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dan neely wrote: Dunno how long you spent tweaking it
A few days for the OS and hard drive change. One problem was I was behind a deadline so I did not have time to optimize. After I delivered a working application (not fully complete) I was able to fix the build issues. One part of this was moving from XP to XP64. I did that when I added the velociraptor. I also doubled the ram to 8GB. The other tweaks to the build process happened before the hard drive / OS update.
John
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concentrate on not hitting my thumb with the hammer 
Steve
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I C(++) therefore I am
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Goto Tasks in my Outlook 2007 and try to complete tasks 
Jwalant Natvarlal Soneji, BE IT, India
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Preferred Action : queue another build and go for a coffee or 2 to read book. Current read : The Buddha & Dr Fuhrer by Charles Allen. Nothing to do with Hitler, digging up Buddhist relics in 19th century India, good read.
Normal Reality : arrive late for yet another decision free, where the f... are we, politically charged, rolling eyes, wink-wink, nudge-nudge, meeting, where I have no role to play, and where they won't even let me take the minutes - or read my book; biscuits are free, coffee's awful.
Spike Mulligan is at WW2 Conscription intake centre. Officer asks "Where you born Mulligan". "India, sir", Mulligan briskly replies. "Which part" asks the officer. To which Spike replies "All of me, sir".
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I thought that's why The Code Project exists.
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What kind of software are you writing that takes so long to build? 
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I used to bring library books for when I was cross-compiling CMS-2 code on a VAX for AN/UYK-20 or 44 Navy computers. That was before the internet. 
Now if I get a chance between builds (rarely) it's XKCD or CP.
SS => Qualified in Submarines
"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill
"Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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Depending on how I'm feeling;
1. Work that doesn't require coding, i.e documentation, writing test cases etc, spec updates, design next piece of system, research better ways of doing something I know is coming up, reading email etc.
2. Hang out on code project or the MS forums and try to either learn something or help someone else.
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I attempt to destroy someone else's productivity while mine is shot by the crappy computer I was given
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Use Freepascal - it compiles and links in one pass - fast as heck.
my c++ stuff always takes WAY longer and is more complicated in general (linking wise) than freepascal...
I usually watch builds closely for errors. I also try to set things so that not everything is forced to recompile - just new changes.
Now for twidling fingers? I read emails and follow up and occasionally end up here like many of the others kicking about.
Know way too many languages... master of none!
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I just tried logging into msdn wanting to download the new windows 7 sdk.
After logging in and then clicking on subscriber downloads, I get:
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Sorry, we were unable to service your request.
For the latest headlines and to see what's new, visit the MSDN home page.
Check out the various MSDN Developer Centers where you can find the latest product information, technical resources, and community offerings.
Visit the MSDN Library for the latest technical articles, reference documentation, downloads, and more.
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(This is at 4pm 12 Aug 2009 UK time)
Anyone else having similar problems?
Mike
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Yes, and the day before, and in fact all the time before that. It never works for me. 
(i dont have access to a subscription)
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No, but I can't access Wikipedia, all I get is a blank page???
Henry Minute
Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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you haven't done what I did, twice, the other day have you - kick power plug out the router
Spike Mulligan is at WW2 Conscription intake centre. Officer asks "Where you born Mulligan". "India, sir", Mulligan briskly replies. "Which part" asks the officer. To which Spike replies "All of me, sir".
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Many, many times, but not on this occasion. Later on it suddenly worked properly. Computers, eh, who understands them?
Henry Minute
Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Henry Minute wrote: Computers, eh, who understands them?
it was probably one of Kim Jong Sick's DoS attacks mate,
or maybe I'm-a-ginny-bad let the swine flue out of the chicken coup d'état,
or maybe a Pewk-Tin lackey poured a crock of shite data into it,
or maybe someone just socked the plug out of the DSLAM at your exchange.
I can usually think of at least half a dozen good reasons why they behave as they do
Cisco went of the air last week or the week before, you'd think they'd know better than anyone how to keep a network running, obviously they don't
Spike Mulligan is at WW2 Conscription intake centre. Officer asks "Where you born Mulligan". "India, sir", Mulligan briskly replies. "Which part" asks the officer. To which Spike replies "All of me, sir".
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I've had that issue on and off, until I accidentally clicked the expression blend link on the home page. I say it's a conspiracy !!!!
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Seems OK now (Thurs am UK time)
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There are several ways to assign email ids to new employees/members. Which format do you prefer your company had:
firstName.lastName@company.com
firstname<last initial>@company.com
firstname@company.com
Is there a value in having a consistent email id format across the organization?
modified on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:05 AM
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Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote: Is there a value in having a consistent email format across the organization?
Yes, so that if there are people outside it that know a persons name but not their email and need to reach them they can take a guess based on the format seen for others on a website. I've used this numerous times to find friends when I know they work at a given company but didn't know their actual address. I vote either option 1 or 2 by the way. It kind of depends on how paranoid I am about my last name being publicized
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Do not do what has already been done.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.. but it ROCKS absolutely, too.
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Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote: firstName.lastName@company.com
firstname@company.com
firstname@company.com
first person to make fun of you for having option 2 and 3 the same. :
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Damn you beat me to it
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Fixed. For got to escape < and >
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