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Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 3:21

31-Dec-15 3:21

I'll wave at you as I pass by in a few months or so (I'm not going as fast as I used to either) Big Grin | :-D

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Richard MacCutchan31-Dec-15 2:07

Richard MacCutchan

31-Dec-15 2:07

As it's Christmas ... Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

OriginalGriff31-Dec-15 2:14

31-Dec-15 2:14

Will you and @MacSpudster please decide which of you is supposed to be overtaking me?[^]

Have my small contribution to the fund... Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

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Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 3:23

31-Dec-15 3:23

@MacSpudsterr needs to overtake me first, so until he does I'm overtaking you.

But you are giving rep to both Spud and me.
Make up your mind, by who do you want to be overtaken? Poke tongue | ;-P

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OriginalGriff31-Dec-15 3:54

31-Dec-15 3:54

Nish2[^] I suspect! Laugh | :laugh:

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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan31-Dec-15 6:53

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

31-Dec-15 6:53

That's the clever part. He gives upvote to two of you, and gets two upvotes in a return.

I don't believe OG is a programmer, I think (and I believe) he is some sort of businessman, who just "accidently" entered CodeProject and is defining the term, "I came, I saw, I conquered". Laugh | :laugh:

Am I close, OG?

The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~

Sander Rossel1-Jan-16 4:15

1-Jan-16 4:15

Nope

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Eddy Vluggen31-Dec-15 2:23

Eddy Vluggen

31-Dec-15 2:23

Gratz - looks like you surpassed me a while ago already Smile | :)

Bastard Programmer from Hell Suspicious | :suss:

If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

Kevin Marois31-Dec-15 4:39

Kevin Marois

31-Dec-15 4:39

That and a quarter will let you a cup of coffee, except the coffee is worth more.

If it's not broken, fix it until it is

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan31-Dec-15 6:50

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

31-Dec-15 6:50

I just played my role in this. Worth a 24, I guess! Poke tongue | ;-P

Happy New Year, Sander! Smile | :)

The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~

Sander Rossel1-Jan-16 4:15

1-Jan-16 4:15

Happy new year Afzaal! It started out pretty good with that 24 of yours! Big Grin | :-D

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This is so awesome!

Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 0:52

31-Dec-15 0:52

Open up your command prompt and type "telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl"
You won't regret it Big Grin | :-D

Edit:
You'll need to enable telnet if you haven't done so already...
How to open a Telnet session on Windows 7 or Windows 8 OS[^]

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modified 31-Dec-15 7:04am.

chriselst31-Dec-15 0:55

31-Dec-15 0:55

It wasn't much fun to be fair.

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 1:05

31-Dec-15 1:05

Edited my original post with instructions to enable telnet.
Although it now costs you about a minute instead of seven seconds Sigh | :sigh:

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OriginalGriff31-Dec-15 0:58

31-Dec-15 0:58

"Windows cannot find 'telnet'. Make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again."

I think your cat has April Fooled you early! Laugh | :laugh:

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Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 1:06

31-Dec-15 1:06

Edited the original post with instructions to enable telnet.
It is SO worth it! Big Grin | :-D

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OriginalGriff31-Dec-15 1:10

31-Dec-15 1:10

I've seen it before - and I think it's on Youtube as well.
(Quick check and yes, youtube ascii star wars - Google Search[^] it is)

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dandy7231-Dec-15 2:34

dandy72

31-Dec-15 2:34

Worth opening up the telnet port?

We have differing definitions for "worth".

chriselst31-Dec-15 1:14

31-Dec-15 1:14

I'm assuming my work network is not going to let me telnet to that site.

I did, however, go for a look at the website.

Blinkenlights.nl[^]

I love Dutch, it's basically just English in a very silly accent.

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 1:21

31-Dec-15 1:21

Except that it's not Dutch Big Grin | :-D

In Germanized English with maybe a little Dutch... Laugh | :laugh:

The telnet would give you ASCII Star Wars in your command prompt by the way Big Grin | :-D

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chriselst31-Dec-15 1:26

31-Dec-15 1:26

Doesn't Dutch just mean German anyway?

ps I didn't think it was real Dutch, or Deutsch.

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 1:41

31-Dec-15 1:41

NEIN! Which is German for "no" and which is "nee" in Dutch.
Dutch is the language people from The Netherlands speak. Never knew why we call people from The Netherlands the Dutch who speak Dutch. Netherlandish seems so much more appropriate.
Also don't confuse The Netherlands with Holland as Holland are only two provinces of The Netherlands (North Holland and South Holland (in which I happen to live)).
Holland doesn't have its own language.
Friesland (or Frisia), another province of The Netherlands, does have its own language though.
We're known for tulips, windmills, clogs (the wooden shoes), Heineken, Philips, and weed. Also, the words "dijk" and "apartheid" are Dutch and have no other translations worldwide (we used to be influential somewhere in history) Big Grin | :-D

Germany is our neighboring country.
They're know for beer, Oktoberfest (where they drink beer), more beer, and a famous, moustached, politician who made furore during the first half of the 40's.
They speak German, which is no way like Dutch (or Netherlandish) Big Grin | :-D

Well, ok, they're maybe a little bit alike.

"German" is "Deutsch" in German and "Duits" in Dutch.
"Dutch" is "Nederlands" in Dutch and "Niederländisch" (or "Holländisch") in German.

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Sander

chriselst31-Dec-15 1:45

31-Dec-15 1:45

Yeah, you're just relaxed Germans.

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 1:52

31-Dec-15 1:52

I'm only going to forgive you for that because it's so funny Laugh | :laugh:

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Sander