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Sander Rossel wrote: Do most of you even know what a polder[^] is? 
Outside of the Netherlands, these are known as swamps 
Seriously, it looks like a very peaceful place to live.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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But if you drain a swamp you'll get...
Oh, I see, yes you're quite right.
Move on folks, nothing to see here.
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We didn't drain a swamp, we drained the friggin North Sea.
We Dutch are water wizards, show some respect! 
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I'm not going to spell that one out for you, but you're on the wrong track.
Read it again will you.
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Sander Rossel wrote: we drained the friggin North Sea.
Well some ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) er filled it up again.
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That language... or you will loose your intership at NASA
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
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: But if you drain a swamp you'll get...
Orange Hair?
#SupportHeForShe
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Sander Rossel wrote:
... unlike a swamp which is only good to hide bodies
I wouldn't know; I've never had to hide a body.
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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Ever heard of the phrase "Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live."?
I'm that violent psychopath
Dumping bodies is also a nice skill on your resume 
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I'm familiar with the phrase. My problem with using psychopaths for maintenance or QA is that they let their emotions control. That causes them to make mistakes.
I much prefer the old-fashioned methods - proper design, good coding practices, etc., the idea being that if a bug makes it all the way to QA - something has gone very wrong. Of course, I don't work in "Internet time"...
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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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: Of course, I don't work in "Internet time"...
Don't tell me that you still make holes in the cards to execute code 
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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We still use baked clay and cuneiform.
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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How you tell the difference between summer and winter? It is unclear from the pictures...
(In any case you have a beautiful place to live)
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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The winter pictures should be clear, there's ice on the ground and in the water.
That I had the actual date the photos were taken in the filename helped too
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Ugh! Too flat!
(To each his own. Glad you like it!)
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Welcome to the Netherlands!
Our highest "mountain" is the Vaalserberg with its peak at 322 m 
I live on the coast at minus a few meters (we have dykes to keep the water out, another Dutch "invention"!).
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Looks very tranquil and peaceful. Exactly the kind of place I'd love to live.
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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Except for the church bells, which can be heard throughout the village every whole and half hour (although I'm used to them, so I rarely hear them anymore) 
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looks alot like where I am from. Rural Iowa (Mid Western US). Love the quiet. Nothing to do though.
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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rnbergren wrote: Love the quiet. Nothing to do though.
Yep, same here 
I love it 90% of the time.
But that 10% where you want to go out and do something, it sucks.
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Nice wide view.
Is that grass?
Why the grass not so high?
Is there anyone who cut the grass regularly?
Regards
M.Toha
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mtoha wrote: Is there anyone who cut the grass regularly?
Yep, probably the farmers who don't want their land to get overgrown.
But also the local governments or water authority.
Us Dutchies have to keep the ditches clean and clear
If ditches get filled with reeds and leaves the water won't get away and they'll overflow and we'll sink to the bottom of the ocean.
In fact, if you have a ditch on your property it's your responsibility to keep it clean or you'll be fined (but most people don't have ditches in their garden).
Living below sea level and all.
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