.
That's impact.
Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!
Abraham Lincoln
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It's amazing that they could power such heavy locomotives with nothing more than a fire that made steam. We recently went to Wisconsin and visited the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay. They have a restored Union Pacific Big Boy - the thing is massive. I've also been to Steamtown in Scranton, PA (30 mins from where I grew up) which is awesome.
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Big boy was really a masterpiece.. My father build the Garrats for south africa, another one..
The signature is in building process.. Please wait...
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Sorry, misread your post, my reaction: "They are older than THAT!!!"
Here's an interesting timeline http://www.sdrm.org/history/timeline/[^] and a quote:
1804: Matthew Murray of Leeds, England invents a steam locomotive which runs on timber rails. This is probably the FIRST RAILROAD ENGINE.
Another link http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blsteamengine.htm[^] shows how old the engine IS.
Of course, later I realized I hadn't seen the show, so you could have been seeing 80 year old technology. It's amazing comparing 10 to 20 year old tech. We're still advancing, but not as astounding yearly advances as we saw 25 years ago. (And I'm not referring to steam tech )
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Just read an article here at CodeProject (I shan't mention which) that was formatted poorly, had code samples that don't compile and wasn't well written, but it received numerous comments. Of course, they were mostly negative.
It struck me afterward that if you do something right (write a terrific article), we may just download your code and ignore you. However, if you do something wrong (write a poor article) we are going to let you know.
So, doing something wrong actually allows you to build more community (though it is constructed upon negativity) than doing something right. Ah, the human condition. It's a challenge. 
Do you find my topic interesting or even well thought out? You probably won't comment.
However, if you eschew my point you will comment heavily. Am I funny yet?
I guess you can prove me wrong, easily, by being positive. I just played you, my friend. 
But, I'm serious. I feel a serious paradox coming on. 
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newton.saber wrote: I feel a serious paradox coming on
You're cheating, we can't downvote in the lounge.
Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!
Abraham Lincoln
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: You're cheating, we can't downvote in the lounge.
I didn't know that. From now on I'm going to post all my articles to The Lounge.
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So you're stealing my MO?
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You're so right. And no good deed goes unpunished.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Not just here. The whole world works like that.
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Upvote. So true. Let's overcome it.
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What would be the fun of humiliating someone that does something right?
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Mike Hankey wrote: What would be the fun of humiliating someone that does something right?
That's funny. Oh wait you are joking right?
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Yes of course I'm kidding. I have articles on CP that I get positive and negative feedback after many years, but on my site where I have a lot of giveaway code and on Visual and Atmel Gallery Gallery I very rarely get any feedback so I guess it depends on the audience your addressing? Don't know what to tell you there!
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Not to be contrary, but this hasn't been the case for me. I only have two articles here. The first was originally written in 2003, and I updated it a year ago. I occasionally get comments on it, even though it's old and no longer of central interest. The second article, which has a much narrower focus, hasn't received as many comments, but that's to be expected.
I don't generally use someone's code directly from an article. I will use it to learn how to do what I need. In either case, if I like someone's article or use their code, I make a point of commenting and thanking them. Even from my limited experience as an author here at CP, I know how much those comments mean.
I don't trash articles, unless they are obvious spam; in that case, I nuke'em 'til they glow.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Upvote for positivity. Seems quite inhuman though.
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You haven't met my mother. The lady is an absolute bear about good manners. 'Please' and 'thank you' were the order of the day when I was growing up. As a middle-aged professional in a world that seems to turn ever more callous and self-interested, expressing my appreciation for someone else's hard work should be a reflex. I'm ashamed when it isn't.
As far as the positivity goes, CP goes through cycles where the barbarian hordes run loose and bad behavior reigns. I've been guilty of it in the past. This is my favorite place on the web, so I'd rather not slip on my own spilled vitriol.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Today, you are my hero, sir.
I've used my first ever post on CP to tell you this.
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