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One of my favorite books. I re-read it every couple of years or so.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Likewise - I was sure there was a sequel, but I can't remember the name, or find any reference to it.
Perhaps just wishful thinking... 
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OriginalGriff wrote: Perhaps just wishful thinking
Indeed. Niven and Pournelle are both alive and active, so one may hope.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Pressure, Richard, pressure makes it happen. 
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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I never seen such an action in favor of one person before in CP!
Kudos to Nagy, who bring the second most egoist people together...
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: Nagy
Who? 
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: Kudos to Nagy, who bring the second most egoist people together...
Nonsense, I supported him, and I'm nearly all id.
Alberto Brandolini: The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: I never seen such an action in favor of one person
On a serious note, we had several 'real' helping actions in the past (like donating money to some fellow CPian who were in trouble).
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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Rage wrote: donating money to some fellow CPian
Where is my money?
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I have some code that I have outsourced to a contractor in my project. I wrote a requirement specification for that part of the code, which took me about one day, and that weird look from colleagues & boss because "Oh come on, this is someone we have been working with for ages, you are loosing your time, he knows what he does".
I got several deliveries in which features were missing or not correctly implemented, and the contractor fixed them on my request.
And yesterday, he eventually sent invoices for the fixes ??
So I sent him back the specification we had agreed upon, and got an embarrassed phone call this morning that went "mmmh yes mmmhh sorry about the specification thing mmmmh of course the costs go all on us mmmhh".
So me writing that spec on that day just saved us several k€... No more weird looks *revenge grin* 
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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/ravi
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Ok, where's Nagy? His profile seems to have been deactivated.. 
Your time will come, if you let it be right.
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He was here 27 minutes ago.
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Oh, you've met him then?
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Both DD and Nagy ! This place is now a better place ! 
Ok, now seriously, this is indeed weird. Maybe he was spammed away...
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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French Amphibian Perhaps? (4)
Something something Gin something something antiliberal.
Yay business as usual!
Seriously though, what has happened to Nagy.
Alberto Brandolini: The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.
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Keith Barrow wrote: French Amphibian
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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French Amphibian Perhaps? (4)
CESM, obviously! 1
1: Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey
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Where did Dave Coulter get to?
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He's busy doing a degree through the OU. Doesn't look like he has much free time.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: Doesn't look like he has much free time
Unlike when he worked... 
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I have a feeling the answer lies in the soapbox. Revenge reporting. Deep sigh.
Either that or the French bashing the other day.
I personally wish that you couldn't report without motivation.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: the French bashing the other day
Did I miss something I should be aware of ?
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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