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All the dinosaurs had value, but most were unsuccesful because they lacked direction.
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Equivalent to a Speedorapter with an arrow - its tail, albeit, pointing in opposite direction.
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Or maybe a Acceleraptor multiplied by a Timeraptor.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
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Actually, the velociraptor is the first derivative species of the distraptor family. Of course, this also means that acceliraptors are derived from the velociraptors, and are therefore the second derivative from the distraptors.
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I had forgotten about those relationships. I do not miss derivatives.
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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That's too bad. They're integral to so many things.
(I'll get my coat)
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It has been so long that I had to think about that for a moment. 
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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Oh My God!
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Every picture tells a story don't be a Rube Goldberg Variations on a theme Park City, Utah a puddy tattle tales of the gold monkey on my back to the barroom with a view to a killdeer a deer a fee has been wave goodbye to every
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Have any of you used the "send a smile" or "send a frown" feedback widget? I've used the "send a frown" several times when something's obviously broken. I've never received any kind of acknowledgement. Have any of you?
This is shaping up just like Microsoft Connect. Every time I submitted an issue it was either marked "As designed" or silently deleted. 
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I have never received any acknowledgement from Microsoft over the years, for anything. 
Edit: I gave up sending feedback to them, years ago. I love them and I hate them.
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Slacker007 wrote: I have never received any acknowledgement from Microsoft over the years, for anything.
I've received a good steady paycheck for many years because of their software. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: I've received a good steady paycheck for many years because of their software.
Yes, so have I. Still does not negate my previous comment.
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RyanDev wrote: because of their software.
Really? I think you give them too much credit. If not Microsoft, it would have been some other tech company supplying development tools. Surely Microsoft's operating systems and development tools are just that... tools.
Disclaimer: I'm not dissing Microsoft here. I just don't hold them on some pedestal.
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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Mike Mullikin wrote: it would have been some other tech company supplying development tools
Who? Apple doesn't. Linux doesn't. Who then?
Mike Mullikin wrote: I just don't hold them on some pedestal.
They changed the computer industry and have always been the best (in my time at least) with the tools and products. No one is better. That doesn't deserve a pedestal but I find it odd how people love to hate on Microsoft, and often over very little things too. Many of our careers exist because Microsoft products are not perfect or complete. We make them better.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: Who? Apple doesn't. Linux doesn't. Who then?
Ummmm... actually Apple does provide free development tools for their operating systems (OS X and iOS). There are several open source development tools, compilers, debuggers, frameworks, etc... for Linux. There have even been other DOS/Windows development tools such as Borland.
Plus (and more to my point) Microsoft just happened to be in the right place at the right time and made some shrewd business decisions (along with some unethical ones) to create the desktop monopoly they enjoy today. Could easily have been Xerox, IBM, Apple, Borland, Digital Research, DEC, Novell, TI, or a host of others.
RyanDev wrote: I find it odd how people love to hate on Microsoft
I certainly don't hate Microsoft. They've created some good products over the years. They've also created some real turds. I just don't believe that they are particularly great - especially these days.
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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Mike Mullikin wrote: Ummmm... actually Apple does provide free development tools for their operating systems (OS X and iOS). There are several open source development tools, compilers, debuggers, frameworks, etc... for Linux. There have even been other DOS/Windows development tools such as Borland.
Of course, but none come close to the tools that Microsoft have.
Quote: Could easily have been Xerox, IBM, Apple, Borland, Digital Research, DEC, Novell, TI, or a host of others.
Yet 20 years later and they still have not done better than Microsoft. So, no, I don't think it could have easily been others. Microsoft had the vision to make their products developable for developers. Apple said no way, and look where that got them.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Mike Mullikin wrote: Could easily have been ... DEC
Did you ever use DECwindows? 
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Nope. Did you ever use MS Windows 2.0?
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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I used MS Windows 2.0 once. Once.
And before that I had some experience using GEM.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: I had some experience using GEM.
Ahhh... GEM! Hence my mention of Digital Research. Pretty advanced for it's day. Our friends at Microsoft and Apple both "borrowed" a bit from Digital Research. Hell, Microsoft practically "borrowed" all of DOS (ie. CP/M) from Digital Research. Just another reason for my statements about how it could easily have been some other tech firm rather than Microsoft...
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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Yep, one important example of the folly of being the "first to market" (or early anyway) -- the smart move is to hang back and see what the competition does and how it's received by the public, then sweep in with a simpler/cheaper product. Let the competition do the market research for you.
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You have to wonder why they ever bothered with beta testers - I was one for a couple of DOS versions back in the day. It didn't matter what you reported, they always just ignored you.
That attitude clearly hasn't changed...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I actually got to talk to someone at Microsoft when I had trouble with disc 11 of 13 while installing Windows 95. No one there has acknowledged any communication, nor deigned to respond in any way to any feedback or request for assistance since. Microsoft doesn't do customer service.
Will Rogers never met me.
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