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Easy: it would always say "Real Soon Now" until it actually finished, then it would say "almost done". Just in case.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Did you use the same time estimation algorithm to estimate how long the site would be down for just now? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Of course not - that'd be silly and inaccurate.
We use the well-tested Random.Next method, of course.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Reminds me of the old mainframe days when if something was expected to take a while to install or run, the programmer would display: "Sit back, this will take a while."
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Quote: I always find it puzzling that showing an estimation of remaining time is so difficult.
I do not: my time estimations for completing projects are, well, 'a bit inaccurate'. 
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or a few bits... but who's counting right? 
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Exactly! 
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That's what it's said on the Maunder catching up with Mick for a beer clock, for the past 9 years or so.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Beer O' Clock? When I met him a few months ago, he mentioned you guys were due to meet for a decaf low-fat soy milk latte.
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Maybe they are football minutes.
Still sounds better than SharePoint. You get the ubiquitous "This should not take long." message with no estimate. When you see this message, it means you have plenty of time to get a cup of coffee. ![Java | [Coffee]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif)
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FYI[^]
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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... famous reality distortion field at work!
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Is it (or you) under acceleration, and this is just a relativity issue?
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Learning from MS, are they?
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You obvious are slow to upgrade..... 
or new to MacOSX.... 
having had that estimation since the Leopards grew old and the Lions hatched 
I recall that especially true when you have anything else in /usr/local, or /Users/<names>/Applications, it doesn't like competition from other developers 
And don't think about trashing and then do a TimeCapsule "restore applications" either you'll need even more
Thus, think about it this way: It's silly season, even computers have the right to be silly this season   
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A merry chrismas and a happy new year.
I'll be off till 2nd January.
See you then, have a good time with your loved ones and stay healthy cause we say in germany
"Guten Rutsch, aber nicht nicht zu weit rutschen "
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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Be safe.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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Too much thyme on their hands[^], some people have!
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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So I'm reading through a printed manual for a new piece of equipment for the lab, and I come across this brilliant suggestion:
"... and Android support. Learn more about new features here."
Yes, it's a hyperlink in a printed book. Cannot understand why it doesn't take me to the new features.
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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charlieg wrote: Cannot understand why it doesn't take me to the new features
You don't click it hard enough!
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Touch screen... disabled again in the last w10 update... may or may not be fixed on Tuesday.
(But Tuesday of which week? - that's the real question)
Sin tack ear lol
Pressing the any key may be continuate
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For a hard copy, you probably need a real mouse to click it. Be careful, the mouse may byte. And if you click too hard, it may leave droppings.
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Don't blame the content writer, blame however decided this needed to be printed.
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