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modified 3-Jun-21 21:01pm.
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Compared to Apple, they're almost alright.
Apple sells you hardware with the bloat in the form of the price. Demands you only buy their product and buy your software through their portal. Sales down a bit? Do an "upgrade" to diminish the usefulness of those already foolish enough to have bought from you so they feel the need to replace what they have just to break even (see Red Queen's run, or just ask Alice).
And what's neatest of all? Apple's fan-boys and MicroSloth's fan-boys duke it out verbally all the time, oblivious to the fact that that is just what they're socially engineered into doing.
When it comes down to it, whether it's from a horse or a cow, when you fall into a pile of sh*t it still stinks.
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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 seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Member, I am amazed that the lounge lizards did not eat you for a snack. Fussing about Microsoft is like chumming the waters for great whites.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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What a narrow view. No doubt you are using Microsoft products just to post your complaint.
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Member 11720681 wrote: After working on it for many decades, MSFT still can`t get Windows OS to be anything more than a disgusting, overly-bloated security nightmare. The song of every non-techie pretending to be; blame all errors on Microsoft, claim every victory as yours; even if using MS tools to achieve them.
Try OS/2 Warp. Or that nonsense they call "Mac Os".
If you don't like MS, go to the competitors. Oh, wait, there's none
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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People tell me my pet rock is worthless, but it has sedimental value.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Mine was charged with basalt, apparently it has a chip on its boulder.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Tell me: were you stone-cold sober when you posted that? It's slate to take in back, and, graveling apology won't help. Oh, by the way - you've been negligent cleaning the pebbles out of it's litter-box, as well.
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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 seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Chalk one up for ancient fads!
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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Can they be used as service animals for PTSD? Asking for a friend!
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I recently discovered pet rocks could have a beach body...
Quite the sandstone, it was.
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Worthless!?!?! If its the right kind of rock it could literaly be worth its weight in gold!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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I'm in the zone on a project - so much that I worked over 50 hours last week, and not really to make a deadline, but because i was on a roll and also really enjoying the work.
However, I work for someone who hired me to help him, and we're basically getting paid by *his* client, so I'm at some level of remove.
The only issue is, the client doesn't pay him as regularly as he insists on paying me (even though I don't care when I get paid he doesn't like to have a lot of unpaid hours outstanding) so I have to slow down so he can afford me.
And i'm not thrilled about it, because at my current rate of progress I can have this thing hammered out in no time, so slowing down represents a missed opportunity.
That and I'll be bored this week, and not likely to pick up another project in the interim because my head is totally committed to what I'm currently working on - it's one of the reasons I haven't been writing for this site lately.
Real programmers use butterflies
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honey the codewitch wrote: That and I'll be bored this week, This, and the poblem in-general, can be thoughtfully ironed out with the help of a good single-malt.
And, even if no solution becomes evident, there was, at least, the good single malt.
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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 seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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I don't drink though.
Real programmers use butterflies
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Then have a nice Dr. Pepper.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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Warmed?
Christopher Walken's character in the movie "Blast From The Past" like his DP warmed.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Well, there's your problem ...
Seriously, neither do I anymore.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Haha. I'm not going to live 3 secret lives.
Real programmers use butterflies
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What prevents you from finishing everything right now, check-in your work regularly, and deliver these baselines with delay instead of the latest version ?
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I guess I could do that. It honestly didn't occur to me. It's an awful lot to manage and keep track of though, which isn't my strength. I'll consider it.
Real programmers use butterflies
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Wouldn't it be ironic if Popeye's chicken was fried in Olive Oil?
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You mean Popeye's spinach...
(look for fried spinach recipes)
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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+ - and absolutely awesome observation.
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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 seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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