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So just watched the reunion episode and realised that that really is it and, well, 
Ok it went off the boil a bit, especially once Kari Byron departed, and maybe it was time to pull the plug but still it's been there all through the crappiest part of my life (and where the hell did a decade and a half go?) tickling the vestiges of my interest in science and amazing me every now and again (elephants really are scared of mice, and bulls are incredibly dainty in china shops ... what?) and I'm gonna miss it. Feels like there's less and less of what makes life marginally worthwhile every day now and all that's left is waiting for God and occasionally writing a clue for the CCC (itself an exercise in singing into a vacuum today!) Time's a bit of a bastard, innit!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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We haven't had the final episode yet - the gummi bear rocket was broadcast last night - but yes it'll be the end of an era. It has been getting poorer for a while though, so probably it's for the best that it goes out on Adam and Jamie's terms rather than dwindles into obscurity via lower ratings, lower budgets, even lower ratings, even lower budgets, ...
I was sorry to see Kari go, but Tori I would cheerfully have watched get slowly run over by a stream roller...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Kari and Tori I liked.. Grant... not so much.
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The only times I was made to sit through Mythbusters is at relatives' place, typically on Christmas or New Year's day, and Discovery's running a back-to-back Mythbusters marathon and for some godforsaken reason "this is the only good thing on TV right now".
Mostly what I remember is the same clips being played over and over after each commercial break, like people are too dumb to remember what they were watching and constantly need a recap. I thought the whole thing was rather unwatchable. Remove these, and I'm convinced the show could've been done in about 8 minutes.
Was the regular program actually like that, or did they only do this for the holiday marathons?
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It's not so surprising that elephant are afraid of mice.
Think about it, I know some human who are afraid of cockroaches! Similar size difference I reckon!...
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I can hear it now, 'Does this galaxy cluster make me look fat?'.
"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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You look fat in everything... 
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote: Looks suspiciously like a bunch of neuron pathways.
I was thinking exactly the same thing!
Marc
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It was 10 years ago this morning that I got the call at work. My grandmother had passed away after a brief struggle with cancer. (stage 4 when they found it) I was able to get to the hospital to help comfort my grandfather who was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's, and had held her hand as she slipped away. I remember wheeling him out of the hospital that morning...one minute sobbing like a baby, then suddenly asking where Vera was?
Around a half a dozen family members gathered at my grandparent's home that afternoon. As we were sitting around the table my grandfather once again asked my where Vera was...my uncle, with tears in his eyes said, 'Jack, Vera's gone...she's not coming back home.' He seemed to ponder this for a few seconds, then put both hands on his chest and said 'My heart! My heart!' For a few seconds, we all thought he as just grieving...five minutes later, the EMTs arrived. He was still conscious breathing as they put him in the ambulance for the 20 minute ride to the same hospital where Vera passed away less than 12 hours before. He suffered a heart attack in the ambulance but they were able to revive him, though he never regained consciousness. After all the siblings arrived, heeding my grandfather's own DNR request, the respirator was removed...he made it 6 more hours on his own. After 67 years of marriage, they were buried together in a double ceremony complete with military honors. The loss of a mate can break your heart...literally. I've seen it.
I've only shared this because I think it's a beautiful story. It would have been far sadder for him to have to realize the loss over and over.
Since I seem to be writing a book here, just two days ago marks 4 years since cancer claimed my best friend and #1 caddy. We took up golf together and played in a regular foursome about every weekend for about 10 years. I used to love golf, now I rarely play.
Oh, there's one other thing...my dad called yesterday to inform my that he has stage 1 stomach cancer.  He's having surgery next week and seems optimistic that it was found early.
And, I've just received a phone call from a recruiter referencing my 10 year old resume...maybe more on that later.
I apologize if this smells more like a farcebook posting, but I feel like I have more friends here anyway.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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While it is definitely terrible to lose two Grandparents so closely to each other, I have to agree that there is a certain sort of beauty to it. Your Grandfather didn't have to live without her, and with Alzheimer's... Having to experience that loss time and time again would be just... Unconscionable...
I hope things go well for your Father. Cancer has claimed too many people in your life already (and even one is too many!)
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Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Best wishes to your father.
About 15 years ago doctors told my dad that they thought he had pancreatic cancer based a CT scan, so they scheduled a surgery to biopsy his pancreas. While he was opened up, the surgeon noticed a small tumor (later identified as a malignancy) on his stomach, which he removed with ample margin so further treatment was deemed uneccesary, early detection is indeed a wonderful thing. His pancreas biopsy came back negative, at 85 he's still as spry as they come.
"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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A few weeks ago my wife had fast growing a lump removed from her thyroid. Thankfully benign. But just 16 months after losing my Dad to cancer, 7 months after losing my Aunt to cancer, and with her Dad in chemo, it was not a fun filled week.
Just to top it off I've also been defeated by my own code! First time I've ever had to post a question here. New territory indeed.
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Thanks for replying, and best wishes for your family!
MidwestLimey wrote: Just to top it off I've also been defeated by my own code!
Sounds intriguing, I'll have to check it out!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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kmoorevs wrote: I think it's a beautiful story.
It is. Thanks for sharing it.
kmoorevs wrote: there's one other thing...
Best wishes
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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And, you are still here, able to create a reality that honors those who have gone.
«The truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught. You cannot have the truth in such a way that you catch it, but only in such a way that it catches you.» Soren Kierkegaard
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Sounds familiar. Back in the early fall of 1998 my mother was diagnosed with a brain tumor. A month later she couldn't speak, write or understand what she heard or read. A biopsy removed enough tumor to temporarily give her back her language skills but also proved the tumor malignant. Radiation treatments had no effect. By late January (just after her 60th birthday) she lapsed into a coma and died.
My 64 year old father handled her death stoically (they'd been married over 40 years) and we held her services a few days later. 5 days after she died while I was at work I got a call - my father had laid down for a late morning nap and never woke up. Coroner said he died of a broken heart.
Still brings a tear to my eye if I dwell on it.
My own lovely bride is a 3 year (so far) breast cancer survivor.
CANCER SUCKS!!!
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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I have lost a few people over the years: does not get easier. Lost my parents at the end of 2015. Dad first, mum 10 weeks later.
Sad. 
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Cancer's a [REDACTED].
I lost my dad to pancreatic cancer last year. His 60th birthday would have been on the 12th of this month.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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kmoorevs wrote: I've only shared this because I think it's a beautiful story. It would have been far sadder for him to have to realize the loss over and over.
This is what happened to my grandfather. I'll always remember when we were at the funeral home, and my grandfather asked my mom, "where's you mother, didn't she want to come?"
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I have lost so many people to cancer, some closer than others. And have had two biopsies myself (hoping that 3 ain't a fix!). I am so pleased that your Dad has had an early diagnosis, and sincerely hope that all ends up ok.
On a positive note I socialise with, or have worked with, survivors of cancer - they all had early diagnoses and the treatments worked because of that. Positive thoughts.
Another thought - I don't send Christmas cards, instead, in lieu of spending it on cards, we donate a sum of money to Cancer Research (in my case UK but there are equivalents in many countries) ... a fixed sum for everyone that my immediate family has lost. To be honest, it's getting expensive these days. But I would rather pay out that way than waste money on commercialism. And it's working ... there are as many survivors now as there are deaths. Research will work!
For the others that may read this - I encourage you all to donate in some way, small or large, to research into Cancer. #cancersucks (that was the polite one)
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Thank You for the words of encouragement! Great idea about the donations! 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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