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Movie Quote Of The Day
When you got girls in bikinis screaming for you, it strokes your ego.
Which movie?
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The King's Speech[^]
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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Jaws
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Finding nemo
In Word you can only store 2 bytes. That is why I use Writer.
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"Women's Beach Volleyball - The Olympic Finals"
(yes|no|maybe)*
"Fortunately, we don't need details - because we can't solve it for you." - OriginalGriff
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Jack the Ripper
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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I was trying to come up with a line similar to this. Good job!
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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Snark flows strong in me... and my family.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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Do we have a back-up in the audience?[^]
This is why I have backups of my backups...when did you last do one? Or check the one you did works?
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It is so good, that it was on the daily newsletter 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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One of the reasons I love distributed version control systems.
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:brrrrr: Sends a shiver up my spine!
Don't rely on Version Control as a backup system - or at least not as your primary backup - it can help if you lose everything else, but it's a dangerous way to go. The repository is not automatically "protected" in any way, and if the drive holding the repo fails, or the file gets corrupted - and we all know that happens - you are up the well known creek!
By all means use VC as an addition to good solid backups (heck, I do!) but it should be an addendum, not the primary.
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OriginalGriff wrote: By all means use VC as an addition to good solid backups (heck, I do!) but it should be an addendum, not the primary.
That!
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Phew! I was getting worried there! 
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No worries, I'm a completely different kind of stupid.
But honestly, it has saved me a whole days work once. Because of automatic thing that weren't.
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: love distributed version control systems.
Do you also have a backup distributed version control too?
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Checking backups is for cowards only.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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My employer falls under the category of a financial institution. In the US, they are required by law, regardless of any other backups, and off-site backup.
It's like I point out to people all the time: if you have a backup of your systems and a backup of the backup - and they're all in your home and it burns to the ground (or hurricane sandy visits) then you lose the data, the backup, and the backup-backup. All nod their head in agreement. Few over do more than nod.
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| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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There's a second part to all of this, too. Make sure your backups can actually be restored.
I've been in the unfortunate position of knowing my backups are running fine (since I checked them regularly), but when D-Day arrived, the tapes were unreadable.
Didn't have a sinking feeling in my gut that day. It was more of a black-hole-opening-in-my-gut feeling. 
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OriginalGriff wrote: This is why I have backups of my backups
So you're backing up a backup that might itself be corrupted? Or are you first verifying the backup is usable?
My original files get backed up twice. I don't create the secondary backup from the first.
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My original files get backed up, and I periodically do test restores to a spare HDD to make sure they work - that also tests my bootable USB and it's backup. The backup then gets copied so I have an "on-site" and "off-site" copy (because it could take a while to get the off-site one back if I need it, unless I want to spend time going there and getting it).
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Got a customers computer that is now giving me the above mentioned issue. I have tried the following fix - https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/958044[^] and still have this one to try - https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/971058[^]
Initially the problem was YouTube freezing and the inability of installing a GM repairers program. Fixed YouTube by cleaning out browser and system temporary files. Fixed program installation by finding that Windows Module Installer service was disabled. Enabled and all was good.
A bucket load of Windows Updates were installed on 31-08-2016 and 02-09-2016 but yesterday (05-09-2016) the error appeared and no Windows Updates will install.
Besides Repair Installing or Reinstalling Windows 7, does anyone have another clue they can point me towards?
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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All browsers or just IE/Edge ?
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W∴ Balboos wrote: All browsers or just IE/Edge ?
After more remote testing and fixing tonight I had her test it. She only used Firefox even though I asked for IE as well. Then I'm informed it's the whole computer that freezes.
None of this was explained when on site last week for 6 hours. I was explicit in my questions. The computer had no issues (besides Windows Module Installer) while I was there.
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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