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My Daughter defines Optimism as: North Korea has a Hotel!
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Does she also define masochism as people voluntarily stay in it?
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Awesome! I would.
Well, I asked if it was called "Hotel California" but she missed the reference.
She laughed when I explained the song...
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This is what you get when you play D&D and can't decide between an elf and a halfling.
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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I would like to start playing lineage 2 (just wanting to see new version, have been 4 years off), but the damm computer (new install) is still searching for updates (aprox. 36 hours searching right now) so I could not backup system yet (don't like to backup games)
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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Nelek wrote: aprox. 36 hours searching right now
Plug your network cable in. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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1.212.075 packets in "received", the only thing working online is "searching for updates"
Last time (father-in-law's laptop) was 20 hours   , 550+ updates in the list (installing back win7 from last backup I did to his system after he got "upgraded")
Now is a new desktop for me, sadly I have no backup yet for this hardware and have to get the list from W7-SP1 until today... I would expect a bit more speed.
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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Clinton or Trump in the very near future. Whom to choose? Dunno, i'm not an american citizen. There are only a few things I like from Americans... hollywood, sexy guitars, nirvana, STP, metallica and microsoft!
Edit: I forgot to include "Chuck Norris"
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Vincent Maverick Durano wrote: hollywood, sexy guitars, nirvana, STP, metallica and microsoft!
Maybe Steve Ballmer can be a write-in.
"Voters! Voters! Voters!"
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: Maybe Steve Ballmer can be a write-in.
Not after he owns the LA Clippers. I'm a die-hard Spurs guy 
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Conversely, there is only one thing Americans like from non-Americans when the topic is US politics:
Silence 
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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... but only Americans can attest to that. Anyone can confirm this?
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He lies by omission! We're always in the mood for foxy babes in clingy outfits.
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I don't want to be called naughty 
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Vincent Maverick Durano wrote: I don't want to be called naughty
I do. Very naughty, indeed.
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Unfortunately, I don't think many Americans care. This whole spectacle is like a runaway train with two monkeys fighting over the controls, while the passengers sit idly by in the coaches taking selfies with their smart phones and complaining that they aren't being treated fairly by the steward serving drinks. 
When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.
Same thing when you are stupid.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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That's pretty rude there Mike.. think you owe the non-americans an apology. They may not be able to vote, but how they perceive our potential future leaders is worth considering.
That said, a programming forum lounge isn't the place I want to see a lot of political discussion going on it.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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patbob wrote: but how they perceive our potential future leaders is worth considering.
I disagree. My vote has never once been influenced by what other people may think, foreign or not.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: My vote has never once been influenced by what other people may think, foreign or not
As long as you're evaluating more than what you see on TV, then great. 
However, I take it that you wouldn't mind if the US president offended, say China's leaders, so much that they got a hefty tariff enacted on all electronics shipped to the US, enough to double the cost of all electronic gizmos and gear? Or you wouldn't mind if the US president pissed off, say Mexico's leader, so much that they doubled the cost of most of the fruits and vegetables in the grocery stores during the winter months?
I'm not saying who to vote for, merely that how they will play on the international political stage deserves some consideration.
Sometimes, these actions are long term.. for a historical perspective, look at the Chicken Tax[^].
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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patbob wrote: That's pretty rude there Mike.. think you owe the non-americans an apology.
I would except my comment was made in jest - pretty sure the OP saw it.
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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It didn't offend me, because I'm not a foreigner -- you-all are.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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After this "circus" currently going on, I think most Americans would prefer silence as well.
When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.
Same thing when you are stupid.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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Absolutely!
After the eternity of the dozens of clowns announcing their candidacies, the primaries and now the next 9 weeks until we vote most sane Americans only want it to stop.
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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