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Tim, I share your joy in your rare moment of technical satisfaction ...
... but ...
You do realize that by posting this message you have in effect issued an invitation to the demonic host in the other universe parallel to this one made of dark-matter where, for every living cat in this world, there is a dying cat in that other evil-twin world ... for every hard-drive spinning in this ... and so forth endlessly ...
... And: aforementioned demons, who consider the satisfactions of this world abominations, are at this very moment chortling with glee thinking of ways to screw you over ?
« There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. » Salvador Dali
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When you consider the amount of vitriol that is normally spewed into the lounge, generally aimed at Microsoft by developers that purportedly use Microsoft products, I make a conscious decision to post a postitive comment in the hopes that it would somewhat alter the balance. Or, at least give people pause to think...
One simple act may not change the world, but it can change someones world.
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I like your style man. And it's true, there's just no sense in complaining your life away. That's no fun.
Jeremy Falcon
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I nominate you for the upcoming Nobel Prize for Peace 
But really though, I agree with you on this. How is it in a world of grays so many people see black or white (usually black)?
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" How is it in a world of grays so many people see black or white (usually black)? "
Nice quote and so true.
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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Last week I bought a lovely new Pavilion 15; I didn't complain either.
I had it blatted to Ubuntu 14.04 within the half hour.
This morning I Facebooked, read the online papers(the free ones, obviously), wrote a humorous Python script in Idle(the free Python interpreter), using Python 3.4(pre installed), to amuse my pals in the US when they wake up while I'm at work here in the UK.
Last night I used a (free) IRC client to catch up with some people from RedHat who were willing to help me with a (free) virtualisation solution at work, and the night before I rebuilt my Windows-compatible .NET projects using (free) MonoDevelop and got them working on my Ubuntu desktop in 15 minutes flat.
All while listening to music from (free) Rhythmbox.
To paraphrase Crocodile Dundee, "Windows; you can live on it, but it tastes like sh!t".
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Signed up to be a Microsoft developer for free
Received every piece of software ever made by Microsoft for free.
When I log onto Windows 8.1 the start menu is there without doing anything.
Right away my facebook notifications show on the start screen.
Right away weather, sports, and news all show on the start screen.
Then I go into the Bing News app now called MSN news (which is a data mining app - this provides news from 100s of sources I choose)
Afterwards I use Visual Studio Ultimate - provided free
And you wouldn't have had to waste the 15 minutes when Windows 8 was already installed - just saying 
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You must be near the top of the Microsoft pyramid scheme. 
Incidentally, the 15 minutes included installing MonoDevelop, correcting the code, and building and testing the applications, improving the applications(C# and C++), and installing the latest OpenCV libraries.
And I didn't have to sign up for anything or anybody. I'm a salaried Nomad. I guess it all comes down to choices.
How long does it take to install Visual Studio Ultimate? 
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17 minutes and 18 seconds.
By the way stop trolling.
giuchici
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I wasn't trolling, unlike some other people who's name I forget. I was simply trying to enlighten.
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VS ultimate from an ISO via HDD 2-5 minute install.
So you want me to believe that in the first 15 minutes of having a computer you are correcting code...
It's one thing to talk about a computer being fast and another thing to make yourself seem super human, you just came off as a lair.
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Did you get the HDD drive free as well?
Liar incidentally, not lair.
And no, I do not lie, as you would find if you you stopped being a Microsofty and looked at the big, good world out there.
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When you come off as a lair you already lost credibility.
In your second message you continue to alter your story backing up that you are a lair.
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Guess that answers if I'm the only Greg Colborne. Gregory is a good name.
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Incidentally, I took an hour or two to build the system(80GB of Music from backup, that sort of thing).
The 15 minutes was from when I decided to get my applications running on the new computer to having them running.
No SSD, no lie.
Oh, and while we're being completely honest, there is one fault with 14.04 on this PC; Broadcom doesn't supply the exact Linux driver for my BCM43142 dual wifi/bluetooth card, so the distro reverts to an alternative driver which really isn't very good. Still, 14.10 is out in two weeks; I've checked, it has updated BCM drivers, which *may* improve things.
If not, they will get around to it eventually. I buy brand, spanking new hardware very rarely, so I'm in it for the long term anyway.
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"The 15 minutes was from when I decided to get my applications running on the new computer to having them running."
So basically you keep changing your story to make it valid k got it lair
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While you are there, I give insight from the other side. My Linux mint (only) based laptop is the only working computer (for now) that I currently have. And I'm not working now, I am taking a huge holiday (as an unemployed) so it is time to play some games. What Linux has for good graphics games - OpenGL: it is open, it is great, it is highly unused. Most of the titles are not ported to Linux, so be happy with your Windows and its DirectX technology. The Linux computer is only usable to work and nothing else but work.
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What you have will change: Windows 1000000 is coming and force you to upgrade.
TOMZ_KV
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Incidentally, I was told by somebody connected that the reason they're going to 10 is because millions of people have applications and code containing functionality based on "Win 9X" macros, which would of course crash all the legacy (and not so legacy) applications as soon as they detected Windows 9.
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Tomorrows flight has been cancelled due to offshore weather.....another night it is at home then!
In fact it is more the sea state that is the problem at 6 to 11m, wind is only 55 to 65 Knots (63 to 74 mph)
edit: here is a big picture of my other home...here[^]
modified 7-Oct-14 6:53am.
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har har - some days you win huh 
enjoy the time with the missus & bairns mate (and maybe some boy tool/gizmo/gadget time)
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IIRC, you got payed last time can't fly home...Are you paying now to be at home?
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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